NextDC raises A$1.1 billion as NextDC stock trails ASX 200 by 25 points

Published on 10/07/2026 at 07:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

NextDC stock trailed the ASX 200 by 25 percentage points over 12 months. Notes carry a 1.75 percent coupon to 2031.

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NextDC (AU000000NXT8) raised A$1.1 billion through convertible notes, while NextDC stock trailed the S&P/ASX 200 Index by 25 percentage points over the 12 months covered on September 10, 2026. The financing gives the Australian data center operator capital for a much larger fiscal 2027 buildout, but it also places execution and dilution risk at the center of the investment case.

Convertible funding sets the tone

According to The Motley Fool Australia on September 10, 2026, the issue carries a 1.75 percent coupon and matures in September 2031. The initial conversion price was A$16.695 per ordinary share, a 32.50 percent premium to the A$12.60 reference price.

The structure also included capped call transactions with a cap price of A$21.42 per share and a delta placement of 18.6 million existing shares. Because the placement used existing shares rather than newly issued stock, the immediate financing does not create direct dilution, although conversion could increase the share count later.

AI investment raises execution demands

Reuters reported on September 9, 2026, that NEXTDC expects fiscal 2027 capital expenditure of A$5.25 billion to A$5.75 billion, up 55.00 percent to 70.00 percent from fiscal 2026 spending. The range shows why the company is raising capital before the additional capacity generates revenue.

The company identifies fiscal 2026 EBITDA of A$248.8 million, net revenue of A$405.0 million and 740.1 megawatts of contracted utilization on its NextDC investor centre. Those figures put the financing in context: the capital program is many times larger than annual EBITDA, so returns depend on converting contracted capacity into billable utilization.

ASX range keeps risk visible

NEXTDC was last quoted at AUD 10.21 on the Australian Securities Exchange on October 7, 2026 at 3:41 p.m. AEDT, down AUD 0.20 or 1.92 percent from AUD 10.41. Its 52-week range was AUD 10.18 to AUD 16.86, placing the quote AUD 6.65, or 39.44 percent, below the high.

The next phase is therefore defined by capital deployment rather than the coupon alone. Investors are weighing a 1.75 percent funding cost against a 55.00 percent to 70.00 percent rise in planned capital expenditure and the timing of customer demand.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of NextDC stock.