CoreWeave stock falls on weak revenue forecast despite earnings beat
CoreWeave, the AI cloud company, reported first-quarter revenue that exceeded analyst estimates, but its second-quarter revenue outlook fell short of Wall Street expectations. The company also raised the low end of its 2026 capital spending forecast. The mixed results sent shares lower as investors focused on the soft forward guidance rather than the strong quarterly performance. CoreWeave specializes in providing cloud infrastructure for AI workloads, competing with major providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
Key facts
- CoreWeave topped first-quarter revenue estimates
- Second-quarter revenue outlook trailed Wall Street expectations
- Company raised the low end of its 2026 capital spending forecast
- Stock sank on the soft revenue outlook
- CoreWeave is an AI cloud company
- First-quarter results were strong
- Investors focused on forward guidance rather than quarterly beat
Entities
Institutions
- CoreWeave
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft Azure
Sources
- Quartz —