APLD vs CORZ vs WULF Stock Comparison

Applied Digital, Core Scientific and Terawulf Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APLD Applied Digital Corp.
$14.17 -44.1% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$853.85M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
4 wins
WULF Terawulf Inc.
$10.08 -32.7% 1M -34.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$165.19M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Applied Digital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Applied Digital 4, Core Scientific 3, Terawulf 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPLDCORZWULFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.21B $3.66B $5.03B WULF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.8x -34.4x -2.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +286.2% +77.2% +4.1% APLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -54.9% -18.3% -1,179.9% CORZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.1% -8.7% -9.2% APLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.4x -9.5x -8.4x APLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% -47.8% -34.4% WULF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.7%/yr — -19.2%/yr APLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 103.6% 75.8% 93.9% CORZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 43/100 10/100 CORZ

Percentile Scorecard

APLDCORZWULF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPLDCORZWULF
Valuation 24 #29 of 38 35 #25 of 38 3 #37 of 38
Growth 49 #19 of 36 86 #6 of 36 6 #34 of 36
Profitability 27 #25 of 34 33 #23 of 34 9 #31 of 34
Financial Health 43 #22 of 38 19 #31 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Shareholder Returns 16 #17 of 20 – 11 #18 of 20
Overall 32 43 10
  • APLD ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CORZ ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • WULF ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPLDCORZWULFSPY
1 month -44.1%-31.8%-32.7% -5.9%
3 months -50.9%-45.9%-42.8% -4.6%
6 months -65.9%-49.1%-58.0% +0.2%
Year to date -42.2%-21.8%-12.3% +7.5%
1 year -57.2%-47.8%-34.4% +8.2%
3 years +164.4%—+850.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +38.3%—+112.0% +19.0%
5 years -46.3%—-65.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -11.7%—-19.2% +9.4%
10 years +15,644.4%—-6.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +65.9%—-0.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAPLDCORZWULFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 103.6%75.8%93.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.8%78.5%92.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.282.893.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.63-0.37 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.7%-64.9%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.5%-61.0%-65.2% -5.9%
52-week high $49.65$29.16$28.98 $779.14
52-week low $14.17$11.38$10.08 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPLDCORZWULF
P/E now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 27.4x -34.4xmedian 27.4x -2.5xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.3x 6.2xmedian 3.3x 30.4xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -41.1xmedian 21.2x -19.5xmedian 21.2x -24.6xmedian 21.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 15.9x -1.8xmedian 15.9x -1.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x -3.4xmedian 2.6x 34.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 1.22 -0.79median 1.22 0.02median 1.22

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPLDCORZWULF
Revenue $853.85M $592.07M $165.19M
Gross profit $273.30M $244.18M $114.42M
Operating income -$303.82M -$434.02M -$413.59M
Net income -$351.47M -$108.41M -$1.95B
Free cash flow -$4.46B -$2.00B -$2.74B
EPS (diluted) $-1.61 $-0.23 $-4.01
Cash & equivalents $2.95B $803.94M $2.62B
Total debt $6.38B $4.30B $5.21B
Shares (diluted) 291.56M 469.01M 485.73M
Enterprise value -$1.97B -$226.16M -$4.20B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPLDCORZWULF
P/E -8.8x -34.4x -2.5x
P/FCF -0.9x -1.8x -1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x 8.1x -18.0x
P/S 4.9x 6.2x 30.4x
P/B 2.6x -3.4x 34.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x -2.0x 34.1x
EV/EBITDA -41.1x -19.5x -24.6x
EV/EBIT -25.1x -16.5x -18.4x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 12.1x 46.1x
EV/FCF -1.7x -3.6x -2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.5x 15.8x -27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 -0.79 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPLDCORZWULF
Revenue growth (1Y) 286.2% 77.2% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 115.9% 7.1% 59.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 653.6% 1,015% 47.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 134.2% 87.7% 79.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -254.9% -124.3% -190.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -87.5% 11.7% -114.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.2% 86.4% -942.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -88.1% 39.3% -166.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -66.0% 90.7% -728.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.3% 43.3% -101.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 294.3% 237.2% -350.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 72.3% 41.7% -141.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -346.5% -480.7% -508.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -272.4% -417.1% -276.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPLDCORZWULF
Gross margin 32.0% 41.2% 69.3%
EBITDA margin -21.8% -62.0% -187.4%
Operating margin -35.6% -73.3% -250.4%
Pretax margin -40.2% -35.9% -1,164%
Net margin -54.9% -18.3% -1,180%
FCF margin -521.8% -337.3% -1,656%
Operating cash flow margin 27.5% 76.6% -169.0%
Return on equity -21.1% – -5,567%
Return on assets -3.2% -1.9% -25.8%
Return on invested capital -4.1% -8.7% -9.2%
Return on capital employed -3.3% -12.4% -11.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x -4.2x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 31.8% 15.1% 118.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPLDCORZWULF
Debt / assets 54.5% 72.5% 64.8%
Debt / equity 4.0x -3.9x 35.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.4x -9.5x -8.4x
Debt / FCF -1.4x -2.2x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.3% 118.4% 98.2%
Equity / assets 13.7% -18.4% 1.8%
Interest coverage -3.1x – -2.1x
Current ratio 2.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.39 -1.02 -0.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPLDCORZWULF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -21.9% – -24.1%
Shareholder yield -21.9% – -24.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPLDCORZWULF
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.69FY2026 $-4.60FY2026 $-3.11FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.02BFY2026 $647.05MFY2026 $242.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +66.4%FY2026 +102.8%FY2026 +44.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.1% +85.5% +260.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPLDCORZWULF
Held by institutions 74.5% 100.0% 79.4%
Institutions holding 566 415 498
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +1.4% +25.2%
Institutions buying 340 236 309
Institutions selling 165 127 138
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.86 2.24

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APLDCORZWULF
APLD 1.00 0.78 0.79
CORZ 0.78 1.00 0.84
WULF 0.79 0.84 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APLD, CORZ and WULF?

Terawulf (WULF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Digital (APLD) $4.21B, Core Scientific (CORZ) $3.66B, Terawulf (WULF) $5.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Digital (APLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Digital (APLD) +286.2%, Core Scientific (CORZ) +77.2%, Terawulf (WULF) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Core Scientific (CORZ) has the highest net margin (Applied Digital (APLD) -54.9%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -18.3%, Terawulf (WULF) -1,179.9%). On return on invested capital, Applied Digital (APLD) leads (Applied Digital (APLD) -4.1%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -8.7%, Terawulf (WULF) -9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Terawulf (WULF) returned the most: Applied Digital (APLD) -57.2%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -47.8%, Terawulf (WULF) -34.4%. Over five years, Applied Digital (APLD) compounded fastest (Applied Digital (APLD) -11.7%/yr, Terawulf (WULF) -19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Scientific (CORZ) has been the steadiest (Applied Digital (APLD) 103.6%, Core Scientific (CORZ) 75.8%, Terawulf (WULF) 93.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APLD, CORZ and WULF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Applied Digital (APLD) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.