BKKT vs COIN vs CRCL Stock Comparison

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BKKT Bakkt, Inc.
$4.16 -43.5% 1M -82.6% 1Y
Market cap
$187.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
1 win
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$136.82 -26.3% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coinbase Global leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coinbase Global 4, Circle Internet 4, Bakkt 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKKTCOINCRCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $187.45M $36.22B $16.48B COIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.5x -52.0x 38.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.0x — 65.6x BKKT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -70.1% -26.6% +25.7% CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% -12.3% 15.3% CRCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.8% 9.0% CRCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -5.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -82.6% -57.2% -38.5% CRCL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -65.2%/yr -16.5%/yr — COIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.1% 72.2% 95.1% COIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 61/100 48/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

BKKTCOINCRCL

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

AxisBKKTCOINCRCL
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 54 #46 of 99 59 #43 of 103
Growth 66 #33 of 94 55 #43 of 94 96 #4 of 70
Profitability 39 #55 of 90 55 #41 of 90 43 #43 of 74
Financial Health 89 #12 of 105 69 #33 of 105 25 #75 of 100
Shareholder Returns 3 #60 of 62 71 #19 of 62 15 #34 of 40
Overall 48 61 48
  • BKKT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKKTCOINCRCLSPY
1 month -43.5%-26.3%-17.4% -5.9%
3 months -41.5%-5.9%+9.8% -4.6%
6 months -51.3%-29.1%-38.6% +0.2%
Year to date -58.6%-39.5%-12.4% +7.5%
1 year -82.6%-57.2%-38.5% +8.2%
3 years -81.8%+58.4%— +68.3%
3 years, per year -43.3%+16.6%— +19.0%
5 years -99.5%-59.4%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -65.2%-16.5%— +9.4%

Risk

MeasureBKKTCOINCRCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.1%72.2%95.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.6%68.8%91.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.812.792.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.79-0.40 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-90.9%-80.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -82.6%-57.2%-47.7% -5.9%
52-week high $23.86$319.30$132.84 $779.14
52-week low $4.16$136.82$50.23 $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.

MultipleBKKTCOINCRCL
P/E now vs peer median -5.5xmedian 22.5x -52.0xmedian 22.5x 38.0xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.1x 6.4xmedian 2.1x 5.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 23.6x 79.7xmedian 23.6x 32.2xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 17.3x 25.7xmedian 17.3x 22.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x 4.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 0.64 -6.41median 0.64 —median 0.47

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 monthsBKKTCOINCRCL
Revenue $1.12B $5.63B $3.03B
Gross profit $14.54M – $1.34B
Operating income -$152.82M $200.51M $342.88M
Net income -$49.13M -$701.62M $462.89M
Free cash flow -$84.38M $1.41B $740.69M
R&D – $1.94B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $-2.41 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $49.98M $8.60B $1.70B
Total debt – $6.70B –
Shares (diluted) 41.69M 287.98M 267.78M
Enterprise value -$33.69M -$3.42B $10.00B

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
MetricBKKTCOINCRCL
P/E -5.5x -52.0x 38.0x
P/FCF -2.2x 25.7x 22.2x
P/Operating cash flow -2.2x 25.7x 21.3x
P/S 0.2x 6.4x 5.4x
P/B 0.5x 2.6x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 3.1x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA -0.9x 79.7x 32.2x
EV/EBIT -0.9x 170.1x 43.1x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 6.1x 4.9x
EV/FCF -1.6x 24.2x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.6x 24.2x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 -6.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKKTCOINCRCL
Revenue growth (1Y) -70.1% -26.6% 25.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 26.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -57.4% – 47.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -129.2% -90.9% 327.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.5% 30.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.9% -121.8% 331.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.4% 1.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 82.6% -121.8% 330.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.0% 8.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% -57.5% 93.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 97.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% -57.5% 95.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 96.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKKTCOINCRCL
Gross margin 1.3% – 44.2%
EBITDA margin -13.6% 7.6% 15.2%
Operating margin -13.7% 3.6% 11.3%
Pretax margin -1.8% -16.4% 15.8%
Net margin -2.8% -12.3% 15.3%
FCF margin -7.6% 25.0% 24.4%
Operating cash flow margin -7.6% 25.0% 25.5%
Return on equity -18.7% -5.2% 12.6%
Return on assets -15.9% -2.6% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – 0.8% 9.0%
Return on capital employed -55.1% 1.0% 9.4%
Asset turnover 3.6x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -2.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% 16.9% 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKKTCOINCRCL
Debt / assets – 24.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -5.0x –
Debt / FCF – 4.8x –
Liabilities / assets 12.2% 49.1% 95.0%
Equity / assets 87.8% 50.9% 5.0%
Interest coverage – 2.3x –
Current ratio 3.1x 2.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.2x 0.0x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.10 2.62 0.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKKTCOINCRCL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -70.1% 5.6% -0.5%
Shareholder yield -70.1% 5.6% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusBKKTCOINCRCL
Forward P/E 2.0xFY2026 – 65.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.09FY2026 $-0.41FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -109.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -101.0% – +45.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2026 $5.41BFY2026 $3.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -39.6%FY2026 -24.6%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +198.7% +13.0% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKKTCOINCRCL
Held by institutions 30.1% 55.2% 52.3%
Institutions holding 98 1,121 565
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.3% +2.2% +11.4%
Institutions buying 65 470 381
Institutions selling 23 453 120
Buyers to sellers 2.83 1.04 3.18

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.

BKKTCOINCRCL
BKKT 1.00 0.66 0.51
COIN 0.66 1.00 0.75
CRCL 0.51 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKKT, COIN and CRCL?

Coinbase Global (COIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bakkt (BKKT) $187.45M, Coinbase Global (COIN) $36.22B, Circle Internet (CRCL) $16.48B.

Which company is growing faster?

Circle Internet (CRCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bakkt (BKKT) -70.1%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -26.6%, Circle Internet (CRCL) +25.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Circle Internet (CRCL) has the highest net margin (Bakkt (BKKT) -2.8%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -12.3%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Circle Internet (CRCL) leads (Coinbase Global (COIN) 0.8%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Circle Internet (CRCL) returned the most: Bakkt (BKKT) -82.6%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -57.2%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -38.5%. Over five years, Coinbase Global (COIN) compounded fastest (Bakkt (BKKT) -65.2%/yr, Coinbase Global (COIN) -16.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coinbase Global (COIN) has been the steadiest (Bakkt (BKKT) 104.1%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 72.2%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKKT, COIN and CRCL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coinbase Global (COIN) 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.