MARA vs IREN vs ABTC Stock Comparison

MARA Holdings, Iren 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
2 wins
IREN IREN Ltd
$28.84 -30.9% 1M -53.8% 1Y
Market cap
$21.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$707.01M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
3 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

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionMARAIRENABTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.81B $21.94B $569.71M IREN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x -13.0x -2.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +41.1% +288.7% ABTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -429.7% -99.4% -71.7% ABTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -64.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -2.7x — IREN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -61.1% -53.8% +40.3% ABTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.5%/yr — -72.8%/yr MARA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.5% 105.9% 283.4% MARA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 40/100 31/100 IREN

Percentile Scorecard

MARAIRENABTC

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

AxisMARAIRENABTC
Valuation 7 #92 of 99 43 #57 of 99 37 #63 of 99
Growth 9 #86 of 94 37 #60 of 94 57 #41 of 94
Profitability 14 #78 of 90 37 #57 of 90 38 #56 of 90
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 46 #57 of 105 22 #82 of 105
Shareholder Returns 17 #49 of 59 36 #38 of 59 3 #57 of 59
Overall 14 40 31
  • MARA ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • IREN 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

PeriodMARAIRENABTCSPY
1 month -39.3%-30.9%-9.8% +0.9%
3 months -26.9%-1.6%+53.6% +5.9%
6 months -31.4%-32.7%+599.1% +8.5%
Year to date -18.2%-23.6%+368.8% +13.3%
1 year -61.1%-53.8%+40.3% +12.4%
3 years -17.0%+801.2%-74.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.0%+108.2%-36.2% +23.5%
5 years -85.9%—-99.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -32.5%—-72.8% +11.0%
10 years -79.9%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -14.8%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMARAIRENABTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.5%105.9%283.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.1%100.5%113.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.384.043.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.510.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.9%-95.7%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.1%-62.3%-22.6% -0.9%
52-week high $18.88$76.41$10.30 $779.14
52-week low $6.73$24.91$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.

MultipleMARAIRENABTC
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 19.6x -13.0xmedian 19.6x -2.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.3x 31.0xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 17.5x -38.2xmedian 17.5x -2.9xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 15.9x -24.4xmedian 15.9x -5.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.0x 5.2xmedian 2.0x 0.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.01 -1.81median 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 monthsMARAIRENABTC
Revenue $804.22M $707.01M $271.67M
Gross profit – $487.30M $143.05M
Operating income -$2.95B -$1.05B -$289.70M
Net income -$3.46B -$702.62M -$194.92M
Free cash flow -$1.24B -$897.59M -$99.40M
R&D $27.65M – –
EPS (diluted) $-9.06 $-2.22 $-2.73
Cash & equivalents $421.30M $5.90B $18.35M
Total debt $2.42B $7.59B –
Shares (diluted) 381.57M 316.12M 71.49M
Enterprise value $580.81M $9.54B $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
MetricMARAIRENABTC
P/E -0.8x -13.0x -2.9x
P/FCF -2.3x -24.4x -5.7x
P/Operating cash flow -3.1x 10.4x -5.7x
P/S 3.5x 31.0x 2.1x
P/B 1.7x 5.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -6.9x 5.7x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -2.3x -38.2x -2.9x
EV/EBIT -1.6x -22.6x -1.9x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 33.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF -3.9x -26.3x -5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.4x 11.3x -5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 -1.81 -0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMARAIRENABTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 41.1% 288.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 66.6% 114.7% 174.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 42.5% 349.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 248.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,058% -6,141% -273.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -250.8% -89.4% -239.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -610.0% -908.2% -220.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -113.8% -66.5% -73.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -688.3% -670.7% -101.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -62.4% 7.2% 93.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.0% 754.2% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.6% – -357.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.3% -174.0% 3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -55.5% – -237.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMARAIRENABTC
Gross margin – 68.9% 52.7%
EBITDA margin -264.4% -87.6% -71.0%
Operating margin -366.3% -148.0% -106.6%
Pretax margin -452.2% -100.2% -72.9%
Net margin -429.7% -99.4% -71.7%
FCF margin -154.0% -127.0% -36.6%
Operating cash flow margin -111.3% 297.1% -36.6%
Return on equity -176.3% -20.5% -28.5%
Return on assets -74.4% -6.1% -14.9%
Return on invested capital -64.0% – –
Return on capital employed -72.6% -11.2% -24.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -3.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 18.1% 29.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMARAIRENABTC
Debt / assets 55.6% 48.1% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -2.7x –
Debt / FCF -2.0x -8.5x –
Liabilities / assets 61.4% 73.5% 48.7%
Equity / assets 38.6% 26.5% 51.3%
Interest coverage -69.2x -17.7x –
Current ratio 0.9x 3.6x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.7x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -2.47 1.28 -0.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMARAIRENABTC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.9% 0.0% -67.0%
Shareholder yield -7.9% 0.0% -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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMARAIRENABTC
Held by institutions 73.3% 55.7% 5.0%
Institutions holding 414 668 115
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.0% +36.8% +60.7%
Institutions buying 240 463 69
Institutions selling 112 138 17
Buyers to sellers 2.14 3.36 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.

MARAIRENABTC
MARA 1.00 0.65 0.09
IREN 0.65 1.00 0.09
ABTC 0.09 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MARA, IREN and ABTC?

Iren (IREN) is the largest by market capitalisation: MARA Holdings (MARA) $2.81B, Iren (IREN) $21.94B, American Bitcoin (ABTC) $569.71M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Bitcoin (ABTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MARA Holdings (MARA) +0.7%, Iren (IREN) +41.1%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) +288.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Bitcoin (ABTC) has the highest net margin (MARA Holdings (MARA) -429.7%, Iren (IREN) -99.4%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) -71.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Bitcoin (ABTC) returned the most: MARA Holdings (MARA) -61.1%, Iren (IREN) -53.8%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) +40.3%. Over five years, MARA Holdings (MARA) compounded fastest (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 (MARA Holdings (MARA) 84.5%, Iren (IREN) 105.9%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) 283.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MARA, IREN 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, Iren (IREN) leads on 3. 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.