CRCL vs EMPD vs ICG Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, Empery Digital and Intchains Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.86 -1.0% 1M -60.0% 1Y
Market cap
$81.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
1 win
ICG Intchains Group Ltd
$1.36 +54.5% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$82.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Circle Internet leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Circle Internet 4, Intchains 1, Empery Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLEMPDICGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.01B $81.66M $82.22M CRCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.3x -0.3x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% -105.9% — CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% -140.8% — CRCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.1% -60.0% -2.9% ICG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -95.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 78.3% 98.6% EMPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 18/100 — CRCL

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLEMPDICG

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

AxisCRCLEMPDICG
Valuation 44 #54 of 96 13 #84 of 96 –
Growth 95 #4 of 66 19 #54 of 66 –
Profitability 44 #36 of 64 2 #63 of 64 –
Financial Health 27 #68 of 93 40 #56 of 93 95 #6 of 99
Shareholder Returns 14 #33 of 38 – –
Overall 45 18 –
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • EMPD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • ICG ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLEMPDICGSPY
1 month -8.3%-1.0%+54.5% -0.2%
3 months +26.9%-5.3%+74.4% +3.9%
6 months -13.5%-39.9%+9.7% +8.2%
Year to date +2.9%-37.4%-24.0% +12.9%
1 year -43.1%-60.0%-2.9% +12.3%
3 years —-100.0%-83.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-98.0%-45.1% +23.3%
5 years —-100.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —-95.6%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRCLEMPDICGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%78.3%98.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.6%87.5%94.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.822.770.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.77-0.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-100.0%-95.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.1%-60.0%-37.3% -1.2%
52-week high $143.29$7.15$2.17 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$2.52$0.63 $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.

MultipleCRCLEMPDICG
P/E now vs peer median 44.9xmedian 28.3x -0.3xmedian 28.3x —median 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x -507.9xmedian 2.9x —median 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 54.0xmedian 13.5x -0.5xmedian 13.5x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 16.0x -3.8xmedian 16.0x —median 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.00median 0.54 —median 2.28

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 monthsCRCLEMPDICG
Revenue $2.91B -$158.29K –
Gross profit $1.18B -$173.85K –
Operating income $215.57M -$272.48M –
Net income $451.26M -$272.13M –
Free cash flow $761.52M -$21.04M –
R&D – $84.38K –
EPS (diluted) $1.68 $-9.70 –
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $3.69M $45.20M
Total debt – $199.71M –
Shares (diluted) 268.64M 28.06M 60.46M
Enterprise value $13.88B $38.01M -$187.89M

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
MetricCRCLEMPDICG
P/E 44.9x -0.3x –
P/FCF 25.0x -3.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 24.5x -3.8x –
P/S 6.6x -507.9x –
P/B 5.4x 0.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 0.7x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 54.0x -0.5x –
EV/EBIT 80.4x -0.5x –
EV/Revenue 6.0x -831.8x –
EV/FCF 22.7x -6.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.3x -6.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.00 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLEMPDICG
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% -105.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -27.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.0% 98.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 60.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 228.3% -1,168% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -124.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 231.5% -979.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -80.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 152.6% 80.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 98.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% -39.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% -37.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLEMPDICG
Debt / assets – 30.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – -2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 36.8% 3.9%
Equity / assets 4.5% 63.2% 96.1%
Interest coverage – -52.3x –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.5x 16.2x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.3x 13.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 13.6x
Altman Z-score 0.22 -7.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLEMPDICG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.8% 182.2% –
Shareholder yield -2.8% 182.2% –
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.

ConsensusCRCLEMPDICG
Forward P/E 77.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $-0.45FY2026 $-0.24FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.23BFY2026 $488.61KFY2026 $32.87MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 -51.1%FY2026 +6.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% -13.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLEMPDICG
Held by institutions 52.3% 60.9% –
Institutions holding 562 37 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% -7.2% –
Institutions buying 380 12 –
Institutions selling 120 16 –
Buyers to sellers 3.17 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.

CRCLEMPDICG
CRCL 1.00 0.49 0.07
EMPD 0.49 1.00 0.05
ICG 0.07 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, EMPD and ICG?

Circle Internet (CRCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $20.01B, Empery Digital (EMPD) $81.66M, Intchains (ICG) $82.22M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intchains (ICG) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.1%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -60.0%, Intchains (ICG) -2.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Empery Digital (EMPD) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.1%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%, Intchains (ICG) 98.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.