COIN vs CRCL vs EMPD Stock Comparison

Coinbase Global, Circle Internet and Empery Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$161.09 -17.4% 1M -55.4% 1Y
Market cap
$42.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.28B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
5 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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coinbase Global leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Coinbase Global 5, Circle Internet 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOINCRCLEMPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.49B $19.05B $80.39M COIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.4x 44.9x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 77.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.4% +37.2% -105.9% CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.6% 15.5% — CRCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 6.2% -140.8% CRCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x — -0.2x COIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.4% -43.1% -60.0% CRCL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr — -95.6%/yr COIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 95.1% 78.3% COIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 45/100 18/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

COINCRCLEMPD

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

AxisCOINCRCLEMPD
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 44 #54 of 96 13 #84 of 96
Growth 58 #40 of 94 95 #4 of 66 19 #54 of 66
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 44 #36 of 64 2 #63 of 64
Financial Health 76 #26 of 105 27 #68 of 93 40 #56 of 93
Shareholder Returns 55 #28 of 61 14 #33 of 38 –
Overall 60 45 18
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • 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

PeriodCOINCRCLEMPDSPY
1 month -17.4%-8.3%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%+26.9%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months -17.0%-13.5%-39.9% +8.2%
Year to date -28.8%+2.9%-37.4% +12.9%
1 year -55.4%-43.1%-60.0% +12.3%
3 years +127.6%—-100.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.6%—-98.0% +23.3%
5 years -49.5%—-100.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%—-95.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCOINCRCLEMPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%95.1%78.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.7%91.6%87.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.842.822.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-0.45-0.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-80.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.4%-43.1%-60.0% -1.2%
52-week high $361.43$143.29$7.15 $779.14
52-week low $141.09$50.23$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.

MultipleCOINCRCLEMPD
P/E now vs peer median -43.4xmedian 20.0x 44.9xmedian 28.3x -0.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.3x 6.6xmedian 2.9x -507.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.0xmedian 17.5x 54.0xmedian 13.5x -0.5xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 15.9x 25.0xmedian 16.0x -3.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.0x 5.4xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.61median 1.03 —median 0.54 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 monthsCOINCRCLEMPD
Revenue $6.28B $2.91B -$158.29K
Gross profit – $1.18B -$173.85K
Operating income $619.38M $215.57M -$272.48M
Net income -$987.77M $451.26M -$272.13M
Free cash flow $1.71B $761.52M -$21.04M
R&D $1.93B – $84.38K
EPS (diluted) $-3.71 $1.68 $-9.70
Cash & equivalents $8.61B $1.73B $3.69M
Total debt $6.48B – $199.71M
Shares (diluted) 263.41M 268.64M 28.06M
Enterprise value -$702.14M $12.93B $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
MetricCOINCRCLEMPD
P/E -43.4x 44.9x -0.3x
P/FCF 24.8x 25.0x -3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x 24.5x -3.8x
P/S 6.8x 6.6x -507.9x
P/B 3.2x 5.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 6.2x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 47.0x 54.0x -0.5x
EV/EBIT 64.9x 80.4x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 6.0x -831.8x
EV/FCF 23.5x 22.7x -6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x 22.3x -6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.61 – 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLEMPD
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.4% 37.2% -105.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – -27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 47.0% 98.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 60.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -67.1% 228.3% -1,168%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% – -124.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.5% 231.5% -979.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – -80.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.1% 152.6% 80.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 98.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% 48.5% -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% – 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% 52.0% -37.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% – 7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLEMPD
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% 13,276%
Return on equity -7.4% 13.0% -193.7%
Return on assets -3.6% 0.6% -136.2%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 6.2% -140.8%
Return on capital employed 3.0% 4.1% -145.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.7x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 14.9% 7.7% -11,701%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLEMPD
Debt / assets 24.5% – 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.8x – -2.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 95.5% 36.8%
Equity / assets 49.4% 4.5% 63.2%
Interest coverage 6.9x – -52.3x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.98 0.22 -7.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLEMPD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% -2.8% 182.2%
Shareholder yield 2.9% -2.8% 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.

ConsensusCOINCRCLEMPD
Forward P/E – 77.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.52FY2026 $1.06FY2026 $-0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -156.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after – +46.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.52BFY2026 $3.23BFY2026 $488.61KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.1%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 -51.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% +24.6% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOINCRCLEMPD
Held by institutions 65.4% 52.3% 60.9%
Institutions holding 1,118 562 37
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +11.4% -7.2%
Institutions buying 469 380 12
Institutions selling 452 120 16
Buyers to sellers 1.04 3.17 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.

COINCRCLEMPD
COIN 1.00 0.75 0.60
CRCL 0.75 1.00 0.49
EMPD 0.60 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COIN, CRCL and EMPD?

Coinbase Global (COIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coinbase Global (COIN) $42.49B, Circle Internet (CRCL) $19.05B, Empery Digital (EMPD) $80.39M.

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%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%.

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%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -140.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Circle Internet (CRCL) returned the most: Coinbase Global (COIN) -55.4%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.1%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -60.0%. Over five years, Coinbase Global (COIN) compounded fastest (Coinbase Global (COIN) -12.8%/yr, Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.6%/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) 71.1%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.1%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COIN, CRCL 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, Coinbase Global (COIN) leads on 5. 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.