CRCL vs COIN vs EMPD Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, Coinbase Global and Empery Digital 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
5 wins
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.73 -8.4% 1M -60.4% 1Y
Market cap
$76.32M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Coinbase Global leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Coinbase Global 5, Circle Internet 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLCOINEMPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.79B $42.01B $76.32M COIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.9x -43.0x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 83.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% -10.4% -105.9% CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% -15.6% — CRCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 2.4% -140.8% CRCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.7x -0.2x COIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.9% -49.0% -60.4% CRCL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.4%/yr -95.4%/yr COIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.2% 71.8% 78.4% COIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 60/100 20/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLCOINEMPD

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

AxisCRCLCOINEMPD
Valuation 46 #53 of 97 52 #48 of 98 13 #85 of 97
Growth 96 #4 of 69 58 #40 of 94 24 #53 of 69
Profitability 42 #41 of 70 57 #39 of 90 1 #69 of 70
Financial Health 29 #72 of 101 75 #27 of 105 43 #58 of 101
Shareholder Returns 15 #34 of 40 57 #27 of 62 –
Overall 46 60 20
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • EMPD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLCOINEMPDSPY
1 month -6.3%-17.0%-8.4% -1.0%
3 months +37.7%+3.9%-18.5% +2.9%
6 months -13.8%-17.7%-44.8% +6.4%
Year to date +8.3%-27.3%-40.3% +11.4%
1 year -33.9%-49.0%-60.4% +13.1%
3 years —+100.4%-100.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+26.1%-98.0% +21.5%
5 years —-45.3%-100.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-11.4%-95.4% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRCLCOINEMPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.2%71.8%78.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.4%66.8%87.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.872.892.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.68-0.77 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-90.9%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-54.5%-61.8% -2.5%
52-week high $143.29$361.43$7.15 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$141.09$2.52 $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.

MultipleCRCLCOINEMPD
P/E now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 29.4x -44.3xmedian 21.5x -0.3xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.2x -484.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 12.8x 48.0xmedian 15.7x -0.5xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 15.9x 25.3xmedian 16.4x -3.6xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.51 -3.69median 1.06 0.00median 0.51

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 monthsCRCLCOINEMPD
Revenue $2.91B $6.28B -$158.29K
Gross profit $1.18B – -$173.85K
Operating income $215.57M $619.38M -$272.48M
Net income $451.26M -$987.77M -$272.13M
Free cash flow $761.52M $1.71B -$21.04M
R&D – $1.93B $84.38K
EPS (diluted) $1.68 $-3.71 $-9.70
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $8.61B $3.69M
Total debt $185.92M $6.48B $199.71M
Shares (diluted) 268.64M 263.41M 28.06M
Enterprise value $13.67B -$1.19B $32.68M

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
MetricCRCLCOINEMPD
P/E 47.2x -44.3x -0.3x
P/FCF 26.3x 25.3x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 25.8x 25.3x -3.7x
P/S 6.9x 6.9x -484.8x
P/B 5.7x 3.3x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 3.7x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 57.1x 48.0x -0.5x
EV/EBIT 85.0x 66.3x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 6.5x -808.7x
EV/FCF 24.1x 24.0x -6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x 24.0x -6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -3.69 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINEMPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% -10.4% -105.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.5% -27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.0% – 98.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 60.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 228.3% -67.1% -1,168%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.2% -124.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 231.5% -134.5% -979.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% -80.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.6% -136.1% 80.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 98.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% -48.1% -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.7% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% -48.1% -37.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.9% 7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINEMPD
Gross margin 40.5% – –
EBITDA margin 11.0% 13.6% –
Operating margin 7.4% 9.9% –
Pretax margin 13.8% -19.8% –
Net margin 15.5% -15.6% –
FCF margin 26.2% 27.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% 27.3% 13,276%
Return on equity 13.0% -7.4% -193.7%
Return on assets 0.6% -3.6% -136.2%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 2.4% -140.8%
Return on capital employed 4.1% 3.0% -145.0%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -1.7x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.7% 14.9% -11,701%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINEMPD
Debt / assets – 24.5% 30.6%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.7x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x -2.6x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 50.6% 36.8%
Equity / assets 4.5% 49.4% 63.2%
Interest coverage – 6.9x -52.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.23 3.01 -7.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINEMPD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.7% 2.9% 190.9%
Shareholder yield -2.7% 2.9% 190.9%
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.

ConsensusCRCLCOINEMPD
Forward P/E 83.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $-2.72FY2026 $-0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -161.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +47.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.22BFY2026 $5.51BFY2026 $488.61KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 -23.3%FY2026 -51.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.3% +16.6% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLCOINEMPD
Held by institutions 52.3% 55.2% 60.9%
Institutions holding 562 1,118 37
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +2.2% -7.2%
Institutions buying 380 469 12
Institutions selling 120 452 16
Buyers to sellers 3.17 1.04 0.75

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.

CRCLCOINEMPD
CRCL 1.00 0.75 0.49
COIN 0.75 1.00 0.61
EMPD 0.49 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, COIN and EMPD?

Coinbase Global (COIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $19.79B, Coinbase Global (COIN) $42.01B, Empery Digital (EMPD) $76.32M.

Which company is growing faster?

Circle Internet (CRCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -10.4%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Circle Internet (CRCL) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -15.6%). On return on invested capital, Circle Internet (CRCL) leads (Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 2.4%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -140.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Circle Internet (CRCL) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -33.9%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -49.0%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -60.4%. Over five years, Coinbase Global (COIN) compounded fastest (Coinbase Global (COIN) -11.4%/yr, Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coinbase Global (COIN) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 71.8%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.