COIN vs GLXY vs NU Stock Comparison

Coinbase Global, Galaxy Digital and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$161.09 -17.4% 1M -55.4% 1Y
Market cap
$42.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.28B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
2 wins
GLXY Galaxy Digital Inc.
$17.18 -29.1% 1M -57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
244.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.98B
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.40 -8.7% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.00B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 7, Coinbase Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOINGLXYNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.56B $3.62B $58.00B NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.5x 244.0x 16.1x NU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.4% -43.8% +50.5% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.6% — 18.7% NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% — 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 -55.4% -57.6% -22.5% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 93.1% 46.1% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 — 41/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

COINGLXYNU

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

AxisCOINGLXYNU
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 72 #28 of 96 10 #325 of 360
Growth 58 #40 of 94 – 78 #42 of 191
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 – 35 #109 of 168
Financial Health 76 #26 of 105 – 73 #48 of 175
Shareholder Returns 55 #28 of 61 – 11 #304 of 341
Overall 60 – 41
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GLXY ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOINGLXYNUSPY
1 month -17.4%-29.1%-8.7% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%-18.0%-15.5% +3.9%
6 months -17.0%-34.8%-14.5% +8.2%
Year to date -28.8%-23.2%-25.9% +12.9%
1 year -55.4%-57.6%-22.5% +12.3%
3 years +127.6%—+54.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.6%—+15.7% +23.3%
5 years -49.5%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCOINGLXYNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%93.1%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.7%95.3%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.844.111.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-0.62-0.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-65.7%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.4%-57.6%-33.9% -1.2%
52-week high $361.43$40.55$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $141.09$14.68$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.

MultipleCOINGLXYNU
P/E now vs peer median -43.4xmedian 20.0x 223.7xmedian 28.3x 16.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.0xmedian 17.5x —median 13.5x 11.3xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 15.9x -4.8xmedian 16.0x -44.0xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.0x —median 2.4x 4.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.61median 1.03 —median 0.54 0.03median 1.34

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 monthsCOINGLXYNU
Revenue $6.28B $36.98B $19.34B
Gross profit – – $7.97B
Operating income $619.38M – $4.39B
Net income -$987.77M – $3.61B
Free cash flow $1.71B – -$1.36B
R&D $1.93B – –
EPS (diluted) $-3.71 $0.08 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $8.61B $1.32B $13.55B
Total debt $6.48B – $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 263.41M 192.87M 4.91B
Enterprise value -$630.03M $3.62B $1.98B

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
MetricCOINGLXYNU
P/E -43.4x 223.7x 16.6x
P/FCF 24.8x -4.8x -44.0x
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x – -43.4x
P/S 6.8x 0.2x 3.1x
P/B 3.2x – 4.5x
P/Tangible book 3.7x – 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 47.0x – 11.3x
EV/EBIT 64.9x – 11.6x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 0.2x 2.6x
EV/FCF 23.5x – -37.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x – -36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.61 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOINGLXYNU
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.4% -43.8% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -67.1% – 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% – 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.5% – 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.1% -89.1% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% – -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% – -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% – -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% – -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOINGLXYNU
Gross margin – – 41.2%
EBITDA margin 13.6% – 23.4%
Operating margin 9.9% – 22.7%
Pretax margin -19.8% – 22.7%
Net margin -15.6% – 18.7%
FCF margin 27.3% – -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% – -7.1%
Return on equity -7.4% – 24.5%
Return on assets -3.6% -3.4% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 2.4% – 18.1%
Return on capital employed 3.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 2.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x – -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 14.9% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOINGLXYNU
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% 81.8% 84.0%
Equity / assets 49.4% – 16.0%
Interest coverage 6.9x – 1.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.7x –
Quick ratio 1.3x – –
Cash ratio 1.2x – –
Altman Z-score 2.98 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOINGLXYNU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCOINGLXYNU
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.52FY2026 $-0.47FY2026 $-2.06FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -156.6%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.52BFY2026 $38.34BFY2026 $42.10BFY2029
Revenue growth, next FY -23.1%FY2026 -37.5%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% +21.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOINGLXYNU
Held by institutions 65.4% 75.3% 59.8%
Institutions holding 1,118 347 854
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +11.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 469 207 442
Institutions selling 452 93 305
Buyers to sellers 1.04 2.23 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.

COINGLXYNU
COIN 1.00 0.64 0.32
GLXY 0.64 1.00 0.29
NU 0.32 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COIN, GLXY and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coinbase Global (COIN) $42.56B, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) $3.62B, Nu Holdings (NU) $58.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, COIN, GLXY and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Coinbase Global (COIN) -43.5x, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 244.0x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.1x). 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%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -43.8%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nu Holdings (NU) returned the most: Coinbase Global (COIN) -55.4%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -57.6%, Nu Holdings (NU) -22.5%. 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) 71.1%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 93.1%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COIN, GLXY 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 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.