CRCL vs WSE vs NU Stock Comparison

Circle Internet, Wise and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WSE Wise Group plc
$10.84 -6.1% 1M
Market cap
$13.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
2 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.40 -8.7% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$59.93B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 6, Wise 2, Circle Internet 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCLWSENULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.05B $13.38B $59.93B NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.9x — 16.6x NU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.0x 20.1x — WSE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.2% — +50.5% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.5% — 18.7% NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — 18.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.1% — -22.5% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 43.7% 46.1% WSE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 — 41/100 CRCL

Percentile Scorecard

CRCLWSENU

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

AxisCRCLWSENU
Valuation 44 #54 of 96 – 10 #325 of 360
Growth 95 #4 of 66 – 78 #42 of 191
Profitability 44 #36 of 64 – 35 #109 of 168
Financial Health 27 #68 of 93 – 73 #48 of 175
Shareholder Returns 14 #33 of 38 – 11 #304 of 341
Overall 45 – 41
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • WSE ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCLWSENUSPY
1 month -8.3%-6.1%-8.7% -0.2%
3 months +26.9%-8.6%-15.5% +3.9%
6 months -13.5%—-14.5% +8.2%
Year to date +2.9%—-25.9% +12.9%
1 year -43.1%—-22.5% +12.3%
3 years ——+54.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year ——+15.7% +23.3%

Risk

MeasureCRCLWSENUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%43.7%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.6%47.9%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.820.581.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45—-0.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.9%-32.5%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.1%-29.6%-33.9% -1.2%
52-week high $143.29$15.40$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $50.23$10.40$11.60 $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.

MultipleCRCLWSENU
P/E now vs peer median 44.9xmedian 28.3x —median 13.0x 16.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x —median 3.2x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 54.0xmedian 13.5x —median 7.4x 11.3xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 16.0x 1.8xmedian 10.8x -44.0xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.4x —median 1.2x 4.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 —median 0.87 0.03median 1.34

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 monthsCRCLWSENU
Revenue $2.91B – $19.34B
Gross profit $1.18B – $7.97B
Operating income $215.57M – $4.39B
Net income $451.26M – $3.61B
Free cash flow $761.52M – -$1.36B
EPS (diluted) $1.68 – $0.74
Cash & equivalents $1.73B – $13.55B
Total debt – – $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 268.64M 1.03B 4.91B
Enterprise value $12.93B $13.38B $3.91B

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
MetricCRCLWSENU
P/E 44.9x – 16.6x
P/FCF 25.0x 1.8x -44.0x
P/Operating cash flow 24.5x – -43.4x
P/S 6.6x – 3.1x
P/B 5.4x – 4.5x
P/Tangible book 6.2x – 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 54.0x – 11.3x
EV/EBIT 80.4x – 11.6x
EV/Revenue 6.0x – 2.6x
EV/FCF 22.7x – -37.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.3x – -36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCLWSENU
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.2% – 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 45.8%
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%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.6% – 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.5% – -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% – -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -38.6%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCLWSENU
Debt / assets – – 5.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.0x
Debt / FCF – – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% – 84.0%
Equity / assets 4.5% – 16.0%
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio 1.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.22 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCLWSENU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.8% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -2.8% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCRCLWSENU
Forward P/E 77.0xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.06FY2026 $0.54FY2026 $-2.06FY2023
EPS growth, next FY – +12.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% +20.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.23BFY2026 $2.84BFY2026 $42.10BFY2029
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029
Revenue growth, the year after +24.6% +21.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCLWSENU
Held by institutions 52.3% – 59.8%
Institutions holding 562 – 854
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% – +0.3%
Institutions buying 380 – 442
Institutions selling 120 – 305
Buyers to sellers 3.17 – 1.45

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.

CRCLWSENU
CRCL 1.00 0.34 0.23
WSE 0.34 1.00 0.33
NU 0.23 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCL, WSE and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Circle Internet (CRCL) $19.05B, Wise (WSE) $13.38B, Nu Holdings (NU) $59.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCL, WSE and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 44.9x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wise (WSE) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 77.0x, Wise (WSE) 20.1x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nu Holdings (NU) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.1%, Nu Holdings (NU) -22.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wise (WSE) has been the steadiest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.1%, Wise (WSE) 43.7%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nu Holdings (NU) leads on 6. 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.