CORZ
Core Scientific, Inc.
CORZ's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
NVDA has the edge over CORZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
CORZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure |
CORZ's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
NVDA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NVDA's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CORZ PE Valuation
CORZ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 48x next year's earnings.
NVDA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $166 | — |
| Current | 21x | $166 | — |
| Cheap | 44x | $345 | +108% |
| Fair | 65x | $511 | +207% |
| Expensive | 93x | $734 | +342% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NVDA's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings.
CORZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CORZ has the edge over NVDA on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
NVDA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for NVDA, but weaker profitability.
CORZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.30 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$3.31 | -5617% |
| Q2 2026 | -$4.23 | -$3.57 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.95 | +$4.18 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.35 | +$6.94 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.06 | +$5.48 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.66 | +$3.70 |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.13 | -4046% |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.59 | -$4.91 |
CORZ has swung to a loss: it lost $3.31 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
NVDA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.77 | +74% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.91 | +125% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.53 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.90 | +67% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.03 | +59% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.51 | +65% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.10 | +81% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.94 | +147% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.54 | +234% |
NVDA has the edge over CORZ on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CORZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $232.9M | +187% |
| Q2 2026 | $164.2M | +109% |
| Q1 2026 | $115.2M | +45% |
| Q4 2025 | $79.8M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $81.1M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $78.6M | -44% |
| Q1 2025 | $79.5M | -56% |
| Q4 2024 | $94.9M | -33% |
CORZ's revenue is growing: $233M last quarter, up 187% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 31% | +99 points |
| Q2 2026 | -48% | -14 points |
| Q1 2026 | -269% | -210 points |
| Q4 2025 | -147% | -78 points |
| Q3 2025 | -68% | -24 points |
| Q2 2025 | -33% | -38 points |
| Q1 2025 | -59% | -90 points |
| Q4 2024 | -69% | -72 points |
CORZ's operating margin was 31% last quarter, up 99 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2022.
NVDA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $96.2B | +106% |
| Q2 2026 | $81.6B | +85% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.1B | +73% |
| Q4 2025 | $57B | +62% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.7B | +56% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.1B | +69% |
| Q1 2025 | $39.3B | +78% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.1B | +94% |
NVDA has the edge over CORZ on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 66% | +5.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 66% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | 65% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 63% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 61% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 49% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 61% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 62% | +4.9 points |
NVDA has the edge over CORZ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CORZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$475.4M | -$362.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$583.9M | -$496.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$139.3M | -$10.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$121.7M | -$106.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$112.7M | -$87.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$87.3M | -$85.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$129M | -$119.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$15M | -249% |
CORZ has burned cash in most quarters: −$1.3B over the past year, against −$344M the year before.
NVDA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21.4B | +59% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.6B | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.9B | +124% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.1B | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.5B | -0.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.2B | +75% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.6B | +38% |
| Q3 2024 | $13.5B | +113% |
NVDA has the edge over CORZ on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CORZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +44% | +144M shares |
| 1 year | +47% | +150M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +93.2M shares |
CORZ has 469M diluted shares, up 47% from a year ago.
NVDA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -106M shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -247M shares |
| 3 years | -2.8% | -705M shares |
| 5 years | -4.1% | -1B shares |
| Available history | -1.8% | -435M shares |
NVDA has the edge over CORZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.7B |
| Q2 2026 | $19.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $12.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $9.7B |
| Q2 2025 | $14.1B |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B |
| Q4 2024 | $11B |
NVDA spent $55.3B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
CORZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2024 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2023 | 8.1x | High |
CORZ's net debt is about 3.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.1 years a year ago.
NVDA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
NVDA's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
CORZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.2 | Oversold |
CORZ's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
NVDA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.1 | Oversold |
NVDA's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
CORZ PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CORZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CORZ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NVDA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NVDA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 28x | 25% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
NVDA is trading at 21x earnings, a 25% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
CORZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.4 | 0.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.7 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $16.1 | 11% below |
NVDA has stronger trend alignment. CORZ is above 0 of 4 weekly averages versus NVDA above 1 of 5.
NVDA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $208.9 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $212.0 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $199.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $175.1 | 5.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $123.6 | 34% above |
NVDA has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 34% above its 200-week average.
CORZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.46 | $14.1 | +306% |
| 2025 | $14.1 | $15.3 | +8.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.3 | $14.4 | -6% |
CORZ has the edge over NVDA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NVDA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.92 | $13.0 | +119% |
| 2021 | $13.0 | $29.6 | +128% |
| 2022 | $29.6 | $15.2 | -49% |
| 2023 | $15.2 | $49.5 | +226% |
| 2024 | $49.5 | $137.0 | +177% |
| 2025 | $137.0 | $190.5 | +39% |
| 2026 YTD | $190.5 | $166.2 | -13% |
NVDA's yearly returns have swung widely, from +226% in 2023 to −49% in 2022. It's down 13% so far in 2026.