COIN vs GLXY vs MATH Stock Comparison

Coinbase Global, Galaxy Digital and Metalpha Technology Holding 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
4 wins
GLXY Galaxy Digital Inc.
$17.18 -29.1% 1M -57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.72B
P/E
223.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.98B
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Coinbase Global leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coinbase Global 4, Metalpha Technology Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOINGLXYMATHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.49B $6.72B $45.70M COIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.4x 223.7x 32.4x MATH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.4% -43.8% — COIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.4% -57.6% -69.0% COIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr — -9.1%/yr MATH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 93.1% 84.4% COIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

COINGLXYMATH

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

AxisCOINGLXYMATH
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 72 #28 of 96 60 #39 of 96
Growth 58 #40 of 94 – –
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 – –
Financial Health 76 #26 of 105 – 26 #69 of 93
Shareholder Returns 55 #28 of 61 – –
Overall 60 – –
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GLXY ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MATH ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOINGLXYMATHSPY
1 month -17.4%-29.1%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%-18.0%+3.2% +3.9%
6 months -17.0%-34.8%-10.2% +8.2%
Year to date -28.8%-23.2%-53.8% +12.9%
1 year -55.4%-57.6%-69.0% +12.3%
3 years +127.6%—-38.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.6%—-14.8% +23.3%
5 years -49.5%—-37.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%—-9.1% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCOINGLXYMATHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%93.1%84.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.7%95.3%82.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.844.110.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-0.62-0.82 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-65.7%-81.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.4%-57.6%-69.4% -1.2%
52-week high $361.43$40.55$3.17 $779.14
52-week low $141.09$14.68$0.75 $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.

MultipleCOINGLXYMATH
P/E now vs peer median -43.4xmedian 20.0x 223.7xmedian 28.3x 32.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.0xmedian 17.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 15.9x -4.8xmedian 16.0x -3.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.0x —median 2.4x 0.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.61median 1.03 —median 0.54 —median 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 monthsCOINGLXYMATH
Revenue $6.28B $36.98B –
Operating income $619.38M – –
Net income -$987.77M – –
Free cash flow $1.71B – –
R&D $1.93B – –
EPS (diluted) $-3.71 $0.08 –
Cash & equivalents $8.61B $1.32B $3.94M
Total debt $6.48B – $132.64M
Shares (diluted) 263.41M 192.87M 64.62M
Enterprise value -$702.14M $7.79B $20.89M

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
MetricCOINGLXYMATH
P/E -43.4x 223.7x 32.4x
P/FCF 24.8x -4.8x -3.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x – –
P/S 6.8x 0.2x 1.2x
P/B 3.2x – 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.7x – -0.6x
EV/EBITDA 47.0x – –
EV/EBIT 64.9x – –
EV/Revenue 6.4x 0.2x –
EV/FCF 23.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.61 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOINGLXYMATH
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.4% -43.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -67.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -134.5% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -136.1% -89.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOINGLXYMATH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 13.6% – –
Operating margin 9.9% – –
Pretax margin -19.8% – –
Net margin -15.6% – –
FCF margin 27.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% – –
Return on equity -7.4% – –
Return on assets -3.6% -3.4% –
Return on invested capital 2.4% – –
Return on capital employed 3.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 2.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue 14.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOINGLXYMATH
Debt / assets 24.5% – 8.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x – –
Debt / FCF 3.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 81.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 49.4% – 10.9%
Interest coverage 6.9x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.98 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOINGLXYMATH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% – –
Shareholder yield 2.9% – 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.

ConsensusCOINGLXYMATH
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.52FY2026 $-0.47FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -156.6%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.52BFY2026 $38.34BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -23.1%FY2026 -37.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% +21.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOINGLXYMATH
Held by institutions 65.4% 75.3% 0.9%
Institutions holding 1,118 347 14
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +11.4% -55.7%
Institutions buying 469 207 7
Institutions selling 452 93 5
Buyers to sellers 1.04 2.23 1.40

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.

COINGLXYMATH
COIN 1.00 0.64 0.15
GLXY 0.64 1.00 0.19
MATH 0.15 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COIN, GLXY and MATH?

Coinbase Global (COIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coinbase Global (COIN) $42.49B, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) $6.72B, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $45.70M.

Which stock is cheaper, COIN, GLXY and MATH?

Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coinbase Global (COIN) -43.4x, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 223.7x, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 32.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coinbase Global (COIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coinbase Global (COIN) -10.4%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -43.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coinbase Global (COIN) returned the most: Coinbase Global (COIN) -55.4%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -57.6%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -69.0%. Over five years, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) compounded fastest (Coinbase Global (COIN) -12.8%/yr, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -9.1%/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%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 93.1%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.