CRWV vs U vs IBM Stock Comparison

CoreWeave, Unity Software and International Business Machines Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRWV CoreWeave, Inc.
$60.74 -29.3% 1M -56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins
U Unity Software Inc.
$39.24 -1.2% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Developer Tools Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

International Business Machines leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (International Business Machines 4, CoreWeave 4, Unity Software 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRWVUIBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.47B $17.27B $243.29B IBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.4x -29.2x 21.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 19.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +115.3% +14.0% +6.8% CRWV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.4% -29.0% — CRWV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% -17.2% — CRWV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 13.2x — CRWV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.61% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.6% +5.7% -16.2% U
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -23.7%/yr +16.7%/yr IBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.3% 74.7% 50.7% IBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 47/100 55/100 IBM

Percentile Scorecard

CRWVUIBM

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

AxisCRWVUIBM
Valuation 68 #13 of 38 59 #51 of 124 65 #14 of 38
Growth 60 #15 of 36 41 #67 of 113 29 #26 of 36
Profitability 52 #17 of 34 49 #56 of 109 88 #5 of 34
Financial Health 36 #24 of 37 52 #62 of 127 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 32 #14 of 20 36 #41 of 63 –
Overall 49 47 55
  • CRWV ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • U ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWVUIBMSPY
1 month -29.3%-1.2%+17.4% +0.7%
3 months -17.8%+17.8%+16.5% +3.7%
6 months -45.6%+48.5%+11.8% +7.1%
Year to date -15.2%-11.2%-12.8% +12.8%
1 year -56.6%+5.7%-16.2% +11.9%
3 years —+56.5%+81.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+16.1%+21.9% +22.8%
5 years —-74.1%+115.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-23.7%+16.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+77.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+5.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRWVUIBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.3%74.7%50.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.3%81.2%59.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.672.180.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.590.08-0.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-93.1%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.6%-20.7%-21.6% -1.2%
52-week high $139.93$49.47$329.23 $779.14
52-week low $54.24$17.13$205.96 $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.

MultipleCRWVUIBM
P/E now vs peer median -17.4xmedian 27.6x -29.2xmedian 39.0x 21.8xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 4.6x 8.5xmedian 4.6x 3.5xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 25.6x -114.2xmedian 32.7x —median 25.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 15.4x 32.1xmedian 27.4x 15.0xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 4.1x 5.7xmedian 3.2x 6.7xmedian 4.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.80 -1.49median 1.23 1.35median 0.80

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 monthsCRWVUIBM
Revenue $7.59B $2.03B $69.87B
Gross profit $5.12B $1.32B $40.50B
Operating income -$230.74M -$616.00M –
Net income -$1.93B -$588.01M $11.17B
Free cash flow -$13.66B $538.39M –
R&D – $1.03B –
EPS (diluted) $-3.50 $-1.34 $11.72
Cash & equivalents $5.52B $2.35B $9.23B
Total debt $3.66B $557.17M –
Shares (diluted) 551.00M 437.90M 953.30M
Enterprise value $20.56B $9.08B $243.96B

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
MetricCRWVUIBM
P/E -17.4x -29.2x 21.8x
P/FCF -2.5x 32.1x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 31.2x 15.4x
P/S 4.4x 8.5x 3.5x
P/B 6.7x 5.7x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 6.0x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x -114.2x –
EV/EBIT -136.9x -25.1x –
EV/Revenue 4.2x 7.6x 3.5x
EV/FCF -2.3x 28.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 27.9x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.49 1.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWVUIBM
Revenue growth (1Y) 115.3% 14.0% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 94.9% -0.6% 7.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -204.2% -23.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -89.8% -35.5% 41.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.8% -29.1% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.7% 16.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 983.6% 45.5% 17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 110.7% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -72.1% 51.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 83.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWVUIBM
Gross margin 67.4% 64.9% –
EBITDA margin 51.2% -6.7% –
Operating margin -3.0% -30.4% –
Pretax margin -25.3% -29.0% –
Net margin -25.4% -29.0% –
FCF margin -179.9% 26.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 91.1% 27.3% 22.7%
Return on equity -39.4% -19.5% 31.6%
Return on assets -2.9% -8.9% 7.3%
Return on invested capital -1.2% -17.2% –
Return on capital employed -0.5% -12.3% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.6x -0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 16.9% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWVUIBM
Debt / assets 4.8% 8.4% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 13.2x –
Debt / FCF -0.3x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 93.5% 54.4% 76.6%
Equity / assets 6.5% 45.6% 23.4%
Interest coverage – -25.5x –
Current ratio 0.5x 2.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.9x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.5x –
Altman Z-score 0.12 2.20 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWVUIBM
Dividend yield – – 2.6%
Net buyback yield -9.0% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield -9.0% -0.6% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusCRWVUIBM
Forward P/E – – 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.88FY2026 $-0.70FY2026 $13.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +13.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.22BFY2026 $2.13BFY2026 $66.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +157.7%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +113.8% +30.9% +15.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWVUIBM
Held by institutions 87.2% 84.7% 65.1%
Institutions holding 963 559 3,636
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.1% +8.0% +3.5%
Institutions buying 691 307 1,976
Institutions selling 171 161 1,227
Buyers to sellers 4.04 1.91 1.61

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.

CRWVUIBM
CRWV 1.00 0.27 0.06
U 0.27 1.00 0.23
IBM 0.06 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWV, U and IBM?

International Business Machines (IBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreWeave (CRWV) $33.47B, Unity Software (U) $17.27B, International Business Machines (IBM) $243.29B.

Which company is growing faster?

CoreWeave (CRWV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CoreWeave (CRWV) +115.3%, Unity Software (U) +14.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

CoreWeave (CRWV) has the highest net margin (CoreWeave (CRWV) -25.4%, Unity Software (U) -29.0%). On return on invested capital, CoreWeave (CRWV) leads (CoreWeave (CRWV) -1.2%, Unity Software (U) -17.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unity Software (U) returned the most: CoreWeave (CRWV) -56.6%, Unity Software (U) +5.7%, International Business Machines (IBM) -16.2%. Over five years, International Business Machines (IBM) compounded fastest (Unity Software (U) -23.7%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: International Business Machines (IBM) 2.61%. CoreWeave (CRWV) and Unity Software (U) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Business Machines (IBM) has been the steadiest (CoreWeave (CRWV) 96.3%, Unity Software (U) 74.7%, International Business Machines (IBM) 50.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRWV, U and IBM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Business Machines (IBM) 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.