Megaport Signs Three A$978.6M AI Infrastructure Contracts and Raises FY2027 Guidance

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Megaport Signs Three A$978.6M AI Infrastructure Contracts and Raises FY2027 Guidance

commercial_agreementannounced2026-09-28 23:52:43 UTCimp 0.84MP1 +0.85

Megaport signed three AI infrastructure contracts with unnamed customers worth a combined A$978.6 million. The contracts cover GPU and CPU compute, networking, and storage for AI applications and inference workloads and are expected to contribute about A$232.4 million in annual recurring revenue. Megaport raised its FY2027 group revenue guidance to A$720 million–A$810 million from A$620 million–A$730 million and increased its expected EBITDA margin to 42%–44% from 38%–40%.

Surprise 0.72Confidence 0.93
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This is a concrete, forward-looking commercial update: Megaport disclosed three newly signed AI infrastructure contracts with a combined value of A$978.6 million and expected annual recurring revenue of A$232.4 million, alongside higher FY2027 revenue and EBITDA-margin guidance. The signed contracts are the central action, so commercial_agreement is the most specific development type; the guidance changes are directly linked updates from the same announcement. The importance score remains high because the disclosed contract value and recurring revenue are material relative to Megaport’s outlook, although the scope is primarily single-company. Surprise is meaningful but below shock level because Megaport had already disclosed similar AI infrastructure contracts in June. Confidence is high because the core facts are explicitly reported, with only the exact occurrence time and customer identities unavailable. The occurrence timestamp is estimated from the UTC reporting time and the report’s reference to a Tuesday announcement, rather than treated as the publication timestamp with certainty. MP1 is the only approved stakeholder because it is the direct contracting and guidance-raising company; the other named companies have only speculative, indirect supply-chain exposure and are not identified as counterparties or suppliers in the announcement. The development is not a duplicate and appropriately continues existing event 2020, which tracks Megaport’s FY27 outlook and strategic AI infrastructure expansion.

EventsMegaport FY26 Results and FY27 Revenue Growth Outlook
Evidence
Australia's Megaport wins $687 million AI infrastructure deals, raises 2027 earnings forecast
reuters2026-09-28 23:29:07 UTCOpen source
Australian IT firm Megaport ASX:MP1 said on Tuesday that it signed three new AI Infrastructure contracts with a combined value of A$978.6 million ($686.78 million) and upgraded its earnings forecast for 2027.
The contracts are expected to contribute about A$232.4 million in annual recurring revenue.
The company now sees its full-year group revenue forecast between A$720 million and A$810 million, higher than its previous expectations of A$620 million to A$730 million.