MATH vs CRCL vs HOOD Stock Comparison

Metalpha Technology Holding, Circle Internet and Robinhood Markets Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$92.84 -22.2% 1M -33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$85.14B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Robinhood Markets leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Robinhood Markets 8, Metalpha Technology Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATHCRCLHOODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.04M $20.26B $85.14B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.4x 44.9x 41.1x MATH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 75.3x 44.6x HOOD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +37.2% +38.3% HOOD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.5% 42.0% HOOD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.9% -43.8% -33.6% HOOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr — +21.3%/yr HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.5% 95.2% 71.1% HOOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 47/100 52/100 HOOD

Percentile Scorecard

MATHCRCLHOOD

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

AxisMATHCRCLHOOD
Valuation 63 #37 of 97 49 #50 of 97 38 #61 of 97
Growth – 96 #4 of 68 43 #39 of 68
Profitability – 46 #37 of 67 76 #17 of 67
Financial Health 28 #70 of 97 27 #71 of 97 65 #35 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 15 #34 of 40 39 #25 of 40
Overall – 47 52
  • MATH ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • HOOD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATHCRCLHOODSPY
1 month +3.1%-10.3%-22.2% -0.8%
3 months +22.0%+21.6%-2.9% +3.5%
6 months -1.0%-16.4%+10.6% +7.0%
Year to date -52.4%+0.7%-17.9% +12.2%
1 year -67.9%-43.8%-33.6% +13.0%
3 years -36.3%—+943.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.0%—+118.6% +23.1%
5 years -33.3%—+162.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.8%—+21.3% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureMATHCRCLHOODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.5%95.2%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.6%91.6%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.732.813.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.46-0.47 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-80.9%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.5%-44.3%-36.9% -1.8%
52-week high $3.17$143.29$147.08 $779.14
52-week low $0.75$50.23$65.16 $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.

MultipleMATHCRCLHOOD
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 29.4x 43.9xmedian 29.4x 40.3xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 16.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x 52.7xmedian 13.7x 24.5xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 16.0x 24.5xmedian 16.0x 381.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 5.3xmedian 2.3x 8.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 —median 0.52 0.62median 0.52

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 monthsMATHCRCLHOOD
Revenue – $2.91B $4.93B
Gross profit – $1.18B –
Operating income – $215.57M –
Net income – $451.26M $2.07B
Free cash flow – $761.52M $219.00M
R&D – – $966.00M
EPS (diluted) – $1.68 $2.27
Cash & equivalents $3.94M $1.73B $5.36B
Total debt $132.64M – –
Shares (diluted) 64.62M 268.64M 912.00M
Enterprise value $17.23M $14.14B $66.17B

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
MetricMATHCRCLHOOD
P/E 33.4x 43.9x 40.3x
P/FCF -3.2x 24.5x 381.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.0x 340.7x
P/S 1.3x 6.4x 16.9x
P/B 0.9x 5.3x 8.7x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 6.1x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA – 52.7x 24.5x
EV/EBIT – 78.4x 25.2x
EV/Revenue – 5.8x 15.8x
EV/FCF – 22.2x 356.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.8x 318.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATHCRCLHOOD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 37.2% 38.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 43.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 47.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 228.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 231.5% 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 65.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 152.6% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 65.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 48.5% -94.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -40.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 52.0% -95.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -42.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATHCRCLHOOD
Gross margin – 40.5% –
EBITDA margin – 11.0% 64.6%
Operating margin – 7.4% –
Pretax margin – 13.8% 49.0%
Net margin – 15.5% 42.0%
FCF margin – 26.2% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.7% 5.0%
Return on equity – 13.0% 21.6%
Return on assets – 0.6% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.2% –
Return on capital employed – 4.1% 48.1%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.7% 7.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATHCRCLHOOD
Debt / assets 8.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 95.5% 83.1%
Equity / assets 10.9% 4.5% 16.9%
Interest coverage – – 4.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.22 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATHCRCLHOOD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -2.9% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -2.9% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusMATHCRCLHOOD
Forward P/E – 75.3xFY2026 44.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.06FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +46.2% +53.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.23BFY2026 $5.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.3%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +24.6% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATHCRCLHOOD
Held by institutions 0.9% 52.3% 68.1%
Institutions holding 14 562 1,388
Change in shares held, QoQ -55.7% +11.4% +9.9%
Institutions buying 7 380 843
Institutions selling 5 120 403
Buyers to sellers 1.40 3.17 2.09

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.

MATHCRCLHOOD
MATH 1.00 0.08 0.16
CRCL 0.08 1.00 0.59
HOOD 0.16 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATH, CRCL and HOOD?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $42.04M, Circle Internet (CRCL) $20.26B, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $85.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATH, CRCL and HOOD?

Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 33.4x, Circle Internet (CRCL) 44.9x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 41.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is cheapest (Circle Internet (CRCL) 75.3x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 44.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +38.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 42.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Robinhood Markets (HOOD) returned the most: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -67.9%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.8%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -33.6%. Over five years, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) compounded fastest (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -7.8%/yr, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +21.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has been the steadiest (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.5%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MATH, CRCL and HOOD?

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