EMPD vs HSDT vs CRCL Stock Comparison

Empery Digital, Solana and Circle Internet Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.86 -1.0% 1M -60.0% 1Y
Market cap
$81.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
1 win
HSDT Solana Co
$2.23 -24.1% 1M -68.1% 1Y
Market cap
$180.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.07M
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Circle Internet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Circle Internet 5, Solana 2, Empery Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMPDHSDTCRCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.66M $180.65M $20.01B CRCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x -1.1x 44.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 77.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -105.9% +3,992.2% +37.2% HSDT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -1,302.8% 15.5% CRCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -140.8% — 6.2% CRCL
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 -60.0% -68.1% -43.1% CRCL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -95.6%/yr -91.6%/yr — HSDT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.3% 98.2% 95.1% EMPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 35/100 45/100 CRCL

Percentile Scorecard

EMPDHSDTCRCL

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

AxisEMPDHSDTCRCL
Valuation 13 #84 of 96 3 #93 of 96 44 #54 of 96
Growth 19 #54 of 66 39 #41 of 66 95 #4 of 66
Profitability 2 #63 of 64 8 #59 of 64 44 #36 of 64
Financial Health 40 #56 of 93 90 #10 of 93 27 #68 of 93
Shareholder Returns – – 14 #33 of 38
Overall 18 35 45
  • EMPD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • HSDT ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • CRCL ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMPDHSDTCRCLSPY
1 month -1.0%-24.1%-8.3% -0.2%
3 months -5.3%+32.0%+26.9% +3.9%
6 months -39.9%+7.2%-13.5% +8.2%
Year to date -37.4%-22.8%+2.9% +12.9%
1 year -60.0%-68.1%-43.1% +12.3%
3 years -100.0%-100.0%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -98.0%-92.5%— +23.3%
5 years -100.0%-100.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -95.6%-91.6%— +10.9%
10 years —-100.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-78.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMPDHSDTCRCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.3%98.2%95.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.5%97.2%91.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.773.072.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.69-0.45 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-100.0%-80.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.0%-68.1%-43.1% -1.2%
52-week high $7.15$7.00$143.29 $779.14
52-week low $2.52$1.27$50.23 $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.

MultipleEMPDHSDTCRCL
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 28.3x -1.1xmedian 28.3x 44.9xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median -507.9xmedian 2.9x 14.7xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x 54.0xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 16.0x -6.6xmedian 16.0x 25.0xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.54 -0.01median 0.54 —median 0.54

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 monthsEMPDHSDTCRCL
Revenue -$158.29K $12.07M $2.91B
Gross profit -$173.85K $11.53M $1.18B
Operating income -$272.48M -$368.80M $215.57M
Net income -$272.13M -$157.27M $451.26M
Free cash flow -$21.04M -$26.94M $761.52M
R&D $84.38K – –
EPS (diluted) $-9.70 $-1.97 $1.68
Cash & equivalents $3.69M $3.65M $1.73B
Total debt $199.71M – –
Shares (diluted) 28.06M 79.76M 268.64M
Enterprise value $38.01M $41.22M $13.88B

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
MetricEMPDHSDTCRCL
P/E -0.3x -1.1x 44.9x
P/FCF -3.8x -6.6x 25.0x
P/Operating cash flow -3.8x -6.6x 24.5x
P/S -507.9x 14.7x 6.6x
P/B 0.7x 1.1x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -35.8x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x – 54.0x
EV/EBIT -0.5x -0.5x 80.4x
EV/Revenue -831.8x 14.4x 6.0x
EV/FCF -6.3x -6.5x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.3x -6.5x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -0.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMPDHSDTCRCL
Revenue growth (1Y) -105.9% 3,992% 37.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -27.2% 142.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 98.5% 4,485% 47.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.2% 242.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,168% -2,435% 228.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -124.9% -193.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -979.2% -638.9% 231.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.8% -150.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 80.2% 98.9% 152.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 98.4% 80.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% -135.5% 48.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -31.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.2% -135.5% 52.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -31.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMPDHSDTCRCL
Gross margin – 95.5% 40.5%
EBITDA margin – – 11.0%
Operating margin – -3,055% 7.4%
Pretax margin – -1,303% 13.8%
Net margin – -1,303% 15.5%
FCF margin – -223.2% 26.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13,276% -223.2% 26.7%
Return on equity -193.7% -86.5% 13.0%
Return on assets -136.2% -83.5% 0.6%
Return on invested capital -140.8% – 6.2%
Return on capital employed -145.0% -198.0% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue -11,701% 69.3% 7.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMPDHSDTCRCL
Debt / assets 30.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – –
Debt / FCF -2.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 5.9% 95.5%
Equity / assets 63.2% 94.1% 4.5%
Interest coverage -52.3x – –
Current ratio 0.5x 13.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.7x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -7.79 0.86 0.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMPDHSDTCRCL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 182.2% -251.9% -2.8%
Shareholder yield 182.2% -251.9% -2.8%
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.

ConsensusEMPDHSDTCRCL
Forward P/E – – 77.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.45FY2026 $-1.58FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +46.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $488.61KFY2026 $12.92MFY2026 $3.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.1%FY2026 +114.6%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.1% +12.2% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMPDHSDTCRCL
Held by institutions 60.9% – 52.3%
Institutions holding 37 – 562
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.2% – +11.4%
Institutions buying 12 – 380
Institutions selling 16 – 120
Buyers to sellers 0.75 – 3.17

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.

EMPDHSDTCRCL
EMPD 1.00 0.54 0.49
HSDT 0.54 1.00 0.50
CRCL 0.49 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMPD, HSDT and CRCL?

Circle Internet (CRCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empery Digital (EMPD) $81.66M, Solana (HSDT) $180.65M, Circle Internet (CRCL) $20.01B.

Which company is growing faster?

Solana (HSDT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%, Solana (HSDT) +3,992.2%, Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Circle Internet (CRCL) has the highest net margin (Solana (HSDT) -1,302.8%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%). On return on invested capital, Circle Internet (CRCL) leads (Empery Digital (EMPD) -140.8%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Circle Internet (CRCL) returned the most: Empery Digital (EMPD) -60.0%, Solana (HSDT) -68.1%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.1%. Over five years, Solana (HSDT) compounded fastest (Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.6%/yr, Solana (HSDT) -91.6%/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%, Solana (HSDT) 98.2%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMPD, HSDT and CRCL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Circle Internet (CRCL) leads on 5. 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.