CIFR vs CORZ vs WULF Stock Comparison

Cipher Digital, Core Scientific and Terawulf Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.
$8.12 -48.3% 1M -64.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$146.09M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins
WULF Terawulf Inc.
$12.53 -19.1% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$165.19M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Core Scientific leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Core Scientific 4, Terawulf 3, Cipher Digital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIFRCORZWULFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.68B $4.13B $5.67B WULF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.5x -2.9x -2.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -29.2% +26.4% +4.1% CORZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -742.3% -324.9% -1,179.9% CORZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.2% -42.7% -9.2% WULF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -19.3x -5.1x -8.4x CIFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.3% -37.8% -22.2% WULF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr — -15.6%/yr CIFR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.2% 74.3% 92.7% CORZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 29/100 11/100 CORZ

Percentile Scorecard

CIFRCORZWULF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCIFRCORZWULF
Valuation 5 #36 of 38 24 #29 of 38 3 #37 of 38
Growth 0 #36 of 36 49 #19 of 36 6 #34 of 36
Profitability 6 #32 of 34 24 #26 of 34 9 #31 of 34
Financial Health 30 #27 of 38 19 #31 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Shareholder Returns 48 #12 of 22 – 14 #19 of 22
Overall 18 29 11
  • CIFR ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CORZ ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • WULF ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCIFRCORZWULFSPY
1 month -48.3%-13.4%-19.1% -2.0%
3 months -60.2%-37.6%-33.6% -2.2%
6 months -63.3%-35.8%-46.7% +4.2%
Year to date -45.0%-2.2%+9.1% +10.6%
1 year -64.3%-37.8%-22.2% +10.4%
3 years +98.0%—+989.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +25.6%—+121.8% +20.2%
5 years -4.6%—-57.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year -0.9%—-15.6% +10.1%
10 years ——+16.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year ——+1.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCIFRCORZWULFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.2%74.3%92.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.4%75.9%90.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.163.113.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.51-0.24 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.6%-64.9%-98.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.2%-51.2%-56.8% -3.2%
52-week high $29.18$29.16$28.98 $779.14
52-week low $6.86$12.51$10.94 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCIFRCORZWULF
P/E now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 27.1x -3.2xmedian 27.1x -3.1xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 4.1x 10.3xmedian 4.1x 37.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -32.6xmedian 21.7x -14.3xmedian 21.7x -28.6xmedian 21.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 16.1x -3.8xmedian 16.1x -2.3xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.4x -1.9xmedian 3.4x 42.4xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.37 0.14median 0.37 0.03median 0.37

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCIFRCORZWULF
Revenue $146.09M $440.31M $165.19M
Gross profit $73.71M $124.81M $114.42M
Operating income -$565.64M -$561.16M -$413.59M
Net income -$1.08B -$1.43B -$1.95B
Free cash flow -$3.08B -$1.19B -$2.74B
EPS (diluted) $-2.47 $-4.40 $-4.01
Cash & equivalents $656.01M $1.77B $2.62B
Total debt $5.56B $4.30B $5.21B
Shares (diluted) 439.69M 325.33M 485.73M
Enterprise value -$152.50M $587.09M -$3.56B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCIFRCORZWULF
P/E -3.1x -3.2x -3.1x
P/FCF -1.1x -3.8x -2.3x
P/Operating cash flow -10.0x 8.7x -22.4x
P/S 23.1x 10.3x 37.8x
P/B 5.6x -1.9x 42.4x
P/Tangible book 7.1x -1.7x 42.4x
EV/EBITDA -32.6x -14.3x -28.6x
EV/EBIT -14.6x -12.6x -21.4x
EV/Revenue 56.6x 16.1x 53.5x
EV/FCF -2.7x -5.9x -3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -24.5x 13.6x -31.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.14 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIFRCORZWULF
Revenue growth (1Y) -29.2% 26.4% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -6.1% 59.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -43.9% 599.4% 47.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 189.9% 79.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -444.6% -211.9% -190.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -88.0% 18.1% -114.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,438% -29.2% -942.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -131.0% -17.6% -166.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,275% -26.3% -728.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -91.8% -23.4% -101.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -85.0% 6,037% -350.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -79.5% 72.2% -141.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -525.2% -363.6% -508.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -211.8% -197.2% -276.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIFRCORZWULF
Gross margin 50.5% 28.3% 69.3%
EBITDA margin -173.7% -112.3% -187.4%
Operating margin -387.2% -127.4% -250.4%
Pretax margin -744.6% -324.3% -1,164%
Net margin -742.3% -324.9% -1,180%
FCF margin -2,108% -270.3% -1,656%
Operating cash flow margin -231.1% 118.2% -169.0%
Return on equity -186.6% – -5,567%
Return on assets -14.3% -34.4% -25.8%
Return on invested capital -9.2% -42.7% -9.2%
Return on capital employed -9.3% -39.4% -11.0%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -0.4x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 74.7% 21.3% 118.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIFRCORZWULF
Debt / assets 72.5% 81.7% 64.8%
Debt / equity 9.3x -1.8x 35.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -19.3x -5.1x -8.4x
Debt / FCF -1.8x -3.6x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 92.2% 146.0% 98.2%
Equity / assets 7.8% -46.0% 1.8%
Interest coverage -2.6x – -2.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -0.03 -1.48 -0.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIFRCORZWULF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.7% – -19.4%
Shareholder yield -1.7% – -19.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCIFRCORZWULF
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $-4.59FY2026 $-3.04FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $219.28MFY2026 $646.98MFY2026 $247.09MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +102.8%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +249.0% +85.5% +255.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIFRCORZWULF
Held by institutions 89.1% 100.0% 79.4%
Institutions holding 463 415 497
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% +1.4% +25.2%
Institutions buying 300 236 308
Institutions selling 121 127 138
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.86 2.23

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CIFRCORZWULF
CIFR 1.00 0.80 0.84
CORZ 0.80 1.00 0.83
WULF 0.84 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CIFR, CORZ and WULF?

Terawulf (WULF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cipher Digital (CIFR) $2.68B, Core Scientific (CORZ) $4.13B, Terawulf (WULF) $5.67B.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Scientific (CORZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cipher Digital (CIFR) -29.2%, Core Scientific (CORZ) +26.4%, Terawulf (WULF) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Core Scientific (CORZ) has the highest net margin (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -742.3%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -324.9%, Terawulf (WULF) -1,179.9%). On return on invested capital, Terawulf (WULF) leads (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -9.2%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -42.7%, Terawulf (WULF) -9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Terawulf (WULF) returned the most: Cipher Digital (CIFR) -64.3%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -37.8%, Terawulf (WULF) -22.2%. Over five years, Cipher Digital (CIFR) compounded fastest (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -0.9%/yr, Terawulf (WULF) -15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Scientific (CORZ) has been the steadiest (Cipher Digital (CIFR) 110.2%, Core Scientific (CORZ) 74.3%, Terawulf (WULF) 92.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CIFR, CORZ and WULF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Core Scientific (CORZ) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.