WSE vs CRCL vs V Stock Comparison

Wise, Circle Internet and Visa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WSE Wise Group plc
$10.99 -4.8% 1M
Market cap
$11.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
1 win
V Visa Inc.
$404.22 +10.1% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$671.49B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Visa leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Visa 7, Wise 1, Circle Internet 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWSECRCLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.14B $19.82B $671.49B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 43.9x 29.7x V
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 76.0x 29.2x WSE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +37.2% +14.4% CRCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.5% 50.8% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.2% 38.1% V
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -43.8% +16.4% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +13.4%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 95.2% 22.2% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 47/100 53/100 V

Percentile Scorecard

WSECRCLV

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

AxisWSECRCLV
Valuation – 49 #50 of 97 14 #819 of 947
Growth – 96 #4 of 68 49 #355 of 691
Profitability – 46 #37 of 67 99 #10 of 673
Financial Health – 27 #71 of 97 72 #215 of 754
Shareholder Returns – 15 #34 of 40 34 #469 of 713
Overall – 47 53
  • WSE ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • CRCL ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • V ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWSECRCLVSPY
1 month -4.8%-10.3%+10.1% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%+21.6%+11.6% +3.5%
6 months —-16.4%+30.5% +7.0%
Year to date —+0.7%+15.3% +12.2%
1 year —-43.8%+16.4% +13.0%
3 years ——+76.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year ——+20.8% +23.1%
5 years ——+87.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year ——+13.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+394.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+17.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWSECRCLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%95.2%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%91.6%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.602.810.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.460.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-80.9%-24.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-44.3%-2.4% -1.8%
52-week high $15.40$143.29$414.26 $779.14
52-week low $10.40$50.23$295.52 $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.

MultipleWSECRCLV
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.1x 43.9xmedian 29.4x 29.9xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 16.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x 52.7xmedian 13.7x 25.8xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 10.9x 24.5xmedian 16.0x 34.3xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 5.3xmedian 2.3x 20.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.88 —median 0.52 2.08median 0.88

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 monthsWSECRCLV
Revenue – $2.91B $44.49B
Gross profit – $1.18B –
Operating income – $215.57M $27.00B
Net income – $451.26M $22.59B
Free cash flow – $761.52M $21.01B
EPS (diluted) – $1.68 $11.90
Cash & equivalents – $1.73B $12.36B
Total debt – – $23.86B
Shares (diluted) 1.03B 268.64M 1.90B
Enterprise value $11.14B $13.70B $614.81B

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
MetricWSECRCLV
P/E – 43.9x 29.9x
P/FCF 1.8x 24.5x 34.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.0x 31.9x
P/S – 6.4x 16.2x
P/B – 5.3x 20.5x
P/Tangible book – 6.1x 94.3x
EV/EBITDA – 52.7x 25.8x
EV/EBIT – 78.4x 27.1x
EV/Revenue – 5.8x 16.5x
EV/FCF – 22.2x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.8x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWSECRCLV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 37.2% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 47.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 228.3% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 231.5% 11.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 152.6% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 48.5% -3.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 52.0% -4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWSECRCLV
Gross margin – 40.5% –
EBITDA margin – 11.0% 63.7%
Operating margin – 7.4% 60.7%
Pretax margin – 13.8% 60.6%
Net margin – 15.5% 50.8%
FCF margin – 26.2% 47.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.7% 50.8%
Return on equity – 13.0% 63.8%
Return on assets – 0.6% 23.8%
Return on invested capital – 6.2% 38.1%
Return on capital employed – 4.1% 42.6%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.7% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWSECRCLV
Debt / assets – – 25.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets – 95.5% 62.8%
Equity / assets – 4.5% 37.2%
Interest coverage – – 34.8x
Current ratio – 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 0.22 8.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWSECRCLV
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – -2.9% 2.9%
Shareholder yield – -2.9% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusWSECRCLV
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 76.0xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.54FY2026 $1.05FY2026 $13.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 – +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% +45.7% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.83BFY2026 $3.22BFY2026 $44.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +24.7% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWSECRCLV
Held by institutions 26.2% 52.3% 87.6%
Institutions holding 214 562 4,526
Change in shares held, QoQ – +11.4% +2.4%
Institutions buying 214 380 2,327
Institutions selling 0 120 1,732
Buyers to sellers – 3.17 1.34

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.

WSECRCLV
WSE 1.00 0.35 0.42
CRCL 0.35 1.00 0.11
V 0.42 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WSE, CRCL and V?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wise (WSE) $11.14B, Circle Internet (CRCL) $19.82B, Visa (V) $671.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, WSE, CRCL and V?

Visa (V) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Circle Internet (CRCL) 43.9x, Visa (V) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wise (WSE) is cheapest (Wise (WSE) 20.4x, Circle Internet (CRCL) 76.0x, Visa (V) 29.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Circle Internet (CRCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Circle Internet (CRCL) +37.2%, Visa (V) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Circle Internet (CRCL) 15.5%, Visa (V) 50.8%). On return on invested capital, Visa (V) leads (Circle Internet (CRCL) 6.2%, Visa (V) 38.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Circle Internet (CRCL) -43.8%, Visa (V) +16.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Wise (WSE) 43.8%, Circle Internet (CRCL) 95.2%, Visa (V) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WSE, CRCL and V?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Visa (V) leads on 7. 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.