CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
ZION
Zions Bancorporation, National Association
ZION's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 8 points to 41% and revenue grew 13%. At 8.1x earnings, it's trading below its usual 9.8x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
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.
ZION Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ZION's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ZION.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ZION PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $66.14 | +0.3% |
| Current | 8.1x | $65.95 | — |
| Forward | 9.7x | $65.95 | — |
| Fair | 9.8x | $79.72 | +21% |
| Expensive | 12x | $98.31 | +49% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ZION's PE is in its cheap range at 8.1x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.7x, in its fair range.
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.
ZION Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ZION, 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.
ZION Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.81 | -16% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.15 | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.85 | +44% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.43 | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.00 | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.58 | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.47 | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.12 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.95 | +14% |
ZION 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.
ZION Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $881M | +2.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $849M | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $891M | +8.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $861M | +8.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $838M | +7.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $795M | +7.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $820M | +12% |
ZION has the edge over CIFR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 38% | +5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 51% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 35% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 38% | +5.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | +12 points |
ZION 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 |
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.
ZION Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $860M | +108% |
| Q2 2026 | $389M | +$482M |
| Q1 2026 | $398M | +162% |
| Q4 2025 | $480M | -1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $413M | +326% |
| Q2 2025 | -$93M | -140% |
| Q1 2025 | $152M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $489M | +$763M |
ZION 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.
ZION Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -2M shares |
| 3 years | -1.7% | -2.6M shares |
| 5 years | -9.6% | -15.4M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -41.4M shares |
ZION has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $75M |
| Q2 2026 | $75M |
| Q1 2026 | $77M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $41M |
| Q4 2024 | $1M |
ZION spent $227M buying back its own shares over the past year, about five times what it spent the year before.
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.
ZION Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 3.6x | Elevated |
ZION's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like ZION.
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).
ZION Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.7 | Neutral |
ZION's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 39 (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.
ZION PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ZION | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.1x | 13x | 38% below |
| PE % | 16 | 63 | 47 pts below |
ZION is trading at 8.1x earnings, a 38% 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.
ZION Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $64.4 | 2.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $67.4 | 2.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $63.3 | 4.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $57.8 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $49.4 | 34% above |
ZION 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.
ZION Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $51.5 | $43.3 | -16% |
| 2021 | $43.3 | $62.4 | +44% |
| 2022 | $62.4 | $48.5 | -22% |
| 2023 | $48.5 | $43.9 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | $43.9 | $54.7 | +25% |
| 2025 | $54.7 | $59.5 | +8.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $59.5 | $66.0 | +11% |
ZION has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.