CIFR vs EQIX vs STX Stock Comparison

Cipher Digital, Equinix and Seagate Technology Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.
$8.10 -50.9% 1M -58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$191.09M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win
EQIX Equinix Inc
$1,036.67 +2.1% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$99.50B
P/E
60.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.06B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 9, Cipher Digital 1, Equinix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIFREQIXSTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.95B $99.50B $145.14B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.6x 60.4x 33.0x STX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 58.9x 18.2x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +11.1% +44.4% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -585.8% 16.4% 31.9% STX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.2% 5.7% 82.3% STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.5x 4.3x 0.2x CIFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.7% +30.0% +163.7% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr +4.4%/yr +51.1%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.2% 25.8% 73.9% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 56/100 67/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

CIFREQIXSTX

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

AxisCIFREQIXSTX
Valuation 5 #36 of 38 35 #25 of 38 32 #77 of 112
Growth 0 #36 of 36 37 #23 of 36 99 #2 of 108
Profitability 12 #30 of 34 82 #7 of 34 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 31 #26 of 37 47 #20 of 37 44 #65 of 116
Shareholder Returns 53 #10 of 20 79 #5 of 20 62 #30 of 78
Overall 20 56 67
  • CIFR ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCIFREQIXSTXSPY
1 month -50.9%+2.1%-23.3% +0.7%
3 months -64.3%-1.0%-17.8% +3.7%
6 months -54.3%-4.3%+4.0% +7.1%
Year to date -45.1%+35.3%+154.4% +12.8%
1 year -58.7%+30.0%+163.7% +11.9%
3 years +132.1%+44.9%+923.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +32.4%+13.2%+117.3% +22.8%
5 years +3.1%+23.8%+686.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.6%+4.4%+51.1% +10.9%
10 years —+192.0%+1,951.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+11.3%+35.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCIFREQIXSTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.2%25.8%73.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 104.2%22.6%76.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.090.562.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.531.162.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-40.2%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.2%-7.1%-36.0% -1.2%
52-week high $29.18$1,115.94$1,094.04 $779.14
52-week low $7.71$726.09$237.49 $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.

MultipleCIFREQIXSTX
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 27.6x 62.1xmedian 27.6x 36.3xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 4.6x 10.2xmedian 4.6x 11.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -31.6xmedian 25.6x 27.3xmedian 25.6x 28.2xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 15.4x -41.1xmedian 15.4x 38.7xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.1x 7.1xmedian 4.1x 46.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.80 2.89median 0.80 0.39median 1.08

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 monthsCIFREQIXSTX
Revenue $191.09M $10.06B $13.80B
Gross profit $107.35M $5.19B $6.95B
Operating income -$531.34M $2.26B $5.46B
Net income -$1.12B $1.65B $4.40B
Free cash flow -$1.49B -$2.49B $4.16B
R&D – – $769.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.73 $16.60 $18.95
Cash & equivalents $831.83M $2.36B $1.26B
Total debt $5.54B $22.63B $2.35B
Shares (diluted) 409.38M 99.28M 232.00M
Enterprise value -$429.04M $87.40B $139.98B

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
MetricCIFREQIXSTX
P/E -3.0x 62.1x 36.3x
P/FCF -2.3x -41.1x 38.7x
P/Operating cash flow -13.1x 24.6x 33.3x
P/S 17.6x 10.2x 11.7x
P/B 6.0x 7.1x 46.6x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 7.7x 46.6x
EV/EBITDA -31.6x 27.3x 28.2x
EV/EBIT -15.2x 53.7x 29.6x
EV/Revenue 42.2x 12.1x 11.7x
EV/FCF -5.4x -48.8x 39.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -31.4x 29.2x 33.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 2.89 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIFREQIXSTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 11.1% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 26.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 14.0% 97.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% 89.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -237.0% 48.1% 150.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -328.5% 18.0% 125.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -626.8% 53.8% 156.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -380.6% 23.6% 99.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -565.9% 52.2% 150.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -307.2% 21.5% 94.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -84.6% 11.3% 217.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -87.7% 11.9% 80.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -209.9% -349.4% 241.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -151.7% -756.4% 93.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIFREQIXSTX
Gross margin 56.2% 51.6% 50.4%
EBITDA margin -133.5% 44.4% 41.6%
Operating margin -278.1% 22.5% 39.6%
Pretax margin -587.6% 18.3% 36.7%
Net margin -585.8% 16.4% 31.9%
FCF margin -780.0% -24.8% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin -134.2% 41.5% 35.0%
Return on equity -175.4% 11.4% 156.4%
Return on assets -16.1% 3.8% 43.3%
Return on invested capital -9.2% 5.7% 82.3%
Return on capital employed -9.5% 5.9% 76.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 2.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 47.5% 5.4% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIFREQIXSTX
Debt / assets 73.9% 50.9% 22.8%
Debt / equity 9.9x 1.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.5x 4.3x 0.2x
Debt / FCF -3.7x -9.1x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 92.5% 67.3% 66.6%
Equity / assets 7.5% 32.7% 33.4%
Interest coverage -3.3x 3.7x 22.3x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.26 2.72 16.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIFREQIXSTX
Dividend yield – 1.9% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -3.1% -0.1% 0.3%
Shareholder yield -3.1% 1.9% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 14.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 15.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.8%

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.

ConsensusCIFREQIXSTX
Forward P/E – 58.9xFY2026 18.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $17.61FY2026 $38.53FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +28.0%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +10.8% +63.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $219.28MFY2026 $10.81BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +249.0% -0.7% +29.7%
CIFR estimates →EQIX estimates →STX estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIFREQIXSTX
Held by institutions 89.1% 97.5% 83.8%
Institutions holding 462 1,357 1,957
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% +3.3% +1.4%
Institutions buying 300 728 1,209
Institutions selling 121 420 590
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.73 2.05
CIFR holders →EQIX holders →STX holders →

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.

CIFREQIXSTX
CIFR 1.00 0.32 0.47
EQIX 0.32 1.00 0.31
STX 0.47 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CIFR, EQIX and STX?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cipher Digital (CIFR) $2.95B, Equinix (EQIX) $99.50B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $145.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, CIFR, EQIX and STX?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -2.6x, Equinix (EQIX) 60.4x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 33.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Equinix (EQIX) 58.9x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cipher Digital (CIFR) +20.3%, Equinix (EQIX) +11.1%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest net margin (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -585.8%, Equinix (EQIX) 16.4%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -9.2%, Equinix (EQIX) 5.7%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 82.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Cipher Digital (CIFR) -58.7%, Equinix (EQIX) +30.0%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +163.7%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Cipher Digital (CIFR) +0.6%/yr, Equinix (EQIX) +4.4%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +51.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cipher Digital (CIFR) 0.00%, Equinix (EQIX) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%. Cipher Digital (CIFR) and Equinix (EQIX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equinix (EQIX) has been the steadiest (Cipher Digital (CIFR) 110.2%, Equinix (EQIX) 25.8%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 73.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CIFR, EQIX and STX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads on 9. 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.