CoreWeave's
$CRWV Delayed Draw Term Loan ("DDTL") facilities say much more about
$CRWV's credit profile than any movement in the illiquid credit default swaps (CDS) tied to their debt.
In July 2023,
$CRWV issued their "DDTL 1.0", which carries a stated interest rate of SOFR 9.62% (resulting in an effective interest rate of 15% as of 9/30/25).
In July 2025,
$CRWV issued their "DDTL 3.0", which carries a stated interest rate of SOFR 3.00% (resulting in an effective interest rate of 9% as of 9/30/25).
The DDTL 3.0 facility is specifically ear-marked to fund CapEx related to CoreWeave's contract with OpenAI - its "riskiest" contract, given nearly all of CoreWeave's other revenue is derived from investment-grade counterparties ($MSFT
$GOOG $META $NVDA $IBM etc.).
So in the span of just 2 years, CoreWeave's lenders were willing to provide it with additional capital at a ~600 bps lower spread... which obviously implies a significant reduction in
$CRWV's cost of capital... and a significant improvement in
$CRWV's deemed creditworthiness.
This signal from CoreWeave's actual lenders, who are:
- Committing billions of dollars to fund its "riskiest" customer contracts
- Accepting ever-declining spreads on their loans
- Agreeing to covenant amendments to accommodate the delay in one of
$CRWV's data centers
tells a very different story with respect to the market view's on
$CRWV's credit profile than the noise coming from some small trading volumes in illiquid CDS instruments.