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# Equinix Lifts 2026 Revenue Outlook A Third Straight Time As Bookings Reach $533 Million
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/equinix-lifts-2026-revenue-outlook-a-third-straight-time-as-bookings-reach-533-million-0b28501d/
- Published: 2026-10-28T20:21:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-28T20:21:57.000Z
- Description: The data center operator now guides to $10.325 billion to $10.365 billion in 2026 revenue, up from $10.205 billion to $10.285 billion.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: SEC Filings, EQIX, Industry: Real Estate

Equinix, which runs data centers where companies rent space and power and connect directly to one another, raised its full-year 2026 guidance for the [third consecutive quarter](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/equinix-reports-third-quarter-results-and-raises-2026-guidance-302922554.html?ref=bullished.co) after [third-quarter revenue of $2.571 billion](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001101239/000110123926000178/a991eqix-q326xpr.htm?ref=bullished.co), up 11% from a year earlier. Operating income rose 27% to $600 million, the company said in its results release on Wednesday.

## Record bookings and double-digit growth

Annualized gross bookings hit a [record $533 million](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/equinix-reports-third-quarter-results-and-raises-2026-guidance-302922554.html?ref=bullished.co), up 35% from a year earlier. Revenue growth was 12% on a normalized, constant-currency basis, against 11% as reported.

Interconnection revenue, which comes from the links between customers inside and across Equinix sites, rose 10% on both as-reported and normalized constant-currency bases. Fabric revenue climbed 24% on both bases, and the company added 6,900 net interconnections. Monthly recurring revenue grew by double digits for the fourth straight quarter.

Net income attributable to common stockholders rose 31% to $489 million, helped by higher operating income and a non-recurring fee tied to its investment in the atNorth joint venture. Earnings per diluted share were $4.93, up 29%. Adjusted EBITDA was $1.321 billion, up 15% as reported and 14% normalized.

## A higher bar for 2026

Equinix now expects 2026 revenue of $10.325 billion to $10.365 billion, from a prior range of $10.205 billion to $10.285 billion. Adjusted EBITDA is guided to $5.290 billion to $5.330 billion, and AFFO, a cash-earnings measure used by real estate investment trusts, to $4.340 billion to $4.380 billion, or $43.71 to $44.11 per share.

For the fourth quarter, it expects revenue of $2.684 billion to $2.724 billion. Total capital spending is guided to $5 billion to $6 billion. Nearly 40% more cabinets are now planned for delivery in 2026 than initially anticipated.

CEO Adaire Fox-Martin said the company delivered "double-digit growth across the key metrics that drive long-term value creation." The company also introduced Fabric One and Equinix Inference Exchange, the latter with NVIDIA and Together AI, and completed its atNorth investment alongside CPP Investments.

## Debt climbs as the build-out grows

Total debt principal outstanding was $25.217 billion at September 30, up from $21.417 billion at the end of 2025\. Over the first nine months, the company took in $5.399 billion from senior notes and spent $4.392 billion on property, plant and equipment other than real estate.

Free cash flow was negative $801 million for the nine months, compared with negative $970 million a year earlier. Equinix holds a conference call on the results at 5:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

The company's call Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. ET is where management discusses the outlook behind the raised range.

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### Sources

- [8-K Filing — EQUINIX INC (EQIX)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001101239/000110123926000178/eqix-20261028.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Exhibit a991eqix-q326xpr.htm — EQUINIX INC 8-K exhibit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001101239/000110123926000178/a991eqix-q326xpr.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Equinix Reports Third-Quarter Results and Raises 2026 Guidance](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/equinix-reports-third-quarter-results-and-raises-2026-guidance-302922554.html?ref=bullished.co) — prnewswire.com