COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score COIN yet.
HLI
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.
HLI's fundamentals are mixed: its operating margin held steady at 20%, but earnings per share fell 3.9%. At 24x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 23x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
COIN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
COIN's revenue and profitability are currently under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like COIN.
HLI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
HLI's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like HLI.
COIN PE Valuation
COIN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HLI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $101 | -29% |
| Forward | 18x | $143 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $134 | -6.7% |
| Current | 24x | $143 | — |
| Expensive | 32x | $193 | +34% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HLI's PE is in its fair range at 24x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
COIN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect COIN's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HLI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
HLI has the edge over COIN on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
COIN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.36 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.77 | -124% |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.78 | -137% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.72 | -49% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.45 | -53% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.54 | +94% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.32 | +82% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.32 | +4.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.48 | +2462% |
COIN has swung to a loss: it lost $2.77 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
HLI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.11 | +36% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.96 | -3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.95 | +0.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.22 | +6.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.51 | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.20 | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.94 | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.82 | +42% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.24 | +35% |
HLI has the edge over COIN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
COIN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | -35% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | -31% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +55% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +3.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +138% |
COIN's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $1.2B last quarter, down 35% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.1% | -21 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.3% | -7.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.5% | -36 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -30 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6% | -25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 35% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 46% | +33 points |
COIN's operating margin was 5.1% last quarter, down 21 points from the same quarter a year ago.
HLI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $692M | +4.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $511M | -16% |
| Q1 2026 | $635.6M | -4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $717.1M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $659.5M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $605.3M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $666.4M | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $634.4M | +24% |
HLI has the edge over COIN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | -0.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | +1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | -3.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 21% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +2.6 points |
HLI has the edge over COIN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
COIN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $405.5M | +$1.2B |
| Q2 2026 | $197.3M | -40% |
| Q1 2026 | $182.7M | +$365.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.1B | +218% |
| Q3 2025 | -$784.5M | -213% |
| Q2 2025 | $328.5M | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | -$182.7M | -144% |
| Q4 2024 | $964.6M | +$969.8M |
COIN has the edge over HLI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HLI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $240M | -26% |
| Q2 2026 | -$342M | -$197.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $286.8M | -17% |
| Q4 2025 | $217M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $322.8M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | -$144.8M | -$69.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $343.9M | +61% |
| Q3 2024 | $278.7M | +148% |
HLI's free cash flow was $402M over the past year, down 49% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HLI.
COIN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +9.3% | +24.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -4M shares |
| 3 years | +21% | +50.7M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +37.4M shares |
| Available history | +330% | +221M shares |
COIN has 288M diluted shares, down 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $181.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $10.5M |
HLI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -600K shares |
| 1 year | -2.3% | -1.6M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -867K shares |
| 5 years | -2.3% | -1.6M shares |
| Available history | +2.1% | +1.4M shares |
HLI has the edge over COIN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50M |
| Q2 2026 | $50M |
| Q1 2026 | $50M |
| Q4 2025 | $87.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $29.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $7.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $52.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $86,000 |
HLI spent $238M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 165% from the year before.
COIN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
COIN has the edge over HLI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HLI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
HLI has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like HLI.
COIN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 5.0 | Oversold |
COIN's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
HLI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.0 | Neutral |
HLI's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (neutral).
COIN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | COIN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
COIN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HLI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | HLI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 13x | 85% above |
| PE % | 57 | 63 | 6 pts below |
HLI is trading at 24x earnings, a 85% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
COIN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $163.0 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $165.6 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $184.4 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $232.8 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $190.3 | 31% below |
COIN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 31% below its 200-week average.
HLI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $134.2 | 6.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $134.0 | 7.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $149.1 | 3.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $164.4 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $143.2 | 0.2% above |
HLI has the edge over COIN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
COIN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $342.0 | $268.2 | -22% |
| 2022 | $268.2 | $35.5 | -87% |
| 2023 | $35.5 | $173.9 | +390% |
| 2024 | $173.9 | $265.7 | +53% |
| 2025 | $265.7 | $236.9 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $236.9 | $130.7 | -45% |
COIN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +390% in 2023 to −87% in 2022. It's down 45% so far in 2026.
HLI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48.9 | $67.2 | +37% |
| 2021 | $67.2 | $103.6 | +54% |
| 2022 | $103.6 | $89.2 | -14% |
| 2023 | $89.2 | $119.9 | +35% |
| 2024 | $119.9 | $174.3 | +45% |
| 2025 | $174.3 | $178.5 | +2.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $178.5 | $143.4 | -20% |
HLI has the edge over COIN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.