Iron Mountain

IRM

Market cap $37.1B

Iron Mountain benefits from recurring storage revenues and data center growth, but high debt and declining paper storage remain challenges.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), a global leader in information management services, will report its second quarter 2026 financial results before market hours on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The Company will also host a conference call to discuss results on the same day. The earnings press release, conference call slides, and supplemental financial information will be available at: https://investors.ironmountain.com, under “Quarterly Results” prior to the.

The AI buildout has turned the old-school data center real estate investment trusts (REITs) from a niche real estate subsector into one of the clearest ways to own the physical infrastructure behind the artificial intelligence boom, and the numbers are starting to back that up.

Iron Mountain gets a buy rating for my initial coverage, driven by both a compelling growth case and the dividend story as well. Both the top and bottom lines have seen growth catalysts lately. Positive and growing operating cash flow tempers the risk of high levels of leverage and owning a massive real estate portfolio.

Iron Mountain, Tanger, Four Corners, Essential Properties, and Chatham Lodging delivered outsized REIT returns by exploiting price-value gaps during market panics. My disciplined value investing approach focuses on durable business models, strong balance sheets, and buying below intrinsic value, not market timing or headline chasing. IRM and SKT now trade at premium valuations, while EPRT and FCPT remain attractively priced with solid growth and conservative payout ratios; CLDT reached fair value and was exited.

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Increased demand for risk management, cost optimization and operational efficiency solutions will likely help the Zacks Business - Information Services industry prosper. RCRUY, IRM and VRSK are well-positioned to benefit from this surge.

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Iron Mountain Incorporated IRM shares have rallied 30.2% in the past three months compared with the industry's growth of 10.2%.

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