CRCL vs VBNK vs BNC Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, VersaBank and BNB Standard Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VBNK VersaBank
$22.58 +1.8% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$721.33M
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38M
Div. yield
0.48%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
BNC BNB Standard Corp
$5.41 -7.8% 1M -28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$286.27M
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.99M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

VersaBank leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (VersaBank 5, BNB Standard 3, Circle Internet 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLVBNKBNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.67B $721.33M $286.27M CRCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.0x 29.1x 2.6x BNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 75.4x 18.8x — VBNK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% +28.2% +375.2% BNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% 22.8% 378.4% BNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 25.0% -57.2% VBNK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.48% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.3% +90.4% -28.8% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +13.4%/yr -42.8%/yr VBNK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.9% 39.5% 104.5% VBNK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 20/100 35/100 CRCL

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLVBNKBNC

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

AxisCRCLVBNKBNC
Valuation 48 #50 of 96 6 #340 of 361 20 #77 of 96
Growth 94 #5 of 65 12 #135 of 153 58 #28 of 65
Profitability 45 #36 of 65 24 #97 of 128 28 #47 of 65
Financial Health 27 #68 of 93 34 #93 of 140 66 #32 of 93
Shareholder Returns 18 #33 of 40 22 #262 of 335 3 #39 of 40
Overall 47 20 35
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VBNK ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • 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

PeriodCRCLVBNKBNCSPY
1 month -4.4%+1.8%-7.8% +0.7%
3 months +24.4%+16.3%+102.6% +3.7%
6 months -12.0%+26.1%+74.0% +7.1%
Year to date +0.8%+50.7%-15.7% +12.8%
1 year -39.3%+90.4%-28.8% +11.9%
3 years —+203.1%-24.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+44.8%-8.8% +22.8%
5 years —+87.7%-93.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+13.4%-42.8% +10.9%
10 years ——-98.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-33.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRCLVBNKBNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.9%39.5%104.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%35.7%95.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.820.772.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.412.29-0.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-51.4%-98.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.8%-4.8%-28.8% -1.2%
52-week high $132.84$23.72$7.60 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$11.26$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.

MultipleCRCLVBNKBNC
P/E now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 29.6x 29.1xmedian 12.2x 2.6xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 3.1x 6.7xmedian 3.4x 9.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.8xmedian 13.0x —median 5.3x -1.7xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 16.5x 105.4xmedian 10.8x -9.1xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.48 —median 1.34 —median 0.48

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 monthsCRCLVBNKBNC
Revenue $2.91B $107.38M $28.99M
Gross profit $1.18B – $8.46M
Operating income $215.57M – -$175.16M
Net income $451.26M $24.43M $105.03M
Free cash flow $761.52M $6.84M -$31.43M
EPS (diluted) $1.68 – $2.07
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $349.76M $7.08M
Total debt – $74.08M $16.80M
Shares (diluted) 268.64M – 52.91M
Enterprise value $12.55B -$925.54M $232.26M

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
MetricCRCLVBNKBNC
P/E 44.0x 29.1x 2.6x
P/FCF 24.5x 105.4x -9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 63.8x -9.1x
P/S 6.4x 6.7x 9.9x
P/B 5.3x 1.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 1.8x -19.0x
EV/EBITDA 52.8x – -1.7x
EV/EBIT 78.6x 2.6x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 4.2x 10.2x
EV/FCF 22.2x 65.1x -9.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x 39.4x -9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLVBNKBNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% 28.2% 375.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.0% – 625.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 228.3% – -5,547%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 231.5% 18.8% 2,717%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 152.6% – 143.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% -90.0% -608.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -58.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% -93.9% -611.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -64.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCLVBNKBNC
Gross margin 40.5% – 29.2%
EBITDA margin 11.0% – -600.9%
Operating margin 7.4% – -604.1%
Pretax margin 13.8% 33.2% 377.6%
Net margin 15.5% 22.8% 378.4%
FCF margin 26.2% 6.4% -108.4%
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% 10.5% -107.9%
Return on equity 13.0% 6.1% 36.9%
Return on assets 0.6% 0.5% 33.0%
Return on invested capital 6.2% 25.0% -57.2%
Return on capital employed 4.1% – -56.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.5x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.7% 0.0% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLVBNKBNC
Debt / assets – 1.5% 5.1%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 10.8x -0.5x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 91.8% 11.5%
Equity / assets 4.5% 8.2% 88.5%
Interest coverage – 1.3x -72.8x
Current ratio 1.0x – 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.0x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.22 – 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLVBNKBNC
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -2.8% -0.8% -64.9%
Shareholder yield -2.8% -0.3% -64.9%
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.

ConsensusCRCLVBNKBNC
Forward P/E 75.4xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $1.20FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +44.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% +69.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.23BFY2026 $114.67MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% +41.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLVBNKBNC
Held by institutions 52.3% 36.8% –
Institutions holding 563 51 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +0.8% –
Institutions buying 381 29 –
Institutions selling 120 13 –
Buyers to sellers 3.18 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.

CRCLVBNKBNC
CRCL 1.00 -0.06 0.33
VBNK -0.06 1.00 0.14
BNC 0.33 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, VBNK and BNC?

Circle Internet (CRCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $18.67B, VersaBank (VBNK) $721.33M, BNB Standard (BNC) $286.27M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCL, VBNK and BNC?

BNB Standard (BNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 44.0x, VersaBank (VBNK) 29.1x, BNB Standard (BNC) 2.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, VersaBank (VBNK) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 75.4x, VersaBank (VBNK) 18.8x). 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) +37.2%, VersaBank (VBNK) +28.2%, BNB Standard (BNC) +375.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

BNB Standard (BNC) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, VersaBank (VBNK) 22.8%, BNB Standard (BNC) 378.4%). On return on invested capital, VersaBank (VBNK) leads (Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%, VersaBank (VBNK) 25.0%, BNB Standard (BNC) -57.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -39.3%, VersaBank (VBNK) +90.4%, BNB Standard (BNC) -28.8%. Over five years, VersaBank (VBNK) compounded fastest (VersaBank (VBNK) +13.4%/yr, BNB Standard (BNC) -42.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: VersaBank (VBNK) 0.48%. Circle Internet (CRCL) and BNB Standard (BNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, VersaBank (VBNK) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 94.9%, VersaBank (VBNK) 39.5%, BNB Standard (BNC) 104.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRCL, VBNK 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, 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.