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Key Takeaways
- Applied Digital reported much stronger-than-expected revenue on growing demand for its artificial intelligence data center services.
- The company also extended its lease deal with CoreWeave to provide more power at its North Dakota facility.
- Applied Digital shares have skyrocketed in 2025.
Shares of Applied Digital (APLD) soared more than 20% Friday morning after the artificial intelligence (AI) data center service provider posted better-than-expected sales on rising demand.
Applied Digital reported its first-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue skyrocketed 84% to $64.2 million, $9.6 million more than analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha were looking for. Adjusted loss of $0.03 per share was in line with estimates.
Why This Is Significant
Applied Digital is capitalizing on the AI boom, with strong demand from companies like CoreWeave driving massive revenue growth. The company’s long-term lease agreements and planned campus expansions position it as a key supplier of infrastructure for AI.
Applied Digital also finalized a new lease contract with CoreWeave (CRWV) to provide the cloud computing company with an additional 150 megawatts at its Polaris Forge 1 campus in Ellendale, North Dakota. With the new CoreWeave deal, Applied Digital has about $11 billion in prospective lease revenue over a 15-year period, it said. It also sees the potential for Polaris Forge 1 to continue expanding, with available power expected to exceed 1 gigawatt between 2028 and 2030.
“With hyperscalers expected to invest approximately $350 billion into AI deployment this year, we believe we are in a prime position to serve as the modern-day picks and shovels of the intelligence era,” CEO Wes Cummins said.
Applied Digital shares have nearly quintupled year-to-date.
