CLSK vs MARA vs IREN Stock Comparison

Cleanspark, MARA Holdings and Iren 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
3 wins
MARA MARA Holdings, Inc.
$7.35 -39.3% 1M -61.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$804.22M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
1 win
IREN IREN Ltd
$28.84 -30.9% 1M -53.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$707.01M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCLSKMARAIRENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.20B $2.74B $8.39B IREN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x -0.8x -11.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.7% +41.1% IREN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -429.7% -99.4% IREN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.9% -64.0% — CLSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.6x -0.9x -2.7x CLSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.2% -61.1% -53.8% IREN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.8%/yr -32.5%/yr — CLSK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.9% 84.5% 105.9% MARA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 14/100 40/100 IREN

Percentile Scorecard

CLSKMARAIREN

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

AxisCLSKMARAIREN
Valuation 20 #79 of 99 7 #92 of 99 43 #57 of 99
Growth 2 #92 of 94 9 #86 of 94 37 #60 of 94
Profitability 17 #75 of 90 14 #78 of 90 37 #57 of 90
Financial Health 36 #68 of 105 21 #83 of 105 46 #57 of 105
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 59 17 #49 of 59 36 #38 of 59
Overall 34 14 40
  • CLSK ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MARA ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • IREN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLSKMARAIRENSPY
1 month -35.7%-39.3%-30.9% +0.9%
3 months -28.6%-26.9%-1.6% +5.9%
6 months -24.5%-31.4%-32.7% +8.5%
Year to date -15.2%-18.2%-23.6% +13.3%
1 year -55.2%-61.1%-53.8% +12.4%
3 years +106.7%-17.0%+801.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +27.4%-6.0%+108.2% +23.5%
5 years -57.7%-85.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -15.8%-32.5%— +11.0%
10 years —-79.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-14.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCLSKMARAIRENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.9%84.5%105.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.1%80.1%100.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.583.384.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.72-0.51 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.0%-95.9%-95.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.2%-61.1%-62.3% -0.9%
52-week high $19.15$18.88$76.41 $779.14
52-week low $7.77$6.73$24.91 $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.

MultipleCLSKMARAIREN
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 19.6x -0.8xmedian 19.6x -13.0xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x 31.0xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 17.5x -2.3xmedian 17.5x -38.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 15.9x -2.3xmedian 15.9x -24.4xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.0x 1.7xmedian 2.0x 5.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.01 0.01median 1.01 -1.81median 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 monthsCLSKMARAIREN
Revenue – $804.22M $707.01M
Gross profit – – $487.30M
Operating income -$893.80M -$2.95B -$1.05B
Net income -$997.82M -$3.46B -$702.62M
Free cash flow -$620.00M -$1.24B -$897.59M
R&D – $27.65M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.83 $-9.06 $-2.22
Cash & equivalents $206.34M $421.30M $5.90B
Total debt $1.81B $2.42B $7.59B
Shares (diluted) 268.43M 381.57M 316.12M
Enterprise value $1.22B $429.20M -$4.01B

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
MetricCLSKMARAIREN
P/E -2.2x -0.8x -13.0x
P/FCF -3.6x -2.3x -24.4x
P/Operating cash flow -4.2x -3.1x 10.4x
P/S – 3.5x 31.0x
P/B 2.9x 1.7x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 3.3x -6.9x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA -8.4x -2.3x -38.2x
EV/EBIT -4.3x -1.6x -22.6x
EV/Revenue – 6.0x 33.4x
EV/FCF -6.1x -3.9x -26.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.2x -5.4x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.01 -1.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLSKMARAIREN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.7% 41.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 66.6% 114.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 42.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -454.0% -1,058% -6,141%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -105.8% -250.8% -89.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -429.1% -610.0% -908.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -112.5% -113.8% -66.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -526.4% -688.3% -670.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.7% -62.4% 7.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -24.6% -5.0% 754.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -150.7% -47.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -335.4% -0.3% -174.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -345.1% -55.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLSKMARAIREN
Gross margin – – 68.9%
EBITDA margin – -264.4% -87.6%
Operating margin – -366.3% -148.0%
Pretax margin – -452.2% -100.2%
Net margin – -429.7% -99.4%
FCF margin – -154.0% -127.0%
Operating cash flow margin – -111.3% 297.1%
Return on equity -118.0% -176.3% -20.5%
Return on assets -36.7% -74.4% -6.1%
Return on invested capital -32.9% -64.0% –
Return on capital employed -33.7% -72.6% -11.2%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.3x -3.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 18.1% 29.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLSKMARAIREN
Debt / assets 67.1% 55.6% 48.1%
Debt / equity 2.4x 1.4x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.6x -0.9x -2.7x
Debt / FCF -2.9x -2.0x -8.5x
Liabilities / assets 71.8% 61.4% 73.5%
Equity / assets 28.2% 38.6% 26.5%
Interest coverage -69.6x -69.2x -17.7x
Current ratio 5.9x 0.9x 3.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 2.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.7x 2.7x
Altman Z-score – -2.47 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLSKMARAIREN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 41.8% -7.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 41.8% -7.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCLSKMARAIREN
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.99FY2026 $-5.06FY2026 $-1.99FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -456.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $557.36MFY2026 $816.74MFY2026 $2.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -27.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026 +260.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +25.7% +194.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLSKMARAIREN
Held by institutions 86.1% 73.3% 55.7%
Institutions holding 409 414 668
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +14.0% +36.8%
Institutions buying 231 240 463
Institutions selling 114 112 138
Buyers to sellers 2.03 2.14 3.36

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.

CLSKMARAIREN
CLSK 1.00 0.85 0.73
MARA 0.85 1.00 0.65
IREN 0.73 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLSK, MARA and IREN?

Iren (IREN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleanspark (CLSK) $2.20B, MARA Holdings (MARA) $2.74B, Iren (IREN) $8.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

Iren (IREN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MARA Holdings (MARA) +0.7%, Iren (IREN) +41.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iren (IREN) has the highest net margin (MARA Holdings (MARA) -429.7%, Iren (IREN) -99.4%). On return on invested capital, Cleanspark (CLSK) leads (Cleanspark (CLSK) -32.9%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -64.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iren (IREN) returned the most: Cleanspark (CLSK) -55.2%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -61.1%, Iren (IREN) -53.8%. Over five years, Cleanspark (CLSK) compounded fastest (Cleanspark (CLSK) -15.8%/yr, MARA Holdings (MARA) -32.5%/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) 84.5%, Iren (IREN) 105.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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