CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
VAI
Valor Energy Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score VAI 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.
VAI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
VAI's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like VAI.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VAI PE Valuation
VAI 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.
VAI Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VAI 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 |
CIFR lost $3.06 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
VAI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.23 | -$5.18 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.97 | +$1.53 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.16 | +$0.04 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.78 | +$0.92 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.05 | +$1.15 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.50 | +$0.60 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.20 | +$1.50 |
| Q3 2024 | -$3.70 | +$1.30 |
VAI 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% |
CIFR has the edge over VAI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
VAI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $360.9K | -58% |
| Q1 2026 | $326.5K | -61% |
| Q4 2025 | $358.7K | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $936.3K | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $860.1K | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | $844.3K | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $919.8K | -43% |
| Q3 2024 | $745.9K | -59% |
VAI's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $360,889 last quarter, down 58% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -175% | -104 points |
| Q1 2026 | -224% | -14 points |
| Q4 2025 | -306% | -229 points |
| Q3 2025 | -81% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -71% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -210% | -86 points |
| Q4 2024 | -77% | -10 points |
| Q3 2024 | -83% | -12 points |
VAI has the edge over CIFR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 |
VAI has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 89% versus its history, compared with CIFR at down 974%.
VAI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | -$48.1K | +$227.7K |
| Q4 2024 | $355.7K | +$474.5K |
| Q3 2024 | $175.6K | +$270.6K |
| Q2 2024 | $15.6K | +$190.4K |
| Q1 2024 | -$275.8K | -174% |
| Q4 2023 | -$118.8K | +$1.4M |
| Q3 2023 | -$95K | -$91.7K |
| Q2 2023 | -$174.8K | -134% |
VAI's free cash flow was −$460,400 over the past year, against −$474,067 the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like VAI.
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 VAI 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.
VAI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +43% | +1.5M shares |
| 1 year | +385% | +4.1M shares |
| 3 years | +610% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +1065% | +4.7M shares |
| Available history | +1709% | +4.8M shares |
VAI has 5M diluted shares, up 385% from a year ago.
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.
VAI 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).
VAI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.0 | Neutral |
VAI's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (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.
VAI PE vs Financial Services Sector
VAI 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.
VAI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.28 | 2.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.89 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $1.51 | 47% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.62 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.64 | 61% below |
VAI 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.
VAI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $64.0 | $104.0 | +63% |
| 2021 | $104.0 | $41.5 | -60% |
| 2022 | $41.5 | $9.20 | -78% |
| 2023 | $9.20 | $4.10 | -55% |
| 2024 | $4.10 | $9.80 | +139% |
| 2025 | $9.80 | $1.10 | -89% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.10 | $2.22 | +102% |
VAI has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.