CRCL vs VBNK vs MATH Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, VersaBank and Metalpha Technology Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VBNK VersaBank
$23.32 -0.4% 1M +97.1% 1Y
Market cap
$744.97M
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38M
Div. yield
0.46%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

VersaBank leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (VersaBank 7, Circle Internet 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLVBNKMATHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.64B $744.97M $47.11M CRCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.9x 30.1x 33.4x VBNK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.0x 19.4x — VBNK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% +28.2% — CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% 22.8% — VBNK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% 25.0% — VBNK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.46% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.8% +97.1% -67.9% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.1%/yr -7.8%/yr VBNK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.2% 39.3% 84.5% VBNK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 18/100 — CRCL

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLVBNKMATH

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

AxisCRCLVBNKMATH
Valuation 49 #50 of 97 4 #347 of 362 63 #37 of 97
Growth 96 #4 of 68 13 #192 of 221 –
Profitability 46 #37 of 67 25 #150 of 200 –
Financial Health 27 #71 of 97 27 #148 of 203 28 #70 of 97
Shareholder Returns 15 #34 of 40 20 #275 of 342 –
Overall 47 18 –
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • VBNK ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MATH ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLVBNKMATHSPY
1 month -10.3%-0.4%+3.1% -0.8%
3 months +21.6%+19.0%+22.0% +3.5%
6 months -16.4%+27.2%-1.0% +7.0%
Year to date +0.7%+55.7%-52.4% +12.2%
1 year -43.8%+97.1%-67.9% +13.0%
3 years —+216.0%-36.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+46.8%-14.0% +23.1%
5 years —+93.5%-33.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+14.1%-7.8% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureCRCLVBNKMATHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.2%39.3%84.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.6%34.9%82.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.810.790.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.462.47-0.80 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-51.4%-81.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-1.7%-68.5% -1.8%
52-week high $143.29$23.72$3.17 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$11.26$0.75 $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.

MultipleCRCLVBNKMATH
P/E now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 29.4x 30.1xmedian 12.1x 33.4xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.9x 6.9xmedian 3.4x 1.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.7xmedian 13.7x —median 5.0x —median 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 16.0x 108.9xmedian 11.0x -3.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 0.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 —median 1.36 —median 0.52

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 monthsCRCLVBNKMATH
Revenue $2.91B $107.38M –
Gross profit $1.18B – –
Operating income $215.57M – –
Net income $451.26M $24.43M –
Free cash flow $761.52M $6.84M –
EPS (diluted) $1.68 – –
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $349.76M $3.94M
Total debt – $74.08M $132.64M
Shares (diluted) 268.64M – 64.62M
Enterprise value $12.52B -$901.90M $22.30M

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
MetricCRCLVBNKMATH
P/E 43.9x 30.1x 33.4x
P/FCF 24.5x 108.9x -3.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 65.9x –
P/S 6.4x 6.9x 1.3x
P/B 5.3x 1.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 1.9x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA 52.7x – –
EV/EBIT 78.4x 2.7x –
EV/Revenue 5.8x 4.4x –
EV/FCF 22.2x 68.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x 41.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLVBNKMATH
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% 28.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% –
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% 18.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 152.6% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% -90.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -58.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% -93.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -64.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCLVBNKMATH
Gross margin 40.5% – –
EBITDA margin 11.0% – –
Operating margin 7.4% – –
Pretax margin 13.8% 33.2% –
Net margin 15.5% 22.8% –
FCF margin 26.2% 6.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% 10.5% –
Return on equity 13.0% 6.1% –
Return on assets 0.6% 0.5% –
Return on invested capital 6.2% 25.0% –
Return on capital employed 4.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.7% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLVBNKMATH
Debt / assets – 1.5% 8.0%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 10.8x –
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 91.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 4.5% 8.2% 10.9%
Interest coverage – 1.3x –
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.22 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLVBNKMATH
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -2.9% -0.8% –
Shareholder yield -2.9% -0.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCRCLVBNKMATH
Forward P/E 76.0xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 $1.20FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +44.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +45.7% +69.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.22BFY2026 $114.67MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +24.7% +41.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLVBNKMATH
Held by institutions 52.3% 36.8% 0.9%
Institutions holding 562 51 14
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +0.8% -55.7%
Institutions buying 380 29 7
Institutions selling 120 13 5
Buyers to sellers 3.17 2.23 1.40

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.

CRCLVBNKMATH
CRCL 1.00 -0.05 0.08
VBNK -0.05 1.00 0.05
MATH 0.08 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, VBNK and MATH?

Circle Internet (CRCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $18.64B, VersaBank (VBNK) $744.97M, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $47.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCL, VBNK and MATH?

VersaBank (VBNK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 43.9x, VersaBank (VBNK) 30.1x, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 33.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, VersaBank (VBNK) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 76.0x, VersaBank (VBNK) 19.4x). 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%, VersaBank (VBNK) +28.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.8%, VersaBank (VBNK) +97.1%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -67.9%. Over five years, VersaBank (VBNK) compounded fastest (VersaBank (VBNK) +14.1%/yr, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: VersaBank (VBNK) 0.46%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 0.00%. Circle Internet (CRCL) and Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, VersaBank (VBNK) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%, VersaBank (VBNK) 39.3%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.