EMPD vs CRCL vs NU Stock Comparison

Empery Digital, Circle Internet and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.73 -5.5% 1M -59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$80.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
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NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.59 -7.3% 1M -20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.44B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
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8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 8, Circle Internet 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMPDCRCLNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.82M $20.13B $60.44B NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 44.6x 16.8x NU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 75.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -105.9% +37.2% +50.5% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.5% 18.7% NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -140.8% 6.2% 18.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — -2.0x NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.9% -43.8% -20.5% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -95.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.3% 95.2% 46.2% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 47/100 42/100 CRCL

Percentile Scorecard

EMPDCRCLNU

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

AxisEMPDCRCLNU
Valuation 13 #85 of 97 49 #50 of 97 10 #327 of 362
Growth 22 #53 of 68 96 #4 of 68 81 #42 of 221
Profitability 2 #66 of 67 46 #37 of 67 35 #131 of 200
Financial Health 43 #56 of 97 27 #71 of 97 72 #57 of 203
Shareholder Returns – 15 #34 of 40 11 #305 of 342
Overall 20 47 42
  • EMPD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMPDCRCLNUSPY
1 month -5.5%-10.3%-7.3% -0.8%
3 months -14.4%+21.6%-13.4% +3.5%
6 months -43.6%-16.4%-14.0% +7.0%
Year to date -40.3%+0.7%-24.8% +12.2%
1 year -59.9%-43.8%-20.5% +13.0%
3 years -100.0%—+57.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -98.0%—+16.3% +23.1%
5 years -100.0%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year -95.7%—— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureEMPDCRCLNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.3%95.2%46.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.5%91.6%51.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.762.811.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.46-0.44 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-80.9%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.8%-44.3%-32.9% -1.8%
52-week high $7.15$143.29$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $2.52$50.23$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.

MultipleEMPDCRCLNU
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 29.4x 43.9xmedian 29.4x 16.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median -484.8xmedian 2.9x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 13.7x 52.7xmedian 13.7x 11.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 16.0x 24.5xmedian 16.0x -44.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 5.3xmedian 2.3x 4.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.52 —median 0.52 0.03median 1.36

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 monthsEMPDCRCLNU
Revenue -$158.29K $2.91B $19.34B
Gross profit -$173.85K $1.18B $7.97B
Operating income -$272.48M $215.57M $4.39B
Net income -$272.13M $451.26M $3.61B
Free cash flow -$21.04M $761.52M -$1.36B
R&D $84.38K – –
EPS (diluted) $-9.70 $1.68 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $3.69M $1.73B $13.55B
Total debt $199.71M – $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 28.06M 268.64M 4.91B
Enterprise value $37.17M $14.00B $4.42B

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
MetricEMPDCRCLNU
P/E -0.3x 43.9x 16.9x
P/FCF -3.6x 24.5x -44.7x
P/Operating cash flow -3.7x 24.0x -44.0x
P/S -484.8x 6.4x 3.1x
P/B 0.7x 5.3x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 6.1x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 52.7x 11.5x
EV/EBIT -0.5x 78.4x 11.8x
EV/Revenue -808.7x 5.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF -6.1x 22.2x -38.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x 21.8x -37.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMPDCRCLNU
Revenue growth (1Y) -105.9% 37.2% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -27.2% – 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 98.5% 47.0% 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.2% – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,168% 228.3% 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -124.9% – 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -979.2% 231.5% 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.8% – 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.2% 152.6% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 98.4% – 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% 48.5% -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.2% 52.0% -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMPDCRCLNU
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 13,276% 26.7% -7.1%
Return on equity -193.7% 13.0% 24.5%
Return on assets -136.2% 0.6% 4.0%
Return on invested capital -140.8% 6.2% 18.1%
Return on capital employed -145.0% 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.7x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue -11,701% 7.7% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMPDCRCLNU
Debt / assets 30.6% – 5.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – -2.0x
Debt / FCF -2.6x – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 95.5% 84.0%
Equity / assets 63.2% 4.5% 16.0%
Interest coverage -52.3x – 1.2x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.0x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score -7.82 0.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMPDCRCLNU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 190.9% -2.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 190.9% -2.9% 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.

ConsensusEMPDCRCLNU
Forward P/E – 75.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.45FY2026 $1.06FY2026 $-2.06FY2023
EPS growth, the year after – +46.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $488.61KFY2026 $3.23BFY2026 $42.10BFY2029
Revenue growth, next FY -51.1%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029
Revenue growth, the year after -13.1% +24.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMPDCRCLNU
Held by institutions 60.9% 52.3% 59.8%
Institutions holding 37 562 854
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.2% +11.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 12 380 442
Institutions selling 16 120 305
Buyers to sellers 0.75 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.

EMPDCRCLNU
EMPD 1.00 0.49 0.21
CRCL 0.49 1.00 0.23
NU 0.21 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMPD, CRCL and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empery Digital (EMPD) $80.82M, Circle Internet (CRCL) $20.13B, Nu Holdings (NU) $60.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMPD, CRCL and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Empery Digital (EMPD) -0.3x, Circle Internet (CRCL) 44.6x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x). 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: Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%, 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 (Empery Digital (EMPD) -140.8%, 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: Empery Digital (EMPD) -59.9%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.8%, Nu Holdings (NU) -20.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Holdings (NU) has been the steadiest (Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMPD, CRCL 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 8. 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.