CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
PSEC
Prospect Capital Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score PSEC 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.
PSEC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PSEC's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PSEC.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PSEC PE Valuation
PSEC 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 |
CIFR has the edge over PSEC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
PSEC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect PSEC's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
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 |
PSEC has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 1,630% for CIFR versus PSEC down 505%.
PSEC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.32 | — |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.89 | -$0.67 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.35 | -497% |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.51 | -124% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.14 | -94% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.62 | -76% |
| Q2 2022 | $1.41 | -44% |
| Q1 2022 | $2.14 | -7.8% |
| Q4 2021 | $2.39 | +103% |
PSEC lost $0.89 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is down 63% for CIFR versus down 104% for PSEC.
| 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.
PSEC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | $203.3M | -32% |
| Q4 2021 | $293.9M | -17% |
| Q3 2021 | $253.7M | +19% |
| Q2 2021 | $284.3M | +37% |
| Q4 2020 | $353.2M | +753% |
PSEC's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: −$11M last quarter, down 104% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 81% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2021 | 86% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2021 | 84% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2021 | 86% | +7.2 points |
| Q1 2021 | 83% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 87% | +114 points |
| Q3 2020 | 79% | N/A |
| Q2 2020 | 79% | N/A |
PSEC's operating margin was 81% last quarter, down 1.9 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.
PSEC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $381.7M | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | -$43.9M | -$36.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $195.7M | +149% |
| Q4 2025 | $85.6M | -69% |
| Q3 2025 | $279M | +61% |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.6M | -106% |
| Q1 2025 | $78.6M | +$100.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $278.5M | +251% |
PSEC 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 the edge over PSEC 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.
PSEC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -44% | -405M shares |
| 1 year | +18% | +81M shares |
| 3 years | -4.2% | -22.9M shares |
| 5 years | +37% | +143M shares |
| Available history | +43% | +157M shares |
PSEC has 524M diluted shares, up 18% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
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.
PSEC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 4.7x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2021 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2021 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2021 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2021 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2020 | 4.6x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 16.0x | High |
PSEC's net debt is about 4.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PSEC.
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).
PSEC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 13.6 | Oversold |
PSEC's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 14 (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.
PSEC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PSEC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
PSEC 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 |
CIFR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9% below its 200-week average.
PSEC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.68 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.01 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.36 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.91 | 52% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.40 | 68% below |
PSEC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 68% 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.
PSEC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.51 | $5.46 | -16% |
| 2021 | $5.46 | $8.43 | +54% |
| 2022 | $8.43 | $7.16 | -15% |
| 2023 | $7.16 | $5.99 | -16% |
| 2024 | $5.99 | $4.26 | -29% |
| 2025 | $4.26 | $2.51 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.51 | $1.41 | -44% |
PSEC has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.