CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
FCFS
FirstCash Holdings, Inc
FCFS's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 23%, while its operating margin rose 1 points to 13%. At 20x earnings, it's trading below its usual 22x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
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.
FCFS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
FCFS's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like FCFS.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FCFS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 15x | $182 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $176 | -2.9% |
| Current | 20x | $182 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $204 | +12% |
| Expensive | 26x | $240 | +32% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FCFS's PE is in its cheap range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings.
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.
FCFS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FCFS, with profitability improving.
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.
FCFS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.21 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.23 | +33% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.76 | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.98 | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.42 | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.93 | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.51 | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.25 | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.73 | +19% |
FCFS 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.
FCFS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $935.6M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $830.6M | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $836.4M | 0% |
| Q4 2024 | $883.8M | +3.7% |
FCFS has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.8% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +1.7 points |
FCFS 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.
FCFS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $142M | +4.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $176.8M | +51% |
| Q1 2026 | $153.6M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $135.8M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $116.9M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +3.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $113.1M | +1.5% |
| Q2 2024 | $106.2M | +12% |
FCFS's free cash flow was $608M over the past year, up 31% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FCFS.
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.
FCFS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -701K shares |
| 1 year | -2.6% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -4.5% | -2M shares |
| 5 years | +7% | +2.8M shares |
| Available history | +1.3% | +575K shares |
FCFS has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $134.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $66.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $50M |
| Q4 2025 | $25.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $30M |
| Q2 2025 | $850,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $59.6M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
FCFS spent $277M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent 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.
FCFS Net Leverage
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).
FCFS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.4 | Oversold |
FCFS's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
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.
FCFS PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | FCFS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 13x | 51% above |
| PE % | 21 | 63 | 42 pts below |
FCFS is trading at 20x earnings, a 51% premium to 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.
FCFS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $197.3 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $208.3 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $199.6 | 9% below |
| 100 week MA | $165.4 | 9.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $135.7 | 34% above |
FCFS 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.
FCFS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $80.8 | $70.1 | -13% |
| 2021 | $70.1 | $69.9 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | $69.9 | $87.9 | +26% |
| 2023 | $87.9 | $108.4 | +23% |
| 2024 | $108.4 | $103.1 | -4.9% |
| 2025 | $103.1 | $161.0 | +56% |
| 2026 YTD | $161.0 | $181.7 | +13% |
FCFS has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.