HUT vs IREN vs HIVE Stock Comparison

Hut 8, Iren and HIVE Digital Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUT Hut 8 Corp.
$67.34 -30.4% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$317.95M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
4 wins
IREN IREN Ltd
$27.44 -37.8% 1M -57.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$707.01M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hut 8 leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hut 8 4, HIVE Digital Technologies 3, Iren 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUTIRENHIVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.16B $8.99B $563.12M IREN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.6x -12.8x -1.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +129.5% +41.1% +157.5% HIVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -188.6% -99.4% -98.5% HIVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.6% — -57.2% HUT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.4x -2.7x 2.0x HUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% -57.8% -65.8% HUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr — -35.8%/yr HUT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.7% 105.8% 92.5% HIVE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 40/100 37/100 IREN

Percentile Scorecard

HUTIRENHIVE

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

AxisHUTIRENHIVE
Valuation 30 #70 of 99 46 #54 of 99 54 #46 of 99
Growth 48 #49 of 94 36 #61 of 94 30 #66 of 94
Profitability 27 #66 of 90 37 #57 of 90 30 #63 of 90
Financial Health 27 #77 of 105 46 #57 of 105 62 #41 of 105
Shareholder Returns 23 #47 of 61 37 #39 of 61 10 #55 of 61
Overall 31 40 37
  • HUT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • IREN 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

PeriodHUTIRENHIVESPY
1 month -30.4%-37.8%-36.1% -0.2%
3 months -33.4%-19.1%-28.9% +3.9%
6 months -6.6%-38.3%-12.2% +8.2%
Year to date +46.6%-27.3%-21.7% +12.9%
1 year +35.2%-57.8%-65.8% +12.3%
3 years +535.3%+757.5%-31.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +85.3%+104.8%-11.8% +23.3%
5 years +10.4%—-89.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.0%—-35.8% +10.9%
10 years ——+1,920.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+35.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUTIRENHIVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.7%105.8%92.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.2%100.3%88.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.504.033.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.55-0.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.0%-95.7%-94.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.4%-64.1%-65.8% -1.2%
52-week high $133.02$76.41$5.90 $779.14
52-week low $33.76$24.91$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.

MultipleHUTIRENHIVE
P/E now vs peer median -13.3xmedian 20.0x -12.3xmedian 20.0x -1.6xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 2.3x 29.5xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -19.8xmedian 17.5x -36.4xmedian 17.5x -4.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 15.9x -23.3xmedian 15.9x -5.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.0x 5.0xmedian 2.0x 1.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.03 -1.72median 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 monthsHUTIRENHIVE
Revenue $317.95M $707.01M $331.30M
Gross profit $198.18M $487.30M -$85.83M
Operating income -$938.90M -$1.05B -$289.12M
Net income -$681.44M -$702.62M -$326.37M
Free cash flow -$813.85M -$897.59M -$100.54M
EPS (diluted) $-5.06 $-2.22 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $233.58M $5.90B $208.04M
Total debt $7.64B $7.59B $30.82M
Shares (diluted) 118.48M 316.12M 266.25M
Enterprise value $7.68B -$3.41B $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
MetricHUTIRENHIVE
P/E -13.3x -12.3x -1.6x
P/FCF -10.2x -23.3x -5.5x
P/Operating cash flow -92.8x 9.9x 9.9x
P/S 26.1x 29.5x 1.7x
P/B 4.7x 5.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 5.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -19.8x -36.4x -4.3x
EV/EBIT -16.7x -21.6x -1.3x
EV/Revenue 49.4x 31.9x 1.1x
EV/FCF -19.3x -25.2x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -175.6x 10.7x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.72 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUTIRENHIVE
Revenue growth (1Y) 129.5% 41.1% 157.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 114.7% 19.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.0% 42.5% -99.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -392.9% -6,141% -343.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -89.4% -54.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -536.7% -908.2% -748.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -66.5% -27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -485.4% -670.7% -569.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% -45.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% 754.2% 79.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -123.7% -174.0% 15.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -77.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUTIRENHIVE
Gross margin 62.3% 68.9% -25.9%
EBITDA margin -249.0% -87.6% -26.3%
Operating margin -295.3% -148.0% -87.3%
Pretax margin -258.2% -100.2% -88.0%
Net margin -188.6% -99.4% -98.5%
FCF margin -256.0% -127.0% -30.3%
Operating cash flow margin -28.1% 297.1% 17.0%
Return on equity -39.6% -20.5% -73.6%
Return on assets -10.8% -6.1% -44.8%
Return on invested capital -13.6% – -57.2%
Return on capital employed -15.8% -11.2% -45.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x -3.0x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 46.7% 29.0% 8.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUTIRENHIVE
Debt / assets 76.6% 48.1% 3.3%
Debt / equity 4.4x 1.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.4x -2.7x 2.0x
Debt / FCF -9.4x -8.5x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 82.4% 73.5% 54.3%
Equity / assets 17.6% 26.5% 45.7%
Interest coverage -12.6x -17.7x -121.8x
Current ratio 19.3x 3.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.7x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 1.08 1.22 -0.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUTIRENHIVE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.0% 0.0% -28.7%
Shareholder yield -4.0% 0.0% -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.

ConsensusHUTIRENHIVE
EPS, next fiscal year – $-1.99FY2027 $-0.87FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.54BFY2027 $388.53MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +260.0%FY2027 +30.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +194.9% +29.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUTIRENHIVE
Held by institutions 78.5% 55.7% 40.3%
Institutions holding 425 668 190
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.7% +36.8% +41.2%
Institutions buying 260 463 131
Institutions selling 134 138 33
Buyers to sellers 1.94 3.36 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.

HUTIRENHIVE
HUT 1.00 0.74 0.64
IREN 0.74 1.00 0.66
HIVE 0.64 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUT, IREN and HIVE?

Iren (IREN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hut 8 (HUT) $8.16B, Iren (IREN) $8.99B, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) $563.12M.

Which company is growing faster?

HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hut 8 (HUT) +129.5%, Iren (IREN) +41.1%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) +157.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) has the highest net margin (Hut 8 (HUT) -188.6%, Iren (IREN) -99.4%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -98.5%). On return on invested capital, Hut 8 (HUT) leads (Hut 8 (HUT) -13.6%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -57.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hut 8 (HUT) returned the most: Hut 8 (HUT) +35.2%, Iren (IREN) -57.8%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -65.8%. Over five years, Hut 8 (HUT) compounded fastest (Hut 8 (HUT) +2.0%/yr, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -35.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) has been the steadiest (Hut 8 (HUT) 104.7%, Iren (IREN) 105.8%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) 92.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUT, IREN 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, Hut 8 (HUT) 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.