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CoreWeave’s Q1 Tops Forecasts as AI Backlog Nears $100 Billion

The GPU cloud provider faces heavy build costs that keep profits out of reach.

Overview

  • The company reported about $2.08–$2.1 billion in Q1 revenue, beating Wall Street expectations by a wide margin.
  • Contracted backlog grew roughly 284% year over year to nearly $100 billion, pointing to multi‑year orders from large AI customers.
  • CoreWeave runs data centers packed with Nvidia GPUs and rents computing power to firms like Meta and Microsoft for generative AI work.
  • Losses continued with EPS at -$1.12 as technology and infrastructure spending jumped 127% to $1.27 billion, and expansion relies on debt.
  • Guidance calls for $2.45–$2.6 billion in Q2 revenue and operating income near $90 million, while Deutsche Bank raised its price target to $135 and Jim Cramer flagged high volatility.