COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026

CRCL vs IX

Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CRCL scored 70.0, IX scored 77.0 — IX leads.
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CRCL
Circle Internet Group
Capital Markets · Financial strength
45.3Fin
$87.98 · $24.0B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
23.4
IX leads
IX
ORIX Corporation
Financial Conglomerates · Financial strength
68.7Fin
$38.49 · $41.8B
  • CheapestIX10.8x
THE BULL RANKINGS SCORECARD45.3/ 100 · FIN STRENGTHPEER MEDIANFINANCIAL45.3
THE BULL RANKINGS SCORECARD68.7/ 100 · FIN STRENGTHPEER MEDIANFINANCIAL68.7
P/ECRCL17.6xIX10.8x
CRCL
IX
Rev
+18.6%B+
17.6xC+
P/E
10.8xA-
15.3%B+
ROE
6.03D
P/B
0.0%C
Yield
D/E
1.30C+
PEG
2.72C
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
CRCLCircle Internet Group
Capital Markets · $87.98
Why now
Capital Markets · market cap $24.0b. Down 45% from 52-week high of $159.47 — deep drawdown territory. 23 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $101.07 (implying +15% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 15% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
Down 45% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
IXORIX Corporation
Financial Conglomerates · $38.49 · beta 0.72
Why now
Financial Conglomerates · market cap $41.8b. 9% off the 52-week high of $42.39. Revenue growing +19%, comfortably above the S&P median.
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
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