WULF vs CIFR vs CORZ Stock Comparison

Terawulf, Cipher Digital and Core Scientific Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WULF Terawulf Inc.
$13.42 -11.2% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$165.19M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
3 wins
CIFR Cipher Digital Inc.
$8.87 -47.0% 1M -55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$191.09M
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
2 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.

QuestionWULFCIFRCORZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.70B $3.67B $4.79B WULF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x -3.2x -3.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +20.3% +26.4% CORZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,179.9% -585.8% -324.9% CORZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.2% -9.2% -42.7% WULF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -8.4x -18.5x -5.1x CIFR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% -55.6% -25.3% WULF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr +2.4%/yr — CIFR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.6% 109.8% 72.6% CORZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 20/100 30/100 CORZ

Percentile Scorecard

WULFCIFRCORZ

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

AxisWULFCIFRCORZ
Valuation 3 #37 of 38 5 #36 of 38 30 #27 of 38
Growth 6 #34 of 36 0 #36 of 36 49 #19 of 36
Profitability 6 #32 of 34 12 #30 of 34 24 #26 of 34
Financial Health 27 #28 of 38 32 #26 of 38 19 #31 of 38
Shareholder Returns 15 #18 of 21 50 #11 of 21 –
Overall 11 20 30
  • WULF ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CIFR ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CORZ ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWULFCIFRCORZSPY
1 month -11.2%-47.0%-9.2% +0.9%
3 months -11.1%-49.8%-17.2% +5.9%
6 months -33.0%-47.6%-23.3% +8.5%
Year to date +16.8%-39.9%+3.0% +13.3%
1 year -15.8%-55.6%-25.3% +12.4%
3 years +1,098.2%+167.2%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +129.0%+38.8%— +23.5%
5 years -49.6%+12.8%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -12.8%+2.4%— +11.0%
10 years +26.4%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.4%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureWULFCIFRCORZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.6%109.8%72.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.2%103.5%74.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.724.073.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.17-0.51-0.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.7%-95.8%-64.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.7%-69.6%-48.6% -0.9%
52-week high $28.98$29.18$29.16 $779.14
52-week low $10.99$7.71$13.10 $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.

MultipleWULFCIFRCORZ
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 27.6x -3.2xmedian 27.6x -3.4xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 4.8x 19.2xmedian 4.8x 10.9xmedian 4.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -30.0xmedian 24.1x -32.9xmedian 24.1x -14.8xmedian 24.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 15.0x -2.5xmedian 15.0x -4.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 4.4x 6.5xmedian 4.4x -2.0xmedian 4.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.38 0.01median 0.38 0.15median 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 monthsWULFCIFRCORZ
Revenue $165.19M $191.09M $440.31M
Gross profit $114.42M $107.35M $124.81M
Operating income -$413.59M -$531.34M -$561.16M
Net income -$1.95B -$1.12B -$1.43B
Free cash flow -$2.74B -$1.49B -$1.19B
EPS (diluted) $-4.01 $-2.73 $-4.40
Cash & equivalents $2.62B $831.83M $1.77B
Total debt $5.21B $5.54B $4.30B
Shares (diluted) 485.73M 409.38M 325.33M
Enterprise value -$2.53B $317.37M $1.25B

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
MetricWULFCIFRCORZ
P/E -3.3x -3.2x -3.4x
P/FCF -2.4x -2.5x -4.0x
P/Operating cash flow -24.0x -14.3x 9.2x
P/S 40.5x 19.2x 10.9x
P/B 45.4x 6.5x -2.0x
P/Tangible book 45.4x 7.6x -1.8x
EV/EBITDA -30.0x -32.9x -14.8x
EV/EBIT -22.5x -15.8x -13.0x
EV/Revenue 56.2x 43.9x 16.6x
EV/FCF -3.4x -5.6x -6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -33.3x -32.7x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.01 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWULFCIFRCORZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 20.3% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 59.9% – -6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.3% 12.6% 599.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 79.3% – 189.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -190.5% -237.0% -211.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -114.6% -328.5% 18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -942.8% -626.8% -29.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -166.8% -380.6% -17.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -728.9% -565.9% -26.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -101.1% -307.2% -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -350.5% -84.6% 6,037%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -141.4% -87.7% 72.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -508.0% -209.9% -363.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -276.0% -151.7% -197.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWULFCIFRCORZ
Gross margin 69.3% 56.2% 28.3%
EBITDA margin -187.4% -133.5% -112.3%
Operating margin -250.4% -278.1% -127.4%
Pretax margin -1,164% -587.6% -324.3%
Net margin -1,180% -585.8% -324.9%
FCF margin -1,656% -780.0% -270.3%
Operating cash flow margin -169.0% -134.2% 118.2%
Return on equity -5,567% -175.4% –
Return on assets -25.8% -16.1% -34.4%
Return on invested capital -9.2% -9.2% -42.7%
Return on capital employed -11.0% -9.5% -39.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.2x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 118.8% 47.5% 21.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWULFCIFRCORZ
Debt / assets 64.8% 73.9% 81.7%
Debt / equity 35.3x 9.9x -1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -8.4x -18.5x -5.1x
Debt / FCF -1.9x -3.7x -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 98.2% 92.5% 146.0%
Equity / assets 1.8% 7.5% -46.0%
Interest coverage -2.1x -3.3x –
Current ratio 0.7x 3.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.19 0.29 -1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWULFCIFRCORZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -18.1% -2.9% –
Shareholder yield -18.1% -2.9% –
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWULFCIFRCORZ
Held by institutions 79.4% 89.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 495 461 412
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.2% +19.0% +1.4%
Institutions buying 307 299 234
Institutions selling 137 121 127
Buyers to sellers 2.24 2.47 1.84

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.

WULFCIFRCORZ
WULF 1.00 0.82 0.83
CIFR 0.82 1.00 0.79
CORZ 0.83 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WULF, CIFR and CORZ?

Terawulf (WULF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Terawulf (WULF) $6.70B, Cipher Digital (CIFR) $3.67B, Core Scientific (CORZ) $4.79B.

Which company is growing faster?

Core Scientific (CORZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Terawulf (WULF) +4.1%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) +20.3%, Core Scientific (CORZ) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Core Scientific (CORZ) has the highest net margin (Terawulf (WULF) -1,179.9%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) -585.8%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -324.9%). On return on invested capital, Terawulf (WULF) leads (Terawulf (WULF) -9.2%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) -9.2%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -42.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Terawulf (WULF) returned the most: Terawulf (WULF) -15.8%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) -55.6%, Core Scientific (CORZ) -25.3%. Over five years, Cipher Digital (CIFR) compounded fastest (Terawulf (WULF) -12.8%/yr, Cipher Digital (CIFR) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Core Scientific (CORZ) has been the steadiest (Terawulf (WULF) 91.6%, Cipher Digital (CIFR) 109.8%, Core Scientific (CORZ) 72.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.