Quick Stats: CoreWeave Q3 2026 Earnings Results
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Earnings Date | November 10, 2026, after US market close (results 4:05 PM ET, about 2:35 AM IST; call 5:00 PM ET, about 3:30 AM IST, November 11) |
| Actual Revenue | $3.66B vs $3.55B LSEG estimate, beat by 3.1%, up 168% YoY |
| Adjusted EPS | Loss of $0.95 vs expected loss of $1.16 (LSEG) |
| GAAP EPS | Loss of $1.27 vs loss of $0.22 a year earlier |
| Adjusted Operating Income | $379M, 10% margin, vs guidance of $200M to $260M |
| Revenue Backlog | About $132.5B, up from about $104B at the end of Q2 |
| FY2026 Revenue Guidance | $13.0B to $13.3B, raised from $12.4B to $13.2B |
| Stock Reaction | Volatile after hours; about 5.7% higher near $51.51 in late trading, from a $48.73 close |
CoreWeave Q3 2026: Result, Stock Reaction and What Actually Happened
Specialized AI cloud infrastructure provider CoreWeave reported its Q3 2026 financial results on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, following the close of regular US trading hours. The release arrived at 4:05 PM ET (2:35 AM IST on November 11 for Indian traders), with CEO Michael Intrator and CFO Nitin Agrawal hosting the analyst conference call at 5:00 PM ET (3:30 AM IST). Ahead of the event, we outlined critical debt coverage ratios and capacity hurdles in our CoreWeave Q3 2026 earnings preview.
Consolidated revenue climbed to $3.66 billion, up 168% year on year, clearing the $3.55 billion LSEG estimate cited by Reuters by 3.1% and topping the $3.60 billion upper ceiling of management’s guided band. The adjusted net loss per share narrowed to $0.95, beating the $1.16 loss modeled by consensus.
Adjusted operating income reached $379 million, exceeding the top of company guidance by $119 million, while total contracted revenue backlog climbed to approximately $132.5 billion. CEO Michael Intrator characterized the period as a “breakout quarter” for the business.
CoreWeave shares traded with elevated volatility after the release. After closing the regular session at $48.73 (down 0.5% on the day, having touched a 52-week low of $40.58 on November 5), the stock swung between a gain of nearly 11% and an initial drop of 4.5% before settling roughly 5.7% higher near $51.51. The reaction remained well within the 18% post-earnings swing implied by options markets.
Historically, CoreWeave stock had declined following four of its previous five reports despite top-line beats, as market participants focused on rapid debt accumulation and cash burn. This report addressed both operational execution and financing constraints: revenue and backlog exceeded expectations, while CFO Nitin Agrawal placed explicit limits on future parent-level capital raises and ruled out additional unsecured debt through 2027.
Also Read: AMD Q3 2026 Earnings Results for the chip side of the AI infrastructure build. For the wider calendar, see our earnings season guide and the US stocks hub.
The Numbers That Actually Mattered
Revenue Reached $3.66B (+168% YoY), Adding Over $1B in a Single Quarter
Revenue rose 168% year on year to $3.66 billion, from $1.36 billion a year earlier, and 42% from $2.58 billion in Q2, an increase of $1.09 billion in a single quarter (our calculation).
The result beat the FactSet consensus of $3.54 billion and the Bloomberg consensus of $3.56 billion, as well as the LSEG figure.
CoreWeave added more than 200 MW of active power during the quarter, taking the total above 1.7 GW, and named new customers including Canva, Substack and Wayve, along with expanded work for OpenAI, Cohere, Jane Street and Perplexity.
Revenue Backlog Rose 27% in a Quarter to About $132.5B
The revenue backlog rose to about $132.5 billion at September 30, up 138% from $55.6 billion a year earlier and about $28.5 billion, or 27%, from about $104 billion at the end of June (our calculation).
That increase is larger than the more than $25 billion of new commitments CoreWeave disclosed in September, which suggests the company kept signing contracts after the early part of the quarter. Contracted power rose by more than 900 MW to over 4.6 GW, of which more than 1.3 GW is outside the US, including India, Indonesia and Spain.
Adjusted Operating Margin Reached 10%, but Net Interest Kept Results in the Red
Adjusted operating income expanded to $379 million (a 10% operating margin), doubling from $128 million (a 5% margin) in Q2.
Adjusted EBITDA reached $2.26 billion (a 62% margin), providing 2.7x coverage over quarterly net interest expense of $846 million.
However, because interest expense still exceeded adjusted operating profit by more than two to one, CoreWeave posted a GAAP net loss of $709 million ($1.27 per share), compared to a net loss of $110 million in Q3 2025. Net interest expense finished $14 million below the low end of management’s $860 million to $940 million guidance range.
Capital Spending of $14.5B Ran Above Guidance and Free Cash Flow Stayed Negative
Capital expenditure was $14.5 billion on CoreWeave’s own definition, about $1 billion above the top of its $11.5 billion to $13.5 billion guidance.
Cash spent on property and equipment was $9.44 billion against operating cash flow of $1.98 billion, which leaves free cash flow of about negative $7.5 billion for the quarter (our calculation).
Total debt reached about $46.9 billion on September 30, according to the balance sheet and Reuters. During the quarter, CoreWeave raised about $4.2 billion through convertible notes, closed a $2.6 billion delayed-draw term loan and set up a program to sell up to 35 million shares.
Quarterly Trend: CoreWeave
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY Growth | Adj. Operating Margin | Adjusted EPS | Revenue Backlog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $1.36B | +134% | 16% | -$0.08 | $55.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $1.57B | +110% | 6% | -$0.56 | $66.8B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.08B | +112% | 1% | -$1.11 | $99.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.58B | +112% | 5% | -$1.03 | About $104B |
| Q3 2026 | $3.66B | +168% | 10% | -$0.95 | About $132.5B |
Source: CoreWeave earnings Q3 releases and presentations (SEC Form 8-K). Adjusted EPS from the Associated Press and Reuters, as CoreWeave does not print it in its release.
Revenue growth re-accelerated to 168% in Q3 after three quarters between 110% and 112%, and the adjusted loss per share narrowed for the second quarter in a row. Adjusted operating margin has recovered from 1% in Q1 to 10%, although it remains below the 16% of a year earlier. The backlog has grown in every quarter shown, from $55.6 billion to about $132.5 billion.
What Management Said and What It Changes
Management used the call to answer the funding questions that drove the October selloff and to set out its pricing view:
- No New Unsecured Debt Through 2027: Agrawal said that at current yields, CoreWeave does “not intend to issue additional parent-level unsecured debt through 2027”, according to CNBC. He also said the company expects to raise less than $5 billion of incremental parent-level capital through 2027.
- Funding the 2027 Build: Agrawal said CoreWeave expects 2027 capital expenditure to stay in line with 2026, and Intrator said most of that capital should come from customer prepayments and financing from hardware partners. In the release, Intrator said CoreWeave expects about $9 billion of prepayments and deposits over the next three months.
- Pricing: Intrator said that as installed compute becomes scarcer, “GPU pricing may stay higher for longer”, according to SiliconANGLE. CNBC reported that he said CoreWeave is choosing not to sell all its capacity to buyers already waiting, and to bring infrastructure to market when it is further along.
- Power and Regulation: Intrator said CoreWeave does not expect any impact from recent regulatory changes, and CNBC reported that almost all its power is online, permitted or under construction.
Management’s commitment to limit parent-level equity dilution and halt unsecured debt issuance removes a key liquidity overhang that pressured the stock during October. Attention now turns to whether customer prepayments and asset-level debt facilities materialize as projected.
Guidance: Full Year 2026 and Q4
| Guidance Metric | New Guidance | Prior Guidance | Consensus | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 revenue | $13.0B to $13.3B | $12.4B to $13.2B | $12.86B (LSEG) | Midpoint up 2.7% |
| FY2026 adjusted operating income | $1.275B to $1.375B | $960M to $1.15B | $1.07B (Visible Alpha) | Midpoint up 26% |
| FY2026 capital expenditure | $37B to $39B | $35B to $39B | $37.69B (Visible Alpha) | Low end raised |
| Exit-2026 annualized run-rate revenue | $20B to $21B | $18.5B to $19.5B | Not available | Midpoint up 7.9% |
| Year-end 2026 active power | More than 1.85 GW | More than 1.85 GW | Not available | Unchanged |
| Q4 2026 interest expense | $1.05B to $1.15B | Not issued | Not available | Up about 30% from Q3 |
Source: CoreWeave Q3 2026 release; prior guidance from the Q2 2026 call. Consensus from LSEG via Reuters and CNBC, and Visible Alpha via CNBC. Percentage changes are our calculations on guidance midpoints.
CoreWeave did not give separate Q4 revenue guidance; the updated full-year target implies Q4 revenue of approximately $4.69 billion to $4.99 billion (deducting $8.31 billion in nine-month revenue). The $4.84 billion midpoint sits 3% above the $4.69 billion Q4 consensus on Yahoo Finance.
The same math implies Q4 adjusted operating income of $747 million to $847 million (a 16% to 17% margin), which will remain below guided fourth-quarter interest charges ($1.05 billion to $1.15 billion). Implied Q4 capital spending drops to between $6.4 billion and $8.4 billion, reflecting that infrastructure deliveries were pulled forward into Q3.
How CoreWeave Q3 2026 Earnings Impact the Stock: Trader’s Takeaway
CoreWeave’s Q3 2026 report gives the stock a stronger operating base and clearer funding limits, but the after-hours swings show that traders remain divided on the balance sheet. The stock traded near $51.51 late in the evening, about 5.7% above the November 10 close and well above the November 5 low of $40.58.
Bullish Case
If traders accept the funding limits and focus on the raised guidance, the stock could recover more of its October losses. The first resistance sits near $54, the top of the trading channel identified by Investing.com’s Ali Merchant, followed by about $55 and the $60 to $65 area listed by TradingKey. Analyst targets set before the report remain far above the share price, with Rosenblatt keeping a Buy rating while cutting its target to $160 from $250 on November 9, and TipRanks showing an average target of $123.21.
Bearish Case
If traders focus on interest costs and continued cash burn, the after-hours gain could fade. Interest expense is guided to rise to $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion in Q4, free cash flow was about negative $7.5 billion in Q3, and total debt is about $46.9 billion. The first support is the $48.73 November 10 close, followed by $43 to $45 and the $40 area near the IPO price, according to TradingKey, and the November 5 low of $40.58. HSBC rates the stock Reduce with a $39 target, below all of those levels, and Morgan Stanley rates it Equal Weight with a $70 target.
For Indian traders, the results arrived at approximately 2:35 AM IST on November 11, well before Indian equity markets open at 9:15 AM IST, and the first full US regular session after the report begins at 8:00 PM IST.
Earnings Surprise History
CoreWeave has beaten revenue consensus in 5 of the last 5 quarters but has beaten adjusted EPS consensus in only 3 of them, and its stock fell the next day after three of the four previous reports.
| Quarter | Adjusted EPS | Consensus | EPS Result | Next-Session Stock Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -$0.08 | -$0.40 | Beat | -16.3% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.56 | -$0.50 | Miss | -18.5% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.11 | -$0.92 | Miss | -11.4% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.03 | -$1.21 | Beat | +19.3% |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.95 | -$1.16 | Beat | About +5.7% after hours |
Consensus sources: TipRanks for Q3 2025 to Q2 2026, LSEG via Reuters for Q3 2026. Next-session moves from TipRanks and Yahoo Finance. Vendors differ, and some outlets compare GAAP EPS of -$1.27 with GAAP-basis estimates instead.
The pattern suggests that the stock has reacted to guidance more than to the EPS result. The only previous gain followed the Q2 2026 report, when CoreWeave raised its full-year guidance, while the two EPS misses, in Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, came with next-quarter revenue guidance below consensus and were followed by double-digit declines.
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FAQs
Did CoreWeave beat earnings in Q3 2026?
Yes, CoreWeave beat Wall Street expectations across both top and bottom lines. Revenue reached $3.66 billion against the $3.55 billion LSEG consensus (up 168% YoY), topping the $3.60 billion upper limit of its guided band. The adjusted net loss per share was $0.95 versus an expected loss of $1.16, and adjusted operating income reached $379 million, clearing the guided $200 million to $260 million range.
What was CoreWeave's revenue in Q3 2026?
CoreWeave's Q3 2026 revenue was $3.66 billion, up 168% year on year and 42% from Q2, an increase of more than $1 billion in a single quarter. Its revenue backlog rose to about $132.5 billion from about $104 billion at the end of June, and its contracted power passed 4.6 GW.
What is CoreWeave's outlook after Q3 2026 earnings?
CoreWeave raised its 2026 revenue guidance to $13.0 billion to $13.3 billion, above the $12.86 billion LSEG estimate, and its adjusted operating income guidance to $1.275 billion to $1.375 billion. It now expects annualized run-rate revenue of $20 billion to $21 billion by the end of 2026 and Q4 interest expense of $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion.
How did CoreWeave stock react to Q3 2026 earnings?
CoreWeave stock swung sharply after hours, moving between a gain of nearly 11% and a loss of about 4.5% before trading about 5.7% higher near $51.51, according to Investing.com. The shares had closed at $48.73 on November 10, about 32% lower for the year and about 20% above their November 5 low of $40.58.
