BEN
Franklin Resources, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score BEN yet.
CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
BEN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BEN's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BEN.
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.
BEN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.5x | $18.81 | -48% |
| Forward | 11x | $35.86 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $27.96 | -22% |
| Current | 18x | $35.86 | — |
| Expensive | 25x | $49.14 | +37% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BEN's PE is 18x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BEN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BEN, with profitability improving.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CIFR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BEN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.23 | +64% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.97 | +116% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.47 | +194% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.31 | +96% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.08 | +69% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.91 | +7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | -69% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.67 | -62% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.64 | -66% |
BEN 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.
BEN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B | +3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.3B | +8.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3B | +3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +6% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | -2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1B | -1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +13% |
BEN has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.2% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6% | +11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.5% | -3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.9% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.7% | -0.6 points |
BEN 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.
BEN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $532.7M | +$584.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$51.9M | -111% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +163% |
| Q1 2025 | -$87.6M | -192% |
| Q4 2024 | -$217M | +$54.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $488.4M | -35% |
| Q2 2024 | $482.3M | -16% |
| Q1 2024 | $94.9M | +$143.7M |
BEN has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 47% versus its history, compared with CIFR at down 974%.
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.
BEN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -600K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -2M shares |
| 3 years | +5% | +24.6M shares |
| 5 years | +5.1% | +24.8M shares |
| Available history | +4.1% | +20.1M shares |
BEN has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $88.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $345.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $57.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $41.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $67.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $157.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $10M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.8M |
BEN spent $533M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 122% 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.
BEN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
BEN has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BEN.
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.
BEN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.6 | Neutral |
BEN's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (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).
BEN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BEN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 13x | 40% above |
| PE % | 69 | 63 | 6 pts above |
BEN is trading at 18x earnings, a 40% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
BEN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.6 | 9.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.3 | 7.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.6 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $25.8 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.5 | 41% above |
BEN 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.
BEN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26.3 | $24.8 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | $24.8 | $33.4 | +35% |
| 2022 | $33.4 | $26.9 | -20% |
| 2023 | $26.9 | $29.8 | +11% |
| 2024 | $29.8 | $20.7 | -31% |
| 2025 | $20.7 | $24.2 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $24.2 | $35.9 | +48% |
BEN 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.