CoreWeave (CRWV -4.63%) went public in March and was one of the most anticipated IPOs of the artificial intelligence boom. It's also been one of the best-performing IPOs.
CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) shares plunged Tuesday after a critical analyst note from D.A. Davidson raised concerns about the cloud computing company's financial fundamentals and outlook.
Investing in today's stock market can be tricky given the volatile macroeconomic climate, fueled by the Trump administration's ever-shifting tariff policies. But the artificial intelligence sector remains a robust investment opportunity as organizations around the world race to build artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
CoreWeave is a leading AI hyperscaler with strong competitive advantages, robust data center infrastructure, and highly sticky, recurring multi-year contracts. The company is experiencing explosive growth, highlighted by major deals with OpenAI and large AI enterprises, validating its technology and future adoption potential. I forecast rapid revenue growth through FY28, supported by a massive and expanding AI infrastructure market, with gradual margin expansion despite heavy CAPEX investments.
Nvidia is a significant investor in CoreWeave, and also sells the cloud company a lot of chips.
CoreWeave's early pivot to AI cloud and aggressive GPU acquisition created a supply moat, fueling hypergrowth and multi-year, take-or-pay contracts with top AI clients. Proprietary NVLink-connected clusters deliver superior performance and cost efficiency, enabling premium pricing and industry-leading margins as capacity utilization rises. Contracted backlog covers five years of revenue, supporting high visibility and justifying heavy capex and leverage, with manageable liquidity and project-finance-like debt.
NBIS edges out CRWV as the better AI cloud stock pick, with expanding global reach, platform upgrades, and strategic NVIDIA ties despite near-term EBITDA losses.
Jim Cramer breaks down why he's keeping an eye on shares of CoreWeave.
CoreWeave Inc (NASDAQ:CRWV) is up 4.2% at $107.02 before the bell, extending its impressive rally since going public in late March.
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has driven stock market gains over the past couple of years, but the momentum may be far from over. Not only do analysts predict an AI market of more than $2 trillion by the early 2030s, but current activity in the space supports that.
CoreWeave shares popped more than 18% after the renter of artificial intelligence data centers announced a $2 billion debt offering.
CoreWeave's revenue backlog stands at $29.9 billion, with 20–25% expected to convert annually over 4–5 years. FY2026 revenue is projected between $6.0B and $7.48B, based on backlog conversion and contract recognition timing. EBITDA margins are expected to normalize at 30–32%, yielding $1.79B to $2.39B in FY2026 EBITDA.