COIN vs CRCL vs GLXY Stock Comparison

Coinbase Global, Circle Internet and Galaxy Digital Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$151.50 -19.5% 1M -50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$40.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
3 wins
GLXY Galaxy Digital Inc.
$13.97 -38.3% 1M -55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.46B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.37B
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Circle Internet leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Circle Internet 4, Coinbase Global 3, Galaxy Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOINCRCLGLXYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.11B $17.77B $5.46B COIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -57.6x 41.9x -27.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 71.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -26.6% +37.2% +24.7% CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% 15.5% -0.2% CRCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.8% 6.2% -3.7% CRCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.0x — -7.4x GLXY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.7% -31.6% -55.2% CRCL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.6% 94.7% 96.7% COIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 45/100 24/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

COINCRCLGLXY

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

AxisCOINCRCLGLXY
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 55 #47 of 103 34 #68 of 103
Growth 54 #44 of 94 94 #5 of 70 9 #64 of 70
Profitability 52 #44 of 90 40 #45 of 74 22 #58 of 74
Financial Health 72 #30 of 105 26 #74 of 99 46 #54 of 99
Shareholder Returns 69 #20 of 63 13 #35 of 40 8 #37 of 40
Overall 60 45 24
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • GLXY ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOINCRCLGLXYSPY
1 month -19.5%-8.7%-38.3% -1.0%
3 months +1.1%+20.2%-26.7% -0.4%
6 months -23.5%-37.5%-55.1% +4.5%
Year to date -33.0%-4.0%-37.5% +12.4%
1 year -50.7%-31.6%-55.2% +13.6%
3 years +76.6%—— +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.9%—— +20.8%
5 years -55.1%—— +63.7%
5 years, per year -14.8%—— +10.4%

Risk

MeasureCOINCRCLGLXYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.6%94.7%96.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.6%91.1%99.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.882.813.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.33-0.57 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-80.9%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.6%-42.7%-59.3% -1.6%
52-week high $319.30$132.84$34.31 $779.14
52-week low $137.83$50.23$13.97 $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.

MultipleCOINCRCLGLXY
P/E now vs peer median -57.6xmedian 21.9x 41.9xmedian 29.7x -27.1xmedian 29.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 2.3x 6.1xmedian 3.0x 0.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.8xmedian 16.4x 50.0xmedian 13.6x -27.5xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 17.4x 23.3xmedian 15.1x -2.9xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.7x 5.1xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -7.10median 0.91 —median 0.55 —median 0.55

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 monthsCOINCRCLGLXY
Revenue $5.63B $2.91B $57.37B
Gross profit – $1.18B –
Operating income $200.51M $215.57M –
Net income -$701.62M $451.26M -$278.24M
Free cash flow $1.41B $761.52M -$1.89B
R&D $1.94B – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.41 $1.68 $-0.52
Cash & equivalents $8.60B $1.73B $895.74M
Total debt $6.70B – $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 287.98M 268.64M 192.87M
Enterprise value $467.59M $11.65B -$677.10M

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
MetricCOINCRCLGLXY
P/E -57.6x 41.9x -27.1x
P/FCF 28.5x 23.3x -2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 28.5x 22.9x -15.3x
P/S 7.1x 6.1x 0.1x
P/B 2.9x 5.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 5.8x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 88.8x 50.0x -27.5x
EV/EBIT 189.4x 74.4x -24.8x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 5.5x 0.1x
EV/FCF 27.0x 21.1x -3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x 20.6x -20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.10 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLGLXY
Revenue growth (1Y) -26.6% 37.2% 24.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 47.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -90.9% 228.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -121.8% 231.5% -54.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -121.8% 152.6% -198.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.1% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -57.5% 48.5% -268.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.5% 52.0% -261.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLGLXY
Gross margin – 40.5% –
EBITDA margin 7.6% 11.0% -0.5%
Operating margin 3.6% 7.4% –
Pretax margin -16.4% 13.8% -0.7%
Net margin -12.3% 15.5% -0.2%
FCF margin 25.0% 26.2% -3.3%
Operating cash flow margin 25.0% 26.7% -0.6%
Return on equity -5.2% 13.0% -10.1%
Return on assets -2.6% 0.6% -2.7%
Return on invested capital 0.8% 6.2% -3.7%
Return on capital employed 1.0% 4.1% -5.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 5.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.0x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 16.9% 7.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLGLXY
Debt / assets 24.5% – 32.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.0x – -7.4x
Debt / FCF 4.8x – -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 49.1% 95.5% 74.9%
Equity / assets 50.9% 4.5% 25.1%
Interest coverage 2.3x – -4.1x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.79 0.21 5.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLGLXY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.1% -3.0% -7.2%
Shareholder yield 5.1% -3.0% -7.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -3.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -0.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -80.9%
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.

ConsensusCOINCRCLGLXY
Forward P/E – 71.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.52FY2026 $1.06FY2026 $-0.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -156.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after – +46.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.52BFY2026 $3.23BFY2026 $38.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.1%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 -37.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% +24.6% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOINCRCLGLXY
Held by institutions 55.2% 52.3% 74.8%
Institutions holding 1,121 565 350
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +11.4% +11.4%
Institutions buying 471 381 209
Institutions selling 453 120 93
Buyers to sellers 1.04 3.18 2.25

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.

COINCRCLGLXY
COIN 1.00 0.75 0.62
CRCL 0.75 1.00 0.49
GLXY 0.62 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COIN, CRCL and GLXY?

Coinbase Global (COIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coinbase Global (COIN) $40.11B, Circle Internet (CRCL) $17.77B, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) $5.46B.

Which company is growing faster?

Circle Internet (CRCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coinbase Global (COIN) -26.6%, Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) +24.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Circle Internet (CRCL) has the highest net margin (Coinbase Global (COIN) -12.3%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -0.2%). On return on invested capital, Circle Internet (CRCL) leads (Coinbase Global (COIN) 0.8%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Circle Internet (CRCL) returned the most: Coinbase Global (COIN) -50.7%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -31.6%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -55.2%. 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) 71.6%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 94.7%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Circle Internet (CRCL) leads on 4. 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.