CRWV
CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock
CRWV offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has a slight edge over CRWV overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
CRWV PE Valuation
CRWV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x 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 VZ on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ 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 VZ on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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's operating margin was 5.7% last quarter, up 1.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ's revenue has held roughly level: $34.3B last quarter, up 1.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over CRWV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ 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 |
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over CRWV on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
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 the edge over VZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
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).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
CRWV PE vs Technology Sector
CRWV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
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 |
VZ has stronger trend alignment. CRWV is above 0 of 3 weekly averages versus VZ above 5 of 5.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% 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.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over CRWV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.