CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
RY
Royal Bank of Canada
There isn't enough reported data to score RY 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.
RY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
RY's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like RY.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $129 | -36% |
| Fair | 13x | $142 | -30% |
| Expensive | 16x | $169 | -17% |
| Current | 19x | $203 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RY'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.
RY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for RY, with profitability improving.
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 |
RY has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 1,630% for CIFR versus RY up 23%.
RY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $10.82 | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.24 | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.89 | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.29 | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.83 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.63 | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.90 | +7% |
| Q3 2024 | $7.90 | +8.5% |
RY's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $10.82 over the past year, up 23% from the year before, and higher year over year for 10 quarters in a row.
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% |
RY has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is down 63% for CIFR versus up 117% for RY.
| 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.
RY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $23.9B | +117% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.6B | +7.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.1B | -49% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.9B | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $11B | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.8B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.8B | +160% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.3B | +1% |
RY's revenue is growing: $23.9B last quarter, up 117% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | +24 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 35% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 38% | +6.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | -16 points |
| Q3 2024 | 37% | +4.7 points |
RY's operating margin was 21% last quarter, down 14 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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.
RY Free Cash Flow
RY 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.
RY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -8.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -20.2M shares |
| 3 years | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 5 years | -2.4% | -33.8M shares |
| Available history | -2.8% | -39.7M shares |
RY has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B |
| Q4 2022 | $810.6M |
| Q3 2022 | $1B |
| Q2 2022 | $1B |
| Q1 2022 | $1.2B |
| Q4 2021 | $841.5M |
| Q3 2021 | $1.1B |
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.
RY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 10.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 28.8x | High |
| Q3 2024 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
RY's net debt is about 11 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like RY.
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).
RY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 45.9 | Neutral |
RY's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 46 (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.
RY PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | RY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 13x | 44% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
RY is trading at 19x earnings, a 44% 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.
RY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $199.4 | 1.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $205.1 | 1.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $187.0 | 8.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $158.3 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $130.1 | 56% above |
RY has the edge over CIFR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
RY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $79.1 | $81.9 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | $81.9 | $104.3 | +27% |
| 2022 | $104.3 | $94.4 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | $94.4 | $101.1 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | $101.1 | $120.9 | +20% |
| 2025 | $120.9 | $171.5 | +42% |
| 2026 YTD | $171.5 | $202.6 | +18% |
RY has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.