CIFR vs NDAQ vs VNET Stock Comparison

Cipher Digital, Nasdaq and Vnet Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.
$8.10 -50.9% 1M -58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$191.09M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$105.60 +15.0% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$59.23B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins
VNET VNET Group, Inc.
$3.37 -41.0% 1M -69.5% 1Y
Market cap
$862.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 6, Vnet 2, Cipher Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIFRNDAQVNETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.87B $59.23B $862.57M NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.6x 28.4x -2.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +11.5% +1,237.9% VNET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -585.8% 22.8% -22.1% NDAQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.2% 10.5% 3.7% NDAQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.5x 2.4x 3.8x CIFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.7% +23.6% -69.5% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr +8.6%/yr -26.5%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.2% 28.3% 77.9% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 57/100 67/100 VNET

Percentile Scorecard

CIFRNDAQVNET

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

AxisCIFRNDAQVNET
Valuation 5 #36 of 38 42 #56 of 96 97 #2 of 38
Growth 0 #36 of 36 42 #38 of 65 71 #11 of 36
Profitability 12 #30 of 34 80 #14 of 65 67 #12 of 34
Financial Health 31 #26 of 37 48 #49 of 93 33 #25 of 37
Shareholder Returns 53 #10 of 20 72 #12 of 40 –
Overall 20 57 67
  • CIFR ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCIFRNDAQVNETSPY
1 month -50.9%+15.0%-41.0% +0.7%
3 months -64.3%+11.0%-54.0% +3.7%
6 months -54.3%+14.9%-59.4% +7.1%
Year to date -45.1%+8.7%-60.2% +12.8%
1 year -58.7%+23.6%-69.5% +11.9%
3 years +132.1%+115.9%+6.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +32.4%+29.3%+2.2% +22.8%
5 years +3.1%+50.9%-78.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.6%+8.6%-26.5% +10.9%
10 years —+394.3%-53.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+17.3%-7.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCIFRNDAQVNETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.2%28.3%77.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 104.2%29.8%75.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.090.572.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.83-0.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.8%-33.4%-92.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.2%0.0%-76.0% -1.2%
52-week high $29.18$105.60$14.03 $779.14
52-week low $7.71$76.85$3.37 $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.

MultipleCIFRNDAQVNET
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 27.6x 28.3xmedian 29.6x -2.6xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 4.6x 6.4xmedian 3.1x 0.6xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -31.6xmedian 25.6x 19.8xmedian 13.0x 5.8xmedian 25.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 15.4x 26.1xmedian 16.5x 0.7xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.1x 4.9xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 4.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.80 1.55median 0.48 0.09median 0.80

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 monthsCIFRNDAQVNET
Revenue $191.09M $9.15B $1.55B
Gross profit $107.35M $5.78B $316.73M
Operating income -$531.34M $2.73B $93.26M
Net income -$1.12B $2.08B $623.86M
Free cash flow -$1.49B $2.26B $1.29B
R&D – – $43.13M
EPS (diluted) $-2.73 $3.70 $-1.27
Cash & equivalents $831.83M $365.00M $990.51M
Total debt $5.54B $8.74B $2.74B
Shares (diluted) 409.38M 563.31M 268.71M
Enterprise value -$512.97M $56.66B -$2.86B

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
MetricCIFRNDAQVNET
P/E -3.0x 28.3x -2.6x
P/FCF -2.3x 26.1x 0.7x
P/Operating cash flow -13.1x 23.2x 3.6x
P/S 17.6x 6.4x 0.6x
P/B 6.0x 4.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 10.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -31.6x 19.8x 5.8x
EV/EBIT -15.2x 24.6x 22.1x
EV/Revenue 42.2x 7.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF -5.4x 29.8x 2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -31.4x 26.4x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 1.55 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIFRNDAQVNET
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 11.5% 1,238%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 13.7% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% 18.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -237.0% 23.1% -1.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -328.5% 20.1% 49.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -626.8% 28.2% 135.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -380.6% 23.6% 110.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -565.9% 31.8% -1,591%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -307.2% 18.3% -28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -84.6% 9.0% -6.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -87.7% 12.8% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -209.9% 7.6% 67.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -151.7% 11.6% 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIFRNDAQVNET
Gross margin 56.2% 63.2% 20.5%
EBITDA margin -133.5% 37.0% 29.5%
Operating margin -278.1% 29.8% 6.0%
Pretax margin -587.6% 28.5% 31.4%
Net margin -585.8% 22.8% -22.1%
FCF margin -780.0% 24.7% 83.5%
Operating cash flow margin -134.2% 27.8% 16.1%
Return on equity -175.4% 17.4% 102.8%
Return on assets -16.1% 7.6% 8.7%
Return on invested capital -9.2% 10.5% 3.7%
Return on capital employed -9.5% 12.0% 2.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 47.5% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIFRNDAQVNET
Debt / assets 73.9% 31.9% 37.5%
Debt / equity 9.9x 0.7x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.5x 2.4x 3.8x
Debt / FCF -3.7x 3.9x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 92.5% 56.2% 91.8%
Equity / assets 7.5% 43.8% 8.2%
Interest coverage -3.3x 7.9x 1.1x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.26 3.51 -0.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIFRNDAQVNET
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield -3.1% 2.5% –
Shareholder yield -3.1% 3.6% –
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.

ConsensusCIFRNDAQVNET
Forward P/E – 26.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +11.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $219.28MFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $1.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +249.0% +13.7% +35.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIFRNDAQVNET
Held by institutions 89.1% 83.8% 60.7%
Institutions holding 462 1,083 161
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.0% +1.0% +17.5%
Institutions buying 300 538 95
Institutions selling 121 398 48
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.35 1.98

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.

CIFRNDAQVNET
CIFR 1.00 -0.03 0.43
NDAQ -0.03 1.00 0.05
VNET 0.43 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CIFR, NDAQ and VNET?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cipher Digital (CIFR) $2.87B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $59.23B, Vnet (VNET) $862.57M.

Which company is growing faster?

Vnet (VNET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cipher Digital (CIFR) +20.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Vnet (VNET) +1,237.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest net margin (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -585.8%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Vnet (VNET) -22.1%). On return on invested capital, Nasdaq (NDAQ) leads (Cipher Digital (CIFR) -9.2%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, Vnet (VNET) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Cipher Digital (CIFR) -58.7%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +23.6%, Vnet (VNET) -69.5%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Cipher Digital (CIFR) +0.6%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr, Vnet (VNET) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Cipher Digital (CIFR) 110.2%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.3%, Vnet (VNET) 77.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CIFR, NDAQ and VNET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nasdaq (NDAQ) leads on 6. 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.