Equinix, Inc. · EQIX · FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025

Equinix Q3: Strong bookings support a larger capacity buildout

The Q3 analysis supports the view that resilient demand can underpin Equinix growth: bookings, interconnection activity, presales and profitability were strong, and management raised FY EBITDA and AFFO guidance. The next-year case still depends on converting demand into capacity while controlling power, pricing and regional execution risks.

Reported After market closeNASDAQReal Estate $100.98B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $9.83 Consensus $9.26
EPS surprise +6.2% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $2.32B Consensus $2.46B
Revenue surprise -5.8% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +4.4% Event window
SPY move -1.1% Same window
Abnormal move +5.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -9.6% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, Equinix reported continued demand momentum and moved further toward capacity expansion. The company added roughly 900 MW of land, increased developable capacity to about 3 GW, introduced a distributed AI infrastructure platform and reported a larger presale balance, while raising FY EBITDA and AFFO guidance.

Guidance delta

Management raised FY EBITDA and AFFO guidance.

Key takeaways

  • Demand remained strong, with 8% year-over-year MRR growth and record annualized gross bookings of $394 million.
  • Interconnection revenue grew 8%, supported by 7,100 net connections and a 57% increase in Fabric bookings.
  • Management expanded its Build Bolder plan, adding land that increases developable capacity to roughly 3 GW and targeting a doubling of overall capacity by 2029.
  • Presales reached $185 million, with 40% of that balance signed in Q3.
  • Power availability, pricing, pre-leasing and regional margins remain the key execution questions.

Management priorities

  • Double overall capacity by 2029 under Build Bolder.
  • Accelerate construction schedules and bring new Dallas, Chennai and Monterrey projects online.
  • Expand cloud on-ramps and distributed AI infrastructure, including Fabric Intelligence offerings.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
EQIX EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $8.58 Q1 '24 actual $8.86, beat Q2 '24 estimate $8.82 Q2 '24 actual $9.22, beat Q3 '24 estimate $8.70 Q3 '24 actual $9.05, beat Q2 '25 estimate $9.19 Q2 '25 actual $9.91, beat Q3 '25 estimate $9.26 Q3 '25 actual $9.83, beat Q4 '25 estimate $3.71 Q4 '25 actual $2.70, miss Q1 '26 estimate $4.30 Q1 '26 actual $4.20, miss Q2 '26 estimate $4.73 Q2 '26 actual $4.83, beat Q3 '26 estimate $4.14 Q4 '26 estimate $4.16 Q1 '27 estimate $4.53
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy52 ratings
Bullish3975.0%
Neutral1223.1%
Bearish11.9%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$1,023.44Previous close
$673Low
$1,028.06Average
$1,400High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 6, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
BTIG Buy BuyMaintainSep 10, 2026
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainSep 8, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 18, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 5, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainJul 31, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainJul 30, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainJul 30, 2026
Stifel Buy BuyMaintainJul 30, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 30, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainJun 29, 2026
Guggenheim Buy BuyMaintainMay 20, 2026
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainMay 7, 2026
Scotiabank Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainApr 30, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 30, 2026
Goldman Sachs Neutral NeutralMaintainApr 30, 2026
HSBC Buy BuyMaintainApr 27, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 21, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 13, 2026
Jefferies Buy BuyMaintainFeb 12, 2026
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainFeb 12, 2026
JMP Securities Market Outperform Market OutperformMaintainJul 22, 2025
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainJun 26, 2025
Wolfe Research Peer Perform OutperformDowngradeJun 9, 2025
TD Securities Buy BuyMaintainMay 1, 2025
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainFeb 13, 2025
CFRA Hold BuyDowngradeSep 24, 2024
Deutsche Bank Buy BuyMaintainAug 13, 2024
Raymond James Strong Buy Strong BuyMaintainAug 3, 2023
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainMay 18, 2023
Credit Suisse Neutral NeutralMaintainMay 4, 2023
Exane BNP Paribas Outperform OutperformMaintainDec 14, 2022
Cowen & Co. Outperform Market PerformUpgradeDec 13, 2022
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Buy BuyMaintainJul 30, 2020
Nomura Buy BuyMaintainApr 17, 2020
Stifel Nicolaus Buy BuyMaintainFeb 13, 2020
FBN Securities Outperform OutperformMaintainNov 4, 2019
Mitsubishi UFJ Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 10, 2019
Berenberg Buy BuyMaintainJan 8, 2019
KeyBanc Equal Weight Sector WeightMaintainOct 23, 2018
Moffett Nathanson Buy BuyMaintainApr 9, 2018
Canaccord Genuity Buy BuyMaintainMay 11, 2017
Macquarie Outperform OutperformMaintainApr 7, 2017
Pacific Crest Overweight OverweightMaintainNov 16, 2015
Stephens & Co. Equal Weight OverweightDowngradeJul 31, 2014
Evercore Partners Overweight OverweightMaintainApr 29, 2014
PiperJaffray Neutral OverweightDowngradeFeb 20, 2014
Piper Sandler Neutral OverweightDowngradeFeb 20, 2014
Bank of America Buy BuyMaintainAug 20, 2012
Benchmark Buy BuyMaintainJun 21, 2012
Dougherty & Co. Neutral BuyDowngradeMar 22, 2012
Dougherty Neutral NeutralMaintainMar 22, 2012
Oxen Group Sell SellMaintainMar 14, 2012
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $1,023.44. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Redburn PartnersAlex Haissl$1,261$1,021.34 +23.2%Sep 21, 2026
BTIGThomas Catherwood$1,240$1,043.06 +21.2%Sep 10, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$1,135$1,035.98 +10.9%Sep 8, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$1,270$1,096.95 +24.1%Aug 18, 2026
HSBCAnalyst unavailable$1,400$1,073.78 +36.8%Aug 14, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$1,225$1,051.53 +19.7%Aug 5, 2026
Deutsche BankBenjamin Soff$1,270$1,019.29 +24.1%Aug 3, 2026
UBSJohn Hodulik$1,265$1,052.56 +23.6%Jul 30, 2026
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$1,340$1,054.63 +30.9%Jul 30, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldAnalyst unavailable$1,211$1,055.46 +18.3%Jul 30, 2026
ScotiabankMaher Yaghi$1,208$1,008.02 +18.0%Jul 30, 2026
Stifel NicolausAnalyst unavailable$1,265$1,008.02 +23.6%Jul 30, 2026
BTIGAnalyst unavailable$1,210$1,034.87 +18.2%Jul 10, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$1,130$1,042.39 +10.4%Jul 1, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$1,207$1,073.68 +17.9%May 5, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$1,215$1,091.38 +18.7%May 1, 2026
ScotiabankMaher Yaghi$1,120$1,074.48 +9.4%Apr 30, 2026
OppenheimerTimothy Horan$1,200$1,055 +17.3%Apr 30, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$1,240$1,089.85 +21.2%Apr 28, 2026
GuggenheimAnalyst unavailable$1,235$1,108.89 +20.7%Apr 27, 2026
HSBCAnalyst unavailable$1,250$1,108.89 +22.1%Apr 27, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$1,200$1,103.97 +17.3%Apr 21, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$1,109$1,052.98 +8.4%Apr 16, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldAnalyst unavailable$1,173$1,031.57 +14.6%Apr 9, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$1,075$961.68 +5.0%Feb 13, 2026
ScotiabankMaher Yaghi$997$957.49 -2.6%Feb 12, 2026
Stifel NicolausErik Rasmussen$1,075$982.27 +5.0%Feb 12, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$1,050$978.61 +2.6%Feb 12, 2026
Goldman SachsMichael Ng$894$960.74 -12.6%Feb 12, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$1,010$867.52 -1.3%Feb 12, 2026
GuggenheimAnalyst unavailable$985$867.52 -3.8%Feb 12, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$975$867.52 -4.7%Feb 12, 2026
HSBCAnalyst unavailable$1,050$799.02 +2.6%Jan 15, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$959$792.62 -6.3%Jan 14, 2026
BarclaysBrendan Lynch$870$793.57 -15.0%Jan 13, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$915$772.02 -10.6%Jan 6, 2026
Goldman SachsMichael Ng$795$747.88 -22.3%Dec 18, 2025
Truist FinancialAnthony Hau$973$779.17 -4.9%Nov 18, 2025
BMO CapitalAri Klein$900$847.46 -12.1%Oct 30, 2025
DaiwaAnalyst unavailable$917$822 -10.4%Oct 22, 2025
Truist FinancialAnthony Hau$961$779.34 -6.1%Aug 7, 2025
BMO CapitalMarket Perform$850$824.31 -16.9%Jun 26, 2025
Wolfe ResearchAndrew Rosivach$978$831.05 -4.4%Mar 26, 2025
RBC CapitalJonathan Atkin$1,025$973.57 +0.2%Dec 11, 2024
CFRAKenneth Leon$985$980.9 -3.8%Dec 3, 2024
Truist FinancialAnthony Hau$1,090$980.9 +6.5%Nov 29, 2024
BMO CapitalAri Klein$1,020$910.22 -0.3%Oct 31, 2024
HSBCPhani Kanumuri$1,000$876.22 -2.3%Oct 4, 2024
BMO CapitalAri Klein$975$883 -4.7%Oct 1, 2024
Stifel NicolausErik Rasmussen$960$883 -6.2%Oct 1, 2024
CFRAKenneth Leon$900$877.48 -12.1%Sep 23, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesOmotayo Okusanya$971$861.44 -5.1%Sep 12, 2024
Argus ResearchMarie Ferguson$900$817.98 -12.1%Aug 28, 2024
Truist FinancialAnthony Hau$935$824 -8.6%Aug 21, 2024
Wells FargoEric Luebchow$875$798.86 -14.5%Jul 23, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesVikram Malhotra$873$775.96 -14.7%Jul 10, 2024
Goldman SachsJames Schneider$870$756.6 -15.0%Jul 1, 2024
Stifel NicolausErik Rasmussen$920$761.06 -10.1%Jun 6, 2024
RBC CapitalJonathan Atkin$922$766.12 -9.9%May 28, 2024
BMO CapitalAri Klein$965$811.64 -5.7%Mar 21, 2024
Truist FinancialAnthony Hau$815$766.48 -20.4%Jun 27, 2023
Loop Capital MarketsAri Klein$870$785.79 -15.0%Jun 16, 2023
BNP ParibasAnalyst unavailable$886$715.55 -13.4%Dec 14, 2022
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$680$639.92 -33.6%Nov 17, 2022
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$720$660.6 -29.6%Nov 14, 2022
OppenheimerTimothy Horan$750$652.21 -26.7%Jul 28, 2022
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$765$647.31 -25.3%Jul 12, 2022
JefferiesJonathan Petersen$790$648.57 -22.8%Jul 11, 2022
Argus ResearchJacob Kilstein$700$651.79 -31.6%May 23, 2022
Credit SuisseAnalyst unavailable$718$740.64 -29.8%Apr 28, 2022
Credit SuisseAnalyst unavailable$714$745.41 -30.2%Apr 25, 2022
CitigroupMichael Rollins$950$763 -7.2%Apr 3, 2022
Credit SuisseSami Badri$673$688.64 -34.2%Feb 17, 2022
Wells FargoEric Luebchow$775$688.64 -24.3%Feb 17, 2022
J.P. MorganRichard Choe$860$688.64 -16.0%Feb 17, 2022
Stifel NicolausErik Rasmussen$825$688.64 -19.4%Feb 17, 2022
Goldman SachsBrett Feldman$840$688.64 -17.9%Feb 17, 2022
UBSJohn Hodulik$845$688.64 -17.4%Feb 17, 2022
JefferiesJonathan Petersen$750$670.68 -26.7%Feb 16, 2022
Raymond JamesFrank Louthan$950$797.26 -7.2%Nov 4, 2021
Truist FinancialGregory P Miller$925$777.46 -9.6%Jul 29, 2021
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Equinix, Inc. shortens the path to boundless connectivity anywhere in the world. Its digital infrastructure, data center footprint and interconnected ecosystems empower innovations that enhance our work, life and planet. Equinix connects economies, countries, organizations and communities, delivering seamless digital experiences and cutting-edge AI quickly, efficiently and everywhere. Equinix, Inc. was established on June 22, 1998 and is based in Redwood City, United States.

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