MATH vs DEFT vs EMPD Stock Comparison

Metalpha Technology Holding, Defi Technologies and Empery Digital Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DEFT Defi Technologies, Inc.
$0.39 -22.0% 1M -80.6% 1Y
Market cap
$137.73M
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.57M
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.73 -5.5% 1M -59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$80.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Defi Technologies leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Defi Technologies 3, Empery Digital 2, Metalpha Technology Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATHDEFTEMPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.90M $137.73M $80.82M DEFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.4x 4.1x -0.3x DEFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -105.9% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 55.3% — –
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 -67.9% -80.6% -59.9% EMPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr -29.8%/yr -95.7%/yr MATH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.5% 104.5% 78.3% EMPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 41/100 20/100 DEFT

Percentile Scorecard

MATHDEFTEMPD

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

AxisMATHDEFTEMPD
Valuation 63 #37 of 97 63 #69 of 184 13 #85 of 97
Growth – – 22 #53 of 68
Profitability – 49 #67 of 130 2 #66 of 67
Financial Health 28 #70 of 97 50 #84 of 167 43 #56 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 4 #73 of 76 –
Overall – 41 20
  • MATH ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • DEFT ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • EMPD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATHDEFTEMPDSPY
1 month +3.1%-22.0%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months +22.0%-9.3%-14.4% +3.5%
6 months -1.0%-48.8%-43.6% +7.0%
Year to date -52.4%-48.3%-40.3% +12.2%
1 year -67.9%-80.6%-59.9% +13.0%
3 years -36.3%+333.3%-100.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.0%+63.1%-98.0% +23.1%
5 years -33.3%-83.0%-100.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.8%-29.8%-95.7% +11.0%
10 years —+406.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+17.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMATHDEFTEMPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.5%104.5%78.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.6%103.7%87.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.734.102.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.77-0.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-98.4%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.5%-81.3%-61.8% -1.8%
52-week high $3.17$2.09$7.15 $779.14
52-week low $0.75$0.39$2.52 $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.

MultipleMATHDEFTEMPD
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 29.4x 4.0xmedian 33.6x -0.3xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x 2.5xmedian 4.9x -484.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x 3.5xmedian 11.5x -0.5xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 16.0x -1.8xmedian 13.2x -3.6xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 —median 0.91 0.00median 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 monthsMATHDEFTEMPD
Revenue – $60.57M -$158.29K
Gross profit – – -$173.85K
Operating income – $19.23M -$272.48M
Net income – $23.57M -$272.13M
Free cash flow – -$81.53M -$21.04M
R&D – – $84.38K
EPS (diluted) – $0.09 $-9.70
Cash & equivalents $3.94M $60.31M $3.69M
Total debt $132.64M – $199.71M
Shares (diluted) 64.62M 377.53M 28.06M
Enterprise value $18.09M -$240.01M $37.17M

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
MetricMATHDEFTEMPD
P/E 33.4x 4.0x -0.3x
P/FCF -3.2x -1.8x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -1.8x -3.7x
P/S 1.3x 2.5x -484.8x
P/B 0.9x 1.1x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 3.5x -0.5x
EV/EBIT – 3.7x -0.5x
EV/Revenue – 1.2x -808.7x
EV/FCF – -0.9x -6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – -0.9x -6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATHDEFTEMPD
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -105.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 98.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 60.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -1,168%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -124.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -979.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -80.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -2.0% 80.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 98.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -37.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATHDEFTEMPD
Debt / assets 8.0% – 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – – -2.6x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 75.1% 36.8%
Equity / assets 10.9% 24.9% 63.2%
Interest coverage – 4.0x -52.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.29 -7.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATHDEFTEMPD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -68.1% 190.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -68.1% 190.9%
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.

ConsensusMATHDEFTEMPD
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.04FY2026 $-0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -123.5%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $38.25MFY2026 $488.61KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -61.8%FY2026 -51.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.0% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATHDEFTEMPD
Held by institutions 0.9% – 60.9%
Institutions holding 14 – 37
Change in shares held, QoQ -55.7% – -7.2%
Institutions buying 7 – 12
Institutions selling 5 – 16
Buyers to sellers 1.40 – 0.75

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.

MATHDEFTEMPD
MATH 1.00 0.14 0.06
DEFT 0.14 1.00 0.43
EMPD 0.06 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATH, DEFT and EMPD?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $42.90M, Defi Technologies (DEFT) $137.73M, Empery Digital (EMPD) $80.82M.

Which stock is cheaper, MATH, DEFT and EMPD?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 33.4x, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 4.1x, Empery Digital (EMPD) -0.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Empery Digital (EMPD) returned the most: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -67.9%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.6%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -59.9%. Over five years, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) compounded fastest (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -7.8%/yr, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -29.8%/yr, Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Empery Digital (EMPD) has been the steadiest (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.5%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.5%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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