CoreWeave Inc-A(CRWV) - 2025 Q4 - Earnings Call Transcript

Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - CoreWeave generated over $5.1 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025, representing a 168% year-over-year increase [4] - Q4 revenue was $1.6 billion, up 110% year-over-year [22] - Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 was $898 million, nearly doubling from $486 million in Q4 of 2024, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 57% [25] - Operating expenses in Q4 totaled $1.7 billion, including $157 million in stock-based compensation [24] - Net loss for Q4 was $452 million compared to a $51 million net loss in Q4 of 2024 [25] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - CoreWeave's contracted revenue backlog grew to $66.8 billion, an increase of over 4x year-over-year [23] - The average weighted contract length increased from approximately 4 years to roughly 5 years [23] - The number of customers committing to spend at least $1 million on CoreWeave Cloud grew by nearly 150% [8] Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - CoreWeave added approximately 260 megawatts of active power in Q4, bringing total active power to over 850 megawatts across 43 data centers [12][35] - The company contracted close to 2 gigawatts of additional power in 2025, ending the year with over 3.1 gigawatts of contracted capacity [13] - Average H100 pricing in Q4 was within 10% of the start of the year, while average A100 pricing increased in 2025 [9] Company Strategy and Development Direction - CoreWeave is focused on building and operating large purpose-built AI clusters to meet the growing demand for AI workloads [5] - The company plans to add more than 5 gigawatts of additional data center capacity by 2030 [10] - CoreWeave is evolving its platform to unlock new margin-accretive avenues for growth, including expanding its proprietary cloud stack [11] Management's Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - Management noted that demand from hyperscalers, AI natives, and enterprise customers is intensifying, with a diversified customer base [6] - The company expects 2026 CapEx to be at least $30 billion, more than double the 2025 investment, reflecting contracted demand [17] - For 2026, revenue is expected to be in the range of $12 billion to $13 billion, representing approximately 140% growth year-over-year at the midpoint [32] Other Important Information - CoreWeave's financing structure is designed to match its deployment model, with a significant portion of term debt structured as delayed draw facilities [27] - The company raised approximately $2.6 billion through its inaugural convertible senior notes offering in Q4 [28] - CoreWeave's weighted average cost of capital has decreased by 300 basis points over the last year and nearly 600 basis points since 2023 [30] Q&A Session Summary Question: Can you unpack the dynamics of CapEx and revenue guidance? - Management explained that much of the new capacity came online towards the end of the quarter, with monetization expected in 2026 [40] Question: What do contracts with enterprise customers look like? - Management stated that contracts with enterprise customers are similar in tenure to hyperscale contracts, tailored to individual business models [42] Question: Can you quantify your blended cost of capital? - Management noted a 300 basis point drop in cost of capital over the last year, driven by improved business performance and creditworthiness [48] Question: How confident is the company in the rate of CapEx growth? - Management expressed confidence in the demand for computing infrastructure and the stability of revenue from long-term contracts [82]