CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock · CRWV · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026

CoreWeave Q3: 168% Revenue Growth, Higher FY2026 Guidance

CoreWeave’s Q3 growth, margin progress and raised FY2026 outlook support the case for strong near-term demand. Whether that growth compounds over the next year depends on pricing discipline, capacity delivery and access to capital amid potential industry supply growth.

Why did CRWV fall 0.5% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q3?

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Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $-1.27 Consensus $-1.27
EPS surprise 0.0% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $3.66B Consensus $3.54B
Revenue surprise +3.3% Reported versus consensus
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Market reaction

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Stock move -0.5% Event window
SPY move -0.4% Same window
Abnormal move -0.1% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.3× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with Q2, management reported faster year-over-year revenue growth in Q3, a larger backlog and double-digit adjusted operating margin. It also raised FY2026 revenue and adjusted operating income guidance and increased its year-end ARR target.

Guidance delta

Management raised FY2026 revenue guidance to $13–13.3 billion and adjusted operating income guidance to $1.275–1.375 billion; its ARR target is $20–21 billion by year-end 2026.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue was $3.7 billion, up 168% year over year and above the high end of guidance.
  • Adjusted operating margin exceeded 10%, a quarter earlier than planned; backlog reached $133 billion.
  • Management said roughly $9 billion in customer prepayments and deposits are expected over the next three months.

Management priorities

  • Expand active power capacity and continue international growth.
  • Broaden enterprise adoption of CoreWeave Forge and Omni and scale managed inference.
  • Fund capacity investment through customer commitments and asset-level financing.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
CRWV EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 6 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '25 estimate $-0.23 Q2 '25 actual $-0.27, miss Q3 '25 estimate $-0.40 Q3 '25 actual $-0.08, beat Q4 '25 estimate $-0.50 Q4 '25 actual $-0.56, miss Q1 '26 estimate $-0.92 Q1 '26 actual $-1.11, miss Q2 '26 estimate $-1.21 Q2 '26 actual $-1.03, beat Q3 '26 estimate $-1.27 Q3 '26 actual $-1.27, match Q4 '26 estimate $-0.71 Q1 '27 estimate $-0.73 Q2 '27 estimate $-0.64 Q3 '27 estimate $-0.51

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy33 ratings
Bullish2369.7%
Neutral824.2%
Bearish26.1%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$61.55Current
$58Low
$128.28Average
$250High

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainNov 9, 2026
Rosenblatt Buy BuyMaintainNov 9, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainNov 4, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainOct 23, 2026
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainOct 23, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

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FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Raymond JamesJosh Beck$75$54.24 +21.9%Oct 26, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$70$55.6 +13.7%Oct 23, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$105$55.6 +70.6%Oct 23, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$124$62.13 +101.5%Oct 21, 2026
BNP ParibasDaniel Wang$117$61.12 +90.1%Oct 19, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

CoreWeave, Inc. operates a specialized cloud computing platform designed to empower generative AI (GenAI) applications. It constructs the fundamental infrastructure necessary to manage intensive compute workloads for large enterprises. The company's comprehensive suite of offerings includes high-performance GPU and CPU compute resources, robust storage solutions, advanced networking capabilities, and fully managed services. Clients can choose from flexible virtual servers or powerful bare-metal options. Beyond core hardware, its platform integrates sophisticated tools like a fleet lifecycle controller, a node lifecycle controller, Tensorizer, and advanced observability features. CoreWeave's expertise also extends to specialized services, such as visual effects (VFX) and rendering, AI model training, AI inference, and "Mission Control." Originally incorporated in 2017 as Atlantic Crypto Corporation, the company rebranded to CoreWeave, Inc. in December 2019 and is headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey.

Historical context

All CRWV earnings
+19.3%FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026-11.4%FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026-18.5%FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

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Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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