DEFT vs PFG vs GLDM Stock Comparison

Defi Technologies, Principal Financial and World Gold Trust 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
2 wins
GLDM World Gold Trust
$79.38 -6.5% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.26B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Principal Financial leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Principal Financial 3, World Gold Trust 2, Defi Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEFTPFGGLDMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $137.52M $24.21B $27.26B GLDM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.1x 15.5x 8.7x DEFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.7% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.3% 9.9% — DEFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.6% +38.3% -2.3% PFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.8%/yr +10.6%/yr +17.3%/yr GLDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.5% 22.3% 28.6% PFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 67/100 — PFG

Percentile Scorecard

DEFTPFGGLDM

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

AxisDEFTPFGGLDM
Valuation 63 #69 of 184 90 #20 of 184 91 #17 of 184
Growth – 60 #46 of 113 –
Profitability 49 #67 of 130 51 #64 of 130 –
Financial Health 50 #84 of 167 66 #57 of 167 –
Shareholder Returns 4 #73 of 76 67 #26 of 76 –
Overall 41 67 –
  • DEFT ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • PFG ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GLDM 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

PeriodDEFTPFGGLDMSPY
1 month -22.0%-4.0%-6.5% -0.8%
3 months -9.3%-1.0%-1.7% +3.5%
6 months -48.8%+10.4%-14.3% +7.0%
Year to date -48.3%+24.8%-7.0% +12.2%
1 year -80.6%+38.3%-2.3% +13.0%
3 years +333.3%+62.7%+99.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +63.1%+17.6%+25.9% +23.1%
5 years -83.0%+65.7%+122.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -29.8%+10.6%+17.3% +11.0%
10 years +406.5%+107.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.6%+7.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDEFTPFGGLDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.5%22.3%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.7%21.1%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.100.550.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.771.72-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-31.1%-26.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.3%-7.1%-25.7% -1.8%
52-week high $2.09$118.51$106.77 $779.14
52-week low $0.39$79.57$77.96 $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.

MultipleDEFTPFGGLDM
P/E now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 33.6x 15.3xmedian 33.6x 8.6xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 4.9x 1.5xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 13.2x 5.0xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 3.66median 0.91 —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 monthsDEFTPFGGLDM
Revenue $60.57M $15.69B –
Gross profit – $7.59B –
Operating income $19.23M $1.86B –
Net income $23.57M $1.61B $3.12B
Free cash flow -$81.53M $4.71B –
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $7.13 –
Cash & equivalents $60.31M $5.26B –
Total debt – $4.34B –
Shares (diluted) 377.53M 218.70M –
Enterprise value -$240.21M $375.66M -$75.81B

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
MetricDEFTPFGGLDM
P/E 4.0x 15.3x 8.6x
P/FCF -1.8x 5.0x –
P/Operating cash flow -1.8x 4.7x –
P/S 2.5x 1.5x –
P/B 1.1x 1.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x – –
EV/EBIT 3.7x 11.6x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.4x –
EV/FCF -0.9x 4.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x 4.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEFTPFGGLDM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 37.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 35.5% -11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% 129.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 41.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEFTPFGGLDM
Gross margin – 48.3% –
EBITDA margin 33.3% – –
Operating margin 31.8% 11.9% –
Pretax margin 8.4% 11.9% –
Net margin 55.3% 9.9% –
FCF margin -134.6% 30.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -134.6% 31.9% –
Return on equity 15.8% 13.4% 11.0%
Return on assets 3.9% 0.5% 10.9%
Return on invested capital – 9.9% –
Return on capital employed 11.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.5x 3.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 12.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEFTPFGGLDM
Debt / assets – 1.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 96.5% 0.2%
Equity / assets 24.9% 3.5% 99.8%
Interest coverage 4.0x – –
Current ratio 1.1x – –
Quick ratio 0.2x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score 0.29 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEFTPFGGLDM
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield -68.1% 3.9% –
Shareholder yield -68.1% 6.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% –

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.

ConsensusDEFTPFGGLDM
Forward P/E – 12.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $8.82FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -123.5%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +7.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.25MFY2026 $16.68BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -61.8%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% 0.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEFTPFGGLDM
Held by institutions – 78.8% 51.1%
Institutions holding – 949 909
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.3% +7.2%
Institutions buying – 502 513
Institutions selling – 267 262
Buyers to sellers – 1.88 1.96

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.

DEFTPFGGLDM
DEFT 1.00 0.21 0.20
PFG 0.21 1.00 0.14
GLDM 0.20 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEFT, PFG and GLDM?

World Gold Trust (GLDM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Defi Technologies (DEFT) $137.52M, Principal Financial (PFG) $24.21B, World Gold Trust (GLDM) $27.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, DEFT, PFG and GLDM?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 4.1x, Principal Financial (PFG) 15.5x, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is more profitable?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) has the highest net margin (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 55.3%, Principal Financial (PFG) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Principal Financial (PFG) returned the most: Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.6%, Principal Financial (PFG) +38.3%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) -2.3%. Over five years, World Gold Trust (GLDM) compounded fastest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) -29.8%/yr, Principal Financial (PFG) +10.6%/yr, World Gold Trust (GLDM) +17.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Defi Technologies (DEFT) 0.00%, Principal Financial (PFG) 0.03%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 0.00%. Defi Technologies (DEFT) and World Gold Trust (GLDM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Principal Financial (PFG) has been the steadiest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.5%, Principal Financial (PFG) 22.3%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DEFT, PFG and GLDM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Principal Financial (PFG) leads on 3. 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.