DEFT vs EMPD vs SLV Stock Comparison

Defi Technologies, Empery Digital and iShares Silver Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEFT Defi Technologies, Inc.
$0.39 -22.0% 1M -80.6% 1Y
Market cap
$138.31M
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.57M
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
1 win
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.73 -5.5% 1M -59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$82.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
SLV iShares Silver Trust
$48.67 -16.3% 1M +10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

iShares Silver Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (iShares Silver Trust 4, Defi Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEFTEMPDSLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $138.31M $82.22M $18.28B SLV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.1x -0.3x -48.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -105.9% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -140.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.6% -59.9% +10.6% SLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.8%/yr -95.7%/yr +16.9%/yr SLV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.5% 78.3% 65.9% SLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 20/100 — DEFT

Percentile Scorecard

DEFTEMPDSLV

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

AxisDEFTEMPDSLV
Valuation 63 #69 of 184 13 #85 of 97 –
Growth – 22 #53 of 68 –
Profitability 49 #67 of 130 2 #66 of 67 –
Financial Health 50 #84 of 167 43 #56 of 97 –
Shareholder Returns 4 #73 of 76 – –
Overall 41 20 –
  • DEFT ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • EMPD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • SLV ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEFTEMPDSLVSPY
1 month -22.0%-5.5%-16.3% -0.8%
3 months -9.3%-14.4%-8.0% +3.5%
6 months -48.8%-43.6%-28.8% +7.0%
Year to date -48.3%-40.3%-24.4% +12.2%
1 year -80.6%-59.9%+10.6% +13.0%
3 years +333.3%-100.0%+129.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +63.1%-98.0%+32.0% +23.1%
5 years -83.0%-100.0%+118.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -29.8%-95.7%+16.9% +11.0%
10 years +406.5%—+191.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.6%—+11.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDEFTEMPDSLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.5%78.3%65.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.7%87.5%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.102.762.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.760.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-100.0%-53.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.3%-61.8%-53.9% -1.8%
52-week high $2.09$7.15$105.60 $779.14
52-week low $0.39$2.52$42.40 $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.

MultipleDEFTEMPDSLV
P/E now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 33.6x -0.3xmedian 29.4x -48.0xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 4.9x -484.8xmedian 2.9x —median 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 11.5x -0.5xmedian 13.7x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 13.2x -3.6xmedian 16.0x —median 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 2.3x —median 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 0.00median 0.52 —median 0.91

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 monthsDEFTEMPDSLV
Revenue $60.57M -$158.29K –
Gross profit – -$173.85K –
Operating income $19.23M -$272.48M –
Net income $23.57M -$272.13M -$378.20M
Free cash flow -$81.53M -$21.04M –
R&D – $84.38K –
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $-9.70 –
Cash & equivalents $60.31M $3.69M –
Total debt – $199.71M –
Shares (diluted) 377.53M 28.06M –
Enterprise value -$239.42M $38.57M $18.28B

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
MetricDEFTEMPDSLV
P/E 4.0x -0.3x -48.0x
P/FCF -1.8x -3.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -1.8x -3.7x –
P/S 2.5x -484.8x –
P/B 1.1x 0.7x –
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x –
EV/EBITDA 3.5x -0.5x –
EV/EBIT 3.7x -0.5x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x -808.7x –
EV/FCF -0.9x -6.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x -6.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.00 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEFTEMPDSLV
Revenue growth (1Y) – -105.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -27.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 98.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 60.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -1,168% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -124.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -979.2% -108.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -80.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 80.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 98.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -39.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -37.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEFTEMPDSLV
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 33.3% – –
Operating margin 31.8% – –
Pretax margin 8.4% – –
Net margin 55.3% – –
FCF margin -134.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin -134.6% 13,276% –
Return on equity 15.8% -193.7% –
Return on assets 3.9% -136.2% –
Return on invested capital – -140.8% –
Return on capital employed 11.1% -145.0% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.5x 0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 12.6% -11,701% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEFTEMPDSLV
Debt / assets – 30.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – -2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 36.8% –
Equity / assets 24.9% 63.2% –
Interest coverage 4.0x -52.3x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 0.29 -7.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEFTEMPDSLV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -68.1% 190.9% –
Shareholder yield -68.1% 190.9% –
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.

ConsensusDEFTEMPDSLV
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $-0.45FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -123.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.25MFY2026 $488.61KFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -61.8%FY2026 -51.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% -13.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEFTEMPDSLV
Held by institutions – 60.9% 26.9%
Institutions holding – 37 1,416
Change in shares held, QoQ – -7.2% -5.2%
Institutions buying – 12 581
Institutions selling – 16 493
Buyers to sellers – 0.75 1.18

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.

DEFTEMPDSLV
DEFT 1.00 0.43 0.21
EMPD 0.43 1.00 0.27
SLV 0.21 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEFT, EMPD and SLV?

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Defi Technologies (DEFT) $138.31M, Empery Digital (EMPD) $82.22M, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) $18.28B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year iShares Silver Trust (SLV) returned the most: Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.6%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -59.9%, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) +10.6%. Over five years, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) compounded fastest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) -29.8%/yr, Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.7%/yr, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) +16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) has been the steadiest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.5%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) 65.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DEFT, EMPD and SLV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) leads on 4. 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.