The trick: Headline Over Filing
Nebius grew revenue 454 percent and signed four deals averaging a billion dollars each.
It also lost 190 million dollars in the same quarter, and its own management did not raise guidance.
Nebius reported Q2 2026 revenue of $582.3 million, up 454% year over year, closed four AI cloud deals with average total contract value exceeding $1 billion each, and swung adjusted EBITDA positive to $236.2 million. The stock jumped 28%.
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the same quarter produced a GAAP net loss from continuing operations of $190.4 million. The 454% is measured against a year-ago quarter roughly one sixth the size. The billion-dollar deals are total contract value with no disclosed duration. The adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation on the GPUs that earn the revenue, which for a GPU landlord is the cost of goods. And management, looking at all of it from the inside, reaffirmed rather than raised full-year guidance.
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Receipts
- Supports qz.com:
The AI cloud company reported $582.3 million in quarterly revenue, up 454% from a year earlier, as demand for computing capacity grew
- Context finance.yahoo.com:
The company reported a net loss from continuing operations of $190 million, compared with net income of $502 million in the year-earlier period, which had included a large gain from the revaluation of equity investments.
- Refutes benzinga.com:
Risks remain heavy on both balance sheets. CoreWeave's net loss widened to $626 million in the quarter as interest expense climbed to $640 million on rising debt loads, while Nebius swung to a $190.4 million net loss from continuing operations
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