Cerebras Systems Inc. · CBRS · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
Cerebras raises FY2026 outlook as Q2 revenue grows 103%
Cerebras' Q2 results strengthen the case that demand for fast AI inference can support substantial growth, but the thesis depends on capacity expansion, partner commercialization and customer concentration risks being managed.
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What changed
Cerebras reported record Q2 FY2026 core revenue of $209.9 million, raised FY2026 guidance, and described a more than $25 billion signed-contract pipeline. Compared with the prior quarter, management placed greater emphasis on scaling manufacturing and data-center capacity and on disaggregated inference with AMD and AWS.
Guidance delta
Management raised FY2026 revenue guidance to $880-$890 million and improved its margin outlook.
Key takeaways
- Q2 core revenue reached $209.9 million, up 103% year over year, while cloud revenue rose 287%.
- Management cited more than $25 billion of signed-contract pipeline and plans to expand manufacturing and data-center capacity.
- The disaggregated-inference strategy with AMD and AWS is intended to improve throughput and broaden Cerebras' addressable use cases.
- The growth plan remains dependent on executing capacity expansion and converting large customer and partner commitments.
Management priorities
- Expand worldwide data-center capacity, including more than 600 megawatts secured for delivery by the end of 2027.
- Increase manufacturing capacity by more than 10 times in 2026 and again in 2027.
- Launch CS4 and advance the CS5 roadmap.
- Deploy disaggregated inference with AMD Helios and AWS Trainium, followed by Cerebras inference on AWS Bedrock.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
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Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Capital Markets | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Needham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $205.68. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $279 | $262.06 | +35.6% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $330 | $262.06 | +60.4% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $310 | $186.75 | +50.7% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $196.3 | +36.1% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Kevin Cassidy | $300 | $226.72 | +45.9% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $226.72 | +55.6% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $273 | $226.72 | +32.7% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Craig-Hallum | Analyst unavailable | $325 | $237.83 | +58.0% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $201.01 | +31.3% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Needham | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $201.01 | +45.9% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $201.01 | +45.9% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joseph Moore | $250 | $201.01 | +21.5% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $201.01 | +45.9% | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tom O'Malley | $280 | $201.01 | +36.1% | Jun 8, 2026 |
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Snapshot as of publicationCerebras Systems Inc. is a leading innovator in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company develops and manufactures an advanced AI compute platform, integrating proprietary hardware systems and software. This platform is delivered in rack-mountable units, suitable for deployment in data centers, scaling all the way up to supercomputer-level capabilities. At its core is the groundbreaking Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE), a unique chip that encompasses an entire silicon wafer.…
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