CRWV
CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock
CRWV has a slight edge over PANW overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
PANW
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
PANW offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CRWV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
CRWV's revenue and balance sheet are currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
PANW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PANW's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its profitability is stable.
CRWV PE Valuation
CRWV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PANW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 48x | $19.37 | -94% |
| Forward | 74x | $323 | — |
| Fair | 117x | $46.90 | -85% |
| Expensive | 344x | $138 | -57% |
| Current | 807x | $323 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PANW's PE is in its expensive range at 807x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 74x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
CRWV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
CRWV has the edge over PANW on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
PANW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PANW, but weaker profitability.
CRWV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$4.31 | -$1.83 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.26 | -$0.16 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.72 | +$0.62 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.81 | -$0.64 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.48 | -$0.06 |
CRWV lost $4.31 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
PANW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.34 | +985% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.40 | -75% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.21 | -32% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.80 | +0.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.57 | -59% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.60 | -56% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.77 | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.79 | -44% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.85 | +333% |
PANW has the edge over CRWV on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CRWV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | +168% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.6B | +112% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1B | +112% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B | +110% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +134% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +207% |
| Q1 2025 | $981.6M | +420% |
| Q4 2024 | $747.4M | +544% |
CRWV has the edge over PANW on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.7% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6.9% | -4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.7% | -21 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | -16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6% | -18 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.8% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +17 points |
CRWV has the edge over PANW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PANW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4B | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $3B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5B | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3B | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3B | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | +14% |
PANW's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $3.4B last quarter, up 34% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5% | -15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -6.1% | -16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +4.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | +8.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.6% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +7.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +1.9 points |
PANW's operating margin was 5% last quarter, down 15 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CRWV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$7.5B | -$6.8B |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.7B | -$3B |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.7B | -$3.4B |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.5B | +$810.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$699.8M | -$125.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.7B | -$339.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.3B | -553% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.3B | -$2.2B |
CRWV has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$20.4B over the past year, against −$8.1B the year before.
PANW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $788M | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $384M | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $934.5M | +101% |
| Q2 2025 | $560.4M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $509.4M | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B | -1.6% |
PANW has the edge over CRWV on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CRWV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +8M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +61.1M shares |
CRWV has 559M diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $1.5M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $32.1M |
PANW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.6% | -37M shares |
| 1 year | +7.7% | +54.7M shares |
| 3 years | +12% | +79.4M shares |
| 5 years | +32% | +186M shares |
| Available history | +32% | +184M shares |
PANW has the edge over CRWV on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $500M |
| Q1 2024 | — |
CRWV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 7.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 19.3x | High |
CRWV has more cash than debt.
PANW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
PANW has the edge over CRWV on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CRWV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.3 | Oversold |
CRWV's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
PANW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.8 | Oversold |
PANW's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
CRWV PE vs Technology Sector
CRWV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PANW PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PANW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 807x | 28x | 2,795% above |
| PE % | 89 | 35 | 54 pts above |
PANW is trading at 807x earnings, a 2795% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
CRWV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $66.6 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $77.4 | 27% below |
| 50 week MA | $87.4 | 35% below |
PANW has stronger trend alignment. CRWV is above 0 of 3 weekly averages versus PANW above 3 of 5.
PANW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $365.2 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $355.8 | 9.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $260.9 | 24% above |
| 100 week MA | $225.6 | 43% above |
| 200 week MA | $182.3 | 77% above |
PANW has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 77% above its 200-week average.
CRWV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $40.0 | $76.4 | +91% |
| 2026 YTD | $76.4 | $56.6 | -26% |
CRWV has finished every year since 2025 higher, and it's down 26% so far in 2026.
PANW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $38.9 | $61.2 | +57% |
| 2021 | $61.2 | $93.6 | +53% |
| 2022 | $93.6 | $70.6 | -25% |
| 2023 | $70.6 | $147.4 | +109% |
| 2024 | $147.4 | $186.2 | +26% |
| 2025 | $186.2 | $188.5 | +1.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.5 | $322.7 | +71% |
PANW has the edge over CRWV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.