Equinix, Inc. EQIX is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 results on July 29, after market close. The company’s quarterly results are likely to display a year-over-year rise in revenues and adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share.
In the previous quarter, this Redwood City, CA-based data center real estate investment trust (REIT) reported an AFFO of $10.79 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.89 per share. The results reflected higher recurring revenues, led by strong demand for digital infrastructure and services.
Over the preceding four quarters, EQIX’s AFFO per share surpassed the consensus estimate on two occasions and missed in the remaining quarters, with the average beat being 2.83%. This is depicted in the graph below:
Equinix, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
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Factors at Play for Equinix
In the second quarter of 2026, Equinix is likely to have benefited from the solid demand for interconnected data center infrastructure. Enterprises’ and service providers’ continued efforts to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their strategies and offerings and advance their digital transformation agendas are likely to keep demand up in the upcoming years.
Moreover, the demand for Equinix’s interconnected ecosystem is likely to have remained strong, driven by accelerating enterprise cloud adoption and increasing demand from cloud and internet customers for highly interconnected data center space.
The company’s recurring revenue model, which comprises colocation, related interconnection and managed infrastructure services, is expected to have supported stable cash flows in the to-be-reported quarter, boosting the data center REIT’s top line.
Q2 Projections for EQIX
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for colocation revenues is pegged at $1.78 billion, suggesting growth from $1.59 billion in the prior-year period. The consensus mark for interconnection revenues is pinned at $463.6 million, indicating growth from $407 million in the prior-year period.
The consensus mark for managed infrastructure revenues is pegged at $121.7 million, implying an increase from $117 million reported in the prior-year period. The consensus mark for other revenues is pinned at $39.8 million, indicating a rise from $34 million in the prior-year quarter.
For the second quarter of 2026, Equinix projected revenues between $2.571 billion and $2.611 billion, implying around a 9-10% increase over the prior quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the same is pegged at $2.59 billion, indicating an increase of 14.8% from the year-ago period’s reported figure.
EQIX estimated adjusted EBITDA in the range of $1.349-$1.389 billion for the second quarter.
EQIX’s activities during the to-be-reported period were adequate to garner analysts’ confidence. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for quarterly AFFO per share has been revised 57 cents upward to $11.25 over the past three months. It suggests a 13.5% increase from the prior-year quarter’s reported figure.
However, high interest expenses might have partly impeded the company’s quarterly performance.
What Our Quantitative Model Predicts for EQIX
Our proven model doesn’t conclusively predict a surprise in terms of AFFO per share for Equinix this season. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an AFFO beat, which is not the case here.
Equinix currently has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank of 3. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Stocks That Warrant a Look
Here are two stocks from the broader REIT industry — Extra Space Storage EXR and Cousins Properties CUZ — that you may want to consider, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to report a surprise this quarter.
EXR, which is scheduled to report quarterly results on July 28, 2026, has an Earnings ESP of +0.39% and a Zacks Rank of 3. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Cousins Properties is slated to report quarterly numbers on July 30, 2026. CUZ has an Earnings ESP of +0.45% and carries a Zacks Rank of 3 at present.
Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represents funds from operations (FFO), a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.
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