SIFY vs CHT vs CIFR Stock Comparison

Sify Technologies, Chunghwa Telecom and Cipher Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SIFY Sify Technologies Ltd
$12.30 -7.9% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$912.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$384.50M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win
CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd
$48.52 +5.2% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$37.39B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.90B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
7 wins
CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.
$8.48 -52.2% 1M -58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$191.09M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Chunghwa Telecom leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Chunghwa Telecom 7, Cipher Digital 2, Sify Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIFYCHTCIFRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $912.36M $37.39B $3.56B CHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -59.1x 27.9x -3.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 615.0x 28.4x — CHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +8.3% +20.3% CIFR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% 17.0% -585.8% CHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 10.7% -9.2% CHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.4x — -18.5x CIFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.6% +13.0% -58.7% CHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr +4.2%/yr +2.0%/yr CHT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.0% 13.9% 109.7% CHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 53/100 20/100 SIFY

Percentile Scorecard

SIFYCHTCIFR

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

AxisSIFYCHTCIFR
Valuation 68 #13 of 38 25 #37 of 49 5 #36 of 38
Growth 31 #25 of 36 50 #23 of 45 0 #36 of 36
Profitability 61 #14 of 34 55 #21 of 45 12 #30 of 34
Financial Health – 94 #4 of 49 32 #26 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 42 #22 of 37 50 #11 of 21
Overall 53 53 20
  • SIFY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CHT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CIFR ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIFYCHTCIFRSPY
1 month -7.9%+5.2%-52.2% -0.2%
3 months -13.1%+12.1%-58.5% +3.9%
6 months -18.8%+11.4%-50.9% +8.2%
Year to date +0.9%+16.3%-42.5% +12.9%
1 year +1.6%+13.0%-58.7% +12.3%
3 years +41.4%+36.7%+155.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.2%+11.0%+36.7% +23.3%
5 years -40.2%+22.6%+10.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%+4.2%+2.0% +10.9%
10 years +95.2%+41.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.9%+3.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSIFYCHTCIFRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.0%13.9%109.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.0%14.8%103.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.130.104.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.93-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.8%-26.5%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.7%-0.4%-70.9% -1.2%
52-week high $17.24$48.73$29.18 $779.14
52-week low $10.37$40.74$7.71 $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.

MultipleSIFYCHTCIFR
P/E now vs peer median -57.6xmedian 29.5x 28.1xmedian 11.8x -3.1xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 4.5x 4.8xmedian 1.1x 18.4xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -23.3xmedian 23.9x —median 6.8x -32.2xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.0x 60.2xmedian 5.9x -2.4xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 4.3x 3.3xmedian 1.2x 6.2xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 0.38 2.09median 0.24 0.01median 0.38

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 monthsSIFYCHTCIFR
Revenue $384.50M $7.90B $191.09M
Gross profit $206.52M $2.88B $107.35M
Operating income $39.31M $1.61B -$531.34M
Net income -$15.57M $1.34B -$1.12B
Free cash flow – $625.04M -$1.49B
R&D – $144.76M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $1.72 $-2.73
Cash & equivalents – $1.32B $831.83M
Total debt $599.45M $620.49M $5.54B
Shares (diluted) 72.46M 777.60M 409.38M
Enterprise value $912.36M $29.40B $172.75M

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
MetricSIFYCHTCIFR
P/E -57.6x 28.1x -3.1x
P/FCF – 60.2x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – -13.7x
P/S 2.3x 4.8x 18.4x
P/B 4.4x 3.3x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 3.3x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA -23.3x – -32.2x
EV/EBIT 37.9x 22.0x -15.5x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 4.5x 43.0x
EV/FCF – 56.4x -5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -32.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 2.09 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIFYCHTCIFR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 8.3% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -65.1% 3.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.2% 7.9% 12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 65.9% 2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.9% 6.9% -237.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.7% 1.1% -328.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.3% 8.2% -626.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -73.4% -0.8% -380.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.2% 52.6% -565.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.8% 13.5% -307.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -84.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -87.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.2% -209.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% -151.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIFYCHTCIFR
Gross margin 53.7% 36.5% 56.2%
EBITDA margin -16.7% – -133.5%
Operating margin 10.2% 20.3% -278.1%
Pretax margin 3.1% 21.0% -587.6%
Net margin -4.0% 17.0% -585.8%
FCF margin – 7.9% -780.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – -134.2%
Return on equity -10.8% 11.3% -175.4%
Return on assets – 1.9% -16.1%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 10.7% -9.2%
Return on capital employed – 2.4% -9.5%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 47.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIFYCHTCIFR
Debt / assets – 1.1% 73.9%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.0x 9.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.4x – -18.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets – 34.0% 92.5%
Equity / assets – 66.0% 7.5%
Interest coverage 2.0x 144.6x -3.3x
Current ratio – 1.2x 3.0x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 6.04 0.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIFYCHTCIFR
Dividend yield – 3.3% –
Net buyback yield – – -3.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.3% -3.0%
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.

ConsensusSIFYCHTCIFR
Forward P/E 615.0xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.02FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +8.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% +3.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $765.58MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026 $219.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.6% +12.1% +249.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIFYCHTCIFR
Held by institutions 4.6% 2.6% 89.1%
Institutions holding 42 218 461
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +1.3% +19.0%
Institutions buying 27 136 299
Institutions selling 4 47 121
Buyers to sellers 6.75 2.89 2.47

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.

SIFYCHTCIFR
SIFY 1.00 0.10 0.27
CHT 0.10 1.00 0.04
CIFR 0.27 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIFY, CHT and CIFR?

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sify Technologies (SIFY) $912.36M, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) $37.39B, Cipher Digital (CIFR) $3.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cipher Digital (CIFR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sify Technologies (SIFY) +5.7%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +8.3%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has the highest net margin (Sify Technologies (SIFY) -4.0%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 17.0%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) -585.8%). On return on invested capital, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) leads (Sify Technologies (SIFY) 5.4%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 10.7%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) -9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) returned the most: Sify Technologies (SIFY) +1.6%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +13.0%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) -58.7%. Over five years, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) compounded fastest (Sify Technologies (SIFY) -9.8%/yr, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) +4.2%/yr, Cipher Digital (CIFR) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been the steadiest (Sify Technologies (SIFY) 61.0%, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) 13.9%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) 109.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SIFY, CHT and CIFR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) leads on 7. 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.