BNC vs CRCL vs NU Stock Comparison

BNB Standard, Circle Internet and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BNC BNB Standard Corp
$5.34 -12.6% 1M -28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$282.30M
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.99M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$15.15 +11.2% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$60.77B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 6, BNB Standard 3, Circle Internet 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNCCRCLNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $282.30M $19.79B $60.77B NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 43.9x 16.8x BNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 83.4x 16.8x NU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +375.2% +37.2% +50.5% BNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 378.4% 15.5% 18.7% BNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -57.2% 6.2% 18.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — -2.0x NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.6% -33.9% -4.7% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -44.0%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.3% 95.2% 42.2% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 46/100 39/100 CRCL

Percentile Scorecard

BNCCRCLNU

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

AxisBNCCRCLNU
Valuation 20 #78 of 97 46 #53 of 97 6 #338 of 361
Growth 60 #28 of 69 96 #4 of 69 79 #73 of 344
Profitability 29 #50 of 70 42 #41 of 70 30 #244 of 348
Financial Health 66 #35 of 101 29 #72 of 101 71 #101 of 340
Shareholder Returns 0 #40 of 40 15 #34 of 40 9 #320 of 352
Overall 35 46 39
  • BNC ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNCCRCLNUSPY
1 month -12.6%-6.3%+11.2% -1.0%
3 months +91.4%+37.7%+7.5% +2.9%
6 months +70.1%-13.8%+4.4% +6.4%
Year to date -16.8%+8.3%-9.5% +11.4%
1 year -28.6%-33.9%-4.7% +13.1%
3 years -30.3%—+87.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year -11.3%—+23.3% +21.5%
5 years -94.5%—— +67.7%
5 years, per year -44.0%—— +10.9%
10 years -98.7%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year -35.1%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBNCCRCLNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.3%95.2%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.2%91.4%43.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.882.871.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.36-0.11 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.1%-80.9%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-40.1%-19.2% -2.5%
52-week high $7.71$143.29$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $1.99$50.23$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.

MultipleBNCCRCLNU
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 29.4x 47.2xmedian 29.4x 20.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 3.8xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 12.8x 57.1xmedian 12.8x 14.2xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 15.9x 26.3xmedian 15.9x -53.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.5x 5.7xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.51 —median 0.51 0.03median 1.48

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 monthsBNCCRCLNU
Revenue $28.99M $2.91B $19.34B
Gross profit $8.46M $1.18B $7.97B
Operating income -$175.16M $215.57M $4.39B
Net income $105.03M $451.26M $3.61B
Free cash flow -$31.43M $761.52M -$1.36B
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $1.68 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $7.08M $1.73B $13.55B
Total debt $24.32M $185.92M $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 52.91M 268.64M 4.91B
Enterprise value $228.30M $13.67B $4.76B

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
MetricBNCCRCLNU
P/E 2.6x 47.2x 20.3x
P/FCF -9.0x 26.3x -53.7x
P/Operating cash flow -9.0x 25.8x -53.0x
P/S 9.7x 6.9x 3.8x
P/B 1.0x 5.7x 5.5x
P/Tangible book -18.7x 6.5x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x 57.1x 14.2x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 85.0x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 6.3x 3.3x
EV/FCF -9.3x 24.1x -47.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.3x 23.6x -46.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNCCRCLNU
Revenue growth (1Y) 375.2% 37.2% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 625.1% 47.0% 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5,547% 228.3% 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,717% 231.5% 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 143.5% 152.6% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -608.8% 48.5% -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -611.7% 52.0% -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNCCRCLNU
Gross margin 29.2% 40.5% 41.2%
EBITDA margin -600.9% 11.0% 23.4%
Operating margin -604.1% 7.4% 22.7%
Pretax margin 377.6% 13.8% 22.7%
Net margin 378.4% 15.5% 18.7%
FCF margin -108.4% 26.2% -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin -107.9% 26.7% -7.1%
Return on equity 36.9% 13.0% 24.5%
Return on assets 33.0% 0.6% 4.0%
Return on invested capital -57.2% 6.2% 18.1%
Return on capital employed -56.8% 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.7x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 7.7% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNCCRCLNU
Debt / assets 5.1% – 5.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – -2.0x
Debt / FCF -0.5x – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 11.5% 95.5% 84.0%
Equity / assets 88.5% 4.5% 16.0%
Interest coverage -72.8x – 1.2x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.0x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.05 0.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNCCRCLNU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -65.7% -2.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -65.7% -2.7% 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.

ConsensusBNCCRCLNU
Forward P/E – 83.4xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.03FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +55.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +47.6% +15.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.22BFY2026 $24.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +16.9%FY2026 +52.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +24.3% +23.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNCCRCLNU
Held by institutions – 52.3% 59.8%
Institutions holding – 562 854
Change in shares held, QoQ – +11.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying – 380 442
Institutions selling – 120 305
Buyers to sellers – 3.17 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.

BNCCRCLNU
BNC 1.00 0.33 0.29
CRCL 0.33 1.00 0.22
NU 0.29 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNC, CRCL and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: BNB Standard (BNC) $282.30M, Circle Internet (CRCL) $19.79B, Nu Holdings (NU) $60.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNC, CRCL and NU?

BNB Standard (BNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BNB Standard (BNC) 2.6x, Circle Internet (CRCL) 43.9x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nu Holdings (NU) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 83.4x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BNB Standard (BNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BNB Standard (BNC) +375.2%, Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

BNB Standard (BNC) has the highest net margin (BNB Standard (BNC) 378.4%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (BNB Standard (BNC) -57.2%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nu Holdings (NU) returned the most: BNB Standard (BNC) -28.6%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -33.9%, Nu Holdings (NU) -4.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Holdings (NU) has been the steadiest (BNB Standard (BNC) 104.3%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNC, CRCL 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 6. 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.