CNCK vs CYPH vs EMPD Stock Comparison

Coincheck, Cypherpunk Technologies and Empery Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CNCK Coincheck Group N.V.
$1.31 -17.6% 1M -69.0% 1Y
Market cap
$213.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
3 wins
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.86 -1.0% 1M -60.0% 1Y
Market cap
$80.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Cypherpunk Technologies leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Cypherpunk Technologies 3, Coincheck 3, Empery Digital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNCKCYPHEMPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $213.51M $576.95M $80.39M CYPH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.6x 9.7x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.6% — -105.9% CNCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.4% — -140.8% CNCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 15.3x — -0.2x EMPD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.0% +538.8% -60.0% CYPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.1%/yr -35.6%/yr -95.6%/yr CNCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.7% 233.2% 78.3% EMPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 69/100 18/100 CYPH

Percentile Scorecard

CNCKCYPHEMPD

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

AxisCNCKCYPHEMPD
Valuation 60 #40 of 99 52 #48 of 99 13 #84 of 96
Growth 60 #38 of 94 90 #10 of 94 19 #54 of 66
Profitability 52 #44 of 90 88 #12 of 90 2 #63 of 64
Financial Health 48 #55 of 105 89 #12 of 105 40 #56 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 25 #46 of 61 –
Overall 55 69 18
  • CNCK ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CYPH ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • EMPD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNCKCYPHEMPDSPY
1 month -17.6%-24.0%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months -43.5%+413.1%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months -26.8%+247.8%-39.9% +8.2%
Year to date -48.0%+169.8%-37.4% +12.9%
1 year -69.0%+538.8%-60.0% +12.3%
3 years -87.2%+123.6%-100.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -49.6%+30.8%-98.0% +23.3%
5 years -86.6%-88.9%-100.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.1%-35.6%-95.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCNCKCYPHEMPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.7%233.2%78.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 116.2%168.6%87.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.754.862.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.492.31-0.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.0%-99.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -83.4%-24.0%-60.0% -1.2%
52-week high $7.88$4.12$7.15 $779.14
52-week low $1.25$0.41$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.

MultipleCNCKCYPHEMPD
P/E now vs peer median -17.6xmedian 20.0x 9.7xmedian 20.0x -0.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x -507.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.0xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x -0.5xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x -3.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.0x 4.1xmedian 2.0x 0.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.03 0.36median 1.03 0.00median 0.54

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 monthsCNCKCYPHEMPD
Revenue $3.31B – -$158.29K
Gross profit -$1.25M – -$173.85K
Operating income -$11.71M -$29.84M -$272.48M
Net income -$10.31M $59.65M -$272.13M
Free cash flow -$16.79M – -$21.04M
R&D – $12.96M $84.38K
EPS (diluted) $-0.07 $0.27 $-9.70
Cash & equivalents $99.31M $7.62M $3.69M
Total debt $90.24M – $199.71M
Shares (diluted) 135.58M 217.34M 28.06M
Enterprise value -$83.05M $527.47M $36.75M

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
MetricCNCKCYPHEMPD
P/E -17.6x 9.7x -0.3x
P/FCF -12.7x – -3.8x
P/Operating cash flow -12.7x – -3.8x
P/S 0.1x – -507.9x
P/B 1.1x 4.1x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 58.1x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -21.0x – -0.5x
EV/EBIT -10.5x -19.1x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 0.0x – -831.8x
EV/FCF -7.4x – -6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.3x – -6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.36 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNCKCYPHEMPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.6% – -105.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -110.3% – 98.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 60.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.4% 55.3% -1,168%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 29.9% -124.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 90.3% 190.8% -979.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.6% -80.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.3% 117.3% 80.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 27.0% 98.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.9% – -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.5% – -37.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNCKCYPHEMPD
Gross margin 0.0% – –
EBITDA margin -0.2% – –
Operating margin -0.4% – –
Pretax margin -0.1% – –
Net margin -0.3% – –
FCF margin -0.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin -0.5% – 13,276%
Return on equity -6.2% 40.7% -193.7%
Return on assets -1.4% 39.0% -136.2%
Return on invested capital -6.4% – -140.8%
Return on capital employed -5.0% -19.7% -145.0%
Asset turnover 4.6x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – -11,701%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNCKCYPHEMPD
Debt / assets 1.7% – 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 15.3x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF -0.7x – -2.6x
Liabilities / assets 72.6% 2.6% 36.8%
Equity / assets 27.4% 97.4% 63.2%
Interest coverage -30.2x -1,243x -52.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 79.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 4.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 4.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.50 – -7.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNCKCYPHEMPD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -3.3% 182.2%
Shareholder yield – -3.3% 182.2%
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.

ConsensusCNCKCYPHEMPD
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.16FY2026 $0.00FY2026 $-0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -100.0%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.05BFY2026 $0.00FY2025 $488.61KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.0%FY2026 – -51.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.4% – -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNCKCYPHEMPD
Held by institutions 0.7% 8.1% 60.9%
Institutions holding 17 47 37
Change in shares held, QoQ -23.1% +103.3% -7.2%
Institutions buying 9 30 12
Institutions selling 5 6 16
Buyers to sellers 1.80 5.00 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.

CNCKCYPHEMPD
CNCK 1.00 0.00 0.00
CYPH 0.00 1.00 0.27
EMPD 0.00 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNCK, CYPH and EMPD?

Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coincheck (CNCK) $213.51M, Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) $576.95M, Empery Digital (EMPD) $80.39M.

Which company is growing faster?

Coincheck (CNCK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coincheck (CNCK) +26.6%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) returned the most: Coincheck (CNCK) -69.0%, Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) +538.8%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -60.0%. Over five years, Coincheck (CNCK) compounded fastest (Coincheck (CNCK) -33.1%/yr, Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) -35.6%/yr, Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Empery Digital (EMPD) has been the steadiest (Coincheck (CNCK) 140.7%, Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) 233.2%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNCK, CYPH 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, Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) leads on 3. 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.