Supermicro Computer stock sinks on $7 billion equity raise

Supermicro Computer stock sinks on $7 billion equity raise Ines Ferré · Senior Business Reporter Updated Thu, June 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM GMT+2 1 min read What happened: Supermicro Computer ( SMCI ) stock tumbled 19% at the open on Wednesday. What's behind the move: The AI server maker announced plans to raise approximately $7 billion through a combination of equity and equity-linked financing. Supermicro said the capital will be used to purchase components to fulfill roughly $39 billion in AI server orders it received in recent weeks.

The move highlights the strong demand for AI-related hardware but also raises concerns about shareholder dilution. Shares of Supermicro extended declines from Tuesday, when the stock dropped 12%. Year to date, the stock is still up 13% amid a boom in AI server demand.

What else you need to know: Supermicro joins a growing list of companies raising cash in the public market in order to expand AI-related initiatives. Alphabet ( GOOG , GOOGL ) recently announced an $80 billion equity capital raise, which was later upsized to $84. 75 billion.

The company plans to use the money to expand its AI infrastructure and compute capabilities. The capital raise comes ahead of major AI-related IPOs, including SpaceX ( SPAX. PVT ), Anthropic ( ANTH.

PVT ), and OpenAI ( OPAI. PVT ). Ines Ferre is a senior business reporter for Yahoo Finance.

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