CORZ vs APLD Stock Comparison

Core Scientific and Applied Digital Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APLD Applied Digital Corp.
$17.83 -32.1% 1M -46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$853.85M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Applied Digital leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Applied Digital 6, Core Scientific 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCORZAPLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.65B $5.69B APLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.2x -12.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% +286.2% APLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -324.9% -54.9% APLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -42.7% -4.1% APLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.1x -18.4x APLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.1% -46.7% CORZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.4% 101.1% CORZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 36/100 APLD

Percentile Scorecard

CORZAPLD

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

AxisCORZAPLD
Valuation 24 #29 of 38 32 #26 of 38
Growth 49 #19 of 36 51 #18 of 36
Profitability 24 #26 of 34 30 #24 of 34
Financial Health 19 #31 of 38 43 #22 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 25 #16 of 21
Overall 29 36
  • CORZ ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • APLD ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCORZAPLDSPY
1 month -22.1%-32.1% -0.8%
3 months -34.9%-32.4% +3.5%
6 months -36.0%-47.0% +7.0%
Year to date -7.2%-27.3% +12.2%
1 year -30.1%-46.7% +13.0%
3 years —+270.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+54.8% +23.1%
5 years —-39.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-9.6% +11.0%
10 years —+20,253.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+70.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCORZAPLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.4%101.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.5%95.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.984.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.9%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.7%-64.1% -1.8%
52-week high $29.16$49.65 $779.14
52-week low $13.10$17.83 $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.

MultipleCORZAPLD
P/E now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 29.6x -11.1xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 24.2x -46.9xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 15.1x -1.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 3.9x 3.3xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.38 0.24median 0.38

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 monthsCORZAPLD
Revenue $440.31M $853.85M
Gross profit $124.81M $273.30M
Operating income -$561.16M -$303.82M
Net income -$1.43B -$351.47M
Free cash flow -$1.19B -$4.46B
EPS (diluted) $-4.40 $-1.61
Cash & equivalents $1.77B $2.95B
Total debt $4.30B $6.38B
Shares (diluted) 325.33M 291.56M
Enterprise value $1.11B -$2.50B

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
MetricCORZAPLD
P/E -3.1x -11.1x
P/FCF -3.6x -1.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 22.5x
P/S 9.8x 6.2x
P/B -1.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -1.6x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA -13.9x -46.9x
EV/EBIT -12.2x -28.7x
EV/Revenue 15.5x 10.2x
EV/FCF -5.8x -2.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x 37.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCORZAPLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% 286.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 115.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 599.4% 653.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 189.9% 134.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -211.9% -254.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -87.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.2% -44.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.6% -88.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.3% -66.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.4% -46.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6,037% 294.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 72.2% 72.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -363.6% -346.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -197.2% -272.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCORZAPLD
Gross margin 28.3% 32.0%
EBITDA margin -112.3% -21.8%
Operating margin -127.4% -35.6%
Pretax margin -324.3% -40.2%
Net margin -324.9% -54.9%
FCF margin -270.3% -521.8%
Operating cash flow margin 118.2% 27.5%
Return on equity – -21.1%
Return on assets -34.4% -3.2%
Return on invested capital -42.7% -4.1%
Return on capital employed -39.4% -3.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 21.3% 31.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCORZAPLD
Debt / assets 81.7% 54.5%
Debt / equity -1.8x 4.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.1x -18.4x
Debt / FCF -3.6x -1.4x
Liabilities / assets 146.0% 86.3%
Equity / assets -46.0% 13.7%
Interest coverage – -3.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.9x
Altman Z-score -1.50 0.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCORZAPLD
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – -17.4%
Shareholder yield – -17.4%
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.

ConsensusCORZAPLD
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.59FY2026 $-1.69FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $646.98MFY2026 $1.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +102.8%FY2026 +64.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.5% +87.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCORZAPLD
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.5%
Institutions holding 412 564
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +8.6%
Institutions buying 234 339
Institutions selling 127 164
Buyers to sellers 1.84 2.07

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.

CORZAPLD
CORZ 1.00 0.76
APLD 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CORZ and APLD?

Applied Digital (APLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Scientific (CORZ) $4.65B, Applied Digital (APLD) $5.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

Applied Digital (APLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Core Scientific (CORZ) +26.4%, Applied Digital (APLD) +286.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Applied Digital (APLD) has the highest net margin (Core Scientific (CORZ) -324.9%, Applied Digital (APLD) -54.9%). On return on invested capital, Applied Digital (APLD) leads (Core Scientific (CORZ) -42.7%, Applied Digital (APLD) -4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Core Scientific (CORZ) returned the most: Core Scientific (CORZ) -30.1%, Applied Digital (APLD) -46.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Scientific (CORZ) has been the steadiest (Core Scientific (CORZ) 72.4%, Applied Digital (APLD) 101.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do CORZ and APLD move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.76, a strong positive relationship. Holding both adds little diversification.

Which is the better stock, CORZ and APLD?

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 6. 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.