CRCL vs RELY vs HOOD Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, Remitly Global and Robinhood Markets Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RELY Remitly Global, Inc.
$24.21 +13.3% 1M +42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.81B
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
7 wins
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$94.56 -20.8% 1M -35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$81.78B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Remitly Global leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Remitly Global 7, Robinhood Markets 2, Circle Internet 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLRELYHOODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.81B $5.07B $81.78B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.9x 16.6x 41.2x RELY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.0x 17.3x 45.5x RELY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% +23.8% +20.9% CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% 16.9% — RELY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 16.8% — RELY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.1% +42.8% -35.2% RELY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -5.4%/yr +21.7%/yr HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 57.8% 71.0% RELY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 69/100 62/100 RELY

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLRELYHOOD

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

AxisCRCLRELYHOOD
Valuation 44 #54 of 96 48 #486 of 940 30 #68 of 96
Growth 95 #4 of 66 97 #18 of 655 82 #13 of 66
Profitability 44 #36 of 64 69 #199 of 633 73 #18 of 64
Financial Health 27 #68 of 93 97 #23 of 714 62 #36 of 93
Shareholder Returns 14 #33 of 38 34 #470 of 709 –
Overall 45 69 62
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • RELY ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • HOOD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLRELYHOODSPY
1 month -8.3%+13.3%-20.8% -0.2%
3 months +26.9%+3.8%+1.9% +3.9%
6 months -13.5%+12.0%+15.2% +8.2%
Year to date +2.9%+75.4%-16.4% +12.9%
1 year -43.1%+42.8%-35.2% +12.3%
3 years —-6.2%+962.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-2.1%+120.0% +23.3%
5 years —-24.3%+166.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-5.4%+21.7% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRCLRELYHOODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%57.8%71.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.6%60.5%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.821.493.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.450.74-0.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-81.7%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.1%-10.1%-35.7% -1.2%
52-week high $143.29$26.92$147.08 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$12.20$65.16 $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.

MultipleCRCLRELYHOOD
P/E now vs peer median 44.9xmedian 28.3x 16.7xmedian 13.0x 42.8xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 3.2x 16.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 54.0xmedian 13.5x 20.6xmedian 7.4x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 16.0x 13.2xmedian 10.8x 477.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.4x 4.5xmedian 1.2x 8.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.26median 0.87 0.64median 0.54

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 monthsCRCLRELYHOOD
Revenue $2.91B $1.81B $5.08B
Gross profit $1.18B $1.11B –
Operating income $215.57M $171.01M –
Net income $451.26M $305.01M $1.99B
Free cash flow $761.52M $388.00M –
R&D – $316.21M $983.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.68 $1.38 $2.18
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $676.39M $5.83B
Total debt – $3.02M –
Shares (diluted) 268.64M 221.05M 912.00M
Enterprise value $13.68B $2.72B $81.78B

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
MetricCRCLRELYHOOD
P/E 44.9x 16.7x 42.8x
P/FCF 25.0x 13.2x 477.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.5x 12.6x 27.9x
P/S 6.6x 2.8x 16.7x
P/B 5.4x 4.5x 8.4x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 4.6x 8.6x
EV/EBITDA 54.0x 20.6x –
EV/EBIT 80.4x 26.0x –
EV/Revenue 6.0x 2.5x 16.7x
EV/FCF 22.7x 11.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.3x 11.0x 27.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.26 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLRELYHOOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% 23.8% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% 42.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.0% 27.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 38.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 228.3% 627.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 53.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 231.5% 2,066% -9.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 71.7% 67.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.6% 2,046% -9.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 64.9% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% 59.3% 159.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.7% 96.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% 66.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 58.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCLRELYHOOD
Gross margin 40.5% 61.5% –
EBITDA margin 11.0% 11.9% –
Operating margin 7.4% 9.5% –
Pretax margin 13.8% 9.1% –
Net margin 15.5% 16.9% –
FCF margin 26.2% 21.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% 22.4% 59.9%
Return on equity 13.0% 30.0% 20.4%
Return on assets 0.6% 20.7% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 16.8% –
Return on capital employed 4.1% 15.9% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 7.7% 7.9% 6.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLRELYHOOD
Debt / assets – 0.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 28.1% 82.7%
Equity / assets 4.5% 71.9% 17.3%
Interest coverage – 16.7x –
Current ratio 1.0x 3.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.7x –
Altman Z-score 0.22 8.98 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLRELYHOOD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.8% 1.7% –
Shareholder yield -2.8% 1.7% –
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.

ConsensusCRCLRELYHOOD
Forward P/E 77.0xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 45.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $1.40FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +351.6%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% -26.4% +53.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.23BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $5.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% +36.0% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLRELYHOOD
Held by institutions 52.3% 86.6% 68.1%
Institutions holding 562 346 1,388
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +5.8% +9.9%
Institutions buying 380 230 843
Institutions selling 120 74 403
Buyers to sellers 3.17 3.11 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.

CRCLRELYHOOD
CRCL 1.00 0.26 0.59
RELY 0.26 1.00 0.30
HOOD 0.59 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, RELY and HOOD?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $19.81B, Remitly Global (RELY) $5.07B, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $81.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCL, RELY and HOOD?

Remitly Global (RELY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 43.9x, Remitly Global (RELY) 16.6x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 41.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Remitly Global (RELY) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 77.0x, Remitly Global (RELY) 17.3x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 45.5x). 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%, Remitly Global (RELY) +23.8%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Remitly Global (RELY) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Remitly Global (RELY) 16.9%). On return on invested capital, Remitly Global (RELY) leads (Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%, Remitly Global (RELY) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Remitly Global (RELY) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.1%, Remitly Global (RELY) +42.8%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -35.2%. Over five years, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) compounded fastest (Remitly Global (RELY) -5.4%/yr, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +21.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Remitly Global (RELY) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.1%, Remitly Global (RELY) 57.8%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Remitly Global (RELY) leads on 7. 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.