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ConsensusHold21 ratings
Bullish1466.7%
Neutral29.5%
Bearish523.8%
Iron Mountain Incorporated · IRM · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026
Iron Mountain: Data centers and ALM drive strong Q4 outlook
The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis for Iron Mountain: data-center leasing, ALM, and digital solutions are providing multiple growth drivers, while management maintained a double-digit 2026 outlook. The key test is whether capacity activation, pre-leasing, margins, and acquisition execution convert that demand into durable growth.
Reported Before market openNYSEReal Estate
$33.04B market cap
90quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.44
Consensus $0.59
EPS surprise
+144.9%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$1.84B
Consensus $1.81B
Revenue surprise
+2.0%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+5.8%
Event window
SPY move
-1.5%
Same window
Abnormal move
+7.3%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
3.0×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+0.8%
Up to 20 sessions
IRMSPY benchmark
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Why did IRM rise 5.8% after beating EPS estimates in FY2025 Q4?What changed in IRM's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for IRM after FY2025 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
The quarter added visibility into a large data-center capacity pipeline, including a 400 MW land bank and a 2026 target to activate more than 100 MW. Management also highlighted a booked Treasury contract, continued ALM expansion, and record DXP performance.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its 2026 outlook, calling for 12% revenue growth and 13% EBITDA growth, with slightly lower capital expenditure.
Key takeaways
- Management described strong hyperscaler data-center demand and a 400 MW land bank, with more than 100 MW targeted for activation in 2026.
- ALM growth benefited from hyperscale and enterprise demand, while recent acquisitions added to Q4 revenue.
- DXP reached record revenue and average deal size more than doubled year over year.
- A $45 million Treasury contract is booked for 2026, with potential for more than $100 million in 2027.
Management priorities
- Pre-lease and activate more than 100 MW of data-center capacity in 2026
- Scale DXP and pursue additional AI-driven digital contracts
- Pursue selective ALM acquisitions and complete FedRAMP High certification
- Maintain dividend growth while keeping leverage low
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$111.5Current
$58Low
$120.46Average
$155High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 30, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Feb 25, 2022 |
| Baird | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Aug 2, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 11, 2019 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 11, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 20, 2018 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Deutsche Bank | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Jun 7, 2017 |
| Jefferies | Underperform | Hold | Downgrade | Jun 2, 2015 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 4, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $111.5. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $114.34 | +18.4% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $144 | $116.86 | +29.1% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $122.47 | +39.0% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $140 | $127.13 | +25.6% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $143 | $126.31 | +28.3% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Tobey Sommer | $140 | $126.66 | +25.6% | May 1, 2026 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Zhiger Kurmet | $130 | $107 | +16.6% | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $127 | $110.29 | +13.9% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $126 | $90.4 | +13.0% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Jonathan Petersen | $120 | $99.89 | +7.6% | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $135 | $123.42 | +21.1% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | George Tong | $130 | $122 | +16.6% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $133 | $118.84 | +19.3% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Shlomo Rosenbaum | $140 | $115.36 | +25.6% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $90 | $78.61 | -19.3% | Mar 15, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Jonathan Atkin | $68 | $59.84 | -39.0% | Aug 22, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $52.26 | -48.0% | Dec 16, 2022 |
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $55.54 | -40.8% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $58 | $49.46 | -48.0% | Jun 25, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Shlomo Rosenbaum | $62 | $55.42 | -44.4% | Apr 16, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationEstablished in 1951, Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) has become the world's foremost authority in storage and information management solutions. More than 225,000 organizations globally trust Iron Mountain with their critical assets. With an extensive physical infrastructure spanning over 90 million square feet, the company operates approximately 1,450 facilities in around 50 countries. Within this vast network, Iron Mountain safeguards billions of valued items, including vital corporate records, highly confidential digital assets, and invaluable cultural and historical artifacts. Their comprehensive suite of offerings encompasses secure document archiving, robust information governance, digital transformation initiatives, confidential destruction services, along with advanced data centers, cloud computing solutions, and specialized art storage and logistics. These services empower clients to mitigate costs and risks, ensure regulatory compliance, facilitate swift disaster recovery, and enable a more efficient, digital-first operational model.
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-29T23:11:00.067924+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-29T23:11:00.065192+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-29. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.