Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target
Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) — MoonshotScore 6/100 (Weak band), calculated Oct 4, 2026. Price $16.45 (+0.61%), as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session; market cap $5.29B. Expected results Oct 23, 2026.
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Market value / cash and short-term investments: 2.99× (market value Oct 2, 2026; cash Jun 30, 2026) · expected results Oct 23, 2026
Core Scientific, Inc. · CORZ · NASDAQ · Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Research dated 2026-09-13: Core Scientific mines cryptocurrencies using owned data centers and sells colocation services to other miners and blockchain participants. The business model depends on electricity costs and global crypto asset prices—both deeply volatile, making profitability unpredictable even with stable mining operations.
Price as of Oct 2, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · Core Scientific (CORZ)
WeakWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
Bottom-tier quality, a fragile balance sheet and stalling growth, and it’s expensive on top — broad distress, a capital-preservation call, not a value entry. Business Quality: Poor; Financial Safety: Fragile; Valuation: Bubble; Growth Durability: Shrinking; Momentum: Slipping.
- quarterly revenue $164M (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 2026)
- EPS beat 2 of 8
- Altman Z -1.95 · Piotroski F 3
Holding back: weak fundamentals, balance-sheet strain, a rich price, soft growth
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Weak | |
| 6 | Weak | |
| 6 | Weak | |
| 6 | Weak | |
| 6 | Weak | |
| 6 | Weak |
The score was 6 in the stored Oct 3, 2026 snapshot and remains 6 in the current publication computed Oct 4, 2026 (0).
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
Computed · Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How the MoonshotScore is computed →
Price & valuation
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $16.45 |
| Change on the day | +0.61% |
| 52-week range | $13.36–$30.46 |
| Market capitalisation | $5.29B |
| Price / earnings (trailing) | -71.92 |
| Shares traded on the day | 10.20M |
| Beta (volatility vs the S&P 500) | 5.49 |
Price & events
Triangles mark reported quarters on the line: pointing up is above the recorded estimate, down is below, a diamond means no estimate on file or a dated event that is not a results report. Numbers key to the dated list. Point at or tab to any week for its close.
Events behind the price
- · Earnings results · below the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · below the recorded estimate
- · Earnings call · management outlook
- · Earnings results · below the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · below the recorded estimate
Results dates follow the earnings feed; call dates follow the transcript provider. Nearby dates do not establish that an event caused a price move.
Upcoming events
Management outlook
We see a path to 1.5 gigawatts of gross power supported by grid expansion, the Polaris acquisition and behind-the-meter solutions, and we expect to deliver additional data center capacity outside of our current contract in late 2027.
Adam Sullivan · Statement from
Across our remaining contracted sites, we will continue delivering billable megawatts over the coming months while scaling execution on the CoreWeave contract, positioning us to deliver more than 450 billable by the end of the summer, while remaining on track to deliver the full 590 megawatts by the early 2027.
Matt Brown · Statement from
Statement dates identify the earnings call, not a deadline. Management expectations and provider estimates can change.
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Council score for Core Scientific (CORZ): perspectives
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How to read these bars and different assessments
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On Sep 10, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as fairly valued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 5, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is Core Scientific (CORZ), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
Core Scientific owns and operates data centers that process blockchain transactions in exchange for cryptocurrency rewards, essentially renting computing capacity to the network.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Core Scientific owns and operates data centers that process blockchain transactions in exchange for cryptocurrency rewards, essentially renting computing capacity to the network. On the hosting side, the company charges other miners for access to power and cooling infrastructure at those same facilities. The income statement reflects these economics: revenue rises and falls with mining output and hosting utilization, while operating result swings widely depending on whether equipment is online and profitable.
The balance sheet carries substantial debt from capital-intensive facility buildouts, and quarterly cash flow shows the tension between maintenance spending and operations—sometimes positive when mining margins are strong, sometimes sharply negative when equipment runs at a loss. Gross margin reflects capacity utilization and hardware efficiency rather than pricing power.
What do the latest results show for Core Scientific (CORZ)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $164M.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Results through the recent quarter show sharp losses even as revenue climbed to record levels, indicating that mining margins compressed faster than output grew. Management attributed this to equipment deployment timing and grid capacity constraints—not demand weakness, but infrastructure gaps. The company guided to expanded capacity by late next year, suggesting confidence in future pricing environment recovery.
What separates this outcome from mere operational misstep: cryptocurrency asset prices moved sharply downward in the same period, directly cutting the per-block reward miners receive. No execution improvement can offset that mechanic. Readers watching cash burn and debt ratios matter more than revenue in this business, since a mining operation that produces volume at unprofitable prices consumes cash faster than an idle one.
Where is operating spending going?
Revenue alongside research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, and the FMP standardized operating result.
- Latest quarter · revenue
- $164.20M Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · SG&A
- $49.39M Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · FMP standardized operating result
- −$72.13M Jun 30, 2026
| Period end | Revenue | R&D | SG&A | FMP standardized operating result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | $164.20M | Not available | $49.39M | −$72.13M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $115.24M | Not available | $53.49M | −$23.74M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $79.76M | Not available | $34.95M | $13.00M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $81.10M | Not available | $69.22M | −$65.45M |
USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow.
Did results meet expectations?
Reported earnings and revenue alongside the estimates recorded by the provider.
- Latest report · revenue
- $164.20M Jul 28, 2026
- Latest report · revenue estimate
- $141.08M Jul 28, 2026
- Latest report · revenue vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 28, 2026
- Latest report · EPS vs estimate
- Below estimate Jul 28, 2026
| Report date | Revenue · reported | Revenue · estimate | EPS · reported | EPS · estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $164.20M | $141.08M | −$3.3200 | −$0.0626 |
| May 6, 2026 | $115.24M | $117.04M | −$1.0600 | −$0.0200 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $79.76M | $119.02M | −$0.4200 | −$0.1636 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | $81.10M | $112.02M | −$0.4600 | −$0.0698 |
Dates are report dates, not fiscal period ends. Revenue is in USD; EPS is USD per share, rounded to four decimals. The earnings feed does not establish a basic, diluted or adjusted basis. Earnings-feed EPS may differ from statement EPS; the two series are not combined.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | $164M | -$1.16B | -$3.32 (diluted) |
| Q1 FY2026 | $115M | -$347M | -$1.06 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2025 | $80M | $214M | $0.67 (diluted) |
| Q3 FY2025 | $81M | -$147M | -$0.46 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for Core Scientific (CORZ)?
Short answer
Cash and short-term investments were $1.77B at the Jun 30, 2026 balance-sheet date. Operating cash flow was −$18.93M for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, meaning operations used cash. These figures do not establish a cash runway.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
The company carries debt equal to a substantial fraction of market value, and recent quarterly cash consumption exceeded operating cash generation even after accounting for capital expenditure timing. Cash balance currently covers about several years of burn at recent rates, but only if mining margins recover meaningfully or capital spending slows. The specific vulnerability: if cryptocurrency prices fall further and mining becomes uneconomical, the company would need to either shut facilities (destroying the business case for expansion) or refinance expensive debt in an unfavorable environment.
Counterbalance: the company exited bankruptcy recently and emerged with restructured obligations, giving it some breathing room. Gross margins remain positive at current asset prices, meaning the business covers variable costs. If margins compress to near zero, however, the fixed cost burden of maintaining facilities becomes lethal.
Data-derived red flags
- Financial-distress signal — its Altman Z-Score of -1.95 sits in the distress zone (elevated bankruptcy risk).
- Inconsistent delivery — missed Wall Street EPS estimates in 6 of the last 8 reported quarters.
- Weak fundamentals — a Piotroski F-Score of 3/9 flags soft profitability, leverage or efficiency.
How much cash does the business generate or use?
Quarterly operating cash flow shows cash generated or used by operations.
- Latest quarter · operating cash flow
- −$18.93M Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · operating cash flow
- $249.88M Mar 31, 2026
| Period end | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure (reported) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | −$18.93M | −$565.02M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $249.88M | −$389.23M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $153.07M | −$274.81M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $131.78M | −$254.62M |
Operating cash-flow bars share one scale and show magnitude; negative values mean cash used.
USD. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. Capital expenditure keeps the provider’s reported sign; it is not added here to estimate free cash flow or runway.
What should you watch next at Core Scientific (CORZ)?
Short answer · as of
The next earnings report is expected on Oct 23, 2026.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Watch whether late-year capacity ramps actually deliver as guided and whether mining margins stabilize at levels consistent with debt service. Management called out specific facility milestones tied to the CoreWeave contract and behind-the-meter solutions. If those ship but margins remain crushed, execution excellence means nothing. Conversely, if equipment comes online but demand disappoints, utilization data will reveal that before the next earnings call.
The next turning point: can cryptocurrency prices move sustainably higher, or will they continue the recent decline that compressed margins even as output surged. No company metric isolates that variable, but observing when management stops citing deployment challenges and starts citing market conditions will signal whether they believe the price environment is their real bottleneck.
What management is planning
Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Selected verbatim excerpts; dates follow the transcript provider.
We see a path to 1.5 gigawatts of gross power supported by grid expansion, the Polaris acquisition and behind-the-meter solutions, and we expect to deliver additional data center capacity outside of our current contract in late 2027.
Adam Sullivan ·
Across our remaining contracted sites, we will continue delivering billable megawatts over the coming months while scaling execution on the CoreWeave contract, positioning us to deliver more than 450 billable by the end of the summer, while remaining on track to deliver the full 590 megawatts by the early 2027.
Matt Brown ·
How does Core Scientific compare with its peers?
Short answer
Core Scientific's score ranks 5th of 5 in the bounded comparison shown, against 4 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Core Scientific differs from other miners by its dual revenue model: hosting fees provide cushion when mining becomes uneconomical. If another miner operates only proprietary hardware, a crypto crash immediately destroys profitability. This company collects hosting fees even if its own mining operations shrink to zero, in theory. That said, hosting margins are thinner than mining rewards at peak crypto prices, so hosting revenue is a consolation prize, not a salvation plan.
Compared to blockchain infrastructure companies (which operate base-layer networks and earn transaction fees), Core Scientific is purely merchant—it competes on electricity and capital efficiency, not on protocol adoption or network effects. Compared to traditional energy-intensive industrials, it has no long-term customer contracts, no pricing power, and zero margin of safety in commoditized power markets. The real peer set is other bitcoin miners: Riot, Marathon, and others with similar debt and utilization dynamics.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $33.90 Oct 2, 2026 | $8.63B | 71 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $15.71 Oct 2, 2026 | $4.70B | 67 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $34.23 Oct 2, 2026 | $5.19B | 34 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| $25.06 Oct 2, 2026 | $8.44B | 31 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026 | |
| Core Scientific (CORZ) — this page | $16.45 | $5.29B | 6 |
| $30.99 Sep 15, 2026 | $11.1B | — Model unavailable | |
| $9.30 Date unavailable | $5.45B | — Model unavailable | |
| $50.15 Date unavailable | $5.10B | — Model unavailable | |
| $34.49 Date unavailable | $4.78B | — Model unavailable | |
| $21.77 Date unavailable | $4.58B | — Model unavailable | |
| $58.12 Oct 2, 2026 | $6.25B | — Model unavailable | |
| $193.00 Date unavailable | $6.80B | — Model unavailable | |
| $36.85 Date unavailable | $4.06B | — Model unavailable |
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The records behind this page
Analyst targets & estimates
What analysts have on file
- Price target, low to high
- $16.00 – $40.00
- Consensus target
- $32.46
- Median target
- $35.00
Consensus record · Captured .
Measured against a quoted price of $16.45 (as of Oct 2, 2026).
Insider activity
Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 60 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Sep 28, 2026
- Transactions
- 54
- Identified insiders
- 7
- Purchases
- 3
- Sales
- 39
- Other transactions
- 12
Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
Who holds the shares?
Institutional ownership reported through 13F filings.
- Reporting holders
- 486 Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · holders
- 461 Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
| Holders in provider snapshot | Shares |
|---|---|
| Blackrock, INC. | 28,122,262 |
| Situational Awareness LP | 26,008,473 |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. | 22,882,942 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 18,661,783 |
| Ubs Group AG | 15,889,496 |
Quarterly filings lag the period end. Holder rows are names in the provider snapshot, not a verified ranking; individual filing dates are not supplied. Related managers may appear separately, so these positions are not summed. Holder snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
What has been published about Core Scientific (CORZ)?
CORZ Technology Stock FAQ
Research dated 2026-09-13; the answers below are from that research, and the full attribution is under Sources. The last 2 questions are answered from this page's own dated data, not from the research.
How does the company profit when crypto assets fall sharply?
Hosting fees from other miners provide revenue even if the company's own mining becomes unprofitable. If the company itself stops mining but rents infrastructure to paying customers, revenue continues—albeit at much lower margins than mining rewards. The tradeoff: hosting fees are steady but thin; mining is lumpy but lucrative when cryptocurrency prices permit.
What does Polaris Acquisition add to power capacity?
The facility acquisition expands the company's footprint and, according to management guidance, paves the path to significantly higher megawatt deployment. This is not a strategic partnership but a physical asset purchase that front-loads capital spending to bring online additional mining and hosting capacity. The binding constraint, therefore, shifts from owned capacity to grid connection and customer demand.
Why did gross margin fall despite revenue growth?
Revenue grew as mining output increased and hosting customers came online, but mining rewards per unit fell sharply as cryptocurrency asset prices declined. Lower per-block rewards push the cost-per-unit-produced upward relative to selling price, even if absolute volume soared. Hosting margin is also thinner than peak mining margin, so revenue mix shift alone compressed overall gross profit.
What debt maturity milestones should readers track?
The company's debt structure reflects its bankruptcy emergence and restructuring agreements. Management commentary on capital spending and facility deployment directly affects debt service capacity. If equipment ramps deliver but cash generation disappoints, refinancing risk rises. Current guidance points to late-period capacity delivery, making near-term liquidity the first prove point before longer-term refinancing becomes a debate.
What is the CORZ stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) is $16.45, as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
What is the CORZ price target?
The analyst consensus price target for Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) is $32.46 (range $16.00 to $40.00, median $35.00), per FMP data captured Oct 4, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.
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OFFICIAL — 2 facts from SEC filings and earnings calls
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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prod.outlook | Management outlook — call excerpts | Adam Sullivan (May 6, 2026): We see a path to 1.5 gigawatts of gross power supported by grid expansion, the Polaris acquisition and behind-the-meter solutions, and we expect to deliver additional data center capacity outside of our current contract in late 2027. Matt Brown (May 6, 2026): Across our remaining contracted sites, we will continue delivering billable megawatts over the coming months while scaling execution on the CoreWeave contract, positioning us to deliver more than 450 billable by the end of the summer, while remaining on track to deliver the full 590 megawatts by the early 2027. | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) — Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | |
id.hq | SEC filing business address | 838 Walker Road, Suite 21-2105, Dover, DE, 19904 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer business address — The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "838 Walker Road, Dover, DE, 19904, US". |
FMP — 66 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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earn.next | Next earnings date | Oct 23, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar — The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | |
px.last | Latest provided price | $16.45 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-04T19:44:33.544Z. | |
px.change | Change on the day | +0.61% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalisation | $5.29B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Date unknown Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. FMP quote timestamp: 2026-10-02T20:00:01.000Z. Captured from FMP at 2026-10-04T19:44:31.828Z. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | +$0.10 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q2 FY2026 | $164M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $13.36–$30.46 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote | |
px.pe | Price / earnings (trailing) | -71.92 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 10.20M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.beta | Beta | 5.49 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | Adam Sullivan | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key executives (proxy-derived) — Titles and pay come from the company's proxy statement as our provider parsed it. | |
id.employees | Employees | 325 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) employee count, from the company's filing | |
fin.annual | Revenue and net result by fiscal year | 5 fiscal years, FY2021 through FY2025: FY2021 revenue $544.48M, net result $47.31M; FY2022 revenue $640.31M, net result −$2.15B; FY2023 revenue $502.40M, net result −$246.49M; FY2024 revenue $510.67M, net result −$1.31B; FY2025 revenue $319.02M, net result −$288.62M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements | |
fin.gross_margin | Gross margin (trailing twelve months) | 28.3% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-06-30 | $164.20M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-06-30 | $49.39M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-06-30 | −$72.13M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-03-31 | $115.24M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-03-31 | $53.49M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-03-31 | −$23.74M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-12-31 | $79.76M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-12-31 | $34.95M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-12-31 | $13.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-09-30 | $81.10M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-09-30 | $69.22M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-09-30 | −$65.45M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-07-28 | $164.20M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-07-28 | $141.08M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-07-28 | −$3.3200 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-07-28 | −$0.0626 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-05-06.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-05-06 | $115.24M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-05-06.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-05-06 | $117.04M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-05-06.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-05-06 | −$1.0600 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-05-06.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-05-06 | −$0.0200 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-03-02.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-03-02 | $79.76M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-03-02.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-03-02 | $119.02M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-03-02.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-03-02 | −$0.4200 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-03-02.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-03-02 | −$0.1636 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-24.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2025-10-24 | $81.10M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-24.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2025-10-24 | $112.02M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-24.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2025-10-24 | −$0.4600 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-24.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2025-10-24 | −$0.0698 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q2 FY2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed | |
fin.cash_investments | Cash and short-term investments | $1.77B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. | |
fin.opcf_latest | Latest-quarter operating cash flow | −$18.93M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Period end: 2026-06-30. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. This figure is not a cash-runway estimate. | |
fin.long_term_investments | Long-term investments (classification unverified) | $0.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.total_debt | Total debt | $4.30B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-06-30 | −$18.93M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-03-31 | $249.88M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-06-30 | −$565.02M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-03-31 | −$389.23M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-12-31 | $153.07M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-12-31 | −$274.81M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-09-30 | $131.78M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-09-30 | −$254.62M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
earn.pt_range | Analyst price target, low to high | $16.00 – $40.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_consensus | Consensus analyst price target | $32.46 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_median | Median analyst price target | $35.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
own.insiders | Insider transactions via FMP | 54 transactions · 3 purchases, 39 sales, 12 other transactions · 7 identified insiders · of the newest 60 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Sep 28, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent. | |
own.institutions.depth.holders | Reporting holders | 486 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · holders | 461 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_0.shares | Blackrock, INC. — shares in provider snapshot | 28,122,262 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_1.shares | Situational Awareness LP — shares in provider snapshot | 26,008,473 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_2.shares | Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. — shares in provider snapshot | 22,882,942 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_3.shares | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 18,661,783 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_4.shares | Ubs Group AG — shares in provider snapshot | 15,889,496 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. |
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earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 2 of 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-09-21 · Expired observation | |
fin.scores | Distress and quality screens | Altman Z -1.95 · Piotroski F 3 | UNRECORDED | Stored financial-scores observation — Captured 2026-10-04 |
COMPUTED — 3 facts from our arithmetic, formula restated
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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fin.mcap_to_cash | Market value per dollar of cash and short-term investments | 2.99× | — | COMPUTED | Computed on this page from the figures above — The market capitalisation printed on this page divided by cash and short-term investments of $1.77B at Jun 30, 2026. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. Balance-sheet reference date: 2026-06-30. The inputs do not establish a single common source date for this ratio. |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.revenue_actual.comparison | Latest report · revenue vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported revenue ($164.20M) with the recorded estimate ($141.08M) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-28.eps_actual.comparison | Latest report · EPS vs estimate | Below estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported EPS (−$3.3200) with the recorded estimate (−$0.0626) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
OURS — 2 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 6 of 100 · Weak · pillars 18 / 5 / 3 / 5 / 38 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 6 (stored snapshot Oct 3, 2026) → 6 (current publication computed Oct 4, 2026) (0) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots |
Fact-family notes
- Quarterly statement note. Source series as of 2026-06-30. USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow. Applies to Fact IDs:
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| Evidence | Captured value | Source date | Source type | Source |
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| Business description | Core Scientific, Inc. is a North American enterprise primarily engaged in operating facilities for digital asset mining and providing colocation services for distributed ledger technology. The company actively mines various digital currencies for its proprietary accounts, leveraging specialized computing hardware within its owned and operated data centers to process transactions on blockchain networks in exchange for digital asset rewards. Concurrently, it extends hosting and colocation capabilities to other significant participants in the digital asset mining sector. Beyond these core operations, Core Scientific provides a suite of blockchain infrastructure and software solutions. Its development efforts encompass blockchain-based platforms and applications aimed at areas such as infrastructure management, enhanced security, mining optimization, and robust recordkeeping. Its operational framework is structured into two principal divisions: Equipment Sales and Hosting. The corporate headquarters are situated in Austin, Texas. However, a significant development occurred on December 21, 2022, when Core Scientific, Inc. initiated voluntary reorganization proceedings under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Quarterly income statement (USD thousands) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements |
| Sector / industry (provider taxonomy) | Technology / Software - Infrastructure The company's SEC filings classify it under SIC 6199 — Finance Services. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements |
| Cash and short-term investments over time (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's quarterly balance sheets |
| Annual revenue and net result (USD millions) | Captured record · 5 entries
| 2025-12-31 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements |
| Reported versus estimated, last 8 quarters | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-07-28 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings |
| Management outlook — dated call excerpts | Captured record · 2 entries
Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording. | 2026-05-06 | OFFICIAL | Company earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) |
| Cash, investments and debt | Total debt: $4.30B; Liquidity basis: cash and short-term investments; Total liabilities: $7.68B; Cash and short-term investments: $1.77B; Cash and investments: $1.77B; Long-term investments: $0; Long-term investments classification: unclassified Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet |
| Trailing twelve-month ratio set | Quick ratio: 0.89; Current ratio: 0.89; Debt to equity: -1.78; Net margin: -325.9%; Gross margin: 28.3%; Operating margin: -33.7%; Return on assets: -27.3%; Return on equity: 98.7% Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm |
| Distress and quality screens | Altman Z-score: -1.92; Piotroski F-score: 3 Altman Z below 1.8 is the conventional distress zone. The screen is built for manufacturers and industrials; for banks, insurers and property companies it is not a meaningful reading. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) financial scores |
| Analyst revenue and earnings estimates (average) | Captured record · 4 entries
| 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) analyst estimates |
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ETFs that hold CORZ
Funds in our ETF coverage that list CORZ among the top 10 holdings on their fund page, largest weight first. Each weight is the fund's reported holding weight as of the date in its row.
| ETF | Weight | Holdings as of |
|---|---|---|
| TEKX ETF | 10.27% | |
| REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF (ULTI) | 5.05% |