DEFT vs IAU vs MATH Stock Comparison

Defi Technologies, Ishares Gold Trust and Metalpha Technology Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEFT Defi Technologies, Inc.
$0.39 -22.0% 1M -80.6% 1Y
Market cap
$137.52M
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.57M
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
1 win
IAU Ishares Gold Trust
$75.42 -6.5% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$28.19B
P/E
4.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionDEFTIAUMATHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $137.52M $28.19B $42.04M IAU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.1x 4.6x 33.4x DEFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.6% -2.4% -67.9% IAU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.8%/yr +17.1%/yr -7.8%/yr IAU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.5% 28.6% 84.5% IAU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

DEFTIAUMATH

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

AxisDEFTIAUMATH
Valuation 63 #69 of 184 – 63 #37 of 97
Growth – – –
Profitability 49 #67 of 130 – –
Financial Health 50 #84 of 167 – 28 #70 of 97
Shareholder Returns 4 #73 of 76 – –
Overall 41 – –
  • DEFT ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • IAU ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • 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

PeriodDEFTIAUMATHSPY
1 month -22.0%-6.5%+3.1% -0.8%
3 months -9.3%-1.8%+22.0% +3.5%
6 months -48.8%-14.4%-1.0% +7.0%
Year to date -48.3%-7.1%-52.4% +12.2%
1 year -80.6%-2.4%-67.9% +13.0%
3 years +333.3%+98.4%-36.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +63.1%+25.7%-14.0% +23.1%
5 years -83.0%+120.4%-33.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -29.8%+17.1%-7.8% +11.0%
10 years +406.5%+208.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.6%+11.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDEFTIAUMATHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.5%28.6%84.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.7%31.8%82.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.100.840.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.09-0.80 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-26.4%-81.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.3%-25.7%-68.5% -1.8%
52-week high $2.09$101.57$3.17 $779.14
52-week low $0.39$74.21$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.

MultipleDEFTIAUMATH
P/E now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 33.6x 4.5xmedian 33.6x 33.4xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x —median 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x -3.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x —median 1.8x 0.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 —median 0.91 —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 monthsDEFTIAUMATH
Revenue $60.57M – –
Operating income $19.23M – –
Net income $23.57M $6.18B –
Free cash flow -$81.53M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.09 – –
Cash & equivalents $60.31M – $3.94M
Total debt – – $132.64M
Shares (diluted) 377.53M – 64.62M
Enterprise value -$240.21M $28.19B $17.23M

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
MetricDEFTIAUMATH
P/E 4.0x 4.5x 33.4x
P/FCF -1.8x – -3.2x
P/Operating cash flow -1.8x – –
P/S 2.5x – 1.3x
P/B 1.1x – 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.8x – -0.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x – –
EV/EBIT 3.7x – –
EV/Revenue 1.2x – –
EV/FCF -0.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEFTIAUMATH
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – -40.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEFTIAUMATH
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% – –
Return on equity 15.8% – –
Return on assets 3.9% – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 11.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 12.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEFTIAUMATH
Debt / assets – – 8.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 75.1% – 89.1%
Equity / assets 24.9% – 10.9%
Interest coverage 4.0x – –
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.29 – –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusDEFTIAUMATH
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY -123.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.25MFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY -61.8%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEFTIAUMATH
Held by institutions – 48.7% 0.9%
Institutions holding – 1,904 14
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.8% -55.7%
Institutions buying – 837 7
Institutions selling – 626 5
Buyers to sellers – 1.34 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.

DEFTIAUMATH
DEFT 1.00 0.20 0.14
IAU 0.20 1.00 -0.05
MATH 0.14 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEFT, IAU and MATH?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Defi Technologies (DEFT) $137.52M, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) $28.19B, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $42.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, DEFT, IAU and MATH?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 4.1x, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 4.6x, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 33.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) returned the most: Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.6%, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) -2.4%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -67.9%. Over five years, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) compounded fastest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) -29.8%/yr, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +17.1%/yr, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) has been the steadiest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.5%, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 28.6%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DEFT, IAU 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, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 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.