COIN vs CRCL vs CYPH Stock Comparison

Coinbase Global, Circle Internet and Cypherpunk Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$164.45 -17.0% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$42.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.28B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOINCRCLCYPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.01B $19.79B $521.65M COIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.0x 43.9x 8.7x CYPH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 83.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.4% +37.2% — CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.6% 15.5% — CRCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 6.2% — CRCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.0% -33.9% +500.0% CYPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.4%/yr — -37.3%/yr COIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.8% 95.2% 233.0% COIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 46/100 69/100 CYPH

Percentile Scorecard

COINCRCLCYPH

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

AxisCOINCRCLCYPH
Valuation 52 #48 of 98 46 #53 of 97 53 #47 of 98
Growth 58 #40 of 94 96 #4 of 69 90 #10 of 94
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 42 #41 of 70 89 #11 of 90
Financial Health 75 #27 of 105 29 #72 of 101 89 #13 of 105
Shareholder Returns 57 #27 of 62 15 #34 of 40 25 #47 of 62
Overall 60 46 69
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • CYPH ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOINCRCLCYPHSPY
1 month -17.0%-6.3%-21.9% -1.0%
3 months +3.9%+37.7%+354.8% +2.9%
6 months -17.7%-13.8%+182.0% +6.4%
Year to date -27.3%+8.3%+143.1% +11.4%
1 year -49.0%-33.9%+500.0% +13.1%
3 years +100.4%—+102.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.1%—+26.6% +21.5%
5 years -45.3%—-90.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -11.4%—-37.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCOINCRCLCYPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.8%95.2%233.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.8%91.4%168.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.892.874.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.362.15 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-80.9%-99.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.5%-40.1%-31.6% -2.5%
52-week high $361.43$143.29$4.12 $779.14
52-week low $141.09$50.23$0.41 $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.

MultipleCOINCRCLCYPH
P/E now vs peer median -44.3xmedian 21.5x 47.2xmedian 29.4x 8.7xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.2x 6.9xmedian 2.8x —median 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 15.7x 57.1xmedian 12.8x —median 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 16.4x 26.3xmedian 15.9x —median 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 2.5x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -3.69median 1.06 —median 0.51 0.32median 1.06

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 monthsCOINCRCLCYPH
Revenue $6.28B $2.91B –
Gross profit – $1.18B –
Operating income $619.38M $215.57M -$29.84M
Net income -$987.77M $451.26M $59.65M
Free cash flow $1.71B $761.52M –
R&D $1.93B – $12.96M
EPS (diluted) $-3.71 $1.68 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $8.61B $1.73B $7.62M
Total debt $6.48B $185.92M –
Shares (diluted) 263.41M 268.64M 217.34M
Enterprise value -$1.19B $13.67B $472.17M

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
MetricCOINCRCLCYPH
P/E -44.3x 47.2x 8.7x
P/FCF 25.3x 26.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 25.8x –
P/S 6.9x 6.9x –
P/B 3.3x 5.7x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 6.5x 52.3x
EV/EBITDA 48.0x 57.1x –
EV/EBIT 66.3x 85.0x -17.2x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 6.3x –
EV/FCF 24.0x 24.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 23.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.69 – 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLCYPH
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.4% 37.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 47.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -67.1% 228.3% 55.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% – 29.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.5% 231.5% 190.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – 39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.1% 152.6% 117.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 27.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% 48.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% 52.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLCYPH
Gross margin – 40.5% –
EBITDA margin 13.6% 11.0% –
Operating margin 9.9% 7.4% –
Pretax margin -19.8% 13.8% –
Net margin -15.6% 15.5% –
FCF margin 27.3% 26.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 26.7% –
Return on equity -7.4% 13.0% 40.7%
Return on assets -3.6% 0.6% 39.0%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 6.2% –
Return on capital employed 3.0% 4.1% -19.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 14.9% 7.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLCYPH
Debt / assets 24.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x – –
Debt / FCF 3.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 95.5% 2.6%
Equity / assets 49.4% 4.5% 97.4%
Interest coverage 6.9x – -1,243x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.0x 79.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.0x 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 3.01 0.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLCYPH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% -2.7% -3.7%
Shareholder yield 2.9% -2.7% -3.7%
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.

ConsensusCOINCRCLCYPH
Forward P/E – 83.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.72FY2026 $1.03FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -161.1%FY2026 – -114.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +47.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2026 $3.22BFY2026 $0.00FY2025
Revenue growth, next FY -23.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +24.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOINCRCLCYPH
Held by institutions 55.2% 52.3% 8.1%
Institutions holding 1,118 562 47
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +11.4% +103.3%
Institutions buying 469 380 30
Institutions selling 452 120 6
Buyers to sellers 1.04 3.17 5.00

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.

COINCRCLCYPH
COIN 1.00 0.75 0.34
CRCL 0.75 1.00 0.17
CYPH 0.34 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COIN, CRCL and CYPH?

Coinbase Global (COIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coinbase Global (COIN) $42.01B, Circle Internet (CRCL) $19.79B, Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) $521.65M.

Which stock is cheaper, COIN, CRCL and CYPH?

Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coinbase Global (COIN) -43.0x, Circle Internet (CRCL) 43.9x, Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Circle Internet (CRCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coinbase Global (COIN) -10.4%, Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Circle Internet (CRCL) has the highest net margin (Coinbase Global (COIN) -15.6%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%). On return on invested capital, Circle Internet (CRCL) leads (Coinbase Global (COIN) 2.4%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) returned the most: Coinbase Global (COIN) -49.0%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -33.9%, Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) +500.0%. Over five years, Coinbase Global (COIN) compounded fastest (Coinbase Global (COIN) -11.4%/yr, Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) -37.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coinbase Global (COIN) has been the steadiest (Coinbase Global (COIN) 71.8%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%, Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) 233.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COIN, CRCL and CYPH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coinbase Global (COIN) 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.