CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
KTWO
K2 Capital Acquisition Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score KTWO 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.
KTWO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
KTWO's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like KTWO.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KTWO PE Valuation
KTWO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
KTWO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for KTWO 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 |
KTWO has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 1,630% for CIFR versus KTWO down 210%.
KTWO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2018 | -$1.07 | -$0.10 |
| Q2 2018 | -$0.91 | +$0.05 |
| Q1 2018 | -$0.87 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2017 | -$0.87 | +$0.14 |
| Q3 2017 | -$0.97 | -$0.05 |
| Q2 2017 | -$0.96 | +$0.02 |
| Q1 2017 | -$1.02 | -$0.15 |
| Q4 2016 | -$1.01 | -$0.02 |
KTWO is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.07 per share over the past year, against $2.14 at its worst in late 2014.
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% |
KTWO has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is down 63% for CIFR versus up 14% for KTWO.
| 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.
KTWO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2018 | $71.4M | +14% |
| Q2 2018 | $73.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2018 | $67.9M | +9.7% |
| Q4 2017 | $67.8M | +9.7% |
| Q3 2017 | $62.7M | +5.6% |
| Q2 2017 | $65.7M | +11% |
| Q1 2017 | $61.9M | +9.9% |
| Q4 2016 | $61.8M | +14% |
KTWO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2014: $71M last quarter, up 14% 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.
KTWO Free Cash Flow
KTWO and CIFR do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
KTWO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +186K shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +337K shares |
| 3 years | +5.5% | +2.3M shares |
| 5 years | +92% | +20.8M shares |
KTWO has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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.
KTWO 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).
KTWO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 91.2 | Overbought |
KTWO's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 91 (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.
KTWO PE vs Financial Services Sector
KTWO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 |
KTWO has stronger trend alignment. CIFR is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus KTWO above 2 of 2.
KTWO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.1 | 0.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 0.7% above |
KTWO is in an uptrend: it's above all two of its weekly moving averages, and 0.7% above its 20-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.
KTWO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $9.86 | $10.1 | +2.6% |
KTWO has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.