CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
HCMA
HCM III Acquisition Corp.
There isn't enough reported data to score HCMA 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.
HCMA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HCMA's profitability is currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HCMA.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HCMA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 63x | $10.04 | -2.9% |
| Current | 63x | $10.34 | — |
| Fair | 96x | $15.30 | +48% |
| Expensive | 184x | $29.47 | +185% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HCMA's PE is 63x, 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.
HCMA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for HCMA 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.
HCMA Earnings Per Share
HCMA has the edge over CIFR in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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 has the edge over HCMA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
HCMA Quarterly Revenue
HCMA's revenue is shrinking: $0 last quarter.
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 |
HCMA has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 141% versus its history, compared with CIFR at down 974%.
HCMA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | -$447.6K | -$346.2K |
| Q2 2023 | -$340.4K | -$240.2K |
| Q1 2023 | -$255.3K | +$256.1K |
| Q4 2022 | -$177.2K | -$176.2K |
| Q3 2022 | -$101.5K | -$98.2K |
| Q2 2022 | -$100.1K | -$100.1K |
| Q1 2022 | -$511.4K | -$503.9K |
HCMA's free cash flow was −$2M over the past year, against −$874,338 the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HCMA.
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 the edge over HCMA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
HCMA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +360% | +26.4M shares |
| 3 years | -13% | -5.1M shares |
HCMA has 34M diluted shares, up 360% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $258.5M |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
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.
HCMA 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).
HCMA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 86.7 | Overbought |
HCMA's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 87 (overbought).
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.
HCMA PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HCMA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 63x | 13x | 384% above |
| PE % | 43 | 10 | 33 pts above |
HCMA is trading at 63x earnings, a 384% 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 |
HCMA has stronger trend alignment. CIFR is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus HCMA above 3 of 3.
HCMA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 0.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.3 | 0.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $10.2 | 1.3% above |
HCMA is in an uptrend: it's above all three of its weekly moving averages, and 1.3% above its 50-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.
HCMA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10.1 | $10.1 | -0.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.1 | $10.3 | +2.7% |
HCMA has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.