CNTN vs BKKT vs USBC Stock Comparison

Canton Strategic Holdings, Bakkt and Usbc Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKKT Bakkt, Inc.
$4.79 -43.6% 1M -83.4% 1Y
Market cap
$203.85M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
2 wins
USBC USBC, Inc.
$0.43 -15.7% 1M -59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$179.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Canton Strategic Holdings leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Canton Strategic Holdings 3, Bakkt 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNTNBKKTUSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $407.42M $203.85M $179.25M CNTN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.2x -6.6x -2.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 2.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -70.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -68.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.1% -83.4% -59.0% CNTN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -63.5%/yr -65.2%/yr BKKT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.5% 108.0% 98.5% CNTN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 48/100 26/100 BKKT

Percentile Scorecard

CNTNBKKTUSBC

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

AxisCNTNBKKTUSBC
Valuation 37 #63 of 99 42 #58 of 99 21 #78 of 99
Growth 8 #87 of 94 65 #34 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Profitability 39 #55 of 90 42 #53 of 90 6 #85 of 90
Financial Health 97 #4 of 105 90 #11 of 105 34 #70 of 105
Shareholder Returns 10 #55 of 61 3 #59 of 61 –
Overall 38 48 26
  • CNTN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • BKKT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • USBC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNTNBKKTUSBCSPY
1 month -29.2%-43.6%-15.7% -0.8%
3 months -10.3%-36.5%+34.4% +3.5%
6 months -45.0%-46.8%+10.3% +7.0%
Year to date -39.9%-52.3%-31.7% +12.2%
1 year -41.1%-83.4%-59.0% +13.0%
3 years -97.2%-79.6%-95.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -69.8%-41.2%-65.4% +23.1%
5 years —-99.3%-99.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-63.5%-65.2% +11.0%
10 years ——-98.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-35.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCNTNBKKTUSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.5%108.0%98.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.8%105.9%104.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.904.132.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.77-0.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.9%-99.5%-99.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.8%-83.5%-59.4% -1.8%
52-week high $5.48$29.06$1.06 $779.14
52-week low $1.69$4.79$0.30 $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.

MultipleCNTNBKKTUSBC
P/E now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 20.6x -6.4xmedian 20.6x -1.9xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 263.9xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x -1.1xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.8xmedian 16.4x -2.6xmedian 16.4x —median 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.46median 1.05 -0.13median 1.05 -0.02median 1.05

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 monthsCNTNBKKTUSBC
Revenue – $1.12B –
Gross profit – $14.54M –
Operating income -$53.77M -$152.82M -$57.04M
Net income -$98.12M -$49.13M -$105.74M
Free cash flow -$22.17M -$84.38M –
R&D – – $823.11K
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $-0.74 $-0.22
Cash & equivalents $37.24M $49.98M $3.00M
Total debt – – $22.13M
Shares (diluted) 216.86M 41.69M 388.14M
Enterprise value $309.03M -$17.28M $161.30M

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
MetricCNTNBKKTUSBC
P/E -4.0x -6.4x -1.9x
P/FCF -17.8x -2.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -17.8x -2.6x –
P/S 263.9x 0.2x –
P/B 0.9x 0.6x 3.6x
P/Tangible book -5.8x 0.7x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – -1.1x –
EV/EBIT -6.6x -1.1x -3.1x
EV/Revenue – 0.1x –
EV/FCF -16.1x -2.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow -16.1x -2.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.46 -0.13 -0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNTNBKKTUSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) – -70.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 42.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -57.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -35.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -360.0% -129.2% -505.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -81.6% 55.5% -48.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -716.7% 18.9% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -122.4% 69.4% -80.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 89.2% 82.6% 90.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 49.0% 87.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -127.9% 5.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.0% 15.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -127.9% 6.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.0% 20.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNTNBKKTUSBC
Gross margin – 1.3% –
EBITDA margin – -13.6% –
Operating margin – -13.7% –
Pretax margin – -1.8% –
Net margin – -2.8% –
FCF margin – -7.6% –
Operating cash flow margin – -7.6% –
Return on equity -17.8% -18.7% -162.1%
Return on assets -14.3% -15.9% -124.2%
Return on invested capital – – -68.2%
Return on capital employed -9.4% -55.1% -115.5%
Asset turnover – 3.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 6.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNTNBKKTUSBC
Debt / assets – – 22.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 19.4% 12.2% 30.2%
Equity / assets 80.6% 87.8% 69.8%
Interest coverage – – -30.3x
Current ratio 15.7x 3.1x 0.2x
Quick ratio 14.2x 2.0x 0.2x
Cash ratio 14.2x 1.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNTNBKKTUSBC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -26.0% -60.9% –
Shareholder yield -26.0% -60.9% –
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.

ConsensusCNTNBKKTUSBC
Forward P/E – 2.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.70FY2026 $2.09FY2026 $-11.13FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -101.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2024 $1.41BFY2026 $0.00FY2024
Revenue growth, next FY – -39.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +198.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNTNBKKTUSBC
Held by institutions 9.3% 30.1% 0.3%
Institutions holding 68 98 24
Change in shares held, QoQ +70.5% +34.3% -8.9%
Institutions buying 60 65 16
Institutions selling 5 23 2
Buyers to sellers 12.00 2.83 8.00

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.

CNTNBKKTUSBC
CNTN 1.00 0.30 0.28
BKKT 0.30 1.00 0.30
USBC 0.28 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNTN, BKKT and USBC?

Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) $407.42M, Bakkt (BKKT) $203.85M, Usbc (USBC) $179.25M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) returned the most: Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) -41.1%, Bakkt (BKKT) -83.4%, Usbc (USBC) -59.0%. Over five years, Bakkt (BKKT) compounded fastest (Bakkt (BKKT) -63.5%/yr, Usbc (USBC) -65.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) has been the steadiest (Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) 93.5%, Bakkt (BKKT) 108.0%, Usbc (USBC) 98.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNTN, BKKT and USBC?

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