EMPD vs DEFT vs BKKT Stock Comparison

Empery Digital, Defi Technologies and Bakkt Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.73 -5.5% 1M -59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.69M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
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
BKKT Bakkt, Inc.
$4.79 -43.6% 1M -83.4% 1Y
Market cap
$210.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionEMPDDEFTBKKTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.69M $137.52M $210.23M BKKT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 4.1x -6.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 2.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -105.9% — -70.1% BKKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 55.3% -2.8% DEFT
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 -59.9% -80.6% -83.4% EMPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -95.7%/yr -29.8%/yr -63.5%/yr DEFT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.3% 104.5% 108.0% EMPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 41/100 48/100 BKKT

Percentile Scorecard

EMPDDEFTBKKT

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

AxisEMPDDEFTBKKT
Valuation 13 #85 of 97 63 #69 of 184 42 #58 of 99
Growth 22 #53 of 68 – 65 #34 of 94
Profitability 2 #66 of 67 49 #67 of 130 42 #53 of 90
Financial Health 43 #56 of 97 50 #84 of 167 90 #11 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 4 #73 of 76 3 #59 of 61
Overall 20 41 48
  • EMPD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • DEFT ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BKKT ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMPDDEFTBKKTSPY
1 month -5.5%-22.0%-43.6% -0.8%
3 months -14.4%-9.3%-36.5% +3.5%
6 months -43.6%-48.8%-46.8% +7.0%
Year to date -40.3%-48.3%-52.3% +12.2%
1 year -59.9%-80.6%-83.4% +13.0%
3 years -100.0%+333.3%-79.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -98.0%+63.1%-41.2% +23.1%
5 years -100.0%-83.0%-99.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -95.7%-29.8%-63.5% +11.0%
10 years —+406.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+17.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMPDDEFTBKKTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.3%104.5%108.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.5%103.7%105.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.764.104.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.77-0.77 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-98.4%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.8%-81.3%-83.5% -1.8%
52-week high $7.15$2.09$29.06 $779.14
52-week low $2.52$0.39$4.79 $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.

MultipleEMPDDEFTBKKT
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 29.4x 4.0xmedian 33.6x -6.4xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median -484.8xmedian 2.9x 2.5xmedian 4.9x 0.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 13.7x 3.5xmedian 11.5x -1.1xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 16.0x -1.8xmedian 13.2x -2.6xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.52 —median 0.91 -0.13median 1.05

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 monthsEMPDDEFTBKKT
Revenue -$158.29K $60.57M $1.12B
Gross profit -$173.85K – $14.54M
Operating income -$272.48M $19.23M -$152.82M
Net income -$272.13M $23.57M -$49.13M
Free cash flow -$21.04M -$81.53M -$84.38M
R&D $84.38K – –
EPS (diluted) $-9.70 $0.09 $-0.74
Cash & equivalents $3.69M $60.31M $49.98M
Total debt $199.71M – –
Shares (diluted) 28.06M 377.53M 41.69M
Enterprise value $36.05M -$240.21M -$10.90M

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
MetricEMPDDEFTBKKT
P/E -0.3x 4.0x -6.4x
P/FCF -3.6x -1.8x -2.6x
P/Operating cash flow -3.7x -1.8x -2.6x
P/S -484.8x 2.5x 0.2x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 3.5x -1.1x
EV/EBIT -0.5x 3.7x -1.1x
EV/Revenue -808.7x 1.2x 0.1x
EV/FCF -6.1x -0.9x -2.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x -0.9x -2.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 – -0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMPDDEFTBKKT
Revenue growth (1Y) -105.9% – -70.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -27.2% – 42.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 98.5% – -57.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.2% – -35.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,168% – -129.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -124.9% – 55.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -979.2% – 18.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.8% – 69.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.2% -2.0% 82.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 98.4% – 49.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% – 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.2% – 6.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMPDDEFTBKKT
Gross margin – – 1.3%
EBITDA margin – 33.3% -13.6%
Operating margin – 31.8% -13.7%
Pretax margin – 8.4% -1.8%
Net margin – 55.3% -2.8%
FCF margin – -134.6% -7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13,276% -134.6% -7.6%
Return on equity -193.7% 15.8% -18.7%
Return on assets -136.2% 3.9% -15.9%
Return on invested capital -140.8% – –
Return on capital employed -145.0% 11.1% -55.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 3.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x -3.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue -11,701% 12.6% 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMPDDEFTBKKT
Debt / assets 30.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – –
Debt / FCF -2.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 75.1% 12.2%
Equity / assets 63.2% 24.9% 87.8%
Interest coverage -52.3x 4.0x –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.1x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score -7.82 0.29 1.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMPDDEFTBKKT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 190.9% -68.1% -60.9%
Shareholder yield 190.9% -68.1% -60.9%
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.

ConsensusEMPDDEFTBKKT
Forward P/E – – 2.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.45FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $2.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -123.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – – -101.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $488.61KFY2026 $38.25MFY2026 $1.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.1%FY2026 -61.8%FY2026 -39.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.1% +14.0% +198.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMPDDEFTBKKT
Held by institutions 60.9% – 30.1%
Institutions holding 37 – 98
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.2% – +34.3%
Institutions buying 12 – 65
Institutions selling 16 – 23
Buyers to sellers 0.75 – 2.83

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.

EMPDDEFTBKKT
EMPD 1.00 0.43 0.51
DEFT 0.43 1.00 0.48
BKKT 0.51 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMPD, DEFT and BKKT?

Bakkt (BKKT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empery Digital (EMPD) $79.69M, Defi Technologies (DEFT) $137.52M, Bakkt (BKKT) $210.23M.

Which company is growing faster?

Bakkt (BKKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%, Bakkt (BKKT) -70.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) has the highest net margin (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 55.3%, Bakkt (BKKT) -2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Empery Digital (EMPD) returned the most: Empery Digital (EMPD) -59.9%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.6%, Bakkt (BKKT) -83.4%. Over five years, Defi Technologies (DEFT) compounded fastest (Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.7%/yr, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -29.8%/yr, Bakkt (BKKT) -63.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Empery Digital (EMPD) has been the steadiest (Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.5%, Bakkt (BKKT) 108.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bakkt (BKKT) 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.