COIN
Coinbase Global, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score COIN yet.
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.
NIC's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 19x earnings, above its usual 14x. Analysts expect strong 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.
NIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NIC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NIC.
COIN PE Valuation
COIN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NIC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $108 | -38% |
| Forward | 13x | $174 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $125 | -28% |
| Expensive | 17x | $157 | -10% |
| Current | 19x | $174 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NIC's PE is in its expensive range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x 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.
NIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for NIC, with profitability holding steady.
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.
NIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.39 | +48% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.02 | -3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.79 | +0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.51 | +2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.78 | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.36 | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.73 | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.31 | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.05 | +97% |
NIC 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.
NIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $174.4M | +70% |
| Q2 2026 | $177.8M | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $134.9M | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $104M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $102.9M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $95.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $89.4M | +8.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $92.4M | +4.2% |
NIC has the edge over COIN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | -3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 41% | -6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | -31 points |
| Q4 2025 | 48% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 50% | +5.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 47% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 45% | +3.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 47% | +4.6 points |
NIC 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's free cash flow was $3.9B over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like COIN.
NIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $67.1M | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $89.3M | +133% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.1M | -64% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.9M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $45.9M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $38.4M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.3M | +106% |
| Q4 2024 | $28.1M | -19% |
NIC has the edge over COIN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 the edge over NIC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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 |
NIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -186K shares |
| 1 year | +40% | +6.1M shares |
| 3 years | +44% | +6.6M shares |
| 5 years | +109% | +11.2M shares |
| Available history | +118% | +11.6M shares |
NIC has 22M diluted shares, up 40% from a year ago, despite $103M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $40M |
| Q2 2026 | $40.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $22.4M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $20.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $30M |
| Q1 2025 | $26M |
| Q4 2024 | $10.1M |
NIC spent $103M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 18% 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 NIC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
NIC has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NIC.
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).
NIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.4 | Neutral |
NIC's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (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.
NIC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 13x | 48% above |
| PE % | 90 | 63 | 27 pts above |
NIC is trading at 19x earnings, a 48% 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.
NIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $169.0 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $170.0 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $153.9 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $137.3 | 27% above |
| 200 week MA | $108.8 | 60% above |
NIC 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.
NIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $74.6 | $68.0 | -8.9% |
| 2021 | $68.0 | $87.0 | +28% |
| 2022 | $87.0 | $80.9 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | $80.9 | $80.5 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | $80.5 | $104.6 | +30% |
| 2025 | $104.6 | $123.7 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $123.7 | $174.1 | +41% |
NIC has the edge over COIN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.