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    Nebius reaffirms $20B-$25B capex plan and targets 5 GW contracted power for 2026

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    Nebius reaffirms $20B-$25B capex plan and targets 5 GW contracted power for 2026

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    Nebius Group reiterated its full-year 2026 capital spending trajectory of $20 billion to $25 billion as it builds out dedicated artificial intelligence compute capacity. The firm confirmed a target of securing 5 GW of contracted power by the end of the year. To mitigate balance sheet strain, Nebius highlighted that upfront customer prepayments are underwriting between 50% and 60% of its capex commitments, complemented by asset-backed borrowing.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-09-12
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Nebius reaffirms $20B-$25B capex plan and targets 5 GW contracted power for 2026”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-12. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-12/nebius-reaffirms-20b-25b-capex-plan-and-targets-5-gw-contracted-power-for-2026-0de2f5

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    Nebius reaffirms $20B-$25B capex plan and targets 5 GW contracted power for 2026
    Nebius Group reiterated its full-year 2026 capital spending trajectory of $20 billion to $25 billion as it builds out dedicated artificial intelligence compute capacity. The firm confirmed a target of securing 5 GW of contracted power by the end of the year. To mitigate balance sheet strain, Nebius highlighted that upfront customer prepayments are underwriting between 50% and 60% of its capex commitments, complemented by asset-backed borrowing.
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    Nebius reaffirms $20B-$25B capex plan and targets 5 GW contracted power for 2026
    Nebius Group reiterated its full-year 2026 capital spending trajectory of $20 billion to $25 billion as it builds out dedicated artificial intelligence compute capacity. The firm confirmed a target of securing 5 GW of contracted power by the end of the year. To mitigate balance sheet strain, Nebius highlighted that upfront customer prepayments are underwriting between 50% and 60% of its capex commitments, complemented by asset-backed borrowing.
    → Aggressive data center power procurement locking in 5 GW capacity tightens wholesale power interconnect availability for competing cloud providers.
    Impact
    Nebius Group reiterated its full-year 2026 capital spending trajectory of $20 billion to $25 billion as it builds out dedicated artificial intelligence compute capacity. The firm confirmed a target of securing 5 GW of contracted power by the end of the year. To mitigate balance sheet strain, Nebius highlighted that upfront customer prepayments are underwriting between 50% and 60% of its capex commitments, complemented by asset-backed borrowing.
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    Transmission
    Aggressive data center power procurement locking in 5 GW capacity tightens wholesale power interconnect availability for competing cloud providers.

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    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    NBISmulti-gigawatt AI infrastructure revenue runway backed by customer prepaymentsUp1-4wReaffirming $20B-$25B capex guidance with 50-60% covered by customer prepayments.
    MSFTdatacenter power capacity competition and off-take supply dynamicsWatch1-3mNebius securing 5 GW of contracted power capacity by year-end.

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