Public research tracker · SE-IREN-AI-CLOUD-001 · v0.2

IREN Limited: AI Cloud transition, without collapsing the evidence chain.

Which milestones are supported by dated issuer disclosures—and where do contract value, delivery, customer acceptance, ARR, recognized revenue, cash collection, and economic returns remain distinct?

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A contract, an acceptance statement, revenue, and cash are four different observations.

The sources support a $9.7bn headline Microsoft contract value, an IREN-authored statement that Horizon 1 was accepted, and $128.8m of FY26 AI Cloud revenue across IREN’s customer base. They do not establish that the headline value became recognized revenue or that it was collected in cash.

1 · Contract$9.7bn headlineIssuer disclosure · supported as attributed
2 · AcceptanceHorizon 1Issuer-reported · no Microsoft-authored record captured
3 · Revenue$128.8m FY26AI Cloud total · not attributed to Microsoft
4 · CashNot establishedFull $9.7bn collection not shown

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Technical record and review boundary
Evidence cutoff
2026-10-22
Last source check
2026-10-27T20:34:45Z
Next source check
2026-11-05
Rubric
SE-IREN-DISCLOSURE-BOUNDARY-v0.1-proposed
Page revision
IREN-EV-005
Data digest
sha256:b9f5d0f55c95bfd131d7a9388cdf95b17ed164003665db362b7daa1f5687f074

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StructEvidence calculation · IREN-M001

18.2% of FY26 revenue was AI Cloud Services.

128.8 / 707.0 × 100 = 18.2%

StructEvidence calculation from rounded issuer-reported figures. It is not a measure of transition completion, profitability, or Microsoft-contract revenue.

Pinpoint: Form 10-K, Item 7, p.115, Results of Operations table · I-S04 · 0001878848-26-000052

Block 1

Supported as attributed

These rows are supportable only in the source-native, issuer-attributed wording shown. They are not independent customer confirmation.

IREN-R001SUPPORTED AS ATTRIBUTED

IREN reported FY26 total revenue of $707.0m, AI Cloud Services revenue of $128.8m, and net loss of $702.6m.

Boundary: Historic issuer financial statement amounts. They do not establish future revenue, cash collection, or AI Cloud profitability.

Sources
I-S04 · 0001878848-26-000052
Pinpoint
I-S04 · Form 10-K, Item 7, p.115, Results of Operations table; p.116, AI Cloud Services revenue
Next check
Compare with the next filed quarterly report on or after 2026-11-05.
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audited financial statements with other issuer disclosures / filed
Capture
I-S04: 5a60f2b7900d…
Check method
documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
Reading checked
Agreed with source-native wording and boundary · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R001
IREN-R002SUPPORTED AS ATTRIBUTED

IREN reported FY26 non-cash impairment of assets of $638.8m, primarily related to decommissioning Bitcoin mining hardware as sites were converted for AI Cloud growth.

Boundary: An impairment is an accounting charge and is not equivalent to cash expenditure or total conversion cost.

Sources
I-S04 · 0001878848-26-000052
Pinpoint
I-S04 · Form 10-K, Item 7, p.116, Impairment of assets; Note 14, p.F-34
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Review subsequent filed impairment and asset-disposition notes.
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audited financial statements with other issuer disclosures / filed
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I-S04: 5a60f2b7900d…
Check method
documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
Reading checked
Agreed with source-native wording and boundary · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R002
IREN-R003SUPPORTED AS ATTRIBUTED

IREN disclosed a five-year Microsoft GPU-cloud agreement with an approximately $9.7bn headline contract value.

Boundary: The disclosure was furnished by IREN. Headline contract value is not recognized revenue or cash collected.

Sources
I-S05 · 0001140361-25-040072
Pinpoint
I-S05 · Form 8-K, Item 1.01, Commercial Agreement with Microsoft, paragraphs 1–5
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Review any amendment, termination, delivery, revenue-recognition, or collection disclosure.
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unaudited / furnished not filed
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I-S05: 34b1bec30f65…
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documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
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Agreed with source-native wording and boundary · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R003
IREN-R004SUPPORTED AS ATTRIBUTED

IREN stated that Horizon 1 was delivered to and accepted by Microsoft in August 2026 and that NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud status was achieved on GB300 NVL72.

Boundary: This is issuer-reported acceptance in a furnished exhibit, not a Microsoft-authored acceptance record or independent NVIDIA certification record captured by this tracker.

Sources
I-S08 · 0001140361-26-032638 · I-S09 · 0001878848-26-000051
Pinpoint
I-S08 · Exhibit 99.1, headline and opening paragraph
I-S09 · FY26 Results Exhibit 99.1, p.1, Horizon 1 highlight
Next check
Seek a customer-authored or independently attributable acceptance artifact.
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unaudited / furnished not filed
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I-S08: 718701c44d8e… · I-S09: 12488ee39199…
Check method
documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
Reading checked
Agreed with source-native wording and boundary · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R004
IREN-R005SUPPORTED AS ATTRIBUTED

IREN reported $4bn contracted ARR for 2026 capacity and $1bn operating ARR as of August 26, 2026.

Boundary: IREN defines ARR from contracted GPU-hour pricing for commissioned GPUs multiplied by 8,760 hours plus storage and ancillaries. ARR is non-GAAP and recognized revenue may be materially lower.

Sources
I-S09 · 0001878848-26-000051
Pinpoint
I-S09 · FY26 Results Exhibit 99.1, pp.1 and 4, ARR highlights and Assumptions and Notes 1–2
Next check
Check the Q1 FY27 release and filing for changed definitions and realized GAAP revenue.
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unaudited / furnished not filed
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I-S09: 12488ee39199…
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documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
Reading checked
Agreed with source-native wording and boundary · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R005
IREN-R006SUPPORTED AS ATTRIBUTED

IREN reported $3.6bn of investment-grade GPU financing for the Microsoft contract at a 6.0% weighted-average interest rate, excluding fees.

Boundary: An issuer financing disclosure does not by itself establish full project funding, future drawdown, repayment economics, or returns.

Sources
I-S09 · 0001878848-26-000051
Pinpoint
I-S09 · FY26 Results Exhibit 99.1, p.2, Capital-efficient GPU financing
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Review filed debt, collateral, drawdown, fee, covenant, and repayment disclosures.
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unaudited / furnished not filed
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I-S09: 12488ee39199…
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documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
Reading checked
Agreed with source-native wording and boundary · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R006

Block 2

Not established in the reviewed source set

“Not established” is a bounded research state, never a claim of non-existence. Every row carries its next observable check.

IREN-R007NOT ESTABLISHED

A Microsoft-authored Horizon 1 acceptance record is present in the reviewed source set.

Boundary: The reviewed acceptance statement is authored by IREN. Missing customer-authored evidence is a gap, not evidence that acceptance did not occur.

Plain language: Not shown in the sources reviewed: the acceptance wording is IREN-authored.

Sources
I-S08 · 0001140361-26-032638
Pinpoint
I-S08 · Exhibit 99.1, headline and opening paragraph; registry scope I-S01–I-S12 contains no Microsoft-authored acceptance artifact
Next check
Check official Microsoft publications and future IREN filings for an attributable customer record.
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Claim assurance
N/A — bounded absence claim. Reviewed sources: unaudited / furnished not filed
Capture
I-S08: 718701c44d8e…
Check method
documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
Reading checked
Agreed with bounded absence state · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R007
IREN-R008NOT ESTABLISHED

Horizons 2, 3, and 4 had been delivered and accepted by the evidence cutoff.

Boundary: IREN reported Horizon 2 commissioning and Horizons 3–4 in late-stage construction, targeting Q4 2026 delivery. Its Form 10-K says contractual delivery grace periods extend from mid-Q4 2026 to the beginning of Q2 2027. A target or outer bound is not a completed acceptance event.

Plain language: Not shown in the sources reviewed by the cutoff: completed delivery and acceptance for Horizons 2–4.

Sources
I-S04 · 0001878848-26-000052 · I-S09 · 0001878848-26-000051
Pinpoint
I-S09 · FY26 Results Exhibit 99.1, p.1, Horizon 2–4 status
I-S04 · Form 10-K, Item 7, pp.109–110, AI Cloud Services Contracts
Next check
2026-11-05 Q1 FY27 results, then any later 8-K or customer-authored acceptance record.
Verify this row
Claim assurance
N/A — bounded absence claim. Reviewed sources: audited financial statements with other issuer disclosures / filed · unaudited / furnished not filed
Capture
I-S04: 5a60f2b7900d… · I-S09: 12488ee39199…
Check method
documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
Reading checked
Agreed with bounded absence state · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R008
IREN-R009NOT ESTABLISHED

Contracted ARR has converted into the same amount of GAAP recognized revenue.

Boundary: Contracted ARR, operating ARR, recognized revenue, deferred revenue, prepayments, and cash are different measures.

Plain language: Not shown in the sources reviewed: contracted ARR converting dollar-for-dollar into GAAP revenue.

Sources
I-S04 · 0001878848-26-000052 · I-S09 · 0001878848-26-000051 · I-S11 · 0001140361-26-028871
Pinpoint
I-S04 · Form 10-K, Note 4, pp.F-27–F-28, Revenue
I-S09 · FY26 Results Exhibit 99.1, p.4, Assumptions and Notes 1–2
I-S11 · Exhibit 99.1, Assumptions and Notes 1–2
Next check
Compare subsequent filed AI Cloud revenue and notes with the exact ARR definition then in use.
Verify this row
Claim assurance
N/A — bounded absence claim. Reviewed sources: audited financial statements with other issuer disclosures / filed · unaudited / furnished not filed
Capture
I-S04: 5a60f2b7900d… · I-S09: 12488ee39199… · I-S11: fd4ef1caf35a…
Check method
documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
Reading checked
Agreed with bounded absence state · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R009
IREN-R010NOT ESTABLISHED

The approximately $9.7bn Microsoft headline contract value has been collected in cash.

Boundary: The reviewed materials disclose contract value, prepayments, deferred revenue, and financing but do not establish collection of the full headline value.

Plain language: Not shown in the sources reviewed: collection of the full $9.7bn headline value in cash.

Sources
I-S04 · 0001878848-26-000052 · I-S05 · 0001140361-25-040072
Pinpoint
I-S05 · Form 8-K, Item 1.01, payment terms and delivery acceptance process
I-S04 · Form 10-K, Note 4, Contract Balances; Note 20, Deferred revenue
Next check
Review filed cash-flow, deferred-revenue, receivable, and contract-liability disclosures.
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Claim assurance
N/A — bounded absence claim. Reviewed sources: audited financial statements with other issuer disclosures / filed · unaudited / furnished not filed
Capture
I-S04: 5a60f2b7900d… · I-S05: 34b1bec30f65…
Check method
documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
Reading checked
Agreed with bounded absence state · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R010
IREN-R011NOT ESTABLISHED

The mining-to-AI transition is complete and produces positive returns after operating costs, financing, and capital investment.

Boundary: Historic revenue growth, one reported acceptance event, impairment, financing, and construction targets do not establish completion or full-life economic returns.

Plain language: Not shown in the sources reviewed: a completed transition with positive full-life returns after all costs and capital.

Sources
I-S04 · 0001878848-26-000052 · I-S09 · 0001878848-26-000051 · I-S12 · 0001140361-26-039451
Pinpoint
I-S04 · Form 10-K, Item 7, pp.109–116; Notes 4, 14 and 20
I-S09 · FY26 Results Exhibit 99.1, pp.1–4
I-S12 · Definitive Proxy, pp.12–14, Fiscal 2026 highlights
Next check
Review subsequent segment results, costs, capex, impairment, operating capacity, and transition language.
Verify this row
Claim assurance
N/A — bounded absence claim. Reviewed sources: audited financial statements with other issuer disclosures / filed · unaudited / furnished not filed · unaudited / filed
Capture
I-S04: 5a60f2b7900d… · I-S09: 12488ee39199… · I-S12: c2d7c049e8fa…
Check method
documented automated primary text and boundary second pass
Reading checked
Agreed with bounded absence state · 2026-10-27T20:34:45Z

This second pass is not an external endorsement or independent financial, legal, accounting, or customer review.

Challenge IREN-R011

Verified context

Relevant disclosures that do not change the core ladder.

These notes are source-bounded context, not new row-state promotions.

IREN-C001

Conditional NVIDIA investment right

IREN reported granting NVIDIA a right to invest up to $2.1bn in ordinary shares, subject to delivery of up to 600,000 GPUs and certain regulatory conditions.

Pinpoint: Form 10-K, Item 7, p.109, Recent Developments; Note 24, p.F-50, Investment Rights

Boundary: This is an issuer-reported conditional right linked to GPU supply, not a completed $2.1bn investment. The 10-K says it is accounted for separately from the NVIDIA cloud-services customer contract.

Sources: I-S04 · 0001878848-26-000052

IREN-C002

Figure AI named in IREN customer disclosures

IREN included Figure AI among recent signings and within its disclosed customer base.

Pinpoint: FY26 Results Exhibit 99.1, p.1, Highlights; July 20, 2026 Exhibit 99.1, opening customer-base paragraph

Boundary: This issuer-attributed customer mention does not identify contract value, deployed capacity, workload, operating outcome, or any relationship to the separate Figure AI × BMW evidence study.

Sources: I-S09 · 0001878848-26-000051 · I-S11 · 0001140361-26-028871

Block 3

What would change this / dated watch items

A scheduled check does not predict an outcome. Silence does not prove no change.

IDItemDate or windowCurrent stateWhat to check
IREN-W001Q1 FY27 results2026-11-05Confirmed on issuer news indexChanged ARR definition, AI Cloud recognized revenue, and any Horizon 2–4 delivery or acceptance statement.
IREN-W002Horizons 2–4 delivery and acceptanceQ4 2026 target; contractual grace periods extend from mid-Q4 2026 to the beginning of Q2 2027Target only — not completionForm 10-K, Item 7, pp.109–110. Separate construction, commissioning, delivery, issuer-reported acceptance, and customer-authored acceptance.
IREN-W003New 8-K, 10-Q, amendment, or definition changeOn filingOpenAppend a review event; never silently rewrite an earlier state.

Block 4

Append-only change log

Event digests chain to the prior event. Corrections must append a supersession; earlier records remain addressable.

  1. IREN-EV-001 INITIAL PUBLIC SAFE SNAPSHOT

    Create a bounded release candidate from captured official sources without human approval or publication.

    2026-10-27T19:38:39Z · sha256:a669101bb4544c714e6ad82c846194dbaa27b06cc0d3b5612afead4972cdadb2
  2. IREN-EV-002 DEFINITION DRIFT RECORDED

    The July 20 release described an ARR target over $4bn with about 85% under contract; the August 27 release described $4bn contracted ARR for 2026 capacity and $1bn operating ARR. Preserve them as different source-native measures until reconciled.

    2026-10-27T19:38:39Z · sha256:29c1154030da4be71f3a59d5168da2081d0a68b7a5f4b1eb72e29425c2fe96b5
  3. IREN-EV-003 NEXT CHECK CONFIRMED

    Official IREN investor news index listed Q1 FY27 results for November 5, 2026; direct body download remained HTTP 403.

    2026-10-27T19:38:39Z · sha256:9846bd1f2d8852464f047c490310dcf0caff81a6565105cf1e94f58971bedc83
  4. IREN-EV-004 OWNER PUBLICATION AUTHORIZED

    The authenticated task owner authorized publication of the exact reviewed candidate and requested a research disclaimer at the bottom of the page. No separate reviewer identities are inferred.

    2026-10-27T20:06:55Z · sha256:fb50373f63321964eb0a75076b75d82288a263494c3b245c259c6b07bf227d77
  5. IREN-EV-005 EDITORIAL VERIFICATION UPDATE

    After owner-directed review of CC feedback, add a first-screen evidence ladder, pinpoint locators, documented second-pass checks, plain-language absence wording, a traceable 18.2% calculation, remediated SEC-hosted source captures, and bounded context notes. No row evidence state changes; D0-D4 remains proposed and is not applied to rows.

    2026-10-27T20:34:45Z · sha256:7ca94dbd85ebe405178457489028dbf17fd099d6bf5506e034bbde2a8fd68d72

Source provenance

Source access, dependency, and capture state

SEC-hosted exhibits remain issuer-authored. I-S01, I-S06, and I-S07 now point to captured SEC exhibits rather than blocked investor-site pages. Any remaining HTTP 403 is a retrieval limitation, never evidence of absence.

IDDocumentDependencyLiabilityAccessSHA-256
I-S01September 2023 Monthly Investor Updateissuer authored sec hostedfurnished not filedCaptured7bc96a453e01316c…
I-S02Initial Poolside H100 GPU cloud services agreement (Exhibit 99.1)issuer authored sec hostedfurnishedCaptured3b94adee77ecfa11…
I-S03Poolside H100 GPU cloud services expansion (Exhibit 99.1)issuer authored sec hostedfurnishedCaptured252a4b87649cf64d…
I-S04Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2026issuer authored sec hostedfiledCaptured5a60f2b7900db295…
I-S05Microsoft agreement disclosure on Form 8-Kissuer authored sec hostedfurnished not filedCaptured34b1bec30f65483a…
I-S06Q2 FY26 Results and GPU financing announcementissuer authored sec hostedfurnished not filedCaptured17a054d4cba68e30…
I-S07Business Update and Q3 FY26 Resultsissuer authored sec hostedfurnished not filedCaptured80a435f99848da25…
I-S08Horizon 1 delivery and issuer-reported Microsoft acceptance (Exhibit 99.1)issuer authored sec hostedfurnished not filedCaptured718701c44d8ef05e…
I-S09FY26 Results release (Exhibit 99.1)issuer authored sec hostedfurnished not filedCaptured12488ee391990028…
I-S10IREN to Release Q1 FY27 Results on November 5, 2026issuer authoredunfiledMetadata verified; body retrieval incomplete (HTTP 403)not captured
I-S11July 2026 customer contracts and ARR target update (Exhibit 99.1)issuer authored sec hostedfurnished not filedCapturedfd4ef1caf35a4963…
I-S122026 Definitive Proxy Statementissuer authored sec hostedfiledCapturedc2d7c049e8fa8027…

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