CORZ
Core Scientific, Inc.
CORZ has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over CORZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
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.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK'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.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK's PE is 7.5x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
CORZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CORZ to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
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.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over CORZ in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over CORZ on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK 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.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK 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.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has the edge over CORZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
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.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
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).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK is trading at 7.5x earnings, a 73% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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 |
SNDK has stronger trend alignment. CORZ is above 0 of 4 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-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 finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 6% so far in 2026.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over CORZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.