Core Scientific vs Riot Platforms
CORZ and RIOT side by side, both in finance services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CORZ and RIOT compare
Riot Platforms is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Core Scientific ($6.6B against $4.7B).
Core Scientific grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (77.2% versus 6.1% for Riot Platforms).
Core Scientific keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −18.3% compared with −211% at Riot Platforms.
Core Scientific scores higher on the StockData Score (4 against 3 for Riot Platforms), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CORZ | RIOT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.7B | $6.6B |
| Share price | $14.52 | $17.52 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.7% | 13.3% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −51.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | – | 2.78 |
| Employees | 325 | 816 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 7.9× (better) | 9.7× |
| P/B | – | 3.1× |
| FCF yield | −28.3% | −13.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $4.93 | $8.44 |
| Margin of safety | −194% | −108% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 77.2% (better) | 6.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 39.5% | 122% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −969% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 41.2% | – |
| Operating margin | −73.3% (better) | −211% |
| Net margin | −18.3% (better) | −211% |
| FCF margin | −223% | −133% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | −50.5% |
| Return on invested capital | −39.0% | −36.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.31 |
| Current ratio | 0.67 | 3.49 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.94 | 2.35 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 1.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 136% | 84.1% |
| Held by insiders | 11.7% | 6.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.2M (better) | −$9.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 15.2% |
Go deeper
- CORZ stock overview
- CORZ income statement
- CORZ valuation and score
- RIOT stock overview
- RIOT income statement
- RIOT valuation and score
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