CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
ECBK
ECB Bancorp, Inc.
ECBK's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 14x earnings, about half its usual 25x.
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.
ECBK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ECBK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ECBK.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ECBK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 14x | $20.45 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $26.66 | +30% |
| Fair | 25x | $37.12 | +82% |
| Expensive | 39x | $58.32 | +185% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ECBK's PE is in its cheap range at 14x.
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.
ECBK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ECBK to show an outlook.
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.
ECBK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.49 | +86% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.38 | +112% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.16 | +104% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.94 | +96% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.80 | +111% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.65 | +63% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.57 | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.48 | -7.7% |
ECBK has the edge over CIFR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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.
ECBK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.1M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.3M | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.2M | +47% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.5M | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.8M | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $8M | +27% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.9M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.1M | +15% |
ECBK has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 42% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 43% | +19 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +9.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 37% | +14 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | +7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | +10 points |
ECBK has the edge over CIFR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
ECBK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4M | -13% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.8M | +538% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8M | +$3.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.9M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $4M | +359% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8M | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | -$649K | -$200K |
| Q4 2024 | $4.5M | +77% |
ECBK has the edge over CIFR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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.
ECBK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +56.5K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +119K shares |
| 3 years | -1.1% | -93.4K shares |
ECBK has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $188,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $675,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $350,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $513,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $2M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $673,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $902,000 |
ECBK spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 65% from the year before.
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.
ECBK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 17.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 19.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 26.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 28.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 34.9x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 35.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 40.2x | High |
ECBK's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like ECBK.
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).
ECBK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.6 | Neutral |
ECBK's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (neutral).
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.
ECBK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ECBK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 5.4% above |
| PE % | 0 | 58 | 58 pts below |
ECBK is trading at 14x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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.
ECBK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.9 | 1.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $20.7 | 1.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 8% above |
| 100 week MA | $17.3 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.2 | 35% above |
ECBK has the edge over CIFR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
ECBK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $14.0 | $16.1 | +15% |
| 2023 | $16.1 | $12.6 | -22% |
| 2024 | $12.6 | $14.9 | +19% |
| 2025 | $14.9 | $17.3 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.3 | $20.5 | +18% |
ECBK has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.