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Hyperscalers & cloud · Thesis 35 · settles Nov 9 · 17 days · rung 1/3

Will CoreWeave's capital spending hit 215 percent of revenue in the quarter ending September 30, 2026?

How it settles

Yes if purchases of property and equipment divided by revenue, as reported by CoreWeave for the quarter ended September 30 2026 on SEC EDGAR, is at or above 215.0 percent. SEC EDGAR, XBRL company facts of CoreWeave (Forms 10-Q and 10-K)

The exact question and the full rule

Did the purchases of property and equipment of CoreWeave for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 come to at or above 215.0% of its revenue?

Divide the purchases of property and equipment by the revenue that CoreWeave reports for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 in its 10-Q or 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. The answer is yes if the ratio is at or above 215.0%; no if it is below 215.0%.

If the source is late or silent: If CoreWeave has not filed by November 16, 2026, or a filing restates a period the rule reads, the test is inconclusive, and the Result says what was read and what was missing.

If no

The case against it

No: revenue growth outpaces capital spending, or build out slows, pulling the ratio below 215 percent.

If yes

Return on invested capital falls

Yes: CoreWeave keeps building GPU capacity at a pace at or above 215 percent of revenue to meet AI demand.

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The case · 3 people · 2 minutes
The case against it1 people argue noReturn on invested capital falls2 people argue yes
Stronger if no · 1 people

The case against it

Oguz ErkanJul 5

Hyperscaler capex turns ROI positive at roughly 1.7-1.8x revenue-to-depreciation ratio with 8% cost of capital, 30% operating margin, and 5-year depreciation. Currently at 1.2x with only 3-4% of global population paying for AI. As paying population…

Stronger if yes · 2 people

Return on invested capital falls

Daniel RomeroJul 28

No hyperscaler can afford to slow down alone: slowing risks losing power, chips, talent, model partners, customers and the next computing platform while AI threatens their core cash-cow businesses; supply scarcity means capacity secured by one is…

What would change the Call
  • A change in the pace of new data center buildout or a surprise revenue jump would move the ratio past or below the line.
The Call · Thesis 35

The house has not taken a side.

The dossier · 5 minutes
The machines' reasons

2 models ran this one. Their numbers and reasons appear after you lock yours.

The thesis

Will Oracle report, in any fiscal quarter reported between 2026-11-15 and 2027-12-31, a year-over-year decline in total gross margin percentage of 300 basis points or more alongside a capex guidance increase?

Oracle, the leveraged builder of AI capacity against concentrated counterparties, will show the telecom-builder signature: gross margin compressing through the utilization floor while capex guidance rises and RPO converts slowly.