MATH vs NU vs HOOD Stock Comparison

Metalpha Technology Holding, Nu Holdings and Robinhood Markets Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.59 -7.3% 1M -20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.19B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$92.84 -22.2% 1M -33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$86.58B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 5, Robinhood Markets 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATHNUHOODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.76M $60.19B $86.58B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.4x 16.7x 41.8x NU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.0x 44.9x NU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +50.5% +38.3% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 18.7% 42.0% HOOD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.9% -20.5% -33.6% NU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr — +21.3%/yr HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.5% 46.2% 71.1% NU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 42/100 52/100 HOOD

Percentile Scorecard

MATHNUHOOD

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

AxisMATHNUHOOD
Valuation 63 #37 of 97 10 #327 of 362 38 #61 of 97
Growth – 81 #42 of 221 43 #39 of 68
Profitability – 35 #131 of 200 76 #17 of 67
Financial Health 28 #70 of 97 72 #57 of 203 65 #35 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 11 #305 of 342 39 #25 of 40
Overall – 42 52
  • MATH ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • 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

PeriodMATHNUHOODSPY
1 month +3.1%-7.3%-22.2% -0.8%
3 months +22.0%-13.4%-2.9% +3.5%
6 months -1.0%-14.0%+10.6% +7.0%
Year to date -52.4%-24.8%-17.9% +12.2%
1 year -67.9%-20.5%-33.6% +13.0%
3 years -36.3%+57.2%+943.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.0%+16.3%+118.6% +23.1%
5 years -33.3%—+162.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.8%—+21.3% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureMATHNUHOODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.5%46.2%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.6%51.3%69.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.473.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.44-0.47 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-72.1%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.5%-32.9%-36.9% -1.8%
52-week high $3.17$18.76$147.08 $779.14
52-week low $0.75$11.60$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.

MultipleMATHNUHOOD
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 29.4x 16.9xmedian 12.1x 40.3xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 16.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x 11.5xmedian 5.0x 24.5xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 16.0x -44.7xmedian 11.0x 381.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 4.6xmedian 1.2x 8.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 0.03median 1.36 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 monthsMATHNUHOOD
Revenue – $19.34B $4.93B
Gross profit – $7.97B –
Operating income – $4.39B –
Net income – $3.61B $2.07B
Free cash flow – -$1.36B $219.00M
R&D – – $966.00M
EPS (diluted) – $0.74 $2.27
Cash & equivalents $3.94M $13.55B $5.36B
Total debt $132.64M $14.55B –
Shares (diluted) 64.62M 4.91B 912.00M
Enterprise value $18.95M $4.18B $67.62B

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
MetricMATHNUHOOD
P/E 33.4x 16.9x 40.3x
P/FCF -3.2x -44.7x 381.1x
P/Operating cash flow – -44.0x 340.7x
P/S 1.3x 3.1x 16.9x
P/B 0.9x 4.6x 8.7x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 4.9x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA – 11.5x 24.5x
EV/EBIT – 11.8x 25.2x
EV/Revenue – 2.7x 15.8x
EV/FCF – -38.0x 356.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -37.5x 318.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.03 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATHNUHOOD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 50.5% 38.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 45.8% 43.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 42.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 48.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 38.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 132.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 56.9% 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 260.8% 65.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 56.2% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 603.5% 65.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -135.1% -94.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -39.0% -40.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -134.5% -95.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -38.6% -42.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATHNUHOOD
Gross margin – 41.2% –
EBITDA margin – 23.4% 64.6%
Operating margin – 22.7% –
Pretax margin – 22.7% 49.0%
Net margin – 18.7% 42.0%
FCF margin – -7.0% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin – -7.1% 5.0%
Return on equity – 24.5% 21.6%
Return on assets – 4.0% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – 18.1% –
Return on capital employed – – 48.1%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.4x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% 7.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATHNUHOOD
Debt / assets 8.0% 5.7% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.0x –
Debt / FCF – -3.4x –
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 84.0% 83.1%
Equity / assets 10.9% 16.0% 16.9%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 4.6x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.0x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATHNUHOOD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusMATHNUHOOD
Forward P/E – 14.0xFY2026 44.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.90FY2026 $2.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +55.2%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.6% +54.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $24.04BFY2026 $5.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +52.4%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +23.9% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATHNUHOOD
Held by institutions 0.9% 59.8% 68.1%
Institutions holding 14 854 1,388
Change in shares held, QoQ -55.7% +0.3% +9.9%
Institutions buying 7 442 843
Institutions selling 5 305 403
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.45 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.

MATHNUHOOD
MATH 1.00 0.01 0.16
NU 0.01 1.00 0.36
HOOD 0.16 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATH, NU and HOOD?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $43.76M, Nu Holdings (NU) $60.19B, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $86.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATH, NU and HOOD?

Nu Holdings (NU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 33.4x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.7x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 41.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nu Holdings (NU) is cheapest (Nu Holdings (NU) 14.0x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 44.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nu Holdings (NU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +38.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has the highest net margin (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 42.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nu Holdings (NU) returned the most: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -67.9%, Nu Holdings (NU) -20.5%, 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, Nu Holdings (NU) has been the steadiest (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.5%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.2%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MATH, NU 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, Nu Holdings (NU) 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.