# Four AI Firms' CDS Spreads Hit Records Amid $466 Billion in 2026 Debt Issuance By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/41463 Published: 2026-10-27T00:04:27.000Z Updated: 2026-10-27T00:04:27.000Z Section: Investing > Kalshi named CoreWeave, Oracle, Meta and Nvidia; wider spreads raise the cost of credit protection but do not mean a borrower has defaulted. Five-year CDS spreads for CoreWeave, Oracle, Meta and Nvidia reached new highs as debt issuance reached $466 billion in 2026, drawing attention to AI financing. CDS contracts let investors hedge or trade the risk that a borrower will fail to meet debt obligations. A spread measures the price of that protection, so a wider spread makes protection more expensive. The reported highs reflect market pricing of credit risk; they do not establish that any of the companies has defaulted. The latest claim also names Meta and Nvidia alongside [CoreWeave and Oracle, which TokenPost previously covered for record CDS costs](). Future financing deals and company disclosures may affect market views of AI firms. ## Links in this article - [CoreWeave and Oracle, which TokenPost previously covered for record CDS costs](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/33690)