AXS
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited
AXS's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 9.8%, while its operating margin held steady at 17%. At 8.3x earnings, it's trading below its usual 11x. Analysts expect earnings to hold roughly steady.
CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
AXS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
AXS's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like AXS.
CIFR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CIFR's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CIFR.
AXS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $106 | -2.2% |
| Current | 8.3x | $108 | — |
| Forward | 8.4x | $108 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $141 | +31% |
| Expensive | 17x | $219 | +102% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AXS's PE is in its cheap range at 8.3x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 8.4x.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AXS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect AXS's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CIFR has the edge over AXS on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
AXS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.88 | -1.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $13.05 | +7.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.04 | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.38 | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.35 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.10 | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.40 | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.08 | +54% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.35 | +207% |
AXS has the edge over CIFR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CIFR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.06 | -$2.86 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.85 | -$2.40 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.32 | -$1.94 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.15 | -$2.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.20 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.45 | -850% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.38 | -733% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | -$0.04 |
CIFR lost $3.06 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
AXS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +6.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +7.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7B | +3.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +6.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B | -0.6% |
AXS has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | -7.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | +7.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +31 points |
AXS has the edge over CIFR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CIFR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.7M | -63% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.8M | -43% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.8M | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.7M | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.7M | +198% |
| Q2 2025 | $43.6M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $49M | +1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.2M | -2.8% |
CIFR's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $27M last quarter, down 63% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -269% | -217 points |
| Q2 2026 | -316% | -212 points |
| Q1 2026 | -329% | -251 points |
| Q4 2025 | -503% | -544 points |
| Q3 2025 | -52% | +327 points |
| Q2 2025 | -104% | -60 points |
| Q1 2025 | -78% | -175 points |
| Q4 2024 | 40% | +4 points |
CIFR's operating margin was −269% last quarter, down 217 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AXS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $877.5M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $631.5M | +$2.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $519.4M | +68% |
| Q4 2025 | $630.4M | +77% |
| Q3 2025 | $673.8M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.7B | -419% |
| Q1 2025 | $309.1M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $355.5M | +16% |
AXS has the edge over CIFR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
CIFR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.7B | -$1.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$653.8M | -$566.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$462.5M | -$390.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$280.3M | -$204.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$256.2M | -$173.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$87.5M | -$54.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$71.8M | -$37.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$76.1M | +$38M |
CIFR's free cash flow was −$3.1B over the past year, against −$492M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CIFR.
AXS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -830K shares |
| 1 year | -6.7% | -5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -12.7M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -12M shares |
| Available history | -13% | -11.1M shares |
AXS has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $89.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $59.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $287.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $110M |
| Q2 2025 | $50M |
| Q1 2025 | $440M |
| Q4 2024 | $60.1M |
AXS spent $546M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 17% from the year before.
CIFR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.4% | +30.3M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +46.5M shares |
| 3 years | +75% | +188M shares |
| 5 years | +102% | +222M shares |
CIFR has 440M diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago, despite $151M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $45.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $82.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $3M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $16.9M |
CIFR spent $151M buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent the year before.
AXS Net Leverage
CIFR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 125.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
CIFR has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CIFR.
AXS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.1 | Neutral |
AXS's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
CIFR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
CIFR's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
AXS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | AXS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.3x | 13x | 36% below |
| PE % | 21 | 63 | 42 pts below |
AXS is trading at 8.3x earnings, a 36% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
CIFR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CIFR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AXS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $100.9 | 7.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $103.6 | 4.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $102.6 | 5.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $99.3 | 9% above |
| 200 week MA | $81.5 | 33% above |
AXS has the edge over CIFR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CIFR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.6 | 33% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.5 | 54% below |
| 50 week MA | $17.0 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.2 | 41% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.86 | 9% below |
CIFR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9% below its 200-week average.
AXS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $59.6 | $50.4 | -16% |
| 2021 | $50.4 | $52.1 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | $52.1 | $54.8 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | $54.8 | $55.4 | +1% |
| 2024 | $55.4 | $89.3 | +61% |
| 2025 | $89.3 | $109.0 | +22% |
| 2026 YTD | $109.0 | $108.2 | -0.7% |
AXS has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CIFR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.92 | $9.95 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | $9.95 | $5.21 | -48% |
| 2022 | $5.21 | $0.54 | -90% |
| 2023 | $0.54 | $4.13 | +665% |
| 2024 | $4.13 | $4.86 | +18% |
| 2025 | $4.86 | $15.2 | +213% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.2 | $7.15 | -53% |
CIFR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +665% in 2023 to −90% in 2022. It's down 53% so far in 2026.