BKKT vs EMPD vs NU Stock Comparison

Bakkt, Empery Digital and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKKT Bakkt, Inc.
$5.08 -40.2% 1M -82.5% 1Y
Market cap
$210.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
2 wins
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.86 -1.0% 1M -60.0% 1Y
Market cap
$81.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.40 -8.7% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.12B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 7, Bakkt 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKKTEMPDNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $210.03M $81.10M $58.12B NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.8x -0.3x 16.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -70.1% -105.9% +50.5% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.8% — 18.7% NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -140.8% 18.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x -2.0x NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -82.5% -60.0% -22.5% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -62.0%/yr -95.6%/yr — BKKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 108.0% 78.3% 46.1% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 18/100 41/100 BKKT

Percentile Scorecard

BKKTEMPDNU

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

AxisBKKTEMPDNU
Valuation 42 #58 of 99 13 #84 of 96 10 #325 of 360
Growth 65 #34 of 94 19 #54 of 66 78 #42 of 191
Profitability 42 #53 of 90 2 #63 of 64 35 #109 of 168
Financial Health 92 #9 of 105 40 #56 of 93 73 #48 of 175
Shareholder Returns 5 #58 of 61 – 11 #304 of 341
Overall 49 18 41
  • BKKT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • EMPD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKKTEMPDNUSPY
1 month -40.2%-1.0%-8.7% -0.2%
3 months -32.0%-5.3%-15.5% +3.9%
6 months -40.8%-39.9%-14.5% +8.2%
Year to date -49.4%-37.4%-25.9% +12.9%
1 year -82.5%-60.0%-22.5% +12.3%
3 years -78.4%-100.0%+54.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -40.0%-98.0%+15.7% +23.3%
5 years -99.2%-100.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -62.0%-95.6%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureBKKTEMPDNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 108.0%78.3%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.9%87.5%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.152.771.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.77-0.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-100.0%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -82.5%-60.0%-33.9% -1.2%
52-week high $29.06$7.15$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $4.79$2.52$11.60 $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.

MultipleBKKTEMPDNU
P/E now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 20.0x -0.3xmedian 28.3x 16.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x -507.9xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 17.5x -0.5xmedian 13.5x 11.3xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 15.9x -3.8xmedian 16.0x -44.0xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 2.4x 4.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.14median 1.03 0.00median 0.54 0.03median 1.34

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 monthsBKKTEMPDNU
Revenue $1.12B -$158.29K $19.34B
Gross profit $14.54M -$173.85K $7.97B
Operating income -$152.82M -$272.48M $4.39B
Net income -$49.13M -$272.13M $3.61B
Free cash flow -$84.38M -$21.04M -$1.36B
R&D – $84.38K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $-9.70 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $49.98M $3.69M $13.55B
Total debt – $199.71M $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 41.69M 28.06M 4.91B
Enterprise value -$11.11M $37.45M $2.10B

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
MetricBKKTEMPDNU
P/E -6.7x -0.3x 16.6x
P/FCF -2.7x -3.8x -44.0x
P/Operating cash flow -2.7x -3.8x -43.4x
P/S 0.2x -507.9x 3.1x
P/B 0.6x 0.7x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.7x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA -1.2x -0.5x 11.3x
EV/EBIT -1.2x -0.5x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 0.2x -831.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF -2.1x -6.3x -37.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.1x -6.3x -36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.14 0.00 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKKTEMPDNU
Revenue growth (1Y) -70.1% -105.9% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 42.2% -27.2% 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -57.4% 98.5% 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 60.2% 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -129.2% -1,168% 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.5% -124.9% 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.9% -979.2% 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.4% -80.8% 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 82.6% 80.2% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.0% 98.4% 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% -39.4% -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 6.9% -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% -37.2% -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 7.6% -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKKTEMPDNU
Gross margin 1.3% – 41.2%
EBITDA margin -13.6% – 23.4%
Operating margin -13.7% – 22.7%
Pretax margin -1.8% – 22.7%
Net margin -2.8% – 18.7%
FCF margin -7.6% – -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin -7.6% 13,276% -7.1%
Return on equity -18.7% -193.7% 24.5%
Return on assets -15.9% -136.2% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – -140.8% 18.1%
Return on capital employed -55.1% -145.0% –
Asset turnover 3.6x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.1x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% -11,701% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKKTEMPDNU
Debt / assets – 30.6% 5.7%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x -2.0x
Debt / FCF – -2.6x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 12.2% 36.8% 84.0%
Equity / assets 87.8% 63.2% 16.0%
Interest coverage – -52.3x 1.2x
Current ratio 3.1x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.3x –
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 1.60 -7.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKKTEMPDNU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -57.4% 182.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -57.4% 182.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBKKTEMPDNU
Forward P/E 2.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.09FY2026 $-0.45FY2026 $-2.06FY2023
EPS growth, the year after -101.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2026 $488.61KFY2026 $42.10BFY2029
Revenue growth, next FY -39.6%FY2026 -51.1%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029
Revenue growth, the year after +198.7% -13.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKKTEMPDNU
Held by institutions 30.1% 60.9% 59.8%
Institutions holding 98 37 854
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.3% -7.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 65 12 442
Institutions selling 23 16 305
Buyers to sellers 2.83 0.75 1.45

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.

BKKTEMPDNU
BKKT 1.00 0.51 0.33
EMPD 0.51 1.00 0.21
NU 0.33 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKKT, EMPD and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bakkt (BKKT) $210.03M, Empery Digital (EMPD) $81.10M, Nu Holdings (NU) $58.12B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nu Holdings (NU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bakkt (BKKT) -70.1%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nu Holdings (NU) has the highest net margin (Bakkt (BKKT) -2.8%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (Empery Digital (EMPD) -140.8%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nu Holdings (NU) returned the most: Bakkt (BKKT) -82.5%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -60.0%, Nu Holdings (NU) -22.5%. Over five years, Bakkt (BKKT) compounded fastest (Bakkt (BKKT) -62.0%/yr, Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Holdings (NU) has been the steadiest (Bakkt (BKKT) 108.0%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKKT, EMPD and NU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nu Holdings (NU) leads on 7. 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.