CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
WTFC
Wintrust Financial Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score WTFC 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.
WTFC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
WTFC's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like WTFC.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WTFC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.1x | $119 | -23% |
| Forward | 11x | $154 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $152 | -1.7% |
| Current | 12x | $154 | — |
| Expensive | 13x | $169 | +9.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WTFC's PE is 12x, 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.
WTFC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WTFC, 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 |
CIFR lost $3.06 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
WTFC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.90 | +6.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $13.04 | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.45 | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.93 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.40 | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.88 | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.57 | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.11 | +4.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.31 | +7.6% |
WTFC 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% |
CIFR's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $27M last quarter, down 63% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
WTFC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $757.9M | +8.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $738.6M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $713.2M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $714.3M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $697.8M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $670.8M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $643.1M | +6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $638.6M | +12% |
WTFC has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 43% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 43% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 42% | +2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 42% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 40% | +4.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 39% | -2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 40% | +11 points |
WTFC 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 |
WTFC has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 121% versus its history, compared with CIFR at down 974%.
WTFC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $357.8M | +71% |
| Q2 2026 | $255.1M | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $927.2M | +674% |
| Q3 2025 | $209.8M | +$288.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $329.2M | +81% |
| Q1 2025 | $119.8M | +98% |
| Q4 2024 | $471.2M | +104% |
| Q3 2024 | -$78.3M | -215% |
WTFC's free cash flow was $1.7B over the past year, up 108% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like WTFC.
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.
WTFC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +92K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +398K shares |
| 3 years | +10% | +6.2M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +10.6M shares |
| Available history | +19% | +10.8M shares |
WTFC has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | $9.5M |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $54.9M |
| 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.
WTFC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
WTFC's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like WTFC.
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).
WTFC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 54.8 | Neutral |
WTFC's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 55 (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.
WTFC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | WTFC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 9.1% below |
| PE % | 55 | 63 | 8 pts below |
WTFC is trading at 12x earnings, in line with 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.
WTFC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $148.4 | 4% above |
| 20 week MA | $153.7 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $149.4 | 3.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $136.9 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $114.4 | 35% above |
WTFC 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.
WTFC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $70.8 | $61.9 | -13% |
| 2021 | $61.9 | $89.4 | +44% |
| 2022 | $89.4 | $83.3 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | $83.3 | $92.8 | +11% |
| 2024 | $92.8 | $125.2 | +35% |
| 2025 | $125.2 | $143.3 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $143.3 | $154.4 | +7.8% |
WTFC has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.