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Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization and Description of Business
CoreWeave, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "CoreWeave"), was originally formed as a Delaware limited liability company in 2017 and then converted to a Delaware corporation in 2018. The Company is headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. The Company is a modern cloud infrastructure technology company that offers the CoreWeave Cloud Platform that consists of proprietary software and cloud services that deliver the automation and efficiency needed to manage complex artificial intelligence ("AI") infrastructure at scale.
Initial Public Offering
In March 2025, the Company completed its initial public offering ("IPO"), in which the Company issued and sold 37 million shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $40.00 per share, which resulted in net proceeds of $1.4 billion after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and before deducting offering costs payable by the Company of $31 million. In April 2025, the underwriters exercised a portion of their over-allotment option and purchased from the Company an additional 2 million shares of Class A common stock at the IPO price, which resulted in net proceeds to the Company of $68 million after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions.
In connection with the IPO, all outstanding shares of the Company's Series Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series B-1 redeemable convertible preferred stock automatically converted into 155 million shares of Class A common stock, and all outstanding shares of the Company's Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock were automatically converted into 30 million shares of redeemable Class A common stock. Refer to Note 11—Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, Redeemable Common Stock, and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for additional information.
In connection with the IPO, the Company recognized $177 million of stock-based compensation expense, net of $17 million of capitalized costs, primarily related to the development of internal-use software, associated with vested restricted stock units ("RSUs") with a liquidity-event performance-based vesting condition which was satisfied in connection with the IPO and for which the service-based vesting condition had also been satisfied as of that date. Concurrently with the IPO, the Company issued shares of its Class A common stock upon settlement of RSUs subject to such performance-based vesting conditions. To meet the related tax withholding requirements for the net settlement of the vested RSUs, the Company withheld 0.4 million shares underlying such equity awards, resulting in the net issuance of 0.5 million shares of Class A common stock. Based on the IPO price of $40.00 per share, the Company’s related tax withholding obligation was $16 million and was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Refer to Note 11—Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, Redeemable Common Stock, and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for additional information.
In March 2025, the Company also entered into a commercial agreement (the "Commercial Agreement") with a strategic customer to provide AI infrastructure services. In connection with the Commercial Agreement, the Company issued 9 million shares of the Company’s Class A common stock on March 31, 2025, with an aggregate value of $350 million at the time of issuance based on a price per share equal to the IPO price.
Prior to the IPO, deferred offering costs, which consisted of accounting, legal and other fees directly related to the IPO, were capitalized as other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. In connection with the IPO, $31 million of deferred offering costs were reclassified to stockholders' equity (deficit) as a reduction of the net proceeds received from the IPO.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and do not include all disclosures normally required in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Therefore, these unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026. In management’s opinion, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and include all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial position and results of operations. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the full year or any future period. Certain prior period amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company elected to change the presentation of its financial statements and accompanying footnote disclosures from thousands to millions. The change in presentation had no material impact on previously reported financial information, but certain amounts reported for prior periods may differ by insignificant amounts due to the nature of rounding relative to the change in presentation. In addition, historical percentages and per share amounts presented may not add to their respective totals or recalculate due to rounding.
Beginning in the second quarter of 2026, the Company elected to present its current and non-current debt as recourse and non-recourse and also reclassified the respective balances as of December 31, 2025 to conform to the current period's presentation in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The reclassification had no impact on the Company's previously reported total current liabilities or total liabilities as of December 31, 2025.
The Company determines at inception of each arrangement whether an entity in which the Company has made an investment or in which the Company has other variable interests is considered a variable interest entity ("VIE"). Investments that are considered VIEs are evaluated to determine whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, in which case it would be required to consolidate the entity. The Company evaluates whether it has (1) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance, and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. If the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the VIE, the investment or other variable interest is accounted for in accordance with applicable U.S. GAAP.
In circumstances where an entity does not have the characteristics of a VIE, it would be considered a voting interest entity ("VOE"). The Company would consolidate a VOE when the Company has a majority equity interest and has control over significant operating, financial, and investing decisions of the entity.
Stock Split
In March 2025, the Company effected a twenty-for-one stock split of its common stock and redeemable convertible preferred stock. All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split for all periods presented.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Significant estimates include the useful lives assigned to property and equipment; the fair value of lease assets; the discount rates used for operating and finance leases; accounting for income taxes, including the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and the measurement of uncertain tax positions; stock-based compensation, including the determination of the fair value of the Company's common stock prior to the IPO; the fair value of financial assets and liabilities; valuation of acquired intangible assets; and the assessment of recoverability of intangible assets and their estimated useful lives. Assumptions are reviewed regularly to ensure they remain relevant and reasonable, particularly in areas of high subjectivity. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and assumptions that management considers reasonable.
Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no material changes to the Company's significant accounting policies as discussed in "Note 1—Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Research and Development
Research and development costs were $117 million and $80 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $221 million and $150 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and are included within technology and infrastructure expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Segment Information
The Company's chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), the chief executive officer, reviews discrete financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of regularly making operating decisions, allocation of resources, and assessing financial performance. The Company operates its business in one operating segment and, therefore, has one reportable segment.
The CODM uses consolidated net loss to measure segment profit or loss in order to identify underlying trends in the performance of the business for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. The Company's objective in making resource allocation decisions is to optimize the consolidated financial results. Significant segment expenses that the CODM reviews and utilizes to manage the Company's operations are cost of revenue, technology and infrastructure, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses at the consolidated level, which are presented in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Other segment items included in consolidated net loss include gain (loss) on fair value adjustments, interest expense, net, other income (expense), net, and provision for income taxes, which are presented in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
In July 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which introduces a practical expedient for estimating expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606, including those recognized in a business combination. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, including interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, the guidance should be applied prospectively. The Company determined the ASU did not have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires more detailed disclosures, on an annual and interim basis, about specified categories of expenses (including employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization) included in certain expense captions presented on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. This guidance as further clarified by ASU No. 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. Upon adoption, the guidance can be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this amended guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements.