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Core Scientific

NSQ:CORZ · US21874A1060
SoftwareMedium

360

21
EV / EBIT3
Price / Owner Earnings69
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales22
EV / Gross Profit9
Price/Book91
Returns on capital17
EBIT Margin18
Gross Profitability15
Accruals96
Owner Earnings Margin9
Sales growth96
Profit growth11
Reinvestment74
Price momentum89
Debt load3
Refinancing13
Debt Payback1
Liquidity12
Analyst ratings71
Opinion Changes12
Price Target Upside18
Market mood59
Value Creation3/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Core Scientific doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySoftware
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Employees224
ISINUS21874A1060
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Machine LearningCryptocurrencyBlockchainMining TechnologyData Center TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceData Centers and FacilitiesArtificial Intelligence AIData MiningSoftware

Description

Core Scientific, Inc. designs, builds and operates large-scale, purpose-built data centers that support high-density colocation services and digital asset mining for both its own account and to a lesser extent, third-party customers. The company’s d…

Analysis

Hope premium

Core Scientific, Inc. is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 3/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
71
2026

All-time high

71

Jun 2026

All-time low

34

Mar 2026

Average rank

53

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
22
Price/Earnings
92
Price/Book
91
Dividend Yield
1
Value (overall)
85

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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