AB
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P.
AB's fundamentals are mixed: earnings per share grew 11%. At 10x earnings, it's trading below its usual 12x. Analysts expect earnings to hold roughly steady.
IREN
IREN Limited
There isn't enough reported data to score IREN yet.
AB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
AB's profitability is currently strong. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like AB.
IREN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
IREN's revenue and profitability are currently under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like IREN.
AB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.5x | $33.60 | — |
| Cheap | 10x | $35.15 | +4.6% |
| Current | 10x | $33.60 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $40.78 | +21% |
| Expensive | 14x | $47.54 | +41% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AB's PE is in its cheap range at 10x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.5x.
IREN PE Valuation
IREN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AB's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
IREN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect IREN's losses to grow, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.55 | +6.1% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.35 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.35 | -0.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.22 | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.97 | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.03 | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.36 | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.71 | +53% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.71 | +59% |
AB has the edge over IREN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IREN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.96 | -347% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.22 | -988% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.51 | +$1.10 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.18 | +$1.62 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.60 | +$1.99 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.25 | +$0.45 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.59 | -$0.43 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.44 | -$0.15 |
IREN has swung to a loss: it lost $3.96 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
AB Quarterly Revenue
AB and IREN do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
IREN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $228M | -5.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $137.2M | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | $144.8M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $184.7M | +59% |
| Q3 2025 | $240.3M | +355% |
| Q2 2025 | $187.3M | +230% |
| Q1 2025 | $144.8M | +168% |
| Q4 2024 | $116.1M | +176% |
IREN's revenue has held roughly level: $228M last quarter, down 5.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -82% | -50 points |
| Q2 2026 | -452% | -461 points |
| Q1 2026 | -161% | -180 points |
| Q4 2025 | -63% | -79 points |
| Q3 2025 | -32% | +57 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9% | +49 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +21 points |
IREN's operating margin was −82% last quarter, down 50 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $76.4M | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $76.9M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $88.5M | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $77.2M | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.2M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $88.7M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $115.3M | +31% |
| Q4 2024 | $87.5M | +20% |
AB has the edge over IREN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
IREN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.6B | -$1.6B |
| Q2 2026 | $482.2M | +2895% |
| Q1 2026 | -$873.8M | -$523.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$468M | -$334M |
| Q3 2025 | -$38M | +$349.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $16.1M | +$179M |
| Q1 2025 | -$350.7M | -$128.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$134M | -$105.2M |
IREN's free cash flow was −$2.5B over the past year, against −$507M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IREN.
AB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +938K shares |
| 3 years | -18% | -19.9M shares |
| 5 years | -6.9% | -6.8M shares |
| Available history | -6.4% | -6.3M shares |
AB has the edge over IREN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $16.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $4.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $29.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $12.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $26.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
AB spent $90M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 112% from the year before.
IREN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +36.9M shares |
| 3 years | +511% | +333M shares |
| 5 years | +624% | +344M shares |
| Available history | +2346% | +382M shares |
IREN has 399M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
AB Net Leverage
IREN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 157.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 22.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | -4.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -16.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -15.9x | Net Cash |
IREN's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like IREN.
AB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.3 | Oversold |
AB's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
IREN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.2 | Oversold |
IREN's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
AB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | AB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 13x | 23% below |
| PE % | 7 | 63 | 56 pts below |
AB is trading at 10x earnings, a 23% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
IREN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | IREN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
IREN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $34.8 | 3.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $36.0 | 6.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $37.6 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $38.3 | 12% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.0 | 6.7% below |
AB is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 6.7% below its 200-week average.
IREN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.8 | 35% below |
| 20 week MA | $36.2 | 46% below |
| 50 week MA | $42.8 | 54% below |
| 100 week MA | $32.0 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $19.1 | 2.1% above |
IREN has the edge over AB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.0 | $33.4 | +11% |
| 2021 | $33.4 | $49.0 | +47% |
| 2022 | $49.0 | $34.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $34.3 | $31.0 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | $31.0 | $37.2 | +20% |
| 2025 | $37.2 | $39.2 | +5.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.2 | $33.6 | -14% |
AB has the edge over IREN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
IREN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $24.8 | $17.2 | -31% |
| 2022 | $17.2 | $1.19 | -93% |
| 2023 | $1.19 | $7.15 | +501% |
| 2024 | $7.15 | $10.7 | +50% |
| 2025 | $10.7 | $40.3 | +276% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.3 | $19.5 | -52% |
IREN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2023 to −93% in 2022. It's down 52% so far in 2026.