HUT vs RIOT Stock Comparison

Hut 8 and Riot Platforms Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUT Hut 8 Corp.
$67.34 -30.4% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$317.95M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
6 wins
RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.
$13.56 -41.0% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$674.51M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Hut 8 leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hut 8 6, Riot Platforms 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUTRIOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.30B $5.13B HUT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.3x -3.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +129.5% +24.5% HUT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -188.6% -196.3% HUT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -9.4x -0.4x HUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% -41.0% HUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr -13.2%/yr HUT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.7% 86.7% RIOT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 32/100 RIOT

Percentile Scorecard

HUTRIOT

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

AxisHUTRIOT
Valuation 30 #70 of 99 25 #75 of 99
Growth 48 #49 of 94 17 #78 of 94
Profitability 27 #66 of 90 25 #68 of 90
Financial Health 27 #77 of 105 66 #36 of 105
Shareholder Returns 23 #47 of 61 28 #44 of 61
Overall 31 32
  • HUT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • RIOT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUTRIOTSPY
1 month -30.4%-41.0% -0.2%
3 months -33.4%-36.2% +3.9%
6 months -6.6%-18.2% +8.2%
Year to date +46.6%+7.0% +12.9%
1 year +35.2%-41.0% +12.3%
3 years +535.3%+42.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +85.3%+12.4% +23.3%
5 years +10.4%-50.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.0%-13.2% +10.9%
10 years —+429.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+18.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUTRIOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.7%86.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.2%86.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.503.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.0%-92.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.4%-52.7% -1.2%
52-week high $133.02$28.69 $779.14
52-week low $33.76$11.83 $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.

MultipleHUTRIOT
P/E now vs peer median -13.3xmedian 20.0x -3.6xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 2.3x 7.6xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -19.8xmedian 17.5x -5.8xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 15.9x -6.6xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.0x 2.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.03 0.08median 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 monthsHUTRIOT
Revenue $317.95M $674.51M
Gross profit $198.18M $190.60M
Operating income -$938.90M -$1.34B
Net income -$681.44M -$1.32B
Free cash flow -$813.85M -$780.27M
EPS (diluted) $-5.06 $-3.81
Cash & equivalents $233.58M $471.38M
Total debt $7.64B $843.03M
Shares (diluted) 118.48M 347.70M
Enterprise value $8.14B $3.88B

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
MetricHUTRIOT
P/E -13.3x -3.6x
P/FCF -10.2x -6.6x
P/Operating cash flow -92.8x -10.4x
P/S 26.1x 7.6x
P/B 4.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA -19.8x -5.8x
EV/EBIT -16.7x -4.1x
EV/Revenue 49.4x 8.2x
EV/FCF -19.3x -7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -175.6x -11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUTRIOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 129.5% 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 38.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 229.0% -1.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 86.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -392.9% -2,845%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -84.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -536.7% -1,296%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -87.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -485.4% -1,436%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -46.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -282.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -123.7% -6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -65.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUTRIOT
Gross margin 62.3% 28.3%
EBITDA margin -249.0% -141.5%
Operating margin -295.3% -199.2%
Pretax margin -258.2% -199.2%
Net margin -188.6% -196.3%
FCF margin -256.0% -115.7%
Operating cash flow margin -28.1% -73.0%
Return on equity -39.6% -58.6%
Return on assets -10.8% -40.1%
Return on invested capital -13.6% –
Return on capital employed -15.8% -46.4%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 46.7% 20.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUTRIOT
Debt / assets 76.6% 25.8%
Debt / equity 4.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -9.4x -0.4x
Debt / FCF -9.4x -1.1x
Liabilities / assets 82.4% 32.8%
Equity / assets 17.6% 67.2%
Interest coverage -12.6x –
Current ratio 19.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.08 0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUTRIOT
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield -4.0% -1.6%
Shareholder yield -4.0% -1.6%
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.

ConsensusHUTRIOT
EPS, next fiscal year – $-2.77FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $696.86MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUTRIOT
Held by institutions 78.5% 83.4%
Institutions holding 425 447
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.7% +12.5%
Institutions buying 260 258
Institutions selling 134 132
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.95

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.

HUTRIOT
HUT 1.00 0.81
RIOT 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUT and RIOT?

Hut 8 (HUT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hut 8 (HUT) $8.30B, Riot Platforms (RIOT) $5.13B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hut 8 (HUT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hut 8 (HUT) +129.5%, Riot Platforms (RIOT) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hut 8 (HUT) has the highest net margin (Hut 8 (HUT) -188.6%, Riot Platforms (RIOT) -196.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hut 8 (HUT) returned the most: Hut 8 (HUT) +35.2%, Riot Platforms (RIOT) -41.0%. Over five years, Hut 8 (HUT) compounded fastest (Hut 8 (HUT) +2.0%/yr, Riot Platforms (RIOT) -13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Riot Platforms (RIOT) has been the steadiest (Hut 8 (HUT) 104.7%, Riot Platforms (RIOT) 86.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do HUT and RIOT move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.81, a strong positive relationship. Holding both adds little diversification.

Which is the better stock, HUT and RIOT?

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 6. 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.