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Equinix (EQIX) Q3 2026 Earnings: Guidance Raised

Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026): revenue, EPS and full-year guidance from the SEC filing

Published Nov 5, 2026

TL;DR

  • Equinix raised its full-year guidance; revenue +11.0% vs a year earlier.

Equinix's results for Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-10-28. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.

At a glance

ItemValue
Revenue (GAAP)$2,571 million (+11.0% vs a year earlier)
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$4.93
Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs)$11.64
Full-year guidanceRaised

Guidance

Raised 2026 revenue guide to $10.325–$10.365 billion and AFFO per share to $43.71–$44.11; Q4 revenue seen at $2.684–$2.724 billion.

Why this label: 'Raised full-year 2026 guidance'; Prior vs Revised table: revenue, adjusted EBITDA and AFFO/share all higher; capex unchanged.

MetricPeriodNewPrior (as stated in the release)
revenueFY2026$10.325–$10.365 billion$10.205–$10.285 billion
adjusted EBITDAFY2026$5.290–$5.330 billion$5.210–$5.270 billion
AFFO per share (diluted)FY2026$43.71–$44.11$42.69–$43.29
recurring capital expendituresFY2026$290–$310 million$290–$310 million

Next-quarter outlook:

MetricPeriodRange
revenueQ4 2026$2.684–$2.724 billion
adjusted EBITDAQ4 2026$1.328–$1.368 billion

From the release

Revenue: "Revenues · 2,571 · 2,625 · 2,316"

Earnings per share: "$11.64 per share, an 18% increase over the same quarter of the previous year on an as-reported basis"

revenue: "Revenues · $10,205 - 10,285 11 - 12% · +$84 · +$16 · $10,325 - 10,365 ~12%"

adjusted EBITDA: "Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA Margin % · $5,210 - 5,270 ~51% · +$59 · +$11 · $5,290 - 5,330 ~51%"

AFFO per share (diluted): "AFFO per Share (Diluted) · $42.69 - 43.29 10 - 12% · +$0.54 · +$0.31 · +$0.07 · $43.71 - 44.11 11 - 12%"

Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.

Key fact: Raised 2026 revenue guidance to $10.325–$10.365 billion; Q3 revenue up 11%.

Source

Equinix earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0001101239-26-000178, filed 2026-10-28.

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