Core Scientific Shares Slide After Massive Quarterly Loss Overshadows Revenue Growth

Core Scientific posted higher revenue, but heavy quarterly losses pushed shares lower after earnings release.

Fridah Kangai
May 8, 2026
3:45 pm

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Core Scientific, a Bitcoin mining firm, was further battered by the market after reporting a considerable loss despite making more revenue and expanding its infrastructure business. Investors trimmed back the company’s shares, with the shares dropping during after-hours trading on the latest earnings release. Core Scientific said its first quarter revenue rose to $115.2 million, a significant increase from revenues of $79.5 million in the same quarter last year. Gross profit also increased to $30.1 million compared to $8.2 million in the prior-year period.

The company had a net loss of $347.2 million in the quarter, compared to a net income on the same line of $576.3 million one year ago. The non-cash impairment charges of $266.5 million had a significant impact on the results, according to the earnings report. In addition, losses associated with warrant valuations and contingent value rights put added pressure on the finances. As a result, Core Scientific stock fell almost 7% after hours in the release. The pullback was coming off a rally earlier in the regular trading session after the company announced a significant acquisition.

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Core Scientific Expands AI and Infrastructure Strategy

The company also pointed to the shift in its business from primarily self-mining to other revenue sources in its latest report. The company’s colocation business contributed approximately $77.5 million in revenue during the quarter, up from $8.6 million a year ago. Meanwhile, revenue from self-mining fell to $67.2 million from $30.1 million during the corresponding period last year.

The company stated that the decline in self-mining revenue was due to the overall lower bitcoin prices and the lower production of bitcoins. In addition, management remains focused on infrastructure services for AI workloads and high-performance computing (HPC) operations.

Also, Core Scientific just announced a $421 million deal with Oklahoma-based miner Polaris DS LLC. The transaction should bring in 440 megawatts of contracted power capacity through Oklahoma Gas & Electric.

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