CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
SAR
Saratoga Investment Corp.
There isn't enough reported data to score SAR 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.
SAR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SAR'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 SAR.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SAR PE Valuation
SAR 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 SAR on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
SAR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SAR's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
SAR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.02 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.27 | -112% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.98 | -60% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.31 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.42 | -2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.32 | +52% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.45 | +102% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.02 | +185% |
| Q4 2022 | $1.17 | -72% |
SAR has the edge over CIFR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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% |
SAR has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is down 63% for CIFR versus down 35% for SAR.
| 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.
SAR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $11.8M | -35% |
| Q2 2022 | $7.6M | -72% |
| Q1 2022 | $16.6M | +0.8% |
| Q4 2021 | $15M | -4% |
| Q3 2021 | $18.3M | -31% |
| Q1 2021 | $16.5M | -50% |
SAR's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $12M last quarter, down 35% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 9.1% | -44 points |
| Q2 2022 | -17% | -94 points |
| Q1 2022 | 55% | -8 points |
| Q4 2021 | 55% | -12 points |
| Q3 2021 | 53% | -29 points |
| Q2 2021 | 77% | N/A |
| Q1 2021 | 63% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 67% | -15 points |
SAR's operating margin was 9.1% last quarter, down 44 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2020.
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.
SAR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$27.8M | -$8.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$26M | -180% |
| Q1 2026 | -$92.4M | -$72.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.6M | -109% |
| Q3 2025 | -$19.3M | -127% |
| Q2 2025 | $32.3M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | -$19.9M | +$741.4K |
| Q4 2024 | $94.2M | +$112.7M |
SAR has the edge over CIFR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
SAR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -97.3K shares |
| 1 year | +2.4% | +380K shares |
| 3 years | +33% | +4M shares |
| 5 years | +45% | +5M shares |
| Available history | +44% | +5M shares |
SAR has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2023 | $1.2M |
| Q4 2022 | $2.2M |
| Q3 2022 | $3.7M |
| Q2 2022 | $3.7M |
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.
SAR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 35.8x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 20.9x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 9.3x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 6.6x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 6.6x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 5.8x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 3.2x | Elevated |
SAR's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.6 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SAR.
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).
SAR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 19.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 3.6 | Oversold |
SAR's weekly RSI is 19 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (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.
SAR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SAR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 13x | 29% above |
| PE % | 77 | 63 | 14 pts above |
SAR 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.
SAR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.5 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.1 | 32% below |
| 50 week MA | $20.5 | 43% below |
| 100 week MA | $22.4 | 48% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.5 | 50% below |
SAR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 50% 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.
SAR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.0 | $20.7 | -17% |
| 2021 | $20.7 | $29.3 | +42% |
| 2022 | $29.3 | $25.6 | -13% |
| 2023 | $25.6 | $25.9 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | $25.9 | $23.8 | -8.1% |
| 2025 | $23.8 | $23.2 | -2.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.2 | $11.7 | -50% |
SAR has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.