CRCL vs DEFT vs MATH Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, Defi Technologies and Metalpha Technology Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DEFT Defi Technologies, Inc.
$0.39 -22.0% 1M -80.6% 1Y
Market cap
$137.52M
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.57M
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Circle Internet leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Circle Internet 3, Defi Technologies 2, Metalpha Technology Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLDEFTMATHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.26B $137.52M $42.04M CRCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.9x 4.1x 33.4x DEFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 75.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% 55.3% — DEFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.8% -80.6% -67.9% CRCL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -29.8%/yr -7.8%/yr MATH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.2% 104.5% 84.5% MATH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 41/100 — CRCL

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLDEFTMATH

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

AxisCRCLDEFTMATH
Valuation 49 #50 of 97 63 #69 of 184 63 #37 of 97
Growth 96 #4 of 68 – –
Profitability 46 #37 of 67 49 #67 of 130 –
Financial Health 27 #71 of 97 50 #84 of 167 28 #70 of 97
Shareholder Returns 15 #34 of 40 4 #73 of 76 –
Overall 47 41 –
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • DEFT ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MATH ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLDEFTMATHSPY
1 month -10.3%-22.0%+3.1% -0.8%
3 months +21.6%-9.3%+22.0% +3.5%
6 months -16.4%-48.8%-1.0% +7.0%
Year to date +0.7%-48.3%-52.4% +12.2%
1 year -43.8%-80.6%-67.9% +13.0%
3 years —+333.3%-36.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+63.1%-14.0% +23.1%
5 years —-83.0%-33.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-29.8%-7.8% +11.0%
10 years —+406.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+17.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCRCLDEFTMATHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.2%104.5%84.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.6%103.7%82.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.814.100.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.77-0.80 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-98.4%-81.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-81.3%-68.5% -1.8%
52-week high $143.29$2.09$3.17 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$0.39$0.75 $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.

MultipleCRCLDEFTMATH
P/E now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 29.4x 4.0xmedian 33.6x 33.4xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.9x 2.5xmedian 4.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.7xmedian 13.7x 3.5xmedian 11.5x —median 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 16.0x -1.8xmedian 13.2x -3.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 —median 0.91 —median 0.52

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 monthsCRCLDEFTMATH
Revenue $2.91B $60.57M –
Gross profit $1.18B – –
Operating income $215.57M $19.23M –
Net income $451.26M $23.57M –
Free cash flow $761.52M -$81.53M –
EPS (diluted) $1.68 $0.09 –
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $60.31M $3.94M
Total debt – – $132.64M
Shares (diluted) 268.64M 377.53M 64.62M
Enterprise value $14.14B -$240.21M $17.23M

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
MetricCRCLDEFTMATH
P/E 43.9x 4.0x 33.4x
P/FCF 24.5x -1.8x -3.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x -1.8x –
P/S 6.4x 2.5x 1.3x
P/B 5.3x 1.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 0.8x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA 52.7x 3.5x –
EV/EBIT 78.4x 3.7x –
EV/Revenue 5.8x 1.2x –
EV/FCF 22.2x -0.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x -0.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLDEFTMATH
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 228.3% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 231.5% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) 152.6% -2.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCLDEFTMATH
Gross margin 40.5% – –
EBITDA margin 11.0% 33.3% –
Operating margin 7.4% 31.8% –
Pretax margin 13.8% 8.4% –
Net margin 15.5% 55.3% –
FCF margin 26.2% -134.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% -134.6% –
Return on equity 13.0% 15.8% –
Return on assets 0.6% 3.9% –
Return on invested capital 6.2% – –
Return on capital employed 4.1% 11.1% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.7% 12.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLDEFTMATH
Debt / assets – – 8.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 75.1% 89.1%
Equity / assets 4.5% 24.9% 10.9%
Interest coverage – 4.0x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.22 0.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLDEFTMATH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.9% -68.1% –
Shareholder yield -2.9% -68.1% 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.

ConsensusCRCLDEFTMATH
Forward P/E 75.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -123.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.23BFY2026 $38.25MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 -61.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% +14.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLDEFTMATH
Held by institutions 52.3% – 0.9%
Institutions holding 562 – 14
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% – -55.7%
Institutions buying 380 – 7
Institutions selling 120 – 5
Buyers to sellers 3.17 – 1.40

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.

CRCLDEFTMATH
CRCL 1.00 0.43 0.08
DEFT 0.43 1.00 0.14
MATH 0.08 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, DEFT and MATH?

Circle Internet (CRCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $20.26B, Defi Technologies (DEFT) $137.52M, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $42.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCL, DEFT and MATH?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 44.9x, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 4.1x, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 33.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is more profitable?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 55.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Circle Internet (CRCL) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.8%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.6%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -67.9%. Over five years, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) compounded fastest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) -29.8%/yr, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.5%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRCL, DEFT and MATH?

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