GLXY vs COIN vs NU Stock Comparison

Galaxy Digital, Coinbase Global and Nu Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLXY Galaxy Digital Inc.
$16.83 -27.0% 1M -51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.37B
Div. yield
0.00%
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
1 win
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc.
$145.45 -20.5% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$39.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.63B
Div. yield
–
Blockchain Infrastructure Technology
1 win
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$11.61 -13.6% 1M -28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$57.95B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 6, Galaxy Digital 1, Coinbase Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLXYCOINNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.67B $39.96B $57.95B NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.8x -57.6x 16.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% -26.6% +50.5% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.2% -12.3% 18.7% NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.7% 0.8% 18.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.4x -5.0x -2.0x GLXY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.7% -56.0% -28.0% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -15.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.6% 71.8% 46.4% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 60/100 39/100 COIN

Percentile Scorecard

GLXYCOINNU

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

AxisGLXYCOINNU
Valuation 34 #68 of 103 53 #47 of 99 11 #322 of 360
Growth 9 #64 of 70 53 #45 of 94 78 #76 of 344
Profitability 22 #58 of 74 53 #43 of 90 28 #248 of 345
Financial Health 47 #53 of 99 72 #30 of 105 71 #99 of 339
Shareholder Returns 10 #37 of 41 71 #19 of 62 9 #319 of 352
Overall 24 60 39
  • GLXY ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • COIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLXYCOINNUSPY
1 month -27.0%-20.5%-13.6% -2.0%
3 months -24.0%-3.5%-19.0% -2.2%
6 months -44.5%-26.4%-18.5% +4.2%
Year to date -24.7%-35.7%-30.6% +10.6%
1 year -51.7%-56.0%-28.0% +10.4%
3 years —+69.5%+36.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year —+19.3%+11.0% +20.2%
5 years —-57.8%— +61.6%
5 years, per year —-15.8%— +10.1%

Risk

MeasureGLXYCOINNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.6%71.8%46.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.2%68.1%51.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.232.901.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-0.78-0.60 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.0%-90.9%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.7%-56.0%-38.1% -3.2%
52-week high $34.88$330.42$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $14.59$137.83$11.57 $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.

MultipleGLXYCOINNU
P/E now vs peer median -32.6xmedian 29.4x -55.3xmedian 19.2x 15.6xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.0x 6.8xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -31.6xmedian 13.1x 85.1xmedian 13.4x 10.4xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 14.8x 27.3xmedian 16.3x -41.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.55 -6.82median 0.89 0.03median 1.33

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 monthsGLXYCOINNU
Revenue $57.37B $5.63B $19.34B
Gross profit – – $7.97B
Operating income – $200.51M $4.39B
Net income -$278.24M -$701.62M $3.61B
Free cash flow -$1.89B $1.41B -$1.36B
R&D – $1.94B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.52 $-2.41 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $895.74M $8.60B $13.55B
Total debt $3.55B $6.70B $4.68B
Shares (diluted) 192.87M 287.98M 4.91B
Enterprise value -$4.37B $318.30M $1.93B

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
MetricGLXYCOINNU
P/E -32.6x -55.3x 15.6x
P/FCF -3.5x 27.3x -41.2x
P/Operating cash flow -18.4x 27.3x -40.6x
P/S 0.1x 6.8x 2.9x
P/B 2.4x 2.8x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.3x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA -31.6x 85.1x 10.4x
EV/EBIT -28.5x 181.5x 10.7x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 6.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF -4.5x 25.8x -34.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -24.0x 25.8x -34.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -6.82 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLXYCOINNU
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% -26.6% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 26.5% 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -90.9% 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 30.9% 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -54.1% -121.8% 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -198.9% -121.8% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -268.1% -57.5% -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 97.6% -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -261.5% -57.5% -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 96.4% -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLXYCOINNU
Gross margin – – 41.2%
EBITDA margin -0.5% 7.6% 23.4%
Operating margin – 3.6% 22.7%
Pretax margin -0.7% -16.4% 22.7%
Net margin -0.2% -12.3% 18.7%
FCF margin -3.3% 25.0% -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin -0.6% 25.0% -7.1%
Return on equity -10.1% -5.2% 24.5%
Return on assets -2.7% -2.6% 4.0%
Return on invested capital -3.7% 0.8% 18.1%
Return on capital employed -5.4% 1.0% –
Asset turnover 5.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -2.0x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 16.9% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLXYCOINNU
Debt / assets 32.7% 24.5% 5.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -7.4x -5.0x -2.0x
Debt / FCF -1.9x 4.8x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 49.1% 84.0%
Equity / assets 25.1% 50.9% 16.0%
Interest coverage -4.1x 2.3x 1.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.4x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.2x –
Altman Z-score 5.98 2.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLXYCOINNU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.9% 5.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -5.9% 5.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -3.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -0.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -80.9% – –
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.

ConsensusGLXYCOINNU
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.47FY2026 $-2.52FY2026 $-2.06FY2023
EPS growth, next FY – -156.6%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.34BFY2026 $5.52BFY2026 $42.10BFY2029
Revenue growth, next FY -37.5%FY2026 -23.1%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +17.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLXYCOINNU
Held by institutions 74.8% 55.2% 59.8%
Institutions holding 350 1,121 858
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +2.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 209 471 445
Institutions selling 93 453 305
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.04 1.46

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.

GLXYCOINNU
GLXY 1.00 0.64 0.28
COIN 0.64 1.00 0.33
NU 0.28 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLXY, COIN and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Galaxy Digital (GLXY) $2.67B, Coinbase Global (COIN) $39.96B, Nu Holdings (NU) $57.95B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nu Holdings (NU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Galaxy Digital (GLXY) +24.7%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -26.6%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nu Holdings (NU) has the highest net margin (Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -0.2%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -12.3%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -3.7%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 0.8%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nu Holdings (NU) returned the most: Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -51.7%, Coinbase Global (COIN) -56.0%, Nu Holdings (NU) -28.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 0.00%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 0.00%, Nu Holdings (NU) 0.00%. Coinbase Global (COIN) and Nu Holdings (NU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nu Holdings (NU) has been the steadiest (Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 95.6%, Coinbase Global (COIN) 71.8%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLXY, COIN 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 6. 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.