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WULF — TeraWulf Inc.

NASDAQ · Financial Services · August 28, 2026
$16.22 +0.06% AI/HPC infrastructure beta REJECTED Score 31 D
$8.09B
Market Cap
27.0M
Volume
4.288
Beta
$8.60 – $29.84
52W Range
25.3%
Short Interest
$36.64
Analyst Target
WULF Chart
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Verdict Express

D Neutral Moderate confidence

TeraWulf is no longer economically just a bitcoin miner: Q2 2026 HPC lease revenue was $31.9 million, 71% of total revenue, and capacity reached 102 MW in early July. The 401 MW, 20-year Anthropic lease carries roughly $19 billion of base contract value, with Google credit support reducing tenant-credit risk. That pivot is real. It is also unfinished and expensive. Q2 revenue was only $44.8 million, non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was negative $18.3 million, another 336 MW was under construction, and management's $8-$10 million cost per IT MW implies billions of future deployment spend. The April base offering priced 47.4 million shares at $19 and included a 7.11 million-share option; the Q2 10-Q proves the option was exercised, bringing completed issuance to 54.51 million shares and $1.0357 billion gross. Converts, project notes and warrants remain material. Cash and restricted cash near $3.0 billion cannot be viewed apart from more than $5 billion of debt. The D grade reflects weak current earnings and dilution. The unchanged $16.29 plan is rejected: $17.4899 and $17.8899 offer only 0.78R and 1.04R against the $14.75 stop.

Why Buy

  • Q2 HPC lease revenue was $31.9M, 71% of total revenue.
  • Revenue capacity reached 102 MW in early July.
  • The Anthropic lease covers 401 MW for 20 years and about $19B of base contract value.
  • Google credit support of $600M improved financing access.
  • The Abernathy JV sale was expected to generate about $530M.

Why Avoid

  • Q2 total revenue was only $44.8M.
  • TeraWulf posted negative $18.3M of Q2 adjusted EBITDA on a non-GAAP basis.
  • 336 MW under construction at $8M-$10M per IT MW implies heavy remaining capex.
  • The April deal sold 54.51M shares for $1.0357B gross after the 7.11M-share option was exercised.
  • Debt exceeded $5B and warrants reserved roughly 80.9M shares in the reviewed disclosures.

Business Overview

TeraWulf operates power-secured campuses that now earn primarily HPC lease revenue, alongside residual bitcoin-mining economics. Revenue depends on billable IT megawatts, contractual rent and, for mining, hash production and bitcoin prices.

The AI channel is direct: TeraWulf develops powered shells and cooling, tenants install or contract compute, and rent starts as capacity is delivered. The 401 MW Anthropic agreement, supported by Google credit, can convert power access into long-duration datacenter cash flow from 2027 onward.

The model breaks if construction misses delivery dates, cost per MW exceeds plan, tenant support weakens or capital markets close before rent starts. Mining exposure adds commodity volatility, while converts, project debt, warrants and recent equity issuance divide future project economics among multiple claims. Investors must therefore compare delivered, billable capacity with construction spending and all equity-linked claims before capitalizing the full lease value into today's common shares.

Segments

SegmentRevenueDescription
HPC leasingLong-term rent from delivered AI datacenter capacity.
Bitcoin miningSelf-mining exposure to hash price, uptime and energy cost.

Recent News

2026-08-05
TeraWulf reports Q2 2026 results positive
HPC lease revenue becoming 71% of the quarter confirms the pivot, though negative adjusted EBITDA shows the platform is not yet self-funding.
TeraWulf / SEC Exhibit 99.1
2026-08-05
Anthropic lease anchors 401 MW for 20 years positive
The approximately $19B base contract can create long-duration rent, but initial delivery is not expected until the second half of 2027.
TeraWulf investor presentation
2026-08-05
April offering priced; Q2 filing confirms full option exercise negative
The sale funded growth but expanded the common base by 54.51M shares after the underwriter exercised the 7.11M-share option.
TeraWulf Q2 Form 10-Q

Fundamentals

MetricValueSignal
Q2 revenue$44.8MHPC was 71%
Q2 HPC lease revenue$31.9MNew primary engine
Q2 adjusted EBITDA($18.3M)Non-GAAP negative
Revenue capacity102 MWEarly July 2026
EV/Revenue~65.7x trailingAugust 28, 2026 basis; 65.7x versus APLD 21.9x and CORZ 18.7x trailing EV/revenue
Price/Sales~49.0x trailingAugust 28, 2026 basis; 49.0x versus CIFR 35.5x and CORZ 12.5x trailing sales
Revenue (TTM)$165.2M-6.0% YoY
Gross Margin69.3%Reported
Operating Margin-307.0%Loss-making
Net MarginN/ANot reliably available
ROE-1211.8%Capital efficiency
Cash$2.62BLiquidity; sector accounting may limit direct debt netting
Debt$5.24BBalance-sheet claim
Intrinsic-value modelN/AFail-closed: insufficient or non-economic output
Value / quality panel0 positive / 5 negative / 0 neutralbearish / confidence 59
Fundamental grade audit31/100 (D)base +55, growth -7, grossMargin +4, operatingMargin -6, earningsGrowth +0, roe +0, balanceSheet +0, qualityBoard -6, capitalStructure -9, controls +0; capped score 31/100

Earnings History

QuarterEPS ActualEPS Est.SurpriseRevenue
3Q2025$-0.04$-0.0520.0%-
4Q2025$-0.27$-0.16-65.7%-
1Q2026$-0.20$-0.19-4.0%-
2Q2026$-0.33$-0.27-23.6%-

Q2 2026 revenue was $44.8M, with $31.9M from HPC leasing, or 71% of the total. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was negative $18.3M. Revenue capacity was 81 MW at June 30 and 102 MW in early July, while 336 MW remained under construction. Management targets 250-500 MW of incremental annual contracting and estimates construction at $8M-$10M per IT MW. TeraWulf supplied contracting and construction targets but no formal consolidated revenue or EBITDA guidance. The caveat is timing: the large Anthropic build begins initial delivery in the second half of 2027 and reaches full delivery in early 2028, leaving a long funding period before rent. No confirmed TeraWulf next-earnings date was listed by the issuer after the source check. — Next: Not confirmed

Insiders & Institutions

22.9%
Insider Own.
89.8%
Institution Own.

No structured transaction table was captured.

Capital Structure & Dilution

499.0M
Shares Out.
See filing review
Authorized
high
Dilution Risk

TeraWulf's pivot has been funded through common equity, converts, warrants and project debt. The April final 424B5 priced 47.4M shares at $19 and described a 7.11M-share option; the Q2 10-Q proves that 54.51M shares were ultimately issued for $1.0357B gross, so the option was exercised and must be included. Preliminary prospectuses are the same program, not extra issuance. Against roughly 499.0M basic shares, initial conversion rates imply about 190.8M gross convertible shares across the 2030, 2031 and 2032 notes, and approximately 73.6M Google warrants are additional claims. The resulting 763.4M minimum observable basic-plus-quantified-claims sensitivity excludes other warrants and awards and is not a fully diluted forecast. Capped calls may reduce economic dilution but do not reduce the legal claims; project notes remain debt and restricted construction cash is not excess parent liquidity.

SEC Filings Review

7 decision-relevant primary filing(s) are displayed with accession-specific findings. Grade D measures fundamentals; trade state rejected measures timing and is evaluated separately.

DateFormAccessionWhat the filing changes
2026-08-0510-Q0001083301-26-000166The June Form 10-Q reports TeraWulf's quarterly balance sheet, operating capacity, debt and warrant exposure and proves completion of 54.51M April offering shares for $1.0357B gross, including exercise of the 7.11M-share option.
2026-02-2710-K0001083301-26-000031The 2025 Form 10-K establishes the annual mining, infrastructure, controls and capital baseline; it predates the April common offering and the later Anthropic lease economics.
2026-08-058-K0001083301-26-000162The August earnings Form 8-K furnishes Q2 revenue of $44.8M and the HPC leasing update through exhibits; it is a current report, not an equity issuance filing.
2026-04-16424B50001104659-26-044031The final April 424B5 prices 47.4M common shares at $19 for $900.6M gross, states expected delivery and describes a 7.11M-share option. The later Q2 10-Q proves 54.51M shares and $1.0357B gross, confirming exercise of that option.
2026-04-15424B50001104659-26-043376This April 424B5 contains offering terms preceding final completion; use it for security mechanics, not as an additional share sale on top of the definitive completed offering.
2026-04-14424B50001104659-26-043250This preliminary 424B5 launched the common offering and described proposed terms; it does not support double-counting proceeds or shares later finalized in accession 0001104659-26-044031. This classification controls the editorial conclusion.
2026-04-14S-3ASR0001104659-26-043178The April S-3ASR establishes automatic shelf capacity used for the common offering; it is not execution proof. The final terms and later Q2 10-Q together establish 54.51M completed shares for $1.0357B gross.

Contrarian checks

Short Interest

25.3%
SI % Float
3.52
Days to Cover
N/A
CTB

WULF point-in-time short-interest context only; no acceleration claim without a comparable dated series.

Options / Derivatives

59,881
Call OI
49,492
Put OI
1.21
C/P Ratio
$16.00
Max Pain
N/A
IV Mean

Unusual Activity: No unusual activity confirmed

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)47.0
EMA 20$16.90
EMA 50$18.80
EMA 200$17.58
MACD-0.969
Signal-1.129
ATR (14)$1.26
WyckoffTransitional
RSI 47.0 REJECTED AI/HPC infrastructure beta
Supports: $14.75 / $16.01 / $16.18
Resistances: $16.29 / $17.49 / $17.89

Technical Setup

WULF is rejected at the unchanged $16.29 reference: the August 19 stop at $14.75 reaches only 0.78R at the August 21 pivot of $17.4899 and 1.04R at the August 17 pivot of $17.8899. The quote was $16.22 at 2026-08-28T13:45:00Z and indicators contain no bars after August 27. No activation, order or sizing is permitted; construction or financing news requires a fresh structure. Daily indicators and pivots run only through the 2026-08-27 close.

Performance & Benchmarks

43.5%
YTD
80.6%
1Y
N/A — insufficient aligned history
3Y
Not calculated without aligned benchmark bars.
Alpha

Macro Context

IndicatorValueSignal
Reference close2026-08-27Daily structure is point-in-time controlled
Quote snapshot2026-08-28T13:45:00ZExact timestamp; not represented as a publication-time live quote
Opening observation2026-08-28T13:30:00ZRegular-session range used for the single activation level

Regime: risk-on

TeraWulf monetizes power twice: directly through bitcoin mining and increasingly through AI leases. Grid availability and datacenter credit support drive HPC value; bitcoin hash price drives the residual mining business; credit spreads determine whether the 2027-2028 build preserves equity returns.

Risk Analysis

Risk Profile: High

The contracted HPC pivot is credible, but present revenue and EBITDA do not yet carry the construction stack. Share issuance, warrants, converts and project debt make per-share outcomes highly sensitive to cost and schedule.

Construction bridge

High
  • 336 MW was under construction.
  • Cost guidance is $8M-$10M per IT MW.
Probability
Impact
The construction bridge must remain funded until contracted rent begins during 2027.

Dilution stack

High
  • 54.51M shares were sold in April after the option exercise.
  • Warrants and converts retain further overhang.
Probability
Impact
Project growth will not equal per-share growth while dilution claims remain outstanding.

Mining residue

Medium
  • 29% of Q2 revenue was outside HPC leasing.
  • Hash economics remain volatile.
Probability
Impact
Legacy mining exposure continues to inject commodity volatility into consolidated cash generation.

Risk Synthesis

Contract value is not enterprise value. Retail war-room: the $16.29/$14.75 plan is rejected because neither dated target reaches acceptable reward, so sizing is zero and no limit order may be staged. Gap risk, liquidity, spread and slippage only worsen the payoff; never chase an Anthropic headline. Construction or convertible events require a new regular-session structure.

Social Radar

Stocktwits
30
neutral
31256 watchers; not used as a trigger.
Aggregate sentiment
2
positive
Confidence 24.5%.

Pump & Dump Score: 6/6

Alert P&D
SEC issuer mapping complete
Short interest below 20%
SEC-reviewed dilution risk is high

Capital Flow

N/A
Net Flow
N/A
Institutional
N/A
Retail
N/A
Dark Pool %

WULF: directional flow remains unscored because no dated, inspectable transaction-level source was captured.

Trade Idea

REJECTED — Rejected: the unchanged dated structure offers only 0.78R to TP1 and 1.04R to TP2, so no retail order or sizing is permitted.
Entry Zone
$16.29
Rejected: the unchanged dated structure offers only 0.78R to TP1 and 1.04R to TP2, so no retail order or sizing is permitted. Stop basis: 2026-08-19 swing low at $14.75 TP1 basis: 2026-08-21 swing high at $17.4899 TP2 basis: 2026-08-17 swing high at $17.8899
Stop Loss
$14.75
-9.5%
Target 1
$17.49
+7.4%
Target 2
$17.89
+9.8%
Risk/Reward
1:0.78 to TP1 / 1:1.04 to TP2
10 trading sessions after activation

Thesis

Reject the unchanged $16.29 entry because the dated $14.75 stop produces only 0.78R to $17.4899 and 1.04R to $17.8899. Negative EBITDA, the 2027 construction bridge, warrants and converts require better compensation, not looser risk. No order or sizing is allowed until a fresh regular-session structure is reviewed after any construction or financing event.

Catalysts

  • Additional HPC capacity becoming billable
  • Construction progress on the 401 MW Anthropic lease
  • Asset-sale proceeds reducing external funding need

Invalidation

  • No activation or hard-stop order under the rejected geometry
  • Anthropic delivery delay or material cost escalation
  • New equity or converts with materially adverse per-share economics

Global Score

D AI/HPC infrastructure beta Neutral

Key Takeaways — Positive

  • HPC leasing supplied 71% of Q2 revenue.
  • A 401 MW, 20-year Anthropic lease carries about $19B base value.
  • Revenue capacity reached 102 MW in early July.

Key Takeaways — Risks

  • Q2 adjusted EBITDA was negative $18.3M.
  • 336 MW under construction requires $8M-$10M per IT MW.
  • The April share sale, warrants and converts justify the D quality grade.

Mindset Tip

Contract value is not enterprise value. Current trade state: rejected.

Disclaimer

This analysis is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice, investment recommendation, or solicitation to buy or sell any security.

Past performance is not indicative of future results. All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Always conduct your own research and consult a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.

Data comes from point-in-time market snapshots, company filings, Yahoo Finance, SEC EDGAR, and public market data. Accuracy is not guaranteed.

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