Cleanspark, Inc. (CLSK)
NASDAQ:CLSK
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Rating:52Neutral
Price Target:
$16.50
▲(37.84% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/31/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance (losses, cash burn, and higher leverage). Technicals provide meaningful support due to strong uptrend indicators, while valuation remains unfavorable given negative earnings. Earnings-call commentary adds moderate credit for capacity growth and liquidity, tempered by execution risk and continued negative profitability metrics.
Positive Factors
Contracted capacity and pipeline
A sizable contracted footprint (1.8 GW) and a >5 GW pipeline create durable optionality to monetize infrastructure via long-duration leases to AI/HPC tenants. This shifts part of the business from volatile BTC mining to predictable, contract-driven cash flow as builds convert to revenue.
Negative Factors
Rising leverage
Debt materially exceeding equity reduces balance-sheet flexibility and increases financial risk. Greater leverage heightens sensitivity to cash-flow shortfalls and BTC-price shocks, raises interest and covenant pressure, and limits the firm's ability to pursue opportunistic investments without dilutive financing.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Contracted capacity and pipeline
A sizable contracted footprint (1.8 GW) and a >5 GW pipeline create durable optionality to monetize infrastructure via long-duration leases to AI/HPC tenants. This shifts part of the business from volatile BTC mining to predictable, contract-driven cash flow as builds convert to revenue.
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Cleanspark (CLSK) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$4.42B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)23.57M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)2.59
Revenue Growth37.68%
EPS Growth-117.99%
CountryUS
Employees256
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryAsset Management - Cryptocurrency
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-1.95
Shares Outstanding256,608,600
10 Day Avg. Volume22,344,819
30 Day Avg. Volume23,571,094
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 Cap1.32
Enterprise Value/Revenue7.89
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit41.00
Enterprise Value/Ebitda28.46
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$20.10Price Target Upside67.92% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)-3.24
Revenue Forecast (FY)$650.28M
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:Aug 11, 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
42
Neutral
Balance Sheet
38
Negative
Cash Flow
22
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 739.88M | 766.31M | 378.97M | 168.41M | 131.53M | 39.29M |
| Gross Profit | 142.34M | 318.83M | 139.36M | 29.11M | 49.37M | 12.84M |
| EBITDA | 205.03M | 763.25M | 14.63M | -7.60M | 10.03M | 1.25M |
| Net Income | -500.59M | 364.46M | -145.78M | -138.15M | -57.33M | -21.81M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.91B | 3.18B | 1.96B | 761.58M | 452.63M | 317.47M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 934.73M | 1.01B | 553.80M | 86.18M | 32.22M | 38.93M |
| Total Debt | 1.79B | 824.44M | 66.95M | 16.74M | 22.22M | 1.54M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.93B | 1.01B | 201.82M | 85.91M | 48.61M | 11.76M |
| Stockholders Equity | 986.16M | 2.18B | 1.76B | 675.67M | 404.01M | 305.72M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -1.07B | -1.02B | -1.04B | -318.12M | -117.23M | -252.56M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -526.26M | -461.03M | -233.66M | -17.25M | 73.46M | -23.99M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 59.22M | -305.66M | -920.40M | -331.93M | -210.98M | -229.16M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 630.13M | 688.87M | 1.25B | 357.93M | 139.95M | 268.06M |
Cleanspark Technical Analysis
Positive
11.97
Price Trends
14.33
Positive
12.14
Positive
13.04
Positive
Market Momentum
0.69
Positive
58.23
Neutral
73.57
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 11.97 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 16.91, below the 50-day MA of 14.33, and below the 200-day MA of 13.04, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.69 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 58.23 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 73.57 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 79 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% | |
58 Neutral | $21.40B | 168.85 | 3.41% | ― | 110.25% | ― | |
57 Neutral | $3.23B | 5.58 | 18.35% | ― | 52.36% | ― | |
56 Neutral | $6.89B | 50.86 | 13.28% | ― | -1.64% | -6.91% | |
52 Neutral | $4.42B | -9.22 | -29.93% | ― | 37.68% | -117.99% | |
50 Neutral | $73.63M | 0.49 | -59.64% | ― | 0.74% | ― | |
44 Neutral | $3.98B | -2.36 | -139.28% | ― | 15.19% | 42.87% |
* Financial Sector Average
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Cleanspark Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyDividends
Cleanspark Amends Series A Preferred Stock and Dividend
Neutral
Mar 24, 2026
On March 20, 2026, CleanSpark, Inc. amended the terms of its Series A Preferred Stock, eliminating the ongoing quarterly dividend tied to 2% of EBITDA and replacing it with a one-time special dividend of $17.1428571428571 per preferred share, afte...
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