COIN vs UTKN vs CNTN Stock Comparison

Coinbase Global, Universal Token and Canton Strategic Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$161.09 -17.4% 1M -55.4% 1Y
Market cap
$41.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.28B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
3 wins
UTKN Universal Token
$1.70 -1.2% 1M -58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$172.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$1.45K
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOINUTKNCNTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.84B $172.65M $431.56M COIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -42.8x -616.6x -4.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.4% — — –
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% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.4% -58.5% -38.2% CNTN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 184.2% 93.4% COIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 50/100 38/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

COINUTKNCNTN

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

AxisCOINUTKNCNTN
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 39 #61 of 99 37 #63 of 99
Growth 58 #40 of 94 57 #41 of 94 8 #87 of 94
Profitability 57 #39 of 90 35 #59 of 90 39 #55 of 90
Financial Health 76 #26 of 105 69 #33 of 105 97 #4 of 105
Shareholder Returns 55 #28 of 61 – 12 #54 of 61
Overall 60 50 38
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • UTKN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CNTN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOINUTKNCNTNSPY
1 month -17.4%-1.2%-25.7% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%+26.9%-6.4% +3.9%
6 months -17.0%+9.7%-42.1% +8.2%
Year to date -28.8%-38.8%-37.0% +12.9%
1 year -55.4%-58.5%-38.2% +12.3%
3 years +127.6%—-97.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.6%—-69.3% +23.3%
5 years -49.5%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCOINUTKNCNTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%184.2%93.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.7%410.1%98.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.840.621.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-0.32-0.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.9%-77.2%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.4%-58.5%-65.1% -1.2%
52-week high $361.43$4.10$5.48 $779.14
52-week low $141.09$1.02$1.69 $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.

MultipleCOINUTKNCNTN
P/E now vs peer median -43.4xmedian 20.0x -616.6xmedian 20.0x -4.2xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.3x -119,401xmedian 2.3x 276.9xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.0xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 15.9x -621.4xmedian 15.9x -18.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.0x 156.5xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.61median 1.03 —median 1.03 -0.48median 1.03

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 monthsCOINUTKNCNTN
Revenue $6.28B -$1.45K –
Operating income $619.38M -$279.60K -$53.77M
Net income -$987.77M -$280.01K -$98.12M
Free cash flow $1.71B -$277.85K -$22.17M
R&D $1.93B – –
EPS (diluted) $-3.71 $0.00 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $8.61B $223.00 $37.24M
Total debt $6.48B – –
Shares (diluted) 263.41M 101.56M 216.86M
Enterprise value -$1.35B $172.63M $333.17M

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
MetricCOINUTKNCNTN
P/E -43.4x -616.6x -4.2x
P/FCF 24.8x -621.4x -18.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x -621.4x -18.7x
P/S 6.8x -119,401x 276.9x
P/B 3.2x 156.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 157.1x -6.1x
EV/EBITDA 47.0x – –
EV/EBIT 64.9x -617.7x -7.0x
EV/Revenue 6.4x -119,431x –
EV/FCF 23.5x -621.5x -17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x -621.5x -17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.61 – -0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOINUTKNCNTN
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.4% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -67.1% -17.7% -360.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% – -81.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.5% -12.9% -716.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – -122.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.1% -12.4% 89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% -3.9% -127.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% – -44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.1% -3.9% -127.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% – -44.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOINUTKNCNTN
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% 19,215% –
Return on equity -7.4% -25.2% -17.8%
Return on assets -3.6% -24.3% -14.3%
Return on invested capital 2.4% – –
Return on capital employed 3.0% -24.4% -9.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 14.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOINUTKNCNTN
Debt / assets 24.5% 3.8% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x – –
Debt / FCF 3.8x -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 50.6% 4.5% 19.4%
Equity / assets 49.4% 95.5% 80.6%
Interest coverage 6.9x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 0.9x 15.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.0x 14.2x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 14.2x
Altman Z-score 2.98 2,003 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOINUTKNCNTN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% – -24.7%
Shareholder yield 2.9% – -24.7%
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.

ConsensusCOINUTKNCNTN
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.52FY2026 – $-0.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -156.6%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.52BFY2026 – $0.00FY2024
Revenue growth, next FY -23.1%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOINUTKNCNTN
Held by institutions 65.4% – 9.3%
Institutions holding 1,118 – 68
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% – +70.5%
Institutions buying 469 – 60
Institutions selling 452 – 5
Buyers to sellers 1.04 – 12.00

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.

COINUTKNCNTN
COIN 1.00 -0.01 0.38
UTKN -0.01 1.00 -0.06
CNTN 0.38 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COIN, UTKN and CNTN?

Coinbase Global (COIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coinbase Global (COIN) $41.84B, Universal Token (UTKN) $172.65M, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) $431.56M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) returned the most: Coinbase Global (COIN) -55.4%, Universal Token (UTKN) -58.5%, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) -38.2%. 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) 71.1%, Universal Token (UTKN) 184.2%, Canton Strategic Holdings (CNTN) 93.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COIN, UTKN and CNTN?

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 3. 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.