CRCL vs HOOD vs WSE Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, Robinhood Markets and Wise Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$91.59 -21.2% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$75.23B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
5 wins
WSE Wise Group plc
$11.00 -3.3% 1M
Market cap
$10.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Robinhood Markets leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Robinhood Markets 5, Wise 2, Circle Internet 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLHOODWSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.88B $75.23B $10.86B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.6x 37.9x — HOOD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 75.4x 44.0x 20.4x WSE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% +20.9% — CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% 39.0% — HOOD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.3% -36.7% — HOOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +21.3%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.9% 71.0% 43.3% WSE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 65/100 — HOOD

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLHOODWSE

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

AxisCRCLHOODWSE
Valuation 48 #50 of 96 38 #60 of 96 –
Growth 94 #5 of 65 84 #11 of 65 –
Profitability 45 #36 of 65 92 #6 of 65 –
Financial Health 27 #68 of 93 72 #27 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns 18 #33 of 40 39 #25 of 40 –
Overall 47 65 –
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • HOOD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • WSE ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLHOODWSESPY
1 month -4.4%-21.2%-3.3% +0.7%
3 months +24.4%+5.8%-8.8% +3.7%
6 months -12.0%+25.7%— +7.1%
Year to date +0.8%-19.0%— +12.8%
1 year -39.3%-36.7%— +11.9%
3 years —+908.7%— +85.2%
3 years, per year —+116.2%— +22.8%
5 years —+161.9%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+21.3%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRCLHOODWSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.9%71.0%43.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%69.6%47.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.823.110.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.52— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-81.9%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.8%-37.7%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $132.84$147.08$15.40 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$65.16$10.40 $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.

MultipleCRCLHOODWSE
P/E now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 29.6x 41.5xmedian 29.6x —median 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 3.1x 16.2xmedian 3.1x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.8xmedian 13.0x 25.6xmedian 13.0x —median 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 16.5x 27.4xmedian 16.5x 1.8xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.3x 8.2xmedian 2.3x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.48 0.62median 0.48 —median 0.90

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 monthsCRCLHOODWSE
Revenue $2.91B $5.08B –
Gross profit $1.18B – –
Operating income $215.57M – –
Net income $451.26M $1.98B –
Free cash flow $761.52M $3.01B –
R&D – $983.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.68 $2.18 –
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $5.83B –
Total debt – $2.66B –
Shares (diluted) 268.64M 911.00M 1.03B
Enterprise value $11.76B $54.76B $10.86B

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
MetricCRCLHOODWSE
P/E 44.0x 41.5x –
P/FCF 24.5x 27.4x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 27.1x –
P/S 6.4x 16.2x –
P/B 5.3x 8.2x –
P/Tangible book 6.1x 8.4x –
EV/EBITDA 52.8x 25.6x –
EV/EBIT 78.6x 26.4x –
EV/Revenue 5.8x 15.6x –
EV/FCF 22.2x 26.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x 26.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLHOODWSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% 20.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 42.0% –
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% -9.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 67.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 152.6% -8.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 66.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% 159.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 96.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% 160.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 96.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCLHOODWSE
Gross margin 40.5% – –
EBITDA margin 11.0% 61.0% –
Operating margin 7.4% – –
Pretax margin 13.8% 47.3% –
Net margin 15.5% 39.0% –
FCF margin 26.2% 59.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% 59.9% –
Return on equity 13.0% 20.4% –
Return on assets 0.6% 3.5% –
Return on invested capital 6.2% – –
Return on capital employed 4.1% 24.7% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.7% 6.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLHOODWSE
Debt / assets – 4.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x –
Debt / FCF – 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 82.7% –
Equity / assets 4.5% 17.3% –
Interest coverage – 5.0x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 0.22 1.49 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLHOODWSE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.8% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield -2.8% 0.5% –
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.

ConsensusCRCLHOODWSE
Forward P/E 75.4xFY2026 44.0xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.5%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% +53.4% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.23BFY2026 $5.55BFY2026 $2.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% +16.5% +21.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLHOODWSE
Held by institutions 52.3% 68.1% –
Institutions holding 563 1,389 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +9.9% –
Institutions buying 381 843 –
Institutions selling 120 404 –
Buyers to sellers 3.18 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.

CRCLHOODWSE
CRCL 1.00 0.59 0.34
HOOD 0.59 1.00 0.35
WSE 0.34 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, HOOD and WSE?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $17.88B, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $75.23B, Wise (WSE) $10.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCL, HOOD and WSE?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 39.6x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 37.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wise (WSE) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 75.4x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 44.0x, Wise (WSE) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Circle Internet (CRCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 39.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Robinhood Markets (HOOD) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -39.3%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -36.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wise (WSE) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 94.9%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.0%, Wise (WSE) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.