COIN vs CRCL vs NU Stock Comparison

Coinbase Global, Circle Internet and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$15.15 +11.2% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$60.77B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 8, Coinbase Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOINCRCLNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.01B $19.79B $60.77B NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.0x 43.9x 16.8x NU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 83.4x 16.8x NU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.4% +37.2% +50.5% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.6% 15.5% 18.7% NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 6.2% 18.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x — -2.0x COIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.0% -33.9% -4.7% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.4%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.8% 95.2% 42.2% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 46/100 39/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

COINCRCLNU

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

AxisCOINCRCLNU
Valuation 52 #48 of 98 46 #53 of 97 6 #338 of 361
Growth 58 #40 of 94 96 #4 of 69 79 #73 of 344
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 42 #41 of 70 30 #244 of 348
Financial Health 75 #27 of 105 29 #72 of 101 71 #101 of 340
Shareholder Returns 57 #27 of 62 15 #34 of 40 9 #320 of 352
Overall 60 46 39
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOINCRCLNUSPY
1 month -17.0%-6.3%+11.2% -1.0%
3 months +3.9%+37.7%+7.5% +2.9%
6 months -17.7%-13.8%+4.4% +6.4%
Year to date -27.3%+8.3%-9.5% +11.4%
1 year -49.0%-33.9%-4.7% +13.1%
3 years +100.4%—+87.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.1%—+23.3% +21.5%
5 years -45.3%—— +67.7%
5 years, per year -11.4%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCOINCRCLNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.8%95.2%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.8%91.4%43.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.892.871.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.36-0.11 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-80.9%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.5%-40.1%-19.2% -2.5%
52-week high $361.43$143.29$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $141.09$50.23$11.60 $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.

MultipleCOINCRCLNU
P/E now vs peer median -44.3xmedian 21.5x 47.2xmedian 29.4x 20.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.2x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 3.8xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 15.7x 57.1xmedian 12.8x 14.2xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 16.4x 26.3xmedian 15.9x -53.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 2.5x 5.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.69median 1.06 —median 0.51 0.03median 1.48

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 monthsCOINCRCLNU
Revenue $6.28B $2.91B $19.34B
Gross profit – $1.18B $7.97B
Operating income $619.38M $215.57M $4.39B
Net income -$987.77M $451.26M $3.61B
Free cash flow $1.71B $761.52M -$1.36B
R&D $1.93B – –
EPS (diluted) $-3.71 $1.68 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $8.61B $1.73B $13.55B
Total debt $6.48B $185.92M $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 263.41M 268.64M 4.91B
Enterprise value -$1.19B $13.67B $4.76B

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
MetricCOINCRCLNU
P/E -44.3x 47.2x 20.3x
P/FCF 25.3x 26.3x -53.7x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 25.8x -53.0x
P/S 6.9x 6.9x 3.8x
P/B 3.3x 5.7x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 6.5x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 48.0x 57.1x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 66.3x 85.0x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 6.3x 3.3x
EV/FCF 24.0x 24.1x -47.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 23.6x -46.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.69 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLNU
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.4% 37.2% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 47.0% 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -67.1% 228.3% 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% – 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.5% 231.5% 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.1% 152.6% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% 48.5% -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% – -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% 52.0% -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% – -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLNU
Gross margin – 40.5% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 13.6% 11.0% 23.4%
Operating margin 9.9% 7.4% 22.7%
Pretax margin -19.8% 13.8% 22.7%
Net margin -15.6% 15.5% 18.7%
FCF margin 27.3% 26.2% -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 26.7% -7.1%
Return on equity -7.4% 13.0% 24.5%
Return on assets -3.6% 0.6% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 6.2% 18.1%
Return on capital employed 3.0% 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.7x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 14.9% 7.7% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLNU
Debt / assets 24.5% – 5.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x – -2.0x
Debt / FCF 3.8x – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 95.5% 84.0%
Equity / assets 49.4% 4.5% 16.0%
Interest coverage 6.9x – 1.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.0x –
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.01 0.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOINCRCLNU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% -2.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.9% -2.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCOINCRCLNU
Forward P/E – 83.4xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.72FY2026 $1.03FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -161.1%FY2026 – +55.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +47.6% +15.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2026 $3.22BFY2026 $24.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +52.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +24.3% +23.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOINCRCLNU
Held by institutions 55.2% 52.3% 59.8%
Institutions holding 1,118 562 854
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +11.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 469 380 442
Institutions selling 452 120 305
Buyers to sellers 1.04 3.17 1.45

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.

COINCRCLNU
COIN 1.00 0.75 0.34
CRCL 0.75 1.00 0.22
NU 0.34 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COIN, CRCL and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coinbase Global (COIN) $42.01B, Circle Internet (CRCL) $19.79B, Nu Holdings (NU) $60.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, COIN, CRCL and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coinbase Global (COIN) -43.0x, Circle Internet (CRCL) 43.9x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nu Holdings (NU) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 83.4x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nu Holdings (NU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coinbase Global (COIN) -10.4%, Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nu Holdings (NU) has the highest net margin (Coinbase Global (COIN) -15.6%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (Coinbase Global (COIN) 2.4%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nu Holdings (NU) returned the most: Coinbase Global (COIN) -49.0%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -33.9%, Nu Holdings (NU) -4.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Holdings (NU) has been the steadiest (Coinbase Global (COIN) 71.8%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nu Holdings (NU) leads on 8. 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.