CRCL vs COIN vs HOOD Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, Coinbase Global and Robinhood Markets Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$164.45 -17.0% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$42.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.28B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
1 win
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$95.07 -22.5% 1M -29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$83.54B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Robinhood Markets leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Robinhood Markets 8, Circle Internet 1, Coinbase Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLCOINHOODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.77B $42.06B $83.54B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.8x -43.0x 40.3x HOOD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 83.4x — 46.2x HOOD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% -10.4% +38.3% HOOD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% -15.6% 42.0% HOOD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 2.4% — CRCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.9% -49.0% -29.2% HOOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.4%/yr +19.2%/yr HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.2% 71.8% 71.2% HOOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 60/100 50/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLCOINHOOD

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

AxisCRCLCOINHOOD
Valuation 46 #53 of 97 52 #48 of 98 37 #62 of 97
Growth 96 #4 of 69 58 #40 of 94 43 #40 of 69
Profitability 42 #41 of 70 57 #39 of 90 75 #18 of 70
Financial Health 29 #72 of 101 75 #27 of 105 65 #36 of 101
Shareholder Returns 15 #34 of 40 57 #27 of 62 31 #28 of 40
Overall 46 60 50
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • HOOD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLCOINHOODSPY
1 month -6.3%-17.0%-22.5% -1.0%
3 months +37.7%+3.9%+0.2% +2.9%
6 months -13.8%-17.7%+12.2% +6.4%
Year to date +8.3%-27.3%-15.9% +11.4%
1 year -33.9%-49.0%-29.2% +13.1%
3 years —+100.4%+920.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+26.1%+117.0% +21.5%
5 years —-45.3%+140.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-11.4%+19.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRCLCOINHOODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.2%71.8%71.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.4%66.8%69.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.872.893.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.68-0.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-90.9%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-54.5%-35.4% -2.5%
52-week high $143.29$361.43$147.08 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$141.09$65.16 $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.

MultipleCRCLCOINHOOD
P/E now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 29.4x -44.3xmedian 21.5x 41.2xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.2x 17.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 12.8x 48.0xmedian 15.7x 25.1xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 15.9x 25.3xmedian 16.4x 390.3xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 9.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.51 -3.69median 1.06 0.63median 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 monthsCRCLCOINHOOD
Revenue $2.91B $6.28B $4.93B
Gross profit $1.18B – –
Operating income $215.57M $619.38M –
Net income $451.26M -$987.77M $2.07B
Free cash flow $761.52M $1.71B $219.00M
R&D – $1.93B $966.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.68 $-3.71 $2.27
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $8.61B $5.36B
Total debt $185.92M $6.48B –
Shares (diluted) 268.64M 263.41M 912.00M
Enterprise value $13.65B -$1.14B $64.58B

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
MetricCRCLCOINHOOD
P/E 47.2x -44.3x 41.2x
P/FCF 26.3x 25.3x 390.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.8x 25.3x 348.8x
P/S 6.9x 6.9x 17.3x
P/B 5.7x 3.3x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 3.7x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA 57.1x 48.0x 25.1x
EV/EBIT 85.0x 66.3x 25.9x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 6.5x 16.2x
EV/FCF 24.1x 24.0x 365.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x 24.0x 327.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -3.69 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINHOOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% -10.4% 38.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.5% 43.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 228.3% -67.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 231.5% -134.5% 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 65.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.6% -136.1% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 65.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% -48.1% -94.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.7% -40.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% -48.1% -95.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.9% -42.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINHOOD
Gross margin 40.5% – –
EBITDA margin 11.0% 13.6% 64.6%
Operating margin 7.4% 9.9% –
Pretax margin 13.8% -19.8% 49.0%
Net margin 15.5% -15.6% 42.0%
FCF margin 26.2% 27.3% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% 27.3% 5.0%
Return on equity 13.0% -7.4% 21.6%
Return on assets 0.6% -3.6% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 2.4% –
Return on capital employed 4.1% 3.0% 48.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -1.7x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.7% 14.9% 7.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINHOOD
Debt / assets – 24.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.7x –
Debt / FCF – 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 50.6% 83.1%
Equity / assets 4.5% 49.4% 16.9%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 4.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.23 3.01 1.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINHOOD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.7% 2.9% 0.6%
Shareholder yield -2.7% 2.9% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusCRCLCOINHOOD
Forward P/E 83.4xFY2026 – 46.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $-2.72FY2026 $2.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -161.1%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.6% – +54.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.22BFY2026 $5.51BFY2026 $5.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 -23.3%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.3% +16.6% +16.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLCOINHOOD
Held by institutions 52.3% 55.2% 68.1%
Institutions holding 562 1,118 1,388
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +2.2% +9.9%
Institutions buying 380 469 843
Institutions selling 120 452 403
Buyers to sellers 3.17 1.04 2.09

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.

CRCLCOINHOOD
CRCL 1.00 0.75 0.59
COIN 0.75 1.00 0.79
HOOD 0.59 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, COIN and HOOD?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $19.77B, Coinbase Global (COIN) $42.06B, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $83.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCL, COIN and HOOD?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 43.8x, Coinbase Global (COIN) -43.0x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 40.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 83.4x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 46.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -10.4%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +38.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -15.6%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 42.0%). On return on invested capital, Circle Internet (CRCL) leads (Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Robinhood Markets (HOOD) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -33.9%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -49.0%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -29.2%. Over five years, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) compounded fastest (Coinbase Global (COIN) -11.4%/yr, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 71.8%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 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.