RIOT vs MARA vs HIVE Stock Comparison

Riot Platforms, MARA Holdings and HIVE Digital Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RIOT Riot Platforms, Inc.
$13.74 -35.8% 1M -38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19B
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
$2.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$804.22M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Mining Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

HIVE Digital Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (HIVE Digital Technologies 4, Riot Platforms 3, MARA Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRIOTMARAHIVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.19B $2.73B $567.75M RIOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x -0.8x -1.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.5% +0.7% +157.5% HIVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -196.3% -429.7% -98.5% HIVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -64.0% -57.2% HIVE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.9x 2.0x MARA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.0% -62.1% -62.7% RIOT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr -32.8%/yr -34.9%/yr RIOT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.8% 84.5% 92.5% MARA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 13/100 37/100 HIVE

Percentile Scorecard

RIOTMARAHIVE

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

AxisRIOTMARAHIVE
Valuation 24 #76 of 99 7 #92 of 99 54 #46 of 99
Growth 17 #78 of 94 9 #86 of 94 30 #66 of 94
Profitability 25 #68 of 90 14 #78 of 90 30 #63 of 90
Financial Health 66 #36 of 105 20 #84 of 105 63 #40 of 105
Shareholder Returns 29 #43 of 60 17 #50 of 60 10 #54 of 60
Overall 32 13 37
  • RIOT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MARA ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • HIVE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRIOTMARAHIVESPY
1 month -35.8%-40.3%-31.2% +0.7%
3 months -37.9%-39.4%-31.0% +3.7%
6 months -20.3%-40.3%-14.1% +7.1%
Year to date +8.4%-20.3%-19.8% +12.8%
1 year -38.0%-62.1%-62.7% +11.9%
3 years +43.0%-19.1%-29.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.7%-6.8%-11.1% +22.8%
5 years -49.5%-86.3%-88.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.8%-32.8%-34.9% +10.9%
10 years +418.5%-80.5%+1,970.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.9%-15.1%+35.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRIOTMARAHIVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.8%84.5%92.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.6%79.9%88.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.853.383.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.73-0.68 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-95.9%-94.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-62.1%-62.7% -1.2%
52-week high $28.69$18.88$5.55 $779.14
52-week low $11.83$6.73$1.75 $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.

MultipleRIOTMARAHIVE
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 19.5x -0.8xmedian 19.5x -1.7xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 17.8x -2.2xmedian 17.8x -4.5xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 16.1x -2.2xmedian 16.1x -5.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.0x 1.6xmedian 2.0x 1.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.98 0.01median 0.98 0.04median 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 monthsRIOTMARAHIVE
Revenue $674.51M $804.22M $331.30M
Gross profit $190.60M – -$85.83M
Operating income -$1.34B -$2.95B -$289.12M
Net income -$1.32B -$3.46B -$326.37M
Free cash flow -$780.27M -$1.24B -$100.54M
R&D – $27.65M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.81 $-9.06 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $471.38M $421.30M $208.04M
Total debt $843.03M $2.42B $30.82M
Shares (diluted) 347.70M 381.57M 266.25M
Enterprise value $3.95B $508.25M $299.89M

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
MetricRIOTMARAHIVE
P/E -3.6x -0.8x -1.7x
P/FCF -6.7x -2.2x -5.6x
P/Operating cash flow -10.5x -3.1x 10.1x
P/S 7.7x 3.4x 1.7x
P/B 2.4x 1.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.4x -6.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -5.8x -2.2x -4.5x
EV/EBIT -4.1x -1.6x -1.4x
EV/Revenue 8.3x 5.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF -7.1x -3.8x -3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.3x -5.3x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.01 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRIOTMARAHIVE
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.5% 0.7% 157.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 66.6% 19.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.3% – -99.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 86.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2,845% -1,058% -343.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -84.7% -250.8% -54.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,296% -610.0% -748.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -87.3% -113.8% -27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,436% -688.3% -569.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.8% -62.4% -45.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% -5.0% 79.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -282.3% -47.6% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% -0.3% 15.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.4% -55.5% -77.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRIOTMARAHIVE
Gross margin 28.3% – -25.9%
EBITDA margin -141.5% -264.4% -26.3%
Operating margin -199.2% -366.3% -87.3%
Pretax margin -199.2% -452.2% -88.0%
Net margin -196.3% -429.7% -98.5%
FCF margin -115.7% -154.0% -30.3%
Operating cash flow margin -73.0% -111.3% 17.0%
Return on equity -58.6% -176.3% -73.6%
Return on assets -40.1% -74.4% -44.8%
Return on invested capital – -64.0% -57.2%
Return on capital employed -46.4% -72.6% -45.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 20.9% 18.1% 8.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRIOTMARAHIVE
Debt / assets 25.8% 55.6% 3.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.9x 2.0x
Debt / FCF -1.1x -2.0x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 32.8% 61.4% 54.3%
Equity / assets 67.2% 38.6% 45.7%
Interest coverage – -69.2x -121.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 0.96 -2.49 -0.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRIOTMARAHIVE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.6% -8.1% -28.0%
Shareholder yield -1.6% -8.1% -28.0%
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.

ConsensusRIOTMARAHIVE
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.77FY2026 $-5.06FY2026 $-0.87FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $696.86MFY2026 $816.74MFY2026 $388.53MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +25.7% +29.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRIOTMARAHIVE
Held by institutions 83.4% 73.3% 40.3%
Institutions holding 448 415 191
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.5% +14.0% +41.2%
Institutions buying 258 241 132
Institutions selling 133 112 33
Buyers to sellers 1.94 2.15 4.00

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.

RIOTMARAHIVE
RIOT 1.00 0.78 0.73
MARA 0.78 1.00 0.71
HIVE 0.73 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RIOT, MARA and HIVE?

Riot Platforms (RIOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Riot Platforms (RIOT) $5.19B, MARA Holdings (MARA) $2.73B, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) $567.75M.

Which company is growing faster?

HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Riot Platforms (RIOT) +24.5%, MARA Holdings (MARA) +0.7%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) +157.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) has the highest net margin (Riot Platforms (RIOT) -196.3%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -429.7%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -98.5%). On return on invested capital, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) leads (MARA Holdings (MARA) -64.0%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -57.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Riot Platforms (RIOT) returned the most: Riot Platforms (RIOT) -38.0%, MARA Holdings (MARA) -62.1%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -62.7%. Over five years, Riot Platforms (RIOT) compounded fastest (Riot Platforms (RIOT) -12.8%/yr, MARA Holdings (MARA) -32.8%/yr, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) -34.9%/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%, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) 92.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RIOT, MARA and HIVE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) leads on 4. 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.