CLSK vs HIVE vs HUT Stock Comparison

Cleanspark, HIVE Digital Technologies and Hut 8 Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLSK Cleanspark, Inc.
$8.58 -35.7% 1M -55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
1 win
HUT Hut 8 Corp.
$69.46 -25.1% 1M +38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$317.95M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hut 8 leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hut 8 5, HIVE Digital Technologies 3, Cleanspark 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLSKHIVEHUTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.20B $581.47M $8.56B HUT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x -1.7x -13.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +157.5% +129.5% HIVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -98.5% -188.6% HIVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.9% -57.2% -13.6% HUT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.6x 2.0x -9.4x HUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.2% -61.9% +38.3% HUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.8%/yr -34.6%/yr +0.7%/yr HUT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.9% 92.5% 104.8% CLSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 38/100 32/100 HIVE

Percentile Scorecard

CLSKHIVEHUT

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

AxisCLSKHIVEHUT
Valuation 20 #79 of 99 55 #45 of 99 30 #70 of 99
Growth 2 #92 of 94 31 #65 of 94 50 #48 of 94
Profitability 17 #75 of 90 30 #63 of 90 27 #66 of 90
Financial Health 36 #68 of 105 63 #40 of 105 28 #76 of 105
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 59 12 #52 of 59 24 #45 of 59
Overall 34 38 32
  • CLSK ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • HIVE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • HUT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLSKHIVEHUTSPY
1 month -35.7%-30.3%-25.1% +0.9%
3 months -28.6%-16.5%-21.2% +5.9%
6 months -24.5%-4.5%-2.2% +8.5%
Year to date -15.2%-17.8%+51.2% +13.3%
1 year -55.2%-61.9%+38.3% +12.4%
3 years +106.7%-27.9%+555.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +27.4%-10.3%+87.2% +23.5%
5 years -57.7%-88.0%+3.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -15.8%-34.6%+0.7% +11.0%
10 years —+2,020.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+35.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCLSKHIVEHUTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.9%92.5%104.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.1%88.7%106.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.583.594.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.670.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.0%-94.6%-95.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.2%-61.9%-47.8% -0.9%
52-week high $19.15$5.57$133.02 $779.14
52-week low $7.77$1.75$33.76 $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.

MultipleCLSKHIVEHUT
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 19.6x -1.7xmedian 19.6x -13.7xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.3x 1.8xmedian 2.3x 26.9xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 17.5x -4.6xmedian 17.5x -20.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 15.9x -5.8xmedian 15.9x -10.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.0x 1.4xmedian 2.0x 4.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.01 0.04median 1.01 —median 1.01

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 monthsCLSKHIVEHUT
Revenue – $331.30M $317.95M
Gross profit – -$85.83M $198.18M
Operating income -$893.80M -$289.12M -$938.90M
Net income -$997.82M -$326.37M -$681.44M
Free cash flow -$620.00M -$100.54M -$813.85M
EPS (diluted) $-3.83 $-1.23 $-5.06
Cash & equivalents $206.34M $208.04M $233.58M
Total debt $1.81B $30.82M $7.64B
Shares (diluted) 268.43M 266.25M 118.48M
Enterprise value $1.23B $313.60M $8.40B

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
MetricCLSKHIVEHUT
P/E -2.2x -1.7x -13.7x
P/FCF -3.6x -5.8x -10.5x
P/Operating cash flow -4.2x 10.4x -95.7x
P/S – 1.8x 26.9x
P/B 2.9x 1.4x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.4x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA -8.4x -4.6x -20.2x
EV/EBIT -4.3x -1.4x -17.0x
EV/Revenue – 1.2x 50.2x
EV/FCF -6.1x -4.0x -19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.2x 7.2x -178.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLSKHIVEHUT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 157.5% 129.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -99.0% 229.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -454.0% -343.8% -392.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -105.8% -54.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -429.1% -748.7% -536.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -112.5% -27.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -526.4% -569.8% -485.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.7% -45.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -24.6% 79.7% 17.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -150.7% 6.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -335.4% 15.3% -123.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -345.1% -77.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLSKHIVEHUT
Gross margin – -25.9% 62.3%
EBITDA margin – -26.3% -249.0%
Operating margin – -87.3% -295.3%
Pretax margin – -88.0% -258.2%
Net margin – -98.5% -188.6%
FCF margin – -30.3% -256.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.0% -28.1%
Return on equity -118.0% -73.6% -39.6%
Return on assets -36.7% -44.8% -10.8%
Return on invested capital -32.9% -57.2% -13.6%
Return on capital employed -33.7% -45.3% -15.8%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -0.2x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.1% 46.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLSKHIVEHUT
Debt / assets 67.1% 3.3% 76.6%
Debt / equity 2.4x 0.1x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.6x 2.0x -9.4x
Debt / FCF -2.9x -0.3x -9.4x
Liabilities / assets 71.8% 54.3% 82.4%
Equity / assets 28.2% 45.7% 17.6%
Interest coverage -69.6x -121.8x -12.6x
Current ratio 5.9x 2.0x 19.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – -0.66 1.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLSKHIVEHUT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 41.8% -27.4% -3.9%
Shareholder yield 41.8% -27.4% -3.9%
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.

ConsensusCLSKHIVEHUT
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.99FY2026 $-0.87FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -456.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $557.36MFY2026 $388.53MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -27.3%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +29.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLSKHIVEHUT
Held by institutions 86.1% 40.3% 78.5%
Institutions holding 409 190 425
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +41.2% +11.7%
Institutions buying 231 131 260
Institutions selling 114 33 134
Buyers to sellers 2.03 3.97 1.94

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.

CLSKHIVEHUT
CLSK 1.00 0.77 0.78
HIVE 0.77 1.00 0.64
HUT 0.78 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLSK, HIVE and HUT?

Hut 8 (HUT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleanspark (CLSK) $2.20B, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) $581.47M, Hut 8 (HUT) $8.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) +157.5%, Hut 8 (HUT) +129.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) has the highest net margin (HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -98.5%, Hut 8 (HUT) -188.6%). On return on invested capital, Hut 8 (HUT) leads (Cleanspark (CLSK) -32.9%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -57.2%, Hut 8 (HUT) -13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hut 8 (HUT) returned the most: Cleanspark (CLSK) -55.2%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -61.9%, Hut 8 (HUT) +38.3%. Over five years, Hut 8 (HUT) compounded fastest (Cleanspark (CLSK) -15.8%/yr, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -34.6%/yr, Hut 8 (HUT) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cleanspark (CLSK) has been the steadiest (Cleanspark (CLSK) 89.9%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) 92.5%, Hut 8 (HUT) 104.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLSK, HIVE and HUT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hut 8 (HUT) leads on 5. 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.