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Rating:48Neutral
Price Target:
$12.50
▼(-1.96% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/07/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance—especially heavy negative operating/free cash flow and volatile profitability—along with bearish/weak technical momentum. Offsetting factors include constructive strategic progress from the latest earnings call and a meaningful long-term data center lease that supports the AI/HPC transition narrative, but near-term execution and earnings/cash-generation risks remain material.
Positive Factors
Long-term data-center lease
The Sandersville lease creates a long-duration, contracted infrastructure revenue stream that can diversify CleanSpark beyond Bitcoin mining. Its investment-grade tenant and triple-net structure may improve revenue visibility and support the company’s digital-infrastructure transition.
Negative Factors
Severe cash-flow deficit
Persistent operating and free-cash-flow deficits indicate that the existing business is not self-funding its capital needs. Continued expansion, miner purchases, and data-center construction may therefore require asset sales, financing, or Bitcoin-backed borrowing, increasing execution and funding risk.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Long-term data-center lease
The Sandersville lease creates a long-duration, contracted infrastructure revenue stream that can diversify CleanSpark beyond Bitcoin mining. Its investment-grade tenant and triple-net structure may improve revenue visibility and support the company’s digital-infrastructure transition.
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Cleanspark (CLSK) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$3.23B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)20.06M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)2.35
Revenue Growth7.49%
EPS Growth-468.86%
CountryUS
Employees312
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Capital Markets
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-3.74
Shares Outstanding256,817,080
10 Day Avg. Volume17,607,589
30 Day Avg. Volume20,056,166
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.04
Price to Book (P/B)1.88
Price to Sales (P/S)5.34
P/FCF Ratio-4.00
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit>-0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda>-0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$23.58Price Target Upside84.92% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering13
EPS Forecast (FY)-3.59
Revenue Forecast (FY)$603.23M
Cleanspark Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
CleanSpark, Inc. is a global enterprise specializing in cryptocurrency mining and advanced energy technologies. The company's operations are divided into two primary divisions: Digital Currency Mining and Energy Solutions. Its Digital Currency Min...
How the Company Makes Money
CleanSpark primarily makes money by mining Bitcoin. It deploys and operates fleets of specialized mining computers (ASICs) in company-owned/operated facilities; in return for providing computational work to the Bitcoin network, it earns block rewa...
Cleanspark Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 11, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Dec 16, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a constructive strategic narrative: CleanSpark is transitioning from a mining-focused company into a digital infrastructure and AI/HPC developer with substantial contracted power (1.8 GW), clear site milestones (Sandersville live + acreage, Sealy and Brazoria approvals), strong liquidity (~$1.2B) and evolving commercial and modular construction capabilities. At the same time, near-term financials remain challenged—revenues fell ~25% QoQ driven by a ~24% drop in average Bitcoin price, the company reported a large GAAP net loss (~$378M) driven by ~ $263M of noncash mark-to-market charges, and adjusted EBITDA remains materially negative. Execution risk (lease signings, build timelines), potential asset impairments during conversion, and market volatility for DAM are notable short-term headwinds. Overall, the strategic positives and balance-sheet strength provide meaningful optionality to execute the AI/HPC transition, but near-term financial results and execution risks persist.Positive Updates
Large contracted capacity and meaningful pipeline
1.8 gigawatts of currently contracted capacity across the portfolio, with a broader pipeline of greater than 5 gigawatts of potential capacity beyond contracted assets, providing optionality for HPC and AI deployments.
Negative Updates
Significant revenue decline tied to Bitcoin price drop
Revenue decreased by approximately $45 million, or ~25% sequentially, to $136 million for the quarter—directly attributable to the average Bitcoin price falling to ~$76,000 in Q2 (down ~24% from ~$100,000 in Q1).
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Large contracted capacity and meaningful pipeline
1.8 gigawatts of currently contracted capacity across the portfolio, with a broader pipeline of greater than 5 gigawatts of potential capacity beyond contracted assets, providing optionality for HPC and AI deployments.
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Company Guidance
CleanSpark’s guidance emphasized disciplined, capacity‑driven growth: the company has 1.8 GW of currently contracted capacity (and a >5 GW pipeline), Sandersville’s 250 MW is live and an additional 122‑acre parcel was acquired, Metro Atlanta added 25 MW last month, Sealy has 285 MW approved with just over 200 MW slated to energize in H1 2027, and Brazoria totals 600 MW (300 MW ERCOT‑approved; second 300 MW progressing). Management reiterated conservative capital deployment (a “couple hundred million” deployed at Sandersville to date, current site spend in the millions not tens of millions until lease), expect 14–18 months from lease signing to delivery, plan modular factory builds that can cut on‑site labor by up to 70%, and see constructive financing markets (recent data‑center financings 5–6x oversubscribed, pricing just over 6%, $400M of Bitcoin credit capacity available). Operational and financial metrics driving the guidance included Q2 average Bitcoin ~$76k (down 24% QoQ from ~$100k), revenue down ≈$45M (≈25%) to ~$136M, mined 1,799 BTC (22 fewer QoQ), gross margin >40% (vs 47% prior quarter), net loss ≈$378M (includes ≈$263M non‑cash BTC mark‑to‑market), adjusted EBITDA −$241M (improved from −$295M), liquidity ≈$1.2B (cash $260M + 13,561 BTC valued $925M at Mar 31; HODL ≈$1.1B post‑quarter), and DAM cash generation ~$4M this quarter ($17.2M fiscal YTD).Cleanspark Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
34
Negative
Balance Sheet
73
Positive
Cash Flow
18
Very Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 679.25M | 766.31M | 378.97M | 168.41M | 131.53M | 39.29M |
| Gross Profit | -36.09M | 318.83M | 139.36M | 29.11M | 49.37M | 12.84M |
| EBITDA | -169.48M | 763.25M | 14.63M | -7.60M | 10.03M | 1.25M |
| Net Income | -997.82M | 364.46M | -145.78M | -138.15M | -57.33M | -21.81M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.70B | 3.18B | 1.96B | 761.58M | 452.63M | 317.47M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 794.66M | 1.01B | 553.80M | 86.18M | 32.22M | 38.93M |
| Total Debt | 1.78B | 824.44M | 66.95M | 16.74M | 22.22M | 1.54M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.94B | 1.01B | 201.82M | 85.91M | 48.61M | 11.76M |
| Stockholders Equity | 761.28M | 2.18B | 1.76B | 675.67M | 404.01M | 305.72M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -1.15B | -1.02B | -1.04B | -318.12M | -117.23M | -252.56M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -528.71M | -461.03M | -233.66M | -17.25M | 73.46M | -23.99M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 239.96M | -305.66M | -920.40M | -331.93M | -210.98M | -229.16M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 457.07M | 688.87M | 1.25B | 357.93M | 139.95M | 268.06M |
Cleanspark Technical Analysis
Positive
12.75
Price Trends
13.06
Negative
13.94
Negative
12.53
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.33
Negative
51.40
Neutral
56.10
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CLSK, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 12.75 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 12.00, below the 50-day MA of 13.06, and above the 200-day MA of 12.53, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.33 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 51.40 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 56.10 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CLSK.
Cleanspark Risk Analysis
Cleanspark disclosed 86 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Cleanspark reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Cleanspark Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
62 Neutral | $4.80B | 35.66 | 12.28% | ― | -10.41% | -22.03% | |
52 Neutral | $2.95B | -1.60 | -176.19% | ― | 10.59% | 41.83% | |
52 Neutral | $53.04M | -0.65 | 28.62% | ― | -5.11% | -161.56% | |
50 Neutral | $16.39B | -24.55 | -22.97% | ― | 42.04% | -367.00% | |
49 Neutral | $2.15B | 5.20 | 2.46% | ― | 63.23% | ― | |
48 Neutral | $3.23B | -3.39 | -75.24% | ― | 7.49% | -468.86% |
* Financial Sector Average
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Cleanspark Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Cleanspark Secures Transformational Long-Term Data Center Lease
Positive
Jul 15, 2026
On July 10, 2026, CleanSpark entered into a 20-year triple-net infrastructure lease with a high-investment-grade global technology company for data center capacity at its Sandersville, Georgia campus. The agreement covers 175 megawatts of critical...
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