CoreWeave Stock Drops as $99 Billion AI Backlog Runs Into Bigger Spending Bill
CoreWeave shares dropped about 7% in pre-market trading after the company forecast second-quarter revenue below analyst expectations and raised its 2026 spending outlook. First-quarter revenue more than doubled to $2.078 billion, but net loss widened to $740 million. The company reported a revenue backlog of $99.4 billion as of March 31. CoreWeave recently announced major deals with Meta, Jane Street, and Anthropic.