CLSK vs MARA vs HIVE Stock Comparison

Cleanspark, MARA Holdings and HIVE Digital Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLSK Cleanspark, Inc.
$8.19 -41.3% 1M -59.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
4 wins
MARA MARA Holdings, Inc.
$7.09 -43.5% 1M -63.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$804.22M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cleanspark leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cleanspark 4, HIVE Digital Technologies 3, MARA Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLSKMARAHIVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.28B $2.77B $563.12M MARA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x -0.8x -1.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.7% +157.5% HIVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -429.7% -98.5% HIVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.9% -64.0% -57.2% CLSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.6x -0.9x 2.0x CLSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.5% -63.8% -65.8% CLSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.1%/yr -32.5%/yr -35.8%/yr CLSK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.9% 84.4% 92.5% MARA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 13/100 37/100 HIVE

Percentile Scorecard

CLSKMARAHIVE

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

AxisCLSKMARAHIVE
Valuation 22 #77 of 99 8 #91 of 99 54 #46 of 99
Growth 2 #92 of 94 9 #86 of 94 30 #66 of 94
Profitability 17 #75 of 90 14 #78 of 90 30 #63 of 90
Financial Health 36 #68 of 105 19 #85 of 105 62 #41 of 105
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 61 17 #51 of 61 10 #55 of 61
Overall 35 13 37
  • CLSK ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MARA ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • HIVE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLSKMARAHIVESPY
1 month -41.3%-43.5%-36.1% -0.2%
3 months -39.2%-37.7%-28.9% +3.9%
6 months -30.5%-35.7%-12.2% +8.2%
Year to date -19.1%-21.0%-21.7% +12.9%
1 year -59.5%-63.8%-65.8% +12.3%
3 years +97.3%-20.0%-31.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.5%-7.2%-11.8% +23.3%
5 years -58.4%-85.9%-89.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.1%-32.5%-35.8% +10.9%
10 years —-79.8%+1,920.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-14.8%+35.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLSKMARAHIVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.9%84.4%92.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.1%80.0%88.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.563.373.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.76-0.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.0%-95.9%-94.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.5%-63.8%-65.8% -1.2%
52-week high $20.20$19.56$5.90 $779.14
52-week low $7.77$6.73$1.75 $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.

MultipleCLSKMARAHIVE
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 20.0x -0.8xmedian 20.0x -1.6xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.3x 3.4xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.2xmedian 17.5x -2.2xmedian 17.5x -4.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 15.9x -2.2xmedian 15.9x -5.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 1.6xmedian 2.0x 1.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.03 0.01median 1.03 0.04median 1.03

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 monthsCLSKMARAHIVE
Revenue – $804.22M $331.30M
Gross profit – – -$85.83M
Operating income -$893.80M -$2.95B -$289.12M
Net income -$997.82M -$3.46B -$326.37M
Free cash flow -$620.00M -$1.24B -$100.54M
R&D – $27.65M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.83 $-9.06 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $206.34M $421.30M $208.04M
Total debt $1.81B $2.42B $30.82M
Shares (diluted) 268.43M 381.57M 266.25M
Enterprise value $1.30B $463.54M $295.26M

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
MetricCLSKMARAHIVE
P/E -2.1x -0.8x -1.6x
P/FCF -3.4x -2.2x -5.5x
P/Operating cash flow -4.0x -3.0x 9.9x
P/S – 3.4x 1.7x
P/B 2.8x 1.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.2x -6.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -8.2x -2.2x -4.3x
EV/EBIT -4.2x -1.6x -1.3x
EV/Revenue – 5.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF -6.0x -3.8x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.0x -5.3x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.01 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLSKMARAHIVE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.7% 157.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 66.6% 19.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -99.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -454.0% -1,058% -343.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -105.8% -250.8% -54.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -429.1% -610.0% -748.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -112.5% -113.8% -27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -526.4% -688.3% -569.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.7% -62.4% -45.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -24.6% -5.0% 79.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -150.7% -47.6% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -335.4% -0.3% 15.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -345.1% -55.5% -77.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLSKMARAHIVE
Gross margin – – -25.9%
EBITDA margin – -264.4% -26.3%
Operating margin – -366.3% -87.3%
Pretax margin – -452.2% -88.0%
Net margin – -429.7% -98.5%
FCF margin – -154.0% -30.3%
Operating cash flow margin – -111.3% 17.0%
Return on equity -118.0% -176.3% -73.6%
Return on assets -36.7% -74.4% -44.8%
Return on invested capital -32.9% -64.0% -57.2%
Return on capital employed -33.7% -72.6% -45.3%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 18.1% 8.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLSKMARAHIVE
Debt / assets 67.1% 55.6% 3.3%
Debt / equity 2.4x 1.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.6x -0.9x 2.0x
Debt / FCF -2.9x -2.0x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 71.8% 61.4% 54.3%
Equity / assets 28.2% 38.6% 45.7%
Interest coverage -69.6x -69.2x -121.8x
Current ratio 5.9x 0.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – -2.49 -0.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLSKMARAHIVE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 43.8% -8.2% -28.7%
Shareholder yield 43.8% -8.2% -28.7%
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.

ConsensusCLSKMARAHIVE
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.99FY2026 $-5.06FY2026 $-0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -456.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $557.36MFY2026 $816.74MFY2026 $388.53MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -27.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +25.7% +29.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLSKMARAHIVE
Held by institutions 86.1% 73.3% 40.3%
Institutions holding 409 414 190
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +14.0% +41.2%
Institutions buying 231 240 131
Institutions selling 114 112 33
Buyers to sellers 2.03 2.14 3.97

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.

CLSKMARAHIVE
CLSK 1.00 0.85 0.77
MARA 0.85 1.00 0.71
HIVE 0.77 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLSK, MARA and HIVE?

MARA Holdings (MARA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleanspark (CLSK) $2.28B, MARA Holdings (MARA) $2.77B, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) $563.12M.

Which company is growing faster?

HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MARA Holdings (MARA) +0.7%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) +157.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) has the highest net margin (MARA Holdings (MARA) -429.7%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -98.5%). On return on invested capital, Cleanspark (CLSK) leads (Cleanspark (CLSK) -32.9%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -64.0%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -57.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cleanspark (CLSK) returned the most: Cleanspark (CLSK) -59.5%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -63.8%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -65.8%. Over five years, Cleanspark (CLSK) compounded fastest (Cleanspark (CLSK) -16.1%/yr, MARA Holdings (MARA) -32.5%/yr, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -35.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MARA Holdings (MARA) has been the steadiest (Cleanspark (CLSK) 89.9%, MARA Holdings (MARA) 84.4%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) 92.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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