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Core Scientific, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 2 March 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Total revenue declined year over year: Total revenue was $79.8 million, compared with $94.9 million in the same quarter of 2024. Revenue lines are colocation, digital asset self-mining and hosted mining. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA turned negative: Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $(42.7) million, against $13.3 million a year earlier. The release lists a $60.9 million change in fair value of digital assets and a $15.2 million revenue decrease as drivers, partly offset by lower cash costs. Source
  • Net income came from non-cash gain: Net income was $216.0 million, against a net loss of $291.1 million a year earlier. The company attributes the result mainly to a $330.3 million non-cash fair value gain on warrant and CVR liabilities. Source
  • CoreWeave funded most capital spending: Capital expenditures were $279.2 million. CoreWeave funded $226.2 million of that under existing colocation service agreements with the company. Source
  • Liquidity stood at $533.4M: Liquidity comprised $311.4 million of cash and cash equivalents and $222.0 million of bitcoin, against $836.2 million of cash at December 31, 2024. Source
  • Prior statements restated for asset error: Carrying values of assets committed to demolition were capitalized instead of written down through impairment. The company says the errors were material to the previously issued statements. Source

“We’re now past the halfway point on our existing builds and scaling our colocation platform into a 1.5 gigawatt pipeline of leasable capacity”

Adam Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of Core Scientific

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
CoreWeave colocation capacity delivery Sourceby early 2027~590 MW
Colocation leasable pipeline Sourcenot stated1.5 gigawatt
Hunt County, Texas site gross power capacity Sourcenot stated~430 MWNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The company announced an agreement to expand into Hunt County, Texas. The prior-quarter release did not mention this site. Source
  • New: The company restated previously issued financial statements for periods in 2024 and 2025 after finding an error in carrying values of demolition assets. Source
  • New: The company changed its independent registered public accounting firm from CBIZ, formerly Marcum LLP, to KPMG LLP. Source
  • New: The prior-quarter release said no call would be held because of the pending transaction. This release announces a conference call for the quarter.

Results and growth drivers

  • Total revenue declined year over year: Total revenue was $79.8 million, compared with $94.9 million in the same quarter of 2024. Revenue lines are colocation, digital asset self-mining and hosted mining. Source
  • Gross profit rose from prior year: Gross profit was $20.8 million, against $4.8 million a year earlier. The release names colocation expansion since the prior-year period as the driver of colocation revenue growth. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA turned negative: Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $(42.7) million, against $13.3 million a year earlier. The release lists a $60.9 million change in fair value of digital assets and a $15.2 million revenue decrease as drivers, partly offset by lower cash costs. Source
  • Net income came from non-cash gain: Net income was $216.0 million, against a net loss of $291.1 million a year earlier. The company attributes the result mainly to a $330.3 million non-cash fair value gain on warrant and CVR liabilities. Source

Segments and regions

  • Colocation gross margin rose to 46%: Colocation gross margin was 46% in the quarter, against 9% a year earlier. Colocation gross profit was $14.3 million. Source
  • Self-mining margin remained low: Digital asset self-mining gross margin was 8% in the quarter, against 2% a year earlier. Full-year self-mining gross margin was 5%, against 23%. Source
  • Hosted mining decline tied to shift: Hosted mining revenue was $6.3 million, against $6.5 million a year earlier. The company ties the decrease to its continued shift to high-density colocation. Source
  • Facilities span seven states: Facilities are in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas, with three sites in Texas. Source

“With a multi-geography footprint and proven execution, we’re accelerating RFS timelines across multiple sites to position the company for durable growth”

Adam Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of Core Scientific

Products and customers

  • CoreWeave funded most capital spending: Capital expenditures were $279.2 million. CoreWeave funded $226.2 million of that under existing colocation service agreements with the company. Source
  • Colocation license fees grew: Colocation license fees were $25.0 million in the quarter, against $5.9 million a year earlier. Full-year license fees were $47.9 million. Source
  • Power fees passed through rose: Colocation power fees passed through to customers were $6.3 million in the quarter, against $2.7 million a year earlier. Source

Demand and the order book

  • Self-mining revenue fell sharply: Digital asset self-mining revenue was $42.2 million, down from $79.9 million in the prior-year period. The company cites a 57% fall in bitcoin mined, partly offset by a 20% rise in average bitcoin price. Source
  • Colocation revenue rose to $31.3M: Colocation revenue was $31.3 million, up from $8.5 million in the same quarter of 2024. The release attributes the increase to colocation operations expanded since the prior-year period. Source
  • Colocation deferred revenue built up: Deferred revenue from colocation services was $536.1 million in the full-year cash flow statement, against $17.8 million in 2024. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Consolidated gross margin improved: Consolidated gross margin was 26% in the quarter, against 5% a year earlier. Full-year consolidated gross margin was 12%, against 24%. Source
  • Startup costs for new colocation sites: Colocation organizational and site startup costs were $8.8 million in the quarter and $48.2 million for the year, against $13.7 million in 2024. Source
  • Merger-related costs recorded: Merger Agreement related costs were $16.1 million in the quarter and $21.6 million for the year, as shown in the Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation. Source
  • Impairment charge on converted assets: Impairment of property, plant and equipment was $11.4 million in the quarter, against $25.6 million a year earlier. Loss on disposal was $5.2 million in the quarter. Source

Capital, cash and liquidity

  • Liquidity stood at $533.4M: Liquidity comprised $311.4 million of cash and cash equivalents and $222.0 million of bitcoin, against $836.2 million of cash at December 31, 2024. Source
  • Full-year property spending rose: Purchases of property, plant and equipment were $729.0 million for 2025, against $95.0 million for 2024. Source
  • Operating cash flow was positive: Net cash provided by operating activities was $278.3 million for 2025, against $42.9 million for 2024. Source
  • Debt and equity-award tax payments: Financing outflows included $27.5 million of debt extinguishment payments and $32.2 million of taxes paid on net share settlement of equity awards in 2025. Source

Strategy and investment

  • Repurposing remaining mining sites: The company intends to repurpose remaining mining facilities for high-density colocation computing as circumstances allow. Source
  • Mining equipment and power control: The conversion plan is designed to retain access to electrical power under company control, maximize the value of mining equipment for third parties, and meet existing obligations. Source
  • Added power at Dalton and Pecos: The release reports gross power capacity rose about 300 MW at Dalton, Georgia and Pecos, Texas. It does not break out the use of that added capacity. Source

Restatement and reporting changes

  • Prior statements restated for asset error: Carrying values of assets committed to demolition were capitalized instead of written down through impairment. The company says the errors were material to the previously issued statements. Source
  • Restated periods listed: Restated periods include 2024 annual and interim periods and the three months ended March 31, 2025, six months ended June 30, 2025 and three months ended September 30, 2025. The restatement has no impact on revenue, adjusted EBITDA or net cash flows. Source
  • Auditor changed to KPMG: The company changed its independent registered public accounting firm from CBIZ, formerly Marcum LLP, to KPMG LLP during the year-end process. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Energized power under CoreWeave contract Source~350 MW
Gross power capacity increase at Dalton and Pecos Source~300 MW
Colocation leasable pipeline Source1.5 gigawatt
Hunt County gross power capacity under agreement Source~430 MW
Bitcoin mined, year over year change Source57% decrease

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Prior-period financial statements were restated. The company concluded the errors were material to previously issued consolidated financial statements. Source
  • Financial: Reported net income moves with remeasurement of warrant and CVR liabilities, which the release ties to the stock price. Source
  • Operational: Impairment and disposal losses come with converting facilities from mining to colocation. The company recorded $11.4 million of impairment in the quarter. Source
  • External: Self-mining revenue depends on bitcoin mined and bitcoin price. Mined volume fell 57% year over year, partly offset by a higher average bitcoin price. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said it remains on track to deliver about 590 MW by early 2027, with about 350 MW energized to date. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.