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Coinbase Global, Inc.
Coinbase operates an online platform where individuals and institutions can trade and manage cryptocurrency assets.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
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1 of 5 met · composite below the peer average
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Mixed signals
2 signals unavailable
Profitability
3/4
Debt & liquidity
1/3
Efficiency
0/2
Crypto-exchange revenue is inherently cyclical, and Coinbase Global, Inc.'s numbers reflect that tension plainly. EPS growth year over year sits at -53.1%, against a sector median of 18.7% — the gap runs -384% below the median, and the most recent quarter delivered an EPS miss of -378.6% versus consensus. Operating margin at 20.0% is -53% below the sector median of 42.2%, while the F-Score of 4/9 points to mixed signals across profitability, liquidity, and efficiency. The current ratio of 2.34 exceeds the sector median of 1.06, which is the one clear balance-sheet positive. Consensus still prices in a recovery — the forward PEG reads stretched and the beat rate over recent quarters has been weak — yet the realized earnings record gives little support to that optimism, making the gap between market expectations and reported results the sharpest feature of this picture.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXP | American Express | 4/9 | 34% |
Priced at 58.8× of expected earnings; analyst sentiment is steady; has not always beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
When Coinbase reports on 2026-10-28, track whether EPS growth narrows its gap to the sector median of 18.7% — it currently sits 384% below — and whether operating margin recovers toward the 42.2% sector median. Check the F-Score profitability sub-score for any shift from its current 3/4.
On SEC EDGAR, open Coinbase's most recent 10-K and focus on the revenue concentration disclosures and the operating margin commentary — at 53% below the sector median, management's explanation of cost structure matters. The leverage and liquidity sub-score of 1/3 also warrants a close read of the liquidity footnotes.
In the same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three companies yourself and line up their operating margins against Coinbase's figure. The table is alphabetical with no ranking, so the selection and weighting of any comparison is yours to make.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: -139%———
Over 4 years: ——1.743.66
Over 4 years: -59%-3%+111%+9%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 3 of 8 recent quarters — a mixed record.
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| +6% |
| — |
| BAC | Bank of America | 5/9 | 10% | +7% | — |
| BLK | BlackRock | 3/9 | 11% | +19% | 29% |
| C | Citigroup | 3/9 | 7% | +6% | — |
| CB | Chubb | 6/9 | 15% | +7% | — |
| COIN | Coinbase Global, Inc. | 4/9 | 10% | +9% | 20% |
| GS | Goldman Sachs | 5/9 | 14% | +9% | — |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase | 3/9 | 16% | +3% | — |
| MA | Mastercard | 7/9 | 210% | +16% | 58% |
| MMC | Marsh McLennan | 6/9 | 29% | +10% | 23% |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | 3/9 | 16% | +14% | — |
| PGR | Progressive | 6/9 | 40% | +16% | — |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab | 5/9 | 18% | +22% | — |
| SPGI | S&P Global | 7/9 | 14% | +8% | 42% |
| USB | U.S. Bancorp | 7/9 | 12% | +4% | — |
| V | Visa | 5/9 | 64% | +11% | 60% |
| WFC | Wells Fargo | 3/9 | 12% | +2% | — |
A sample of 17 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.