MATH vs ICG vs CRCL Stock Comparison

Metalpha Technology Holding, Intchains and Circle Internet Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ICG Intchains Group Ltd
$1.43 +62.5% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$81.62M
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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Div. yield
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Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionMATHICGCRCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.04M $81.62M $20.26B CRCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.4x — 44.9x MATH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 75.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +37.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 15.5% –
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% +1.4% -43.8% ICG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.5% 98.7% 95.2% MATH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 47/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

MATHICGCRCL

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

AxisMATHICGCRCL
Valuation 63 #37 of 97 – 49 #50 of 97
Growth – – 96 #4 of 68
Profitability – – 46 #37 of 67
Financial Health 28 #70 of 97 95 #6 of 101 27 #71 of 97
Shareholder Returns – – 15 #34 of 40
Overall – – 47
  • MATH ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • ICG ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATHICGCRCLSPY
1 month +3.1%+62.5%-10.3% -0.8%
3 months +22.0%+76.5%+21.6% +3.5%
6 months -1.0%+10.0%-16.4% +7.0%
Year to date -52.4%-20.1%+0.7% +12.2%
1 year -67.9%+1.4%-43.8% +13.0%
3 years -36.3%-82.5%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.0%-44.1%— +23.1%
5 years -33.3%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.8%—— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureMATHICGCRCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.5%98.7%95.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.6%94.7%91.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.872.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.800.01-0.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-95.4%-80.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.5%-34.1%-44.3% -1.8%
52-week high $3.17$2.17$143.29 $779.14
52-week low $0.75$0.63$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.

MultipleMATHICGCRCL
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 29.4x —median 42.1x 43.9xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x —median 7.1x 6.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x —median 27.5x 52.7xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 16.0x —median 37.2x 24.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 0.7xmedian 4.2x 5.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 —median 2.23 —median 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 monthsMATHICGCRCL
Revenue – – $2.91B
Gross profit – – $1.18B
Operating income – – $215.57M
Net income – – $451.26M
Free cash flow – – $761.52M
EPS (diluted) – – $1.68
Cash & equivalents $3.94M $45.20M $1.73B
Total debt $132.64M – –
Shares (diluted) 64.62M 60.46M 268.64M
Enterprise value $17.23M -$188.50M $14.14B

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
MetricMATHICGCRCL
P/E 33.4x – 43.9x
P/FCF -3.2x – 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 24.0x
P/S 1.3x – 6.4x
P/B 0.9x 0.7x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 0.7x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 52.7x
EV/EBIT – – 78.4x
EV/Revenue – – 5.8x
EV/FCF – – 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 21.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATHICGCRCL
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 37.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
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%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – – 152.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 48.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 52.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATHICGCRCL
Debt / assets 8.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 3.9% 95.5%
Equity / assets 10.9% 96.1% 4.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 16.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x 13.6x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 13.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 0.22

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusMATHICGCRCL
Forward P/E – – 75.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.24FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +46.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $32.87MFY2027 $3.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.2%FY2027 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATHICGCRCL
Held by institutions 0.9% – 52.3%
Institutions holding 14 – 562
Change in shares held, QoQ -55.7% – +11.4%
Institutions buying 7 – 380
Institutions selling 5 – 120
Buyers to sellers 1.40 – 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.

MATHICGCRCL
MATH 1.00 0.22 0.08
ICG 0.22 1.00 0.08
CRCL 0.08 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATH, ICG and CRCL?

Circle Internet (CRCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $42.04M, Intchains (ICG) $81.62M, Circle Internet (CRCL) $20.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATH, ICG and CRCL?

Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 33.4x, Circle Internet (CRCL) 44.9x). 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 Intchains (ICG) returned the most: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -67.9%, Intchains (ICG) +1.4%, Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) has been the steadiest (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.5%, Intchains (ICG) 98.7%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MATH, ICG 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, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) leads on 2. 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.