BNC vs NU vs EMPD Stock Comparison

BNB Standard, Nu Holdings and Empery Digital Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BNC BNB Standard Corp
$5.33 -12.8% 1M -30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$301.61M
P/E
2.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.99M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
4 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.59 -7.3% 1M -20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$59.86B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.73 -5.5% 1M -59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.69M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services

Head to Head

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Nu Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 6, BNB Standard 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNCNUEMPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $301.61M $59.86B $79.69M NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.7x 16.6x -0.3x BNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +375.2% +50.5% -105.9% BNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 378.4% 18.7% — BNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -57.2% 18.1% -140.8% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -2.0x -0.2x NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.9% -20.5% -59.9% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.4%/yr — -95.7%/yr BNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.4% 46.2% 78.3% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 42/100 20/100 NU

Percentile Scorecard

BNCNUEMPD

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

AxisBNCNUEMPD
Valuation 20 #78 of 97 10 #327 of 362 13 #85 of 97
Growth 61 #27 of 68 81 #42 of 221 22 #53 of 68
Profitability 30 #47 of 67 35 #131 of 200 2 #66 of 67
Financial Health 67 #33 of 97 72 #57 of 203 43 #56 of 97
Shareholder Returns 0 #40 of 40 11 #305 of 342 –
Overall 36 42 20
  • BNC ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • EMPD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNCNUEMPDSPY
1 month -12.8%-7.3%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months +87.0%-13.4%-14.4% +3.5%
6 months +73.1%-14.0%-43.6% +7.0%
Year to date -17.0%-24.8%-40.3% +12.2%
1 year -30.9%-20.5%-59.9% +13.0%
3 years -19.2%+57.2%-100.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.9%+16.3%-98.0% +23.1%
5 years -94.2%—-100.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -43.4%—-95.7% +11.0%
10 years -98.7%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -35.3%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBNCNUEMPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.4%46.2%78.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.2%51.3%87.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.901.472.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.44-0.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.1%-72.1%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-32.9%-61.8% -1.8%
52-week high $7.69$18.76$7.15 $779.14
52-week low $1.99$11.60$2.52 $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.

MultipleBNCNUEMPD
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 29.4x 16.9xmedian 12.1x -0.3xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 3.4x -484.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 13.7x 11.5xmedian 5.0x -0.5xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 16.0x -44.7xmedian 11.0x -3.6xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.3x 4.6xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 0.03median 1.36 0.00median 0.52

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 monthsBNCNUEMPD
Revenue $28.99M $19.34B -$158.29K
Gross profit $8.46M $7.97B -$173.85K
Operating income -$175.16M $4.39B -$272.48M
Net income $105.03M $3.61B -$272.13M
Free cash flow -$31.43M -$1.36B -$21.04M
R&D – – $84.38K
EPS (diluted) $2.07 $0.74 $-9.70
Cash & equivalents $7.08M $13.55B $3.69M
Total debt $16.80M $14.55B $199.71M
Shares (diluted) 52.91M 4.91B 28.06M
Enterprise value $247.61M $3.84B $36.05M

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
MetricBNCNUEMPD
P/E 2.6x 16.9x -0.3x
P/FCF -9.0x -44.7x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow -9.0x -44.0x -3.7x
P/S 9.7x 3.1x -484.8x
P/B 1.0x 4.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -18.7x 4.9x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x 11.5x -0.5x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 11.8x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 2.7x -808.7x
EV/FCF -9.3x -38.0x -6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.3x -37.5x -6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.03 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNCNUEMPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 375.2% 50.5% -105.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 45.8% -27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 625.1% 42.8% 98.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 48.4% 60.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5,547% 38.6% -1,168%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 132.2% -124.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,717% 56.9% -979.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 260.8% -80.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 143.5% 56.2% 80.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 603.5% 98.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -608.8% -135.1% -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -39.0% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -611.7% -134.5% -37.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -38.6% 7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNCNUEMPD
Gross margin 29.2% 41.2% –
EBITDA margin -600.9% 23.4% –
Operating margin -604.1% 22.7% –
Pretax margin 377.6% 22.7% –
Net margin 378.4% 18.7% –
FCF margin -108.4% -7.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -107.9% -7.1% 13,276%
Return on equity 36.9% 24.5% -193.7%
Return on assets 33.0% 4.0% -136.2%
Return on invested capital -57.2% 18.1% -140.8%
Return on capital employed -56.8% – -145.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x -0.4x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 1.8% -11,701%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNCNUEMPD
Debt / assets 5.1% 5.7% 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -2.0x -0.2x
Debt / FCF -0.5x -3.4x -2.6x
Liabilities / assets 11.5% 84.0% 36.8%
Equity / assets 88.5% 16.0% 63.2%
Interest coverage -72.8x 1.2x -52.3x
Current ratio 0.6x – 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.04 – -7.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNCNUEMPD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -65.8% 0.0% 190.9%
Shareholder yield -65.8% 0.0% 190.9%
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.

ConsensusBNCNUEMPD
EPS, next fiscal year – $-2.06FY2023 $-0.45FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $42.10BFY2029 $488.61KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +3,295.3%FY2029 -51.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

BNCNUEMPD
BNC 1.00 0.27 0.29
NU 0.27 1.00 0.21
EMPD 0.29 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNC, NU and EMPD?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: BNB Standard (BNC) $301.61M, Nu Holdings (NU) $59.86B, Empery Digital (EMPD) $79.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, BNC, NU and EMPD?

BNB Standard (BNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BNB Standard (BNC) 2.7x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.6x, Empery Digital (EMPD) -0.3x). 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%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

BNB Standard (BNC) has the highest net margin (BNB Standard (BNC) 378.4%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (BNB Standard (BNC) -57.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -140.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nu Holdings (NU) returned the most: BNB Standard (BNC) -30.9%, Nu Holdings (NU) -20.5%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -59.9%. Over five years, BNB Standard (BNC) compounded fastest (BNB Standard (BNC) -43.4%/yr, Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.7%/yr). 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) 104.4%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.2%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.