RIOT vs MARA vs ABTC Stock Comparison

Riot Platforms, MARA Holdings and American Bitcoin Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.
$13.74 -35.8% 1M -38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$674.51M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
3 wins
MARA MARA Holdings, Inc.
$7.16 -40.3% 1M -62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$804.22M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
2 wins
ABTC American Bitcoin Corp.
$7.50 -14.0% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$475.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$271.67M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Riot Platforms leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Riot Platforms 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.

QuestionRIOTMARAABTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.38B $2.57B $475.00M RIOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x -0.7x -2.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.5% +0.7% +288.7% ABTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -196.3% -429.7% -71.7% ABTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -64.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.9x — MARA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.0% -62.1% +36.9% ABTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr -32.8%/yr -73.1%/yr RIOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.8% 84.5% 283.5% MARA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 13/100 31/100 RIOT

Percentile Scorecard

RIOTMARAABTC

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

AxisRIOTMARAABTC
Valuation 24 #76 of 99 7 #92 of 99 37 #63 of 99
Growth 17 #78 of 94 9 #86 of 94 57 #41 of 94
Profitability 25 #68 of 90 14 #78 of 90 38 #56 of 90
Financial Health 66 #36 of 105 20 #84 of 105 21 #83 of 105
Shareholder Returns 29 #43 of 60 17 #50 of 60 2 #59 of 60
Overall 32 13 31
  • RIOT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MARA 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

PeriodRIOTMARAABTCSPY
1 month -35.8%-40.3%-14.0% +0.7%
3 months -37.9%-39.4%+27.1% +3.7%
6 months -20.3%-40.3%+552.2% +7.1%
Year to date +8.4%-20.3%+341.2% +12.8%
1 year -38.0%-62.1%+36.9% +11.9%
3 years +43.0%-19.1%-77.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.7%-6.8%-39.1% +22.8%
5 years -49.5%-86.3%-99.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.8%-32.8%-73.1% +10.9%
10 years +418.5%-80.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.9%-15.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRIOTMARAABTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.8%84.5%283.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.6%79.9%113.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.853.383.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.730.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-95.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-62.1%-27.2% -1.2%
52-week high $28.69$18.88$10.30 $779.14
52-week low $11.83$6.73$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.

MultipleRIOTMARAABTC
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 19.5x -0.8xmedian 19.5x -2.8xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 17.8x -2.2xmedian 17.8x -2.7xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 16.1x -2.2xmedian 16.1x -5.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.0x 1.6xmedian 2.0x 0.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.98 0.01median 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 monthsRIOTMARAABTC
Revenue $674.51M $804.22M $271.67M
Gross profit $190.60M – $143.05M
Operating income -$1.34B -$2.95B -$289.70M
Net income -$1.32B -$3.46B -$194.92M
Free cash flow -$780.27M -$1.24B -$99.40M
R&D – $27.65M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.81 $-9.06 $-2.73
Cash & equivalents $471.38M $421.30M $18.35M
Total debt $843.03M $2.42B –
Shares (diluted) 347.70M 381.57M 71.49M
Enterprise value $3.14B $265.13M $434.79M

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
MetricRIOTMARAABTC
P/E -3.6x -0.8x -2.8x
P/FCF -6.7x -2.2x -5.4x
P/Operating cash flow -10.5x -3.1x -5.4x
P/S 7.7x 3.4x 2.0x
P/B 2.4x 1.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.4x -6.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -5.8x -2.2x -2.7x
EV/EBIT -4.1x -1.6x -1.8x
EV/Revenue 8.3x 5.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF -7.1x -3.8x -5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.3x -5.3x -5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.01 -0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRIOTMARAABTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.5% 0.7% 288.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 66.6% 174.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.3% – 349.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 86.0% – 248.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2,845% -1,058% -273.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -84.7% -250.8% -239.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,296% -610.0% -220.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -87.3% -113.8% -73.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,436% -688.3% -101.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.8% -62.4% 93.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% -5.0% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -282.3% -47.6% -357.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% -0.3% 3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.4% -55.5% -237.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRIOTMARAABTC
Gross margin 28.3% – 52.7%
EBITDA margin -141.5% -264.4% -71.0%
Operating margin -199.2% -366.3% -106.6%
Pretax margin -199.2% -452.2% -72.9%
Net margin -196.3% -429.7% -71.7%
FCF margin -115.7% -154.0% -36.6%
Operating cash flow margin -73.0% -111.3% -36.6%
Return on equity -58.6% -176.3% -28.5%
Return on assets -40.1% -74.4% -14.9%
Return on invested capital – -64.0% –
Return on capital employed -46.4% -72.6% -24.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 20.9% 18.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRIOTMARAABTC
Debt / assets 25.8% 55.6% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF -1.1x -2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 32.8% 61.4% 48.7%
Equity / assets 67.2% 38.6% 51.3%
Interest coverage – -69.2x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.96 -2.49 -0.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRIOTMARAABTC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.6% -8.1% -71.2%
Shareholder yield -1.6% -8.1% -71.2%
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.

ConsensusRIOTMARAABTC
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.77FY2026 $-5.06FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $696.86MFY2026 $816.74MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +25.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRIOTMARAABTC
Held by institutions 83.4% 73.3% 5.1%
Institutions holding 448 415 116
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.5% +14.0% +59.8%
Institutions buying 258 241 69
Institutions selling 133 112 18
Buyers to sellers 1.94 2.15 3.83

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.

RIOTMARAABTC
RIOT 1.00 0.79 0.10
MARA 0.79 1.00 0.09
ABTC 0.10 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RIOT, MARA and ABTC?

Riot Platforms (RIOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Riot Platforms (RIOT) $4.38B, MARA Holdings (MARA) $2.57B, American Bitcoin (ABTC) $475.00M.

Which company is growing faster?

American Bitcoin (ABTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Riot Platforms (RIOT) +24.5%, MARA Holdings (MARA) +0.7%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) +288.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Bitcoin (ABTC) has the highest net margin (Riot Platforms (RIOT) -196.3%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -429.7%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) -71.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Bitcoin (ABTC) returned the most: Riot Platforms (RIOT) -38.0%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -62.1%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) +36.9%. Over five years, Riot Platforms (RIOT) compounded fastest (Riot Platforms (RIOT) -12.8%/yr, MARA Holdings (MARA) -32.8%/yr, American Bitcoin (ABTC) -73.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MARA Holdings (MARA) has been the steadiest (Riot Platforms (RIOT) 86.8%, MARA Holdings (MARA) 84.5%, American Bitcoin (ABTC) 283.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RIOT, MARA 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, Riot Platforms (RIOT) 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.