Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) Stock

Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ) is a Financials stock trading at $18.51 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $5.95B. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Core Scientific, Inc. operates facilities for digital asset mining and colocation services in North America. It provides blockchain infrastructure, software solutions, and services. The company mines digital assets for its own account and provides hosting colocation services for other large-scale miners. It operates in two segments, Equipment Sales and Hosting. The company owns and operates computer equipment that is used to process transactions conducted on one or more blockchain networks in exchange for transaction processing fees rewarded in digital currency assets, commonly referred to as mining; and datacenter facilities to provide colocation and hosting services for distributed ledger technology, also commonly known as blockchain. It also develops blockchain-based platforms and applications, including infrastructure management, security technologies, mining optimization, and recordkeeping. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas. On December 21, 2022, Core Scientific, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Understand Core Scientific, Inc.: how it makes money

Core Scientific operates facilities for digital asset mining and colocation services in North America, it makes money by mining digital assets with its own computer equipment and by providing hosting colocation for other miners.

Because the company earns revenue from blockchain transaction processing tied to the computer equipment it owns and operates (self-mining) and from hosting other miners’ capacity, profitability largely depends on how much billable and energized capacity it can deliver and keep earning against, relative to its cost of revenue.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Equipment Sales$0.0B
Hosting$0.1B

Business quality (Solid): The business model is clearly centered on mining and hosting capacity, but the latest quarter shows a very weak operating outcome (operating margin of -269.4%), so investors will need to focus on whether capacity delivery and billings translate into durable operating profitability.

Bull case

  • Capacity conversion underway for a major hosting customer: Billable capacity delivered to CoreWeave is 243, and CoreWeave contract power on track to deliver is 590.
  • Dual revenue streams tied to owned infrastructure: The company operates in two segments, Equipment Sales and Hosting, and its hosting and self-mining rely on computer equipment it owns and operates.

Bear case

  • Very large operating loss in the latest quarter: For the period ended 2026-03-31, operating margin is -269.4%, despite a gross margin of 26.1%.
  • Business exposure to blockchain economics: Self-mining revenue is driven by transaction processing fees rewarded in digital currency assets, which can create earnings volatility even as capacity changes.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$18.51
Market Cap$5.95B
Price / Sales13.51
FCF Yield-16.1%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$319.02M
Net Margin-90.5%
Revenue Growth (YoY)108.8%
EPS Growth (YoY)8200.0%
FCF Growth (YoY)569.1%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score-1.57 (distress)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Financials)15.1
Industry P/E (Banking)12.9
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($494.46M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorFinancials
IndustryBanking
CEOTodd Duchene
Employees325
CountryUS
IPO Date2024-01-24

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.