CRCL vs COIN vs NU Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, Coinbase Global and Nu Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$136.82 -26.3% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
2 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$11.74 -25.0% 1M -27.4% 1Y
Market cap
$56.74B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 8, Coinbase Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLCOINNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.48B $36.22B $56.74B NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.0x -52.0x 15.7x NU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 65.6x — 13.0x NU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.7% -26.6% +50.5% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% -12.3% 18.7% NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 0.8% 18.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -5.0x -2.0x COIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.5% -57.2% -27.4% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.5%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 72.2% 46.5% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 61/100 40/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLCOINNU

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

AxisCRCLCOINNU
Valuation 59 #43 of 103 54 #46 of 99 11 #320 of 360
Growth 96 #4 of 70 55 #43 of 94 79 #72 of 344
Profitability 43 #43 of 74 55 #41 of 90 27 #252 of 345
Financial Health 25 #75 of 100 69 #33 of 105 71 #98 of 339
Shareholder Returns 15 #34 of 40 71 #19 of 62 9 #320 of 352
Overall 48 61 40
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLCOINNUSPY
1 month -17.4%-26.3%-25.0% -5.9%
3 months +9.8%-5.9%-16.7% -4.6%
6 months -38.6%-29.1%-17.7% +0.2%
Year to date -12.4%-39.5%-29.9% +7.5%
1 year -38.5%-57.2%-27.4% +8.2%
3 years —+58.4%+41.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+16.6%+12.2% +19.0%
5 years —-59.4%— +56.5%
5 years, per year —-16.5%— +9.4%

Risk

MeasureCRCLCOINNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%72.2%46.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.7%68.8%51.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.712.791.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.79-0.59 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-90.9%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.7%-57.2%-37.4% -5.9%
52-week high $132.84$319.30$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$136.82$11.57 $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.

MultipleCRCLCOINNU
P/E now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 28.4x -52.0xmedian 22.5x 15.7xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.9x 6.4xmedian 2.1x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 13.2x 79.7xmedian 23.6x 10.6xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 15.1x 25.7xmedian 17.3x -41.6xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 1.7x 4.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.47 -6.41median 0.64 0.03median 1.29

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 monthsCRCLCOINNU
Revenue $3.03B $5.63B $19.34B
Gross profit $1.34B – $7.97B
Operating income $342.88M $200.51M $4.39B
Net income $462.89M -$701.62M $3.61B
Free cash flow $740.69M $1.41B -$1.36B
R&D – $1.94B –
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $-2.41 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $1.70B $8.60B $13.55B
Total debt – $6.70B $4.68B
Shares (diluted) 267.78M 287.98M 4.91B
Enterprise value $10.00B -$3.42B $722.19M

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
MetricCRCLCOINNU
P/E 38.0x -52.0x 15.7x
P/FCF 22.2x 25.7x -41.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x 25.7x -41.1x
P/S 5.4x 6.4x 2.9x
P/B 4.3x 2.6x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 3.1x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 32.2x 79.7x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 43.1x 170.1x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 6.1x 2.5x
EV/FCF 19.9x 24.2x -35.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 24.2x -34.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -6.41 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINNU
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.7% -26.6% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 26.5% 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.9% – 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 327.3% -90.9% 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 30.9% 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 331.7% -121.8% 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 330.7% -121.8% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.3% -57.5% -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 97.6% -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 95.6% -57.5% -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 96.4% -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINNU
Gross margin 44.2% – 41.2%
EBITDA margin 15.2% 7.6% 23.4%
Operating margin 11.3% 3.6% 22.7%
Pretax margin 15.8% -16.4% 22.7%
Net margin 15.3% -12.3% 18.7%
FCF margin 24.4% 25.0% -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.5% 25.0% -7.1%
Return on equity 12.6% -5.2% 24.5%
Return on assets 0.6% -2.6% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 0.8% 18.1%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 1.0% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -2.0x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 6.9% 16.9% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINNU
Debt / assets – 24.5% 5.7%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -5.0x -2.0x
Debt / FCF – 4.8x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 95.0% 49.1% 84.0%
Equity / assets 5.0% 50.9% 16.0%
Interest coverage – 2.3x 1.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.4x –
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.2x –
Altman Z-score 0.21 2.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLCOINNU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.5% 5.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -0.5% 5.6% 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.

ConsensusCRCLCOINNU
Forward P/E 65.6xFY2026 – 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $-0.41FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -109.2%FY2026 +55.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.3% – +17.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.22BFY2026 $5.41BFY2026 $23.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 -24.6%FY2026 +51.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.7% +13.0% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLCOINNU
Held by institutions 52.3% 55.2% 59.5%
Institutions holding 565 1,121 858
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +2.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 381 470 445
Institutions selling 120 453 305
Buyers to sellers 3.18 1.04 1.46

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.

CRCLCOINNU
CRCL 1.00 0.75 0.24
COIN 0.75 1.00 0.33
NU 0.24 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, COIN and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $16.48B, Coinbase Global (COIN) $36.22B, Nu Holdings (NU) $56.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCL, COIN and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 38.0x, Coinbase Global (COIN) -52.0x, Nu Holdings (NU) 15.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nu Holdings (NU) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 65.6x, Nu Holdings (NU) 13.0x). 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: Circle Internet (CRCL) +25.7%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -26.6%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nu Holdings (NU) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.3%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -12.3%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (Circle Internet (CRCL) 9.0%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 0.8%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nu Holdings (NU) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -38.5%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -57.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) -27.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Holdings (NU) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.1%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 72.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRCL, COIN 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 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.