CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
SLRC
SLR Investment Corp.
SLRC's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 11x earnings, in line with its usual 10x. Analysts expect earnings to decline.
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.
SLRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SLRC's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SLRC.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SLRC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.6x | $9.12 | -21% |
| Forward | 8.9x | $11.61 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $10.85 | -6.5% |
| Current | 11x | $11.61 | — |
| Expensive | 19x | $20.31 | +75% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SLRC's PE is in its fair range at 11x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 8.9x, in its cheap range.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CIFR has the edge over SLRC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
SLRC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SLRC'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 |
CIFR lost $3.06 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
SLRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.30 | +23% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.06 | -36% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.35 | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.64 | +1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.66 | -6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.63 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.62 | -9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.76 | +26% |
SLRC 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% |
SLRC has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is down 63% for CIFR versus up 82% for SLRC.
| 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.
SLRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $25M | +82% |
| Q4 2022 | $37.2M | +111% |
| Q3 2022 | $28.2M | +24% |
| Q1 2022 | $13.8M | -56% |
| Q4 2021 | $17.6M | -36% |
| Q3 2021 | $22.7M | -16% |
| Q2 2021 | $27.9M | -55% |
| Q4 2020 | $27.4M | +219% |
SLRC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $25M last quarter, up 82% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 27% | +17 points |
| Q4 2022 | 51% | +16 points |
| Q3 2022 | 48% | -11 points |
| Q1 2022 | 11% | -58 points |
| Q4 2021 | 35% | -32 points |
| Q3 2021 | 59% | -10 points |
| Q2 2021 | 67% | -20 points |
| Q1 2021 | 69% | N/A |
SLRC's operating margin was 27% last quarter, down 7.4 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.
SLRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $140.4M | +78% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.6M | +$229.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $67.2M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | -$14.3M | -109% |
| Q3 2025 | $79M | -42% |
| Q2 2025 | -$204.9M | -7099% |
| Q1 2025 | $68.1M | +828% |
| Q4 2024 | $162.1M | +324% |
SLRC 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.
SLRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | +29% | +12.3M shares |
| Available history | +29% | +12.3M shares |
SLRC has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $10,000 |
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.
SLRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 28.3x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 35.9x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 159.5x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 116.9x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 8.2x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2021 | 2.6x | Moderate |
SLRC's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.6 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SLRC.
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).
SLRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.6 | Neutral |
SLRC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (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.
SLRC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SLRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 16% below |
| PE % | 63 | 63 | Same percentile |
SLRC is trading at 11x earnings, a 16% 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 |
CIFR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9% below its 200-week average.
SLRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.5 | 0.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.2 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.6 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $14.9 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.0 | 23% below |
SLRC 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.
SLRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.7 | $17.1 | -17% |
| 2021 | $17.1 | $18.2 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | $18.2 | $14.1 | -23% |
| 2023 | $14.1 | $15.0 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | $15.0 | $16.3 | +8.4% |
| 2025 | $16.3 | $15.4 | -5.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.4 | $11.6 | -25% |
SLRC has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.