IREN vs HUT vs CLSK Stock Comparison

Iren, Hut 8 and Cleanspark Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IREN IREN Ltd
$26.25 -36.6% 1M -56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$707.01M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
3 wins
HUT Hut 8 Corp.
$66.44 -28.5% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$317.95M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
5 wins
CLSK Cleanspark, Inc.
$8.20 -38.4% 1M -56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hut 8 leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hut 8 5, Iren 3, Cleanspark 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRENHUTCLSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.74B $7.17B $2.05B IREN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.0x -12.0x -2.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.1% +129.5% — HUT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -99.4% -188.6% — IREN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -13.6% -32.9% HUT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x -9.4x -3.6x HUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.6% +28.0% -56.6% HUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.2%/yr -16.6%/yr HUT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 106.2% 104.8% 90.0% CLSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 31/100 34/100 IREN

Percentile Scorecard

IRENHUTCLSK

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

AxisIRENHUTCLSK
Valuation 46 #54 of 99 29 #71 of 99 19 #80 of 99
Growth 34 #62 of 94 48 #49 of 94 2 #92 of 94
Profitability 37 #57 of 90 27 #66 of 90 17 #75 of 90
Financial Health 46 #57 of 105 28 #76 of 105 36 #68 of 105
Shareholder Returns 36 #39 of 60 24 #46 of 60 97 #3 of 60
Overall 40 31 34
  • IREN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • HUT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CLSK ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRENHUTCLSKSPY
1 month -36.6%-28.5%-38.4% +0.7%
3 months -31.4%-38.6%-43.6% +3.7%
6 months -42.3%-12.3%-34.6% +7.1%
Year to date -30.5%+44.6%-19.0% +12.8%
1 year -56.6%+28.0%-56.6% +11.9%
3 years +772.1%+520.9%+100.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +105.9%+83.9%+26.1% +22.8%
5 years —-0.8%-59.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-0.2%-16.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureIRENHUTCLSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 106.2%104.8%90.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 101.2%105.9%88.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.064.513.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.27-0.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.7%-95.0%-92.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.6%-50.1%-56.6% -1.2%
52-week high $76.41$133.02$18.89 $779.14
52-week low $24.91$33.76$7.77 $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.

MultipleIRENHUTCLSK
P/E now vs peer median -11.8xmedian 19.5x -13.1xmedian 19.5x -2.1xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 2.2x 25.7xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -35.0xmedian 17.8x -19.7xmedian 17.8x -8.2xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.3xmedian 16.1x -10.1xmedian 16.1x -3.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.0x 4.7xmedian 2.0x 2.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.65median 0.98 —median 0.98 0.03median 0.98

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 monthsIRENHUTCLSK
Revenue $707.01M $317.95M –
Gross profit $487.30M $198.18M –
Operating income -$1.05B -$938.90M -$893.80M
Net income -$702.62M -$681.44M -$997.82M
Free cash flow -$897.59M -$813.85M -$620.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.22 $-5.06 $-3.83
Cash & equivalents $5.90B $233.58M $206.34M
Total debt $7.59B $7.64B $1.81B
Shares (diluted) 316.12M 118.48M 268.43M
Enterprise value -$4.66B $6.70B $1.08B

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
MetricIRENHUTCLSK
P/E -11.8x -13.1x -2.1x
P/FCF -22.3x -10.1x -3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x -91.5x -4.0x
P/S 28.3x 25.7x –
P/B 4.8x 4.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 4.7x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA -35.0x -19.7x -8.2x
EV/EBIT -20.7x -16.6x -4.2x
EV/Revenue 30.7x 49.0x –
EV/FCF -24.1x -19.2x -6.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x -174.3x -7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.65 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRENHUTCLSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.1% 129.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 114.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.5% 229.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6,141% -392.9% -454.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -89.4% – -105.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -908.2% -536.7% -429.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -66.5% – -112.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -670.7% -485.4% -526.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – -61.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 754.2% 17.6% -24.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -150.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.0% -123.7% -335.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -345.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRENHUTCLSK
Gross margin 68.9% 62.3% –
EBITDA margin -87.6% -249.0% –
Operating margin -148.0% -295.3% –
Pretax margin -100.2% -258.2% –
Net margin -99.4% -188.6% –
FCF margin -127.0% -256.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 297.1% -28.1% –
Return on equity -20.5% -39.6% -118.0%
Return on assets -6.1% -10.8% -36.7%
Return on invested capital – -13.6% -32.9%
Return on capital employed -11.2% -15.8% -33.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 29.0% 46.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRENHUTCLSK
Debt / assets 48.1% 76.6% 67.1%
Debt / equity 1.8x 4.4x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x -9.4x -3.6x
Debt / FCF -8.5x -9.4x -2.9x
Liabilities / assets 73.5% 82.4% 71.8%
Equity / assets 26.5% 17.6% 28.2%
Interest coverage -17.7x -12.6x -69.6x
Current ratio 3.6x 19.3x 5.9x
Quick ratio 2.7x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.6x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 1.17 1.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRENHUTCLSK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -4.1% 43.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -4.1% 43.8%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRENHUTCLSK
Held by institutions 55.7% 78.5% 86.1%
Institutions holding 669 426 409
Change in shares held, QoQ +36.8% +11.7% +9.5%
Institutions buying 464 261 231
Institutions selling 138 134 114
Buyers to sellers 3.36 1.95 2.03

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.

IRENHUTCLSK
IREN 1.00 0.74 0.73
HUT 0.74 1.00 0.77
CLSK 0.73 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IREN, HUT and CLSK?

Iren (IREN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iren (IREN) $7.74B, Hut 8 (HUT) $7.17B, Cleanspark (CLSK) $2.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Iren (IREN) has the highest net margin (Iren (IREN) -99.4%, Hut 8 (HUT) -188.6%). On return on invested capital, Hut 8 (HUT) leads (Hut 8 (HUT) -13.6%, Cleanspark (CLSK) -32.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hut 8 (HUT) returned the most: Iren (IREN) -56.6%, Hut 8 (HUT) +28.0%, Cleanspark (CLSK) -56.6%. Over five years, Hut 8 (HUT) compounded fastest (Hut 8 (HUT) -0.2%/yr, Cleanspark (CLSK) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cleanspark (CLSK) has been the steadiest (Iren (IREN) 106.2%, Hut 8 (HUT) 104.8%, Cleanspark (CLSK) 90.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.