CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
KBDC
Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc.
KBDC's fundamentals are mixed: earnings per share grew only 2.3%. At 7.3x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 8.1x. Analysts expect earnings to hold roughly steady.
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.
KBDC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
KBDC's profitability is currently strong. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like KBDC.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KBDC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 7.4x | $12.87 | — |
| Cheap | 7.7x | $13.51 | +5% |
| Forward | 8x | $12.87 | — |
| Fair | 8.1x | $14.22 | +11% |
| Expensive | 8.5x | $14.84 | +15% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KBDC's PE is in its cheap range at 7.3x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 8.0x, in its fair range.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CIFR has the edge over KBDC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
KBDC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect KBDC's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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.
KBDC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.61 | -7.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.75 | +2.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.72 | -4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.70 | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.67 | -18% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.71 | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.80 | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.91 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.03 | -6% |
KBDC 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.
KBDC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $20.7M | +306% |
KBDC has the edge over CIFR in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 70% | -29 points |
| Q2 2022 | 68% | N/A |
| Q1 2022 | 72% | N/A |
| Q4 2021 | 163% | N/A |
| Q3 2021 | 99% | N/A |
KBDC's operating margin was 70% last quarter, down 28 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
KBDC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $65.1M | +$118.8M |
| Q2 2026 | -$69.4M | -2950% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.8M | +$167M |
| Q4 2025 | $79.8M | +$128.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$53.7M | +$63.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.4M | +$289.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$127.2M | -$36.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$49.1M | +$4.7M |
KBDC 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.
KBDC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -306K shares |
| 1 year | -6.2% | -4.4M shares |
| 3 years | +63% | +25.5M shares |
KBDC has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $21.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $24.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $384,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $418,000 |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
KBDC spent $54M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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.
KBDC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 10.0x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 9.6x | High |
KBDC's net debt is about 10 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like KBDC.
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).
KBDC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.5 | Neutral |
KBDC's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (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.
KBDC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | KBDC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.4x | 13x | 44% below |
| PE % | 3 | 27 | 24 pts below |
KBDC is trading at 7.3x earnings, a 44% discount 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 |
KBDC has stronger trend alignment. CIFR is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus KBDC above 1 of 4.
KBDC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.7 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.2 | 2.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.9 | 7.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.8 | 13% below |
KBDC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 13% below its 100-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.
KBDC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.1 | $16.8 | +4% |
| 2025 | $16.8 | $14.8 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.8 | $12.9 | -13% |
KBDC has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.