HIVE vs MARA vs ABTC Stock Comparison

HIVE Digital Technologies, MARA Holdings and American Bitcoin Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MARA MARA Holdings, Inc.
$7.35 -39.3% 1M -61.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$804.22M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
4 wins
ABTC American Bitcoin Corp.
$7.97 -9.8% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$569.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$271.67M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionHIVEMARAABTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $581.47M $2.81B $569.71M MARA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.7x -0.8x -2.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +157.5% +0.7% +288.7% ABTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -98.5% -429.7% -71.7% ABTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -57.2% -64.0% — HIVE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.9x — MARA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.9% -61.1% +40.3% ABTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.6%/yr -32.5%/yr -72.8%/yr MARA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.5% 84.5% 283.4% MARA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 14/100 31/100 HIVE

Percentile Scorecard

HIVEMARAABTC

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

AxisHIVEMARAABTC
Valuation 55 #45 of 99 7 #92 of 99 37 #63 of 99
Growth 31 #65 of 94 9 #86 of 94 57 #41 of 94
Profitability 30 #63 of 90 14 #78 of 90 38 #56 of 90
Financial Health 63 #40 of 105 21 #83 of 105 22 #82 of 105
Shareholder Returns 12 #52 of 59 17 #49 of 59 3 #57 of 59
Overall 38 14 31
  • HIVE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MARA ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ABTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIVEMARAABTCSPY
1 month -30.3%-39.3%-9.8% +0.9%
3 months -16.5%-26.9%+53.6% +5.9%
6 months -4.5%-31.4%+599.1% +8.5%
Year to date -17.8%-18.2%+368.8% +13.3%
1 year -61.9%-61.1%+40.3% +12.4%
3 years -27.9%-17.0%-74.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -10.3%-6.0%-36.2% +23.5%
5 years -88.0%-85.9%-99.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -34.6%-32.5%-72.8% +11.0%
10 years +2,020.0%-79.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +35.7%-14.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHIVEMARAABTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.5%84.5%283.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.7%80.1%113.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.593.383.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.720.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.6%-95.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.9%-61.1%-22.6% -0.9%
52-week high $5.57$18.88$10.30 $779.14
52-week low $1.75$6.73$0.62 $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.

MultipleHIVEMARAABTC
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 19.6x -0.8xmedian 19.6x -2.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 17.5x -2.3xmedian 17.5x -2.9xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 15.9x -2.3xmedian 15.9x -5.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.0x 1.7xmedian 2.0x 0.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.01 0.01median 1.01 -0.03median 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 monthsHIVEMARAABTC
Revenue $331.30M $804.22M $271.67M
Gross profit -$85.83M – $143.05M
Operating income -$289.12M -$2.95B -$289.70M
Net income -$326.37M -$3.46B -$194.92M
Free cash flow -$100.54M -$1.24B -$99.40M
R&D – $27.65M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.23 $-9.06 $-2.73
Cash & equivalents $208.04M $421.30M $18.35M
Total debt $30.82M $2.42B –
Shares (diluted) 266.25M 381.57M 71.49M
Enterprise value $313.60M $580.81M $529.51M

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
MetricHIVEMARAABTC
P/E -1.7x -0.8x -2.9x
P/FCF -5.8x -2.3x -5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x -3.1x -5.7x
P/S 1.8x 3.5x 2.1x
P/B 1.4x 1.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -6.9x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -4.6x -2.3x -2.9x
EV/EBIT -1.4x -1.6x -1.9x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 6.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF -4.0x -3.9x -5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x -5.4x -5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.01 -0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIVEMARAABTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 157.5% 0.7% 288.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 66.6% 174.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -99.0% – 349.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 248.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -343.8% -1,058% -273.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -54.7% -250.8% -239.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -748.7% -610.0% -220.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.5% -113.8% -73.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -569.8% -688.3% -101.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.0% -62.4% 93.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 79.7% -5.0% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -47.6% -357.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% -0.3% 3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -77.4% -55.5% -237.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIVEMARAABTC
Gross margin -25.9% – 52.7%
EBITDA margin -26.3% -264.4% -71.0%
Operating margin -87.3% -366.3% -106.6%
Pretax margin -88.0% -452.2% -72.9%
Net margin -98.5% -429.7% -71.7%
FCF margin -30.3% -154.0% -36.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% -111.3% -36.6%
Return on equity -73.6% -176.3% -28.5%
Return on assets -44.8% -74.4% -14.9%
Return on invested capital -57.2% -64.0% –
Return on capital employed -45.3% -72.6% -24.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 8.1% 18.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIVEMARAABTC
Debt / assets 3.3% 55.6% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF -0.3x -2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 54.3% 61.4% 48.7%
Equity / assets 45.7% 38.6% 51.3%
Interest coverage -121.8x -69.2x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.66 -2.47 -0.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIVEMARAABTC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -27.4% -7.9% -67.0%
Shareholder yield -27.4% -7.9% -67.0%
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.

ConsensusHIVEMARAABTC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.87FY2026 $-5.06FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $388.53MFY2026 $816.74MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +29.6% +25.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIVEMARAABTC
Held by institutions 40.3% 73.3% 5.0%
Institutions holding 190 414 115
Change in shares held, QoQ +41.2% +14.0% +60.7%
Institutions buying 131 240 69
Institutions selling 33 112 17
Buyers to sellers 3.97 2.14 4.06

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.

HIVEMARAABTC
HIVE 1.00 0.71 0.11
MARA 0.71 1.00 0.09
ABTC 0.11 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HIVE, MARA and ABTC?

MARA Holdings (MARA) is the largest by market capitalisation: HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) $581.47M, MARA Holdings (MARA) $2.81B, American Bitcoin (ABTC) $569.71M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Bitcoin (ABTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) +157.5%, MARA Holdings (MARA) +0.7%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) +288.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Bitcoin (ABTC) has the highest net margin (HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -98.5%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -429.7%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) -71.7%). On return on invested capital, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) leads (HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -57.2%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -64.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Bitcoin (ABTC) returned the most: HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -61.9%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -61.1%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) +40.3%. Over five years, MARA Holdings (MARA) compounded fastest (HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -34.6%/yr, MARA Holdings (MARA) -32.5%/yr, American Bitcoin (ABTC) -72.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MARA Holdings (MARA) has been the steadiest (HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) 92.5%, MARA Holdings (MARA) 84.5%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) 283.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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