COIN vs CRCL vs HOOD Stock Comparison

Coinbase Global, Circle Internet and Robinhood Markets Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$145.45 -20.5% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$40.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
1 win
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$85.68 -24.0% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$78.44B
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Robinhood Markets leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Robinhood Markets 7, Circle Internet 3, Coinbase Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOINCRCLHOODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.07B $18.94B $78.44B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -57.8x 42.0x 39.5x HOOD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 71.0x 41.2x HOOD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -26.6% +37.2% +20.9% CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% 15.5% 39.0% HOOD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.8% 6.2% — CRCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.0x — -1.0x COIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.0% -36.2% -41.7% CRCL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.8%/yr — +18.3%/yr HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.8% 94.9% 71.0% HOOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 46/100 63/100 HOOD

Percentile Scorecard

COINCRCLHOOD

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

AxisCOINCRCLHOOD
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 53 #49 of 103 40 #62 of 103
Growth 53 #45 of 94 94 #5 of 70 84 #12 of 70
Profitability 53 #43 of 90 40 #45 of 74 93 #6 of 74
Financial Health 72 #30 of 105 27 #73 of 99 65 #35 of 99
Shareholder Returns 71 #19 of 62 15 #35 of 41 33 #28 of 41
Overall 60 46 63
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • HOOD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOINCRCLHOODSPY
1 month -20.5%-7.4%-24.0% -2.0%
3 months -3.5%+18.7%-8.4% -2.2%
6 months -26.4%-34.1%+11.2% +4.2%
Year to date -35.7%-5.1%-24.2% +10.6%
1 year -56.0%-36.2%-41.7% +10.4%
3 years +69.5%—+784.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +19.3%—+106.9% +20.2%
5 years -57.8%—+131.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year -15.8%—+18.3% +10.1%

Risk

MeasureCOINCRCLHOODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.8%94.9%71.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.1%91.1%69.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.902.853.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-0.38-0.59 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-80.9%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.0%-43.4%-41.7% -3.2%
52-week high $330.42$132.84$147.08 $779.14
52-week low $137.83$50.23$65.16 $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.

MultipleCOINCRCLHOOD
P/E now vs peer median -55.3xmedian 19.2x 41.4xmedian 29.4x 38.8xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.2x 6.0xmedian 3.0x 15.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 85.1xmedian 13.4x 49.4xmedian 13.1x 23.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 16.3x 23.1xmedian 14.8x 25.6xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 2.4x 7.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -6.82median 0.89 —median 0.55 0.58median 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 monthsCOINCRCLHOOD
Revenue $5.63B $2.91B $5.08B
Gross profit – $1.18B –
Operating income $200.51M $215.57M –
Net income -$701.62M $451.26M $1.98B
Free cash flow $1.41B $761.52M $3.01B
R&D $1.94B – $983.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.41 $1.68 $2.18
Cash & equivalents $8.60B $1.73B $5.83B
Total debt $6.70B – $2.66B
Shares (diluted) 287.98M 268.64M 911.00M
Enterprise value $431.73M $12.81B $57.98B

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
MetricCOINCRCLHOOD
P/E -55.3x 41.4x 38.8x
P/FCF 27.3x 23.1x 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 27.3x 22.6x 25.3x
P/S 6.8x 6.0x 15.2x
P/B 2.8x 5.0x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 5.7x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 85.1x 49.4x 23.9x
EV/EBIT 181.5x 73.5x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 5.4x 14.6x
EV/FCF 25.8x 20.8x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 20.4x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.82 – 0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLHOOD
Revenue growth (1Y) -26.6% 37.2% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.5% – 42.0%
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% -9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 67.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -121.8% 152.6% -8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.1% – 66.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -57.5% 48.5% 159.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.6% – 96.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -57.5% 52.0% 160.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.4% – 96.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLHOOD
Gross margin – 40.5% –
EBITDA margin 7.6% 11.0% 61.0%
Operating margin 3.6% 7.4% –
Pretax margin -16.4% 13.8% 47.3%
Net margin -12.3% 15.5% 39.0%
FCF margin 25.0% 26.2% 59.3%
Operating cash flow margin 25.0% 26.7% 59.9%
Return on equity -5.2% 13.0% 20.4%
Return on assets -2.6% 0.6% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 0.8% 6.2% –
Return on capital employed 1.0% 4.1% 24.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.0x 1.7x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 16.9% 7.7% 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLHOOD
Debt / assets 24.5% – 4.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.0x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 4.8x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 49.1% 95.5% 82.7%
Equity / assets 50.9% 4.5% 17.3%
Interest coverage 2.3x – 5.0x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.72 0.21 1.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLHOOD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.3% -3.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 5.3% -3.0% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusCOINCRCLHOOD
Forward P/E – 71.0xFY2026 41.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.52FY2026 $1.06FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -156.6%FY2026 – +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +46.2% +53.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.52BFY2026 $3.23BFY2026 $5.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.1%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% +24.6% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOINCRCLHOOD
Held by institutions 55.2% 56.5% 68.1%
Institutions holding 1,121 565 1,391
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +11.4% +9.9%
Institutions buying 471 381 844
Institutions selling 453 120 405
Buyers to sellers 1.04 3.18 2.08

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.

COINCRCLHOOD
COIN 1.00 0.75 0.78
CRCL 0.75 1.00 0.59
HOOD 0.78 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COIN, CRCL and HOOD?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coinbase Global (COIN) $40.07B, Circle Internet (CRCL) $18.94B, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $78.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, COIN, CRCL and HOOD?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coinbase Global (COIN) -57.8x, Circle Internet (CRCL) 42.0x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 39.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 71.0x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 41.2x). 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) -26.6%, Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has the highest net margin (Coinbase Global (COIN) -12.3%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 39.0%). On return on invested capital, Circle Internet (CRCL) leads (Coinbase Global (COIN) 0.8%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Circle Internet (CRCL) returned the most: Coinbase Global (COIN) -56.0%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -36.2%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -41.7%. Over five years, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) compounded fastest (Coinbase Global (COIN) -15.8%/yr, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has been the steadiest (Coinbase Global (COIN) 71.8%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 94.9%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) leads on 7. 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.