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Equinix

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Equinix (EQIX) Economic Moat Analysis—

Competitive advantages, dated evidence and erosion risks.

Analysis needs refresh

Narrow economic moat

Equinix has an evidenced network advantage from carrier neutrality, customer adjacency and a large installed interconnection ecosystem. Reported net interconnection additions support its continued relevance. The advantage varies by market, while customer termination flexibility, alternative connectivity models and power constraints limit durability. Pricing evidence is mixed: actual utility-linked price reductions and scheduled increases establish pricing mechanisms, but do not demonstrate a sustained premium.

Network effects

Customers benefit from locating near networks and business partners already on Equinix's platform. The installed customer and interconnection base, historical benefit of network neutrality and reported net interconnection additions support a current network advantage. The claimed customer benefits remain issuer assertions rather than independently measured outcomes.

Durability
The established ecosystem across 280 data centers and the cumulative interconnection base support persistence. Protection is geographically uneven, and the passages do not demonstrate exceptional durability or quantify competitors' ability to replicate local ecosystems.
Competitors
Comparison not established
Erosion risks
Limited carrier availability already reduces the advantage in some markets. Alternative interconnection models could bypass colocation; power limitations and permitting delays constrain expansion. Most interconnection revenue lacks significant termination penalties. AI-related demand is an opportunity, not additional proven protection.
What would invalidate the thesis
The thesis would weaken materially if sustained net interconnection losses and declining existing-customer orders showed that adjacency no longer attracts repeat demand, or if bypass adoption and carrier departures forced persistent core-service price concessions across major markets.
Evidence (6) · Counterevidence (5)

Changes since the previous analysis

  • Narrow-moat verdict retained. Installed ecosystem counts and actual net interconnection additions strengthen the operating support for the network-effect thesis.
  • Realized pricing is now assessed at 2 using disclosed utility-linked price decreases. Scheduled increases alone still do not establish realized core-service pricing power.
  • Capital discipline now incorporates actual first-half operating cash generation, investment spending, financing and cash depletion; the mixed grade remains 2.
  • Alignment now includes an actual zero payout on completed relative-TSR awards. Governance incorporates the reported rejection of the special-meeting proposal rather than treating its proposed status as an outcome.

Evidence limitations

  • The supplied passages are issuer disclosures. Ecosystem counts, contractual terms and reported operating outcomes provide evidence, while claims of unmatched positioning and customer economic benefits remain management assertions.
  • Competition passages identify generic provider categories without naming competitors. Cisco and NVIDIA are disclosed collaborators, not established competitors; no named-rival comparison is supported.
  • No customer retention rate, quantified migration cost, matched-service pricing series or competitor return comparison is supplied. Recurring growth and existing-customer orders support repeat demand indirectly.
  • Utility-linked price reductions demonstrate realized pricing outcomes but do not isolate core colocation or interconnection pricing. One-time xScale fees complicate Q2 profitability comparisons.
  • Actual management ownership balances and project-level investment returns are absent. Incentive grants are not assumed earned or vested.
  • Source dates are retained as filed dates. Later project capacity and financial guidance are prospective, not demonstrated achievements.

Financial indicators to test against the thesis

Calculated from annual filings. Missing data remains unavailable. Detailed financial charts remain in the other topics.

Financial indicators to test against the thesis
PeriodGross marginOperating marginROICFCF margin
202147.7%16.7%4.5%-3.1%
202248.3%16.5%4.7%9.4%
202348.4%17.6%5.3%5.3%
202448.9%15.2%4.4%2.1%
202551.1%20.0%—-4.3%

Pricing power—

Insufficient verified evidence to assign a score.

Management—

Insufficient verified evidence to assign a score.

Sources and methodology

Analysis needs refresh · Updated 20/10/2026 · Version 11

AI interpretation based on checked source excerpts. Issuer assertions and evidence limitations remain explicit.

Policy quality-scores-3: six equally weighted categories. The overall score requires full coverage. Missing inputs are not zero. Qualitative grades are sourced interpretations, not probabilities. 1/6 · 29/10/2026

Moat—

Awaiting a sourced assessment under the current scoring policy and financial basis.

Pricing power—

Awaiting a sourced assessment under the current scoring policy and financial basis.

Predictability100

Financial-sector stability over 5 consecutive reported annual periods: equal weights for nondeclining revenue frequency, revenue-growth volatility (5–40pp), positive consolidated earnings frequency, and net-income/revenue margin volatility (3–20pp). Uses reported accounting scope; not industrial FCF or a growth forecast.

Nondeclining revenue years (%)
100.00
Revenue growth volatility (pp)
2.80
positiveEarningsShare
100.00
netMarginStdDev
2.44
observedAnnualPeriods
5.00

Financial strength—

Awaiting a current evidence-backed real_estate assessment under real-estate-1; industrial FCF metrics are not applied.

Capital allocation—

Awaiting a current evidence-backed real_estate assessment under real-estate-1; industrial FCF metrics are not applied.

Management—

Awaiting a sourced assessment under the current scoring policy and financial basis.

Evidence

Our extensive global footprint spans 280 data centers, in 77 markets in 36 countries.

Business—global footprint · Filed 11/02/2026

With over 10,500 customers, including 2,000+ network service providers and a leading market share of cloud-on ramps, our position is unmatched in the industry.

Business—customer and network ecosystem · Filed 11/02/2026

Over our 27-year history, we have curated a diverse, industry-leading ecosystem of more than 500,000 interconnections.

Business—installed interconnections · Filed 11/02/2026

As more customers choose Equinix for high connectivity and performance reliability at the metro edge, it benefits their suppliers and business partners to colocate in the same data centers and connect directly with each other.

Business—customer and partner adjacency · Filed 29/07/2026

To date, the network neutrality of our IBX data centers and the variety of networks available to our customers has often been a competitive advantage for us.

Competition—historical network-neutrality advantage · Filed 29/07/2026

In certain of our markets, the limited number of carriers available reduces that advantage.

Competition—limited carrier availability · Filed 29/07/2026

As a result, we may need to adapt our key revenue-generating offerings and pricing to be competitive in those markets.

Competition—local offering and pricing adaptation · Filed 29/07/2026

In addition, certain network, cloud and content providers may seek to offer connectivity and interconnection through alternative models that bypass colocation environments, and increased customer adoption of these alternatives could reduce demand for our interconnection offerings.

Competition—alternative interconnection models · Filed 29/07/2026

In addition, if the market was to experience an event of excess data center capacity, capacity originally developed to serve wholesale or hyperscale requirements could be redirected toward the enterprise colocation markets in which we operate, increasing available supply and intensifying competition and pricing pressure in our core business.

Competition—potential redirected wholesale capacity · Filed 29/07/2026

The remaining performance obligations do not include variable consideration related to unsatisfied performance obligations such as the usage of metered power, service fees from xScale® data centers that are based on future events or actual costs incurred in the future, or any contracts that could be terminated without any significant penalties including the majority of interconnection revenues.

Revenue note—termination rights and remaining performance obligation exclusions · Filed 29/07/2026

Most of our revenue contracts have an initial term varying from one to five years, and thereafter automatically renew in one-year increments.

Revenue note—initial terms and automatic renewals · Filed 29/07/2026

Included in the remaining performance obligations are contracts that are either under the initial term or under one-year renewal periods.

Revenue note—contracts in renewal periods · Filed 29/07/2026

Actual amounts and timing of revenue recognition may differ from these estimates due to changes in actual deployment dates, contract modifications, scheduled price increases, renewals and/or terminations.

Revenue note—scheduled price increases and contract changes · Filed 29/07/2026

As power, not space, is a limiting factor in many of our IBX data centers, our ability to fully utilize the space in those IBX data centers may be impacted.

Risk—power as a capacity constraint · Filed 29/04/2026

We are currently experiencing permitting delays in most metros.

Risk—actual permitting delays · Filed 11/02/2026

•Added a record 9,700 net interconnections in the quarter, continuing to extend the company’s interconnection leadership

Q2 2026 results—net interconnection additions · Filed 29/07/2026

•an increase in orders from both our existing customers and new customers during the period.

2024 EMEA revenue discussion—existing and new customer orders · Filed 12/02/2025

These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $30 million in revenues from non-recurring services provided to our joint ventures and net power price decreases in response to the decreased cost of utilities, as noted below under cost of revenues.

2024 EMEA revenue discussion—utility-linked price decreases · Filed 12/02/2025

These increases were partially offset by net power price decreases in response to the decreased cost of utilities, as noted below under cost of revenues.

2024 Asia-Pacific revenue discussion—utility-linked price decreases · Filed 12/02/2025

(in millions, except share and per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 June 30, 2025 June 30, 2026 June 30, 2025 Recurring revenues $ 2,377 $ 2,331 $ 2,143 $ 4,708 $ 4,230 Non-recurring revenues 248 113 113 361 251 Revenues 2,625 2,444 2,256 5,069 4,481 Cost of revenues 1,230 1,186 1,084 2,416 2,168 Gross profit 1,395 1,258 1,172 2,653 2,313 Operating expenses: Sales and marketing

Q2 2026 statements of operations—recurring revenue and gross profit comparisons · Filed 29/07/2026

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Q1 2026 statements of operations—revenue, gross profit and operating income comparisons · Filed 29/04/2026

1 Second-Quarter 2026 Results Summary •Revenues ◦$2.625 billion, a 16% increase over the same quarter of the previous year on both an as-reported basis and a normalized and constant currency basis driven by strong underlying performance and one-time xScale® fees •Operating Income ◦$665 million, a 35% increase over the same quarter of the previous year, primarily from strong underlying operating performance and the impact of one-time xScale fees

Q2 2026 results—revenue and operating income including one-time xScale fees · Filed 29/07/2026

We are experiencing an increase in our costs to procure power and supply chain issues globally.

Risk—actual power-cost and supply-chain pressure · Filed 11/02/2026

Depreciation, amortization and accretion 1,101 982 Stock-based compensation 273 240 Impairment charges 19 1 (Gain) loss on asset sales (17) — Other operating activities 31 23 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable (258) (169) Income taxes, net (24) (45) Operating lease right-of-use assets 79 79 Operating lease liabilities (77) (71) Accounts payable and accrued expenses (80) (149) Other assets and liabilities (155) 152 Net cash provided by operating activities 1,784 1,753 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of equity investments (264) (48) Distributions from equity investments 33 4 Purchases of short-term investments (789) (795) Maturities and sales of short-term investments 1,054 450 Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired — (182) Real estate acquisitions (224) (99) Purchases of other property, plant and equipment (2,834) (1,739) Proceeds from sale of assets, net of cash transferred 348 — Settlement of foreign currency hedges 101 50 Investment in loan receivable — (45) Net cash used in investing activities (2,575) (2,404) Cash flows from financing activities:

First-half 2026 cash flows—operating cash generation and investment spending · Filed 29/07/2026

Proceeds from employee equity programs 49 50 Payment of dividends (1,029) (928) Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of issuance costs — 99 Proceeds from senior notes, net of debt discounts 2,419 2,066 Repayment of finance lease liabilities (89) (72) Repayment of other debt (682) (1) Repayment of senior notes (700) — Other financing activities 26 (8) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (6) 1,206 Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (11) 53 Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (808) 608 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 1,824 3,082 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 1,016 $ 3,690 Cash and cash equivalents $ 979 $ 3,660 Current portion of restricted cash included in other current assets 1 5 Non-current portion of restricted cash included in other assets 36 25 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 1,016 $ 3,690 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

First-half 2026 cash flows—financing, dividends and cash balances · Filed 29/07/2026

Material Cash Commitments As of June 30, 2026, our principal commitments were primarily comprised of: •approximately $19.9 billion of principal from our senior notes (gross of debt issuance costs and debt discounts); •approximately $4.5 billion of interest on senior notes, mortgage payable, other loans payable and term loans, based on their respective interest rates and recognized over the life of these instruments, and the credit facility fee for the revolving credit facility; •$20 million of principal from our mortgage payable, other loans payable and term loans (gross of debt issuance costs and debt discounts); •approximately $5.0 billion of total lease payments, which represents lease payments under finance and operating lease arrangements, including renewal options that are reasonably certain to be exercised; 58 Table of Contents •approximately $6.1 billion of unaccrued capital expenditure contractual commitments, primarily for IBX equipment not yet delivered and labor not yet provided in connection with the work necessary to complete construction and open IBX data center expansion projects prior to making them available to customers for installation, the majority of which is payable within the next 12 months; and •approximately $2.1 billion of other non-capital purchase commitments, such as commitments to purchase power in select locations and other open purchase orders, which contractually bind us for goods, services or arrangements to be delivered or provided during the remainder of 2026 and beyond, the majority of which is payable within the next two years.

Liquidity—material cash commitments at June 30, 2026 · Filed 29/07/2026

Our AFFO per share (“AFFO/Share”) was $38.33 per share, a 9% increase over the previous year on both an as-reported basis and a normalized and constant currency basis.

Proxy—2025 AFFO per-share outcome · Filed 02/04/2026

In addition, we recorded an impairment charge of $160 million associated with the Equinix Metal Wind Down during the year ended December 31, 2024, as described in Note 17.

2024 results—Equinix Metal impairment · Filed 12/02/2025

Earnings Per Share The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") for the periods presented ($ in millions except per share data; share data in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Net income $ 477 $ 367 $ 892 $ 710 Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests 2 1 2 1 Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 479 $ 368 $ 894 $ 711 Weighted-average shares used to calculate basic EPS 98,641 97,835 98,516 97,674 Effect of dilutive securities: Employee equity awards 495 215 415 294 Weighted-average shares used to calculate diluted EPS 99,136 98,050 98,931 97,968 EPS attributable to common stockholders: Basic EPS $ 4.86 $ 3.76 $ 9.07 $ 7.28 Diluted EPS $ 4.83 $ 3.75 $ 9.04 $ 7.26 The following table sets forth potential shares of common stock that are not included in the diluted EPS calculation above because to do so would be anti-dilutive for the periods presented (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Common stock related to employee equity awards 2 219 108 145 Forward equity sale agreements 163 — 55 — 4.

Earnings per share note—first-half 2026 income and dilution · Filed 29/07/2026

31 Table of Contents EQUINIX, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued) (Unaudited) Stock-Based Compensation For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Talent, Culture and Compensation Committee and/or the Stock Awards Committee of our Board of Directors, as the case may be, granted an aggregate of 823,920 restricted stock units ("RSUs") to certain employees, including executive officers.

Stock-based compensation—actual first-half 2026 RSU grants · Filed 29/07/2026

These equity awards are subject to vesting provisions and have a weighted-average grant date fair value of $960.40 per share and a weighted-average requisite service period of 3.67 years.

Stock-based compensation—vesting and service requirements · Filed 29/07/2026

We use revenues and adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO") per share as the performance measurements in the RSUs with both service and performance conditions that were granted in the six months ended June 30, 2026.

Stock-based compensation—revenue and AFFO per-share performance metrics · Filed 29/07/2026

We used total shareholder return ("TSR") as the performance measurement in the RSUs with a service and market condition that were granted in the six months ended June 30, 2026.

Stock-based compensation—TSR performance metric · Filed 29/07/2026

31, 2025. The share numbers in this table represent the number of units that were earned based on actual TSR performance for this period which reflects a payout at 0% of the target level as determined by our Talent, Culture and Compensation Committee on Jan.

Proxy—actual zero payout on completed relative-TSR awards · Filed 02/04/2026

We use consistent one-year financial performance metrics across our annual and long-term incentives because in our highly recurring revenue business, strong short-term financial performance in year one creates a contracted revenue base for future years.

Proxy—one-year financial performance measurement · Filed 02/04/2026

Accordingly, the one-year performance period is followed by a two-year service period to encourage leadership retention and continued performance.

Proxy—subsequent two-year service period · Filed 02/04/2026

In 2024, we achieved an annual average operational PUE of 1.39, a 6% improvement from 2023, despite an expanded portfolio.

Operations—2024 power usage effectiveness improvement · Filed 11/02/2026

The activities under the Q4 2024 Restructuring Plan were completed by March 31, 2025 with no further costs expected to be incurred.

Restructuring—completed Q4 2024 plan · Filed 11/02/2026

With the exception of the Stock Award Committee, all committees consist entirely of independent directors.

Proxy—committee independence · Filed 02/04/2026

For the fiscal year, each of the incumbent directors attended or participated in at least 92% of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of the Board and (ii) the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board on which each such director served.

Proxy—actual director attendance · Filed 02/04/2026

Such provisions include: •ownership limitations and transfer restrictions relating to our stock that are intended to facilitate our compliance with certain REIT rules relating to share ownership; •authorization for the issuance of "blank check" preferred stock; •the prohibition of cumulative voting in the election of directors; •limits on the persons who may call special meetings of stockholders; •limits on stockholder action by written consent; and •advance notice requirements for nominations to the Board of Directors or for proposing matters that can be acted on by stockholders at stockholder meetings.

Governance risk—takeover and stockholder-action provisions · Filed 29/07/2026

On November 19, 2025, we received correspondence from the SEC indicating that the agency had concluded its investigation and does not intend to recommend an enforcement action.

Regulatory disclosure—SEC investigation closure · Filed 29/07/2026

The stockholder proposal related to lowering the stock ownership threshold required to call a special meeting was not approved.

May 2026 annual meeting results—special-meeting proposal rejected · Filed 15/05/2026

June 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 (Unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 979 $ 1,727 Short-term investments 1,245 1,500 Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $13 and $16 1,256 1,001 Other current assets 842 897 Total current assets 4,322 5,125 Property, plant and equipment, net 25,222 23,584 Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,296 1,392 Goodwill 5,912 5,984 Intangible assets, net 1,204 1,316 Other assets 3,120 2,740 Total assets $ 41,076 $ 40,141 Liabilities, Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest and Stockholders’ Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,263 $ 1,350 Accrued property, plant and equipment 723 564 Current portion of operating lease liabilities 156 155 Current portion of finance lease liabilities 176 168 Current portion of mortgage and loans payable 9 17 Current portion of senior notes 1,170 1,299 Other current liabilities 323 340 Total current liabilities 3,820 3,893 Operating lease liabilities, less current portion 1,211 1,304 Finance lease liabilities, less current portion 2,104 2,187 Mortgage and loans payable, less current portion 11 686 Senior notes, less current portion 18,519 16,910 Other liabilities 1,013 983 Total liabilities 26,678 25,963 Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

filing-2: condensed consolidated balance sheets, June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 · Filed 29/07/2026

Material Cash Commitments As of June 30, 2026, our principal commitments were primarily comprised of: •approximately $19.9 billion of principal from our senior notes (gross of debt issuance costs and debt discounts); •approximately $4.5 billion of interest on senior notes, mortgage payable, other loans payable and term loans, based on their respective interest rates and recognized over the life of these instruments, and the credit facility fee for the revolving credit facility; •$20 million of principal from our mortgage payable, other loans payable and term loans (gross of debt issuance costs and debt discounts); •approximately $5.0 billion of total lease payments, which represents lease payments under finance and operating lease arrangements, including renewal options that are reasonably certain to be exercised; 58 Table of Contents •approximately $6.1 billion of unaccrued capital expenditure contractual commitments, primarily for IBX equipment not yet delivered and labor not yet provided in connection with the work necessary to complete construction and open IBX data center expansion projects prior to making them available to customers for installation, the majority of which is payable within the next 12 months; and •approximately $2.1 billion of other non-capital purchase commitments, such as commitments to purchase power in select locations and other open purchase orders, which contractually bind us for goods, services or arrangements to be delivered or provided during the remainder of 2026 and beyond, the majority of which is payable within the next two years.

filing-2: Material Cash Commitments, June 30, 2026 · Filed 29/07/2026

Depreciation, amortization and accretion 1,101 982 Stock-based compensation 273 240 Impairment charges 19 1 (Gain) loss on asset sales (17) — Other operating activities 31 23 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable (258) (169) Income taxes, net (24) (45) Operating lease right-of-use assets 79 79 Operating lease liabilities (77) (71) Accounts payable and accrued expenses (80) (149) Other assets and liabilities (155) 152 Net cash provided by operating activities 1,784 1,753 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of equity investments (264) (48) Distributions from equity investments 33 4 Purchases of short-term investments (789) (795) Maturities and sales of short-term investments 1,054 450 Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired — (182) Real estate acquisitions (224) (99) Purchases of other property, plant and equipment (2,834) (1,739) Proceeds from sale of assets, net of cash transferred 348 — Settlement of foreign currency hedges 101 50 Investment in loan receivable — (45) Net cash used in investing activities (2,575) (2,404) Cash flows from financing activities:

filing-2: consolidated cash flows, six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, operating and investing activities · Filed 29/07/2026

Proceeds from employee equity programs 49 50 Payment of dividends (1,029) (928) Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of issuance costs — 99 Proceeds from senior notes, net of debt discounts 2,419 2,066 Repayment of finance lease liabilities (89) (72) Repayment of other debt (682) (1) Repayment of senior notes (700) — Other financing activities 26 (8) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (6) 1,206 Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (11) 53 Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (808) 608 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 1,824 3,082 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 1,016 $ 3,690 Cash and cash equivalents $ 979 $ 3,660 Current portion of restricted cash included in other current assets 1 5 Non-current portion of restricted cash included in other assets 36 25 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 1,016 $ 3,690 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

filing-2: consolidated cash flows, six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, financing activities and restricted cash reconciliation · Filed 29/07/2026

•depreciation, amortization and accretion expense •stock-based compensation expense •restructuring and other exit charges, which primarily include employee severance, facility closure costs, lease or other contract termination costs and advisory fees related to the realignment of our management structure, operations or products and other exit activities •impairment charges •transaction costs •gain or loss on asset sales The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (in millions): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Net income $ 477 $ 367 $ 892 $ 710 Income tax expense 46 38 102 87 Interest income (36) (52) (77) (99) Interest expense 151 135 299 257 Other (income) expense 28 7 27 (2) (Gain) loss on debt extinguishment (1) (1) (1) (1) Depreciation, amortization, and accretion expense 557 502 1,101 982 Stock-based compensation expense 145 127 273 240 Restructuring and other exit charges 6 2 12 12 Impairment charges 17 1 19 1 Transaction costs 3 3 11 9 (Gain) loss on asset sales 3 — (17) — Adjusted EBITDA $ 1,396 $ 1,129 $ 2,641 $ 2,196 Funds from Operations ("FFO") and AFFO

filing-2: net income to adjusted EBITDA reconciliation, dollars in millions · Filed 29/07/2026

The following tables present reconciliations of FFO and AFFO to net income (in millions): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Net income $ 477 $ 367 $ 892 $ 710 Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests 2 1 2 1 Net income attributable to common stockholders 479 368 894 711 Adjustments: Real estate depreciation 361 312 712 609 (Gain) loss on disposition of real estate assets 3 1 (17) 1 Adjustments for FFO from unconsolidated joint ventures 11 8 23 15 FFO attributable to common stockholders $ 854 $ 689 $ 1,612 $ 1,336 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 FFO attributable to common stockholders $ 854 $ 689 $ 1,612 $ 1,336 Adjustments: Installation revenue adjustment 8 8 16 10 Straight-line rent expense adjustment (4) 5 — 8 Contract cost adjustment (11) (10) (26) (17) Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts 7 6 14 11 Stock-based compensation expense 145 127 273 240 Stock-based charitable contributions 3 3 3 3 Non-real estate depreciation expense 139 137 277 271 (Gain) loss on disposition of non-real estate assets — — — 2 Amortization expense 51 50 103 98 Accretion expense adjustment 6 3 9 4 Recurring capital expenditures (49) (55) (81) (81) (Gain) loss on debt extinguishment (1) (1) (1) (1) Restructuring and other exit charges 6 2 12 12 Transaction costs 3 3 11 9 Impairment charges 17 1 19 1 Income tax expense adjustment (8) 4 (8) 10 Adjustments for AFFO from unconsolidated joint ventures 2 — — 3 AFFO attributable to common stockholders $ 1,168 $ 972 $ 2,233 $ 1,919 56 Table of Contents Constant Currency Presentation

filing-2: net income to FFO and AFFO reconciliations, dollars in millions · Filed 29/07/2026

Earnings Per Share The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") for the periods presented ($ in millions except per share data; share data in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Net income $ 477 $ 367 $ 892 $ 710 Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests 2 1 2 1 Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 479 $ 368 $ 894 $ 711 Weighted-average shares used to calculate basic EPS 98,641 97,835 98,516 97,674 Effect of dilutive securities: Employee equity awards 495 215 415 294 Weighted-average shares used to calculate diluted EPS 99,136 98,050 98,931 97,968 EPS attributable to common stockholders: Basic EPS $ 4.86 $ 3.76 $ 9.07 $ 7.28 Diluted EPS $ 4.83 $ 3.75 $ 9.04 $ 7.26 The following table sets forth potential shares of common stock that are not included in the diluted EPS calculation above because to do so would be anti-dilutive for the periods presented (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Common stock related to employee equity awards 2 219 108 145 Forward equity sale agreements 163 — 55 — 4.

filing-2: Earnings Per Share, six months and three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 · Filed 29/07/2026

(unaudited) Years Ended December 31, ($ in millions except per share data; share data in thousands) 2025 2024 2023 AFFO attributable to common stockholders $ 3,761 $ 3,356 $ 3,019 AFFO per share Basic $ 38.42 $ 35.16 $ 32.24 Diluted $ 38.33 $ 35.02 $ 32.11 Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 97,883 95,457 93,615 Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (1) 98,123 95,827 94,009 (1) Reconciliation of weighted-average shares outstanding used in the calculation of diluted AFFO per share:

filing-3: annual AFFO per share and weighted-average shares, 2025–2023 · Filed 02/04/2026

(in millions, except share and per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 June 30, 2025 June 30, 2026 June 30, 2025 Recurring revenues $ 2,377 $ 2,331 $ 2,143 $ 4,708 $ 4,230 Non-recurring revenues 248 113 113 361 251 Revenues 2,625 2,444 2,256 5,069 4,481 Cost of revenues 1,230 1,186 1,084 2,416 2,168 Gross profit 1,395 1,258 1,172 2,653 2,313 Operating expenses: Sales and marketing 239 241 221 480 450 General and administrative 462 444 451 906 889 Restructuring and other exit charges 6 6 2 12 12 Transaction costs 3 8 3 11 9 Impairment charges 17 2 1 19 1 (Gain) loss on asset sales 3 (20) — (17) — Total operating expenses 730 681 678

filing-7: condensed consolidated statements of operations, recurring and non-recurring revenues · Filed 29/07/2026

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 March 31, 2026 June 30, 2025 June 30, 2026 June 30, 2025 Recurring revenues $ 2,377 $ 2,331 $ 2,143 $ 4,708 $ 4,230 Non-recurring revenues 248 113 113 361 251 Revenues (1) 2,625 2,444 2,256 5,069 4,481 Cash cost of revenues (2) 790 765 707 1,555 1,434 Cash gross profit (3) 1,835 1,679 1,549 3,514 3,047 Cash operating expenses (4): Cash sales and marketing expenses 162 162 146 324 306 Cash general and administrative expenses 277 272 274 549 545 Total cash operating expenses (4) 439 434 420 873 851 Adjusted EBITDA (5) $ 1,396 $ 1,245 $ 1,129 $ 2,641 $ 2,196 Cash gross margins (6) 70 % 69 % 69 % 69 % 68 % Adjusted EBITDA margins (7) 53 % 51 % 50 % 52 % 49 % FFO (8) $ 854 $ 758 $ 689 $ 1,612 $ 1,336 AFFO (9)(10) $ 1,168 $ 1,065 $ 972 $ 2,233 $ 1,919 Basic FFO per share (11) $ 8.66 $ 7.70 $ 7.04 $ 16.36 $ 13.68 Diluted FFO per share (11) $ 8.61 $ 7.68 $ 7.03 $ 16.29 $ 13.64 Basic AFFO per share (11) $ 11.84 $ 10.82 $ 9.94 $ 22.67 $ 19.65 Diluted AFFO per share (11) $ 11.78 $ 10.79 $ 9.91 $ 22.57 $ 19.59

filing-7: quarterly and six-month operating results and FFO/AFFO per share · Filed 29/07/2026

◦$4.83 per share, a 29% increase over the same quarter of the previous year •Adjusted EBITDA ◦$1.396 billion, a record adjusted EBITDA margin of 53%, representing a 24% increase over the same quarter of the previous year on an as-reported basis, or a 22% increase on a normalized and constant currency basis •AFFO and AFFO per Share ◦$1.168 billion, a 20% increase over the same quarter of the previous year on an as-reported basis, or a 19% increase on a normalized and constant currency basis driven by strong operating performance and one-time xScale fees

filing-7: second-quarter 2026 results, contribution from one-time xScale fees · Filed 29/07/2026

AFFO is derived from Funds from Operations (FFO) calculated in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.

filing-2: Nareit basis of FFO underlying issuer AFFO · Filed 29/07/2026

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