CRCL vs GEMI vs BNC Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, Gemini Space Station and BNB Standard Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BNC BNB Standard Corp
$4.57 -21.9% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$241.82M
P/E
2.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.99M
Div. yield
–
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4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRCLGEMIBNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.48B $307.52M $241.82M CRCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.0x -0.6x 2.2x BNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 65.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.7% +51.5% +375.2% BNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% -250.1% 378.4% BNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% — -57.2% CRCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.5% -85.8% -19.3% BNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -45.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 103.2% 103.7% CRCL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 32/100 35/100 CRCL

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLGEMIBNC

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

AxisCRCLGEMIBNC
Valuation 59 #43 of 103 18 #85 of 103 20 #83 of 103
Growth 96 #4 of 70 57 #31 of 70 61 #28 of 70
Profitability 43 #43 of 74 4 #71 of 74 29 #53 of 74
Financial Health 25 #75 of 100 50 #51 of 100 65 #36 of 100
Shareholder Returns 15 #34 of 40 – 0 #40 of 40
Overall 48 32 35
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • GEMI ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • BNC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLGEMIBNCSPY
1 month -17.4%-48.8%-21.9% -5.9%
3 months +9.8%-39.9%+98.7% -4.6%
6 months -38.6%-49.7%+45.1% +0.2%
Year to date -12.4%-75.9%-28.8% +7.5%
1 year -38.5%-85.8%-19.3% +8.2%
3 years ——-34.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year ——-13.0% +19.0%
5 years ——-95.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year ——-45.6% +9.4%
10 years ——-98.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——-35.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCRCLGEMIBNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%103.2%103.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.7%98.7%93.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.713.212.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.83-0.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-92.7%-98.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.7%-85.8%-39.2% -5.9%
52-week high $132.84$16.87$7.52 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$2.39$1.99 $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.

MultipleCRCLGEMIBNC
P/E now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 28.4x -0.6xmedian 28.4x 2.2xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x 8.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 13.2x -0.3xmedian 13.2x -1.4xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 15.1x -1.0xmedian 15.1x -7.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.3x 0.7xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.47 —median 0.47 —median 0.47

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 monthsCRCLGEMIBNC
Revenue $3.03B $206.71M $28.99M
Gross profit $1.34B – $8.46M
Operating income $342.88M -$403.32M -$175.16M
Net income $462.89M -$517.04M $105.03M
Free cash flow $740.69M -$307.23M -$31.43M
EPS (diluted) $1.73 $-4.26 $2.07
Cash & equivalents $1.70B $188.62M $7.08M
Total debt – – $16.80M
Shares (diluted) 267.78M 121.27M 52.91M
Enterprise value $10.00B -$836.40M $187.82M

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
MetricCRCLGEMIBNC
P/E 38.0x -0.6x 2.2x
P/FCF 22.2x -1.0x -7.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x -1.0x -7.7x
P/S 5.4x 1.5x 8.3x
P/B 4.3x 0.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 2.2x -16.0x
EV/EBITDA 32.2x -0.3x -1.4x
EV/EBIT 43.1x -0.3x -1.4x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 0.6x 8.7x
EV/FCF 19.9x -0.4x -8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x -0.4x -8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLGEMIBNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.7% 51.5% 375.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.9% – 625.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 327.3% -107.4% -5,547%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 331.7% -29.4% 2,717%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) 330.7% 94.8% 143.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.3% – -608.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 95.6% – -611.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCLGEMIBNC
Gross margin 44.2% – 29.2%
EBITDA margin 15.2% -180.6% -600.9%
Operating margin 11.3% -195.1% -604.1%
Pretax margin 15.8% -250.6% 377.6%
Net margin 15.3% -250.1% 378.4%
FCF margin 24.4% -148.6% -108.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.5% -147.8% -107.9%
Return on equity 12.6% -111.9% 36.9%
Return on assets 0.6% -34.2% 33.0%
Return on invested capital 9.0% – -57.2%
Return on capital employed 9.4% -82.2% -56.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.6x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 6.9% 61.1% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLGEMIBNC
Debt / assets – – 5.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – -0.5x
Liabilities / assets 95.0% 68.8% 11.5%
Equity / assets 5.0% 31.2% 88.5%
Interest coverage – – -72.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.21 -2.43 2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLGEMIBNC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.5% – -76.8%
Shareholder yield -0.5% – -76.8%
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.

ConsensusCRCLGEMIBNC
Forward P/E 65.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $-3.17FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +45.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.22BFY2026 $177.82MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +24.7% +21.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLGEMIBNC
Held by institutions 52.3% 14.3% –
Institutions holding 565 98 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +76.4% –
Institutions buying 381 72 –
Institutions selling 120 14 –
Buyers to sellers 3.18 5.14 –

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.

CRCLGEMIBNC
CRCL 1.00 0.52 0.33
GEMI 0.52 1.00 0.33
BNC 0.33 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, GEMI and BNC?

Circle Internet (CRCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $16.48B, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) $307.52M, BNB Standard (BNC) $241.82M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCL, GEMI and BNC?

BNB Standard (BNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 38.0x, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) -0.6x, BNB Standard (BNC) 2.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BNB Standard (BNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Circle Internet (CRCL) +25.7%, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) +51.5%, BNB Standard (BNC) +375.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

BNB Standard (BNC) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.3%, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) -250.1%, BNB Standard (BNC) 378.4%). On return on invested capital, Circle Internet (CRCL) leads (Circle Internet (CRCL) 9.0%, BNB Standard (BNC) -57.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BNB Standard (BNC) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -38.5%, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) -85.8%, BNB Standard (BNC) -19.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Circle Internet (CRCL) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.1%, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) 103.2%, BNB Standard (BNC) 103.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRCL, GEMI and BNC?

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.