Core Scientific (CORZ) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)
Core Scientific (CORZ) posted Gross Margin of 42.66% for Q2 2026, up 36.27 percentage points from 6.39% a year earlier and up 16.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Core Scientific (CORZ) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Gross Margin at Core Scientific was 28.35%, up 23.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.88%, down 11.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -3.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Core Scientific's Gross Margin was 23.71% in FY2024 (-0.87 pp), 24.57% in FY2023 (+23.26 pp), 1.31% in FY2022 (-42.56 pp) and 43.87% in FY2021 (+28.30 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Gross Margin since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 66.65 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 85.81 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior quarters was 26.12% (Q1 2026), 26.02% (Q4 2025) and 4.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,781.98 Bn | 3,705.13 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 67.20% |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 207.92 Bn | 158.82 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 57.73% |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 114.07 Bn | 97.60 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 71.76% |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.76 Bn | 88.32 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 53.14% |
| 5 | Nebius | 58.67 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 448.70 Mn | 77.06% |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 46.87 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 65.86% |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.50 Bn | 22.71 Bn | 384.60 Mn | 88.50% |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.59 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 651.35 Mn | 86.03% |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 15.65 Bn | 9.06 Bn | 613.75 Mn | 55.81% |
| 10 | Core Scientific | 5.28 Bn | 1.74 Bn | 70.04 Mn | 42.66% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 42.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.81% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 43.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -38.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -16.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 36.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 46.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 51.64% |
Core Scientific Gross Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "CORZ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();