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Canaan Inc.

$CAN·$141M·Computer Hardware·Technology
$0.25+1.1%YTD-64.9%1Y-87.1%
Price updated 14m ago·X counts updated 5d ago
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$CANCanaan Inc.
$0.25+1.07%97 posts1×
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The complete picture of $CAN on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

97X posts · last 7 days
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How loud $CAN's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bearish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data12 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-15

Canaan Q2 revenue collapses to $31.9M (down 68% YoY) with a $29.3M gross loss and Q3 guidance of just $11-15M, dropping the stock 10.6% pre-market. Posters describe severe distress and treasury liquidation to fund buybacks — dominant tone is disappointment.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $CAN — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Broken storySelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Canaan at $0.34 — Q2 revenue collapsed 68% YoY, Q3 guide at $11-15M, treasury liquidation to fund buybacks.

Canaan Inc. designs and sells Bitcoin mining hardware (Avalon miners) plus a smaller business in semi-related products. The stock is down 67% TTM at $0.34 handle on 0.32x normal volume with the Q2 revenue collapse driving the de-rating.

  • The P&L is in distress: revenue fell 24% YoY to $62.7M last quarter at a -87% operating margin and 3.5% gross margin — but Q2 revenue reportedly collapsed to $31.9M (down 68% YoY) with a $29.3M gross loss, and Q3 guidance is just $11-15M — this is operational distress, not cyclical softness.
  • The Hash-to-Heat solutions exhibit at BTCHEL conference is the pivot narrative — turning Bitcoin mining into industrial heat is clever but not yet proven commercially, and the business can't afford a long pivot runway.
  • The treasury-liquidation-to-fund-buybacks move is specifically concerning — depleting cash reserves to buy stock at these levels suggests limited operational options.

Breaking-down holds unless Nov 17 earnings announce signed major hash-to-heat commercial contracts, or a Bitcoin price surge boosts miner demand. Another revenue decline, or any specific commentary on cash runway shrinking below 12 months, is what seals the de-rating further; a signed major utility hash-to-heat contract with specific dollar amounts is what could restart the move — but the structural setup requires a product-cycle inflection.

Agrees with X sentimentX bears are correctly describing operational distress — Q2 revenue down 68% YoY, $29.3M gross loss, Q3 guide at $11-15M, treasury liquidation for buybacks. The dominant disappointment tone matches the breaking-down tape perfectly.

What to watch: Nov 17 earnings — Q3 revenue versus the $11-15M guide, gross margin trajectory, cash runway, and any hash-to-heat commercial-contract announcement. Another revenue decline or shrinking cash runway is what seals the breaking-down.

On the calendar: 2026-11-17 — Q3 FY26 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Designs and sells Bitcoin ASIC mining machines (Avalon series) to cryptocurrency miners globally.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Computer Hardware sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CAN.

Computer Hardware · Technology

No material change from last week — hyperscaler AI server capex continues to drive the cycle.

What this means for $CAN

Neutral — Designs and sells Bitcoin ASIC mining machines (Avalon series) to cryptocurrency miners globally.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-1.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-26.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-23.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-55.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
3.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Sep 8, 2026$-0.12$-0.10-20.0%
Q1 2026May 19, 2026$-0.13$-0.07-85.7%
Q4 2025Feb 10, 2026$-0.13$-0.06-116.7%
Q3 2025Nov 18, 2025$-0.05$-0.01-500.2%
Next earningsTue, Nov 17·consensus EPS $-0.06

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$62.7M-24.3%-36.5%-86.9%$-0.13—
Q4 FY25$196.3M+121.1%7.4%-7.6%$-0.13$0
Q3 FY25$150.7M+104.7%11.0%-15.1%$-0.05$0
Q2 FY25$100.2M+39.5%9.3%-27.0%$-0.03$0

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$138.8M$117.4M – $166.6M-$0.37-$0.47 – -$0.303
FY27$224.3M$189.7M – $269.4M-$0.38-$0.48 – -$0.303
FY28$371.3M$314.1M – $445.9M-$0.22-$0.28 – -$0.171

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.5%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-20.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-41.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 472.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.645-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyJun 18Nangeng ZhangCEO250.0K sh—BuyJun 17Nangeng ZhangCEO250.0K sh—BuyJun 16Nangeng ZhangCEO250.0K sh—BuyJun 15Nangeng ZhangCEO250.0K sh—BuyJun 15Jin ChengCFO65.0K sh—

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 22 other (14 6-Ks · 4 POS AMs · 3 13Gs · 1 EFFECT) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Canaan Inc. Provides September 2026 Bitcoin Production and Mining Operation Updatesprnewswire.com·1d agoBlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure Says Nebius Prepayment Funds $800M Data Center Buildmarketbeat.com·8d agoBD Celebrates 65 Years of Manufacturing, Innovation and Community Partnership in Canaanprnewswire.com·10d agoCanaan Inc. to Exhibit at BTCHEL Conference: Showcasing Hash-to-Heat Solutions from District Networks to Home Solutionsprnewswire.com·22d agoCanaan Stock Surges Friday: What's Happening?benzinga.com·28d ago

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