IREN vs MARA vs HUT Stock Comparison

Iren, MARA Holdings and Hut 8 Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IREN IREN Ltd
$26.25 -36.6% 1M -56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$707.01M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
3 wins
MARA MARA Holdings, Inc.
$7.16 -40.3% 1M -62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$804.22M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
1 win
HUT Hut 8 Corp.
$66.44 -28.5% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$317.95M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionIRENMARAHUTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.97B $2.73B $8.18B IREN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.8x -0.8x -13.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.1% +0.7% +129.5% HUT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -99.4% -429.7% -188.6% IREN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -64.0% -13.6% HUT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x -0.9x -9.4x HUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.6% -62.1% +28.0% HUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -32.8%/yr -0.2%/yr HUT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 106.2% 84.5% 104.8% MARA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 13/100 31/100 IREN

Percentile Scorecard

IRENMARAHUT

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

AxisIRENMARAHUT
Valuation 46 #54 of 99 7 #92 of 99 29 #71 of 99
Growth 34 #62 of 94 9 #86 of 94 48 #49 of 94
Profitability 37 #57 of 90 14 #78 of 90 27 #66 of 90
Financial Health 46 #57 of 105 20 #84 of 105 28 #76 of 105
Shareholder Returns 36 #39 of 60 17 #50 of 60 24 #46 of 60
Overall 40 13 31
  • IREN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MARA ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • HUT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRENMARAHUTSPY
1 month -36.6%-40.3%-28.5% +0.7%
3 months -31.4%-39.4%-38.6% +3.7%
6 months -42.3%-40.3%-12.3% +7.1%
Year to date -30.5%-20.3%+44.6% +12.8%
1 year -56.6%-62.1%+28.0% +11.9%
3 years +772.1%-19.1%+520.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +105.9%-6.8%+83.9% +22.8%
5 years —-86.3%-0.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-32.8%-0.2% +10.9%
10 years —-80.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —-15.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIRENMARAHUTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 106.2%84.5%104.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 101.2%79.9%105.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.063.384.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.730.27 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.7%-95.9%-95.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.6%-62.1%-50.1% -1.2%
52-week high $76.41$18.88$133.02 $779.14
52-week low $24.91$6.73$33.76 $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.

MultipleIRENMARAHUT
P/E now vs peer median -11.8xmedian 19.5x -0.8xmedian 19.5x -13.1xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x 25.7xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -35.0xmedian 17.8x -2.2xmedian 17.8x -19.7xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.3xmedian 16.1x -2.2xmedian 16.1x -10.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.0x 1.6xmedian 2.0x 4.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.65median 0.98 0.01median 0.98 —median 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 monthsIRENMARAHUT
Revenue $707.01M $804.22M $317.95M
Gross profit $487.30M – $198.18M
Operating income -$1.05B -$2.95B -$938.90M
Net income -$702.62M -$3.46B -$681.44M
Free cash flow -$897.59M -$1.24B -$813.85M
R&D – $27.65M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.22 $-9.06 $-5.06
Cash & equivalents $5.90B $421.30M $233.58M
Total debt $7.59B $2.42B $7.64B
Shares (diluted) 316.12M 381.57M 118.48M
Enterprise value $7.57B $508.25M $8.02B

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
MetricIRENMARAHUT
P/E -11.8x -0.8x -13.1x
P/FCF -22.3x -2.2x -10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x -3.1x -91.5x
P/S 28.3x 3.4x 25.7x
P/B 4.8x 1.6x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 5.2x -6.7x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA -35.0x -2.2x -19.7x
EV/EBIT -20.7x -1.6x -16.6x
EV/Revenue 30.7x 5.9x 49.0x
EV/FCF -24.1x -3.8x -19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x -5.3x -174.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.65 0.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRENMARAHUT
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.1% 0.7% 129.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 114.7% 66.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.5% – 229.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -6,141% -1,058% -392.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -89.4% -250.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -908.2% -610.0% -536.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -66.5% -113.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -670.7% -688.3% -485.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -62.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 754.2% -5.0% 17.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -174.0% -0.3% -123.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -55.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRENMARAHUT
Gross margin 68.9% – 62.3%
EBITDA margin -87.6% -264.4% -249.0%
Operating margin -148.0% -366.3% -295.3%
Pretax margin -100.2% -452.2% -258.2%
Net margin -99.4% -429.7% -188.6%
FCF margin -127.0% -154.0% -256.0%
Operating cash flow margin 297.1% -111.3% -28.1%
Return on equity -20.5% -176.3% -39.6%
Return on assets -6.1% -74.4% -10.8%
Return on invested capital – -64.0% -13.6%
Return on capital employed -11.2% -72.6% -15.8%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.0x 0.3x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 29.0% 18.1% 46.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRENMARAHUT
Debt / assets 48.1% 55.6% 76.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.4x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x -0.9x -9.4x
Debt / FCF -8.5x -2.0x -9.4x
Liabilities / assets 73.5% 61.4% 82.4%
Equity / assets 26.5% 38.6% 17.6%
Interest coverage -17.7x -69.2x -12.6x
Current ratio 3.6x 0.9x 19.3x
Quick ratio 2.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.17 -2.49 1.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRENMARAHUT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -8.1% -4.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -8.1% -4.1%
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.

ConsensusIRENMARAHUT
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.99FY2027 $-5.06FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.54BFY2027 $816.74MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +260.0%FY2027 -10.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +194.9% +25.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRENMARAHUT
Held by institutions 55.7% 73.3% 78.5%
Institutions holding 669 415 426
Change in shares held, QoQ +36.8% +14.0% +11.7%
Institutions buying 464 241 261
Institutions selling 138 112 134
Buyers to sellers 3.36 2.15 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.

IRENMARAHUT
IREN 1.00 0.65 0.74
MARA 0.65 1.00 0.69
HUT 0.74 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IREN, MARA and HUT?

Iren (IREN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iren (IREN) $19.97B, MARA Holdings (MARA) $2.73B, Hut 8 (HUT) $8.18B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hut 8 (HUT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Iren (IREN) +41.1%, MARA Holdings (MARA) +0.7%, Hut 8 (HUT) +129.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iren (IREN) has the highest net margin (Iren (IREN) -99.4%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -429.7%, Hut 8 (HUT) -188.6%). On return on invested capital, Hut 8 (HUT) leads (MARA Holdings (MARA) -64.0%, Hut 8 (HUT) -13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hut 8 (HUT) returned the most: Iren (IREN) -56.6%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -62.1%, Hut 8 (HUT) +28.0%. Over five years, Hut 8 (HUT) compounded fastest (MARA Holdings (MARA) -32.8%/yr, Hut 8 (HUT) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MARA Holdings (MARA) has been the steadiest (Iren (IREN) 106.2%, MARA Holdings (MARA) 84.5%, Hut 8 (HUT) 104.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.