CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
GROW
U.S. Global Investors, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score GROW yet.
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.
GROW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
GROW's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like GROW.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GROW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4x | $0.52 | -79% |
| Fair | 13x | $1.68 | -33% |
| Current | 19x | $2.52 | — |
| Expensive | 35x | $4.53 | +80% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GROW's PE is 19x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
GROW Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for GROW 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.
GROW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.13 | +86% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.24 | +$0.27 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.25 | +$0.26 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.01 | -50% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.07 | -42% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.03 | -133% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.01 | -108% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.02 | -91% |
GROW 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.
GROW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.7M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.7M | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8M | +31% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3M | +4.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2M | -20% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1M | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2M | -21% |
GROW has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.1% | +25 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.2% | +48 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2% | +46 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.5% | +21 points |
| Q3 2025 | -23% | +3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -51% | -35 points |
| Q1 2025 | -42% | -24 points |
| Q4 2024 | -24% | -31 points |
GROW 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 |
GROW has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 72% versus its history, compared with CIFR at down 974%.
GROW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $483K | +$515K |
| Q2 2026 | $203K | +$218K |
| Q1 2026 | $275K | +$699K |
| Q3 2025 | -$32K | -300% |
| Q2 2025 | -$15K | -115% |
| Q1 2025 | -$424K | -$299K |
| Q4 2024 | -$406K | -$380K |
| Q3 2024 | $16K | -98% |
GROW's free cash flow was $929,000 over the past year, against −$829,000 the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GROW.
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.
GROW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.8% | -360K shares |
| 1 year | -5% | -648K shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -2.7M shares |
| Available history | -19% | -2.8M shares |
GROW has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $320,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $364,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $552,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $666,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $390,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $395,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $453,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $591,000 |
GROW spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 4% 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.
GROW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2,691.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -61.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -16.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -11.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -6.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
GROW has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like GROW.
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).
GROW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.4 | Oversold |
GROW's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (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.
GROW PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | GROW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 13x | 49% above |
| PE % | 60 | 63 | 3 pts below |
GROW is trading at 19x earnings, a 49% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
GROW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.72 | 7.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.92 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.84 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.62 | 3.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.68 | 6% below |
GROW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 6% below its 200-week average.
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.
GROW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.33 | $4.62 | +247% |
| 2021 | $4.62 | $4.55 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | $4.55 | $2.65 | -42% |
| 2023 | $2.65 | $2.82 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | $2.82 | $2.45 | -13% |
| 2025 | $2.45 | $2.47 | +0.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.47 | $2.52 | +2% |
GROW has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.