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$NBIS: My NEW Updated Nebius ARR Valuation Model and 12-Month PRICE TARGET of $317 per share 🔥
A BACK OF THE NAPKIN MODEL:
On the Q1 2026 call, Nebius reiterated ARR guidance of $7–$9B by end of 2026 for the AI Cloud business.
H1 2027 ARR ESTIMATE:
Management also raised 2026 CapEx guidance to $20–$25B and noted they expect to bring more compute online in the first half of 2027 than they did in all of 2026. If the compute added in 2026 supports the midpoint ~$8B end-2026 ARR, then adding even more in 1H 2027 could reasonably support more than another ~$8B incremental ARR. To be conservative, assume the same amount: this gets us to approximately $16B ARR by end of H1 2027.
GROWTH RATE:
Growth rate and ARR Multiple: Achieving the 2026 midpoint of ~$8B ARR would represent massive 700% YoY growth (Q1 2026 AI Cloud ARR already hit $1.92B). The implied trajectory above keeps growth well over 100% into 2027.
BEAR MARKET ARR MULTIPLE: In the 2022 bear market trough, no major cloud/SaaS names traded below ~6x ARR. In this hyper-growth AI context, even under conservative/bearish macro assumptions, a 6x ARR multiple is extremely conservative. With inflation costs rising due to price of oil (possibly short term) and rising probability of reduction in guided for rate cuts or even the possibility of a rate hike, I will assume for my base case a BEAR MARKET multiple of 6X ARR
So 6x $16B ARR equals a $96B market cap.
SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Nebius reported ~253.9 million shares outstanding as of Q1 2026. The company raised ~$4.34B in convertible senior notes with an initial conversion price of ~$183/share, which equates to an additional ~23.7 million shares if fully converted. For the guided 2026 CapEx increase of an ADDITIONAL $5B, account for the existing 25M share ATM program. At a share price over $200, this would raise ~$5B+.
Total estimated fully diluted shares outstanding then rises to approximately ~302.6 million. $96B market cap divided by ~302.6M shares yields ~$317 per share.
My BASE CASE 12-month Nebius PRICE TARGET is now ~$317 per share.
(Note that if macro conditions turn more favorable, my base case my need to be adjusted significantly HIGHER)
NFA. Always do your own research!
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