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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Equinix Inc · 10-Q · Q2 FY2026 · Period ended Jun 30, 2026
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Market Risk
We may be exposed to market risks related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. There have been no significant changes to our risk exposure management or procedures in relation to these risks during the six months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the respective risk exposures and procedures disclosed in Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, set forth in Part II Item 7A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
We monitor our foreign currency and interest rate risk exposures by evaluating the potential for future losses in earnings due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates, as further described below.
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Foreign Currency Risk
To help manage the exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, we have implemented a number of hedging programs, in particular (i) a cash flow hedging program to hedge the forecasted revenues and expenses in our EMEA region as well as our debt denominated in foreign currencies, (ii) a balance sheet hedging program to hedge the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, and (iii) a net investment hedging program to hedge the long-term investments in our foreign subsidiaries. Our hedging programs reduce, but do not entirely eliminate, the impact of currency exchange rate movements and their impact on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
We have entered into various foreign currency debt obligations as described in Note 8 within the condensed consolidated financial statements. Our foreign currency debt obligations that would otherwise remeasure through earnings are hedged by cross-currency interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges. Additionally, we enter cross-currency interest rate swaps to effectively convert some of our U.S. dollar-denominated debt into foreign currencies. These derivative instruments are also designated as net investment hedges against our net investments in foreign subsidiaries. Changes in the fair value of hedging instruments designated as net investment hedges are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As a result, we do not have a significant exposure to future losses in earnings resulting from our cross-currency interest rate swaps. Further information about our use of foreign currency derivative instruments is described in Note 5 within the condensed consolidated financial statements.
The U.S. dollar generally strengthened relative to certain of the currencies of the foreign countries in which we operate during the six months ended June 30, 2026. This has impacted our condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations during this period, including the amount of revenues that we reported. Continued strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar will continue to impact us in future periods.
With the existing cash flow hedges in place, a hypothetical 10% strengthening of the U.S. dollar for the six months ended June 30, 2026 would have resulted in a reduction of our revenues and a reduction of our operating expenses including depreciation and amortization expense by approximately $154 million and $143 million, respectively.
With the existing cash flow hedges in place, a hypothetical 10% weakening of the U.S. dollar for the six months ended June 30, 2026 would have resulted in an increase of our revenues and an increase of our operating expenses including depreciation and amortization expense by approximately $184 million and $174 million, respectively.
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to interest rate risk related to our outstanding debt. An immediate increase or decrease in current interest rates from their position as of June 30, 2026 would not have a material impact on our interest expense due to the fixed coupon rate on the majority of our debt obligations.
We periodically enter into interest rate locks to hedge the interest rate exposure created by anticipated fixed rate debt issuances, which are designated as cash flow hedges. When interest rate locks are settled, any accumulated gain or loss included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the forecasted hedged transaction, which is equivalent to the term of the interest rate locks.