CRCL vs NU vs VBNK Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, Nu Holdings and VersaBank Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$11.63 -13.4% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$56.21B
P/E
15.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
VBNK VersaBank
$21.71 -3.1% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$693.54M
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38M
Div. yield
0.50%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

VersaBank leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (VersaBank 5, Nu Holdings 3, Circle Internet 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLNUVBNKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.83B $56.21B $693.54M NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.6x 15.6x 28.0x NU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 68.0x — 18.1x VBNK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% +50.5% +28.2% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% 18.7% 22.8% VBNK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 18.1% 25.0% VBNK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.50% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.2% -27.8% +82.9% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +12.1%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.0% 46.5% 39.7% VBNK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 40/100 14/100 CRCL

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLNUVBNK

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

AxisCRCLNUVBNK
Valuation 55 #44 of 96 11 #321 of 359 7 #333 of 359
Growth 96 #4 of 68 79 #74 of 340 8 #312 of 340
Profitability 41 #42 of 70 29 #244 of 343 16 #289 of 343
Financial Health 27 #73 of 99 71 #98 of 338 23 #259 of 338
Shareholder Returns 18 #34 of 41 9 #319 of 351 13 #306 of 351
Overall 47 40 14
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • VBNK ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLNUVBNKSPY
1 month -11.3%-13.4%-3.1% -2.3%
3 months +19.5%-19.4%+10.8% -0.7%
6 months -39.7%-17.9%+21.5% +4.8%
Year to date -9.1%-30.5%+44.9% +10.3%
1 year -43.2%-27.8%+82.9% +10.3%
3 years —+37.1%+183.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year —+11.1%+41.6% +20.1%
5 years ——+77.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year ——+12.1% +10.1%

Risk

MeasureCRCLNUVBNKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.0%46.5%39.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.1%51.7%35.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.851.470.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.602.09 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-72.1%-51.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.7%-38.0%-8.5% -3.5%
52-week high $132.84$18.76$23.72 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$11.57$11.26 $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.

MultipleCRCLNUVBNK
P/E now vs peer median 39.6xmedian 29.1x 15.6xmedian 12.7x 28.0xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x 6.5xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 13.6x 10.4xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 16.8x -41.3xmedian 11.4x 101.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.2x 4.2xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 0.03median 1.46 —median 1.46

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 monthsCRCLNUVBNK
Revenue $2.91B $19.34B $107.38M
Gross profit $1.18B $7.97B –
Operating income $215.57M $4.39B –
Net income $451.26M $3.61B $24.43M
Free cash flow $761.52M -$1.36B $6.84M
EPS (diluted) $1.68 $0.74 –
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $13.55B $349.76M
Total debt – $4.68B $74.08M
Shares (diluted) 268.64M 4.91B –
Enterprise value $10.71B $190.57M -$953.34M

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
MetricCRCLNUVBNK
P/E 39.6x 15.6x 28.0x
P/FCF 22.1x -41.3x 101.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x -40.7x 61.3x
P/S 5.8x 2.9x 6.5x
P/B 4.8x 4.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 4.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 47.1x 10.4x –
EV/EBIT 70.1x 10.7x 2.4x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 2.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF 19.8x -34.6x 61.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x -34.2x 37.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLNUVBNK
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% 50.5% 28.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 45.8% 11.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.0% 42.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 48.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 228.3% 38.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 132.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 231.5% 56.9% 18.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 260.8% -3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.6% 56.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 603.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% -135.1% -90.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -39.0% -58.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% -134.5% -93.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -38.6% -64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCLNUVBNK
Gross margin 40.5% 41.2% –
EBITDA margin 11.0% 23.4% –
Operating margin 7.4% 22.7% –
Pretax margin 13.8% 22.7% 33.2%
Net margin 15.5% 18.7% 22.8%
FCF margin 26.2% -7.0% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% -7.1% 10.5%
Return on equity 13.0% 24.5% 6.1%
Return on assets 0.6% 4.0% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 18.1% 25.0%
Return on capital employed 4.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -0.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 7.7% 1.8% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLNUVBNK
Debt / assets – 5.7% 1.5%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.0x –
Debt / FCF – -3.4x 10.8x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 84.0% 91.8%
Equity / assets 4.5% 16.0% 8.2%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 1.3x
Current ratio 1.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.20 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLNUVBNK
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield -3.2% 0.0% -0.8%
Shareholder yield -3.2% 0.0% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 9.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 33.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -2.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -5.0%

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.

ConsensusCRCLNUVBNK
Forward P/E 68.0xFY2026 – 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $-2.06FY2023 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +44.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% – +69.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.23BFY2026 $42.10BFY2029 $114.67MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029 +29.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% – +41.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLNUVBNK
Held by institutions 56.5% 59.8% 36.8%
Institutions holding 564 856 51
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +0.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 381 443 29
Institutions selling 120 305 13
Buyers to sellers 3.18 1.45 2.23

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.

CRCLNUVBNK
CRCL 1.00 0.24 -0.05
NU 0.24 1.00 0.15
VBNK -0.05 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, NU and VBNK?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $16.83B, Nu Holdings (NU) $56.21B, VersaBank (VBNK) $693.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCL, NU and VBNK?

Nu Holdings (NU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 39.6x, Nu Holdings (NU) 15.6x, VersaBank (VBNK) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, VersaBank (VBNK) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 68.0x, VersaBank (VBNK) 18.1x). 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) +37.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%, VersaBank (VBNK) +28.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

VersaBank (VBNK) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%, VersaBank (VBNK) 22.8%). On return on invested capital, VersaBank (VBNK) leads (Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%, VersaBank (VBNK) 25.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) -27.8%, VersaBank (VBNK) +82.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: VersaBank (VBNK) 0.50%. Circle Internet (CRCL) and Nu Holdings (NU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, VersaBank (VBNK) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.0%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.5%, VersaBank (VBNK) 39.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRCL, NU and VBNK?

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