Circle
Issuer of USDC and EURC with payment, interoperability, and developer infrastructure.
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Issues USDC and EURC and supplies institutional minting, redemption, interoperability, payments, and foreign-exchange infrastructure. Revenue is dominated by income on the reserve assets backing its stablecoins, while business economics also depend on banking access, regulation, interest rates, and distribution partners such as Coinbase.
Issues USDC and EURC and provides Circle Mint, cross-chain infrastructure, tokenized assets, payment and foreign-exchange applications. Arc and developer tools form the network layer, while Circle Payments Network and StableFX connect stablecoins to institutional workflows.
Operations span regulated entities and permissions across the United States, Europe, and several international markets. The platform combines full-reserve stablecoin issuance with institutional minting, redemption, interoperability, and settlement infrastructure; reserve income remains the dominant revenue source.
Business economics depend on reserve assets backing USDC and EURC, interest rates, access to banking partners, and distribution relationships including Coinbase. Stablecoin rules differ by jurisdiction, Arc remains in public testnet, and the new national trust charter has limited scope rather than general deposit-taking authority.
Company facts
Categories
Key statistics
Year to date +4.4% · Average volume (30d) 13.3M
Analysts
Ratings
Target range
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior rating | Rating | Prior target | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Reiterate | Neutral | $71 | $81 | |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Wolfe Research | Reiterate | Underperform | $65 | ||
| Aug 24, 2026 | Susquehanna | Reiterate | Neutral | $69 | $92 | |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Seaport Global | Target | $100 | |||
| Aug 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Reiterate | Underweight | $38 | $37 |
Earnings
EPS
Revenue
History
| Report date | EPS est | EPS | Surprise | Revenue est | Revenue | Surprise | Next session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026Q2 FY26 | $0.16 | $0.18 | +10.6% | $713.1M | $701.3M | −1.7% | +0.05% |
| May 11, 2026Q1 FY26 | $0.19 | $0.21 | +8.1% | $714.7M | $694.1M | −2.9% | −6.16% |
| Feb 25, 2026Q4 FY25 | $0.16 | $0.43 | +161.6% | $749.2M | $770.2M | +2.8% | +4.90% |
| Nov 12, 2025Q3 FY25 | $0.19 | $0.64 | +234.7% | $708.2M | $739.8M | +4.5% | −4.59% |
Financial highlights
| 10 quarters | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $578.6M | $658.1M | $739.8M | $770.2M | $694.1M | $701.3M | |
| Gross profit | $155.3M | −$252.3M | $162.9M | $172.2M | $122.5M | $125.0M | |
| Operating income | $92.9M | −$325.6M | $81.0M | $56.6M | $55.0M | $45.9M | |
| Net income | $64.8M | −$482.1M | $214.4M | $133.4M | $55.3M | $48.2M | |
| Diluted EPS | $0.86 | −$4.48 | $0.92 | $0.55 | $0.23 | $0.18 | |
| Gross margin | 26.8% | -38.3% | 22.0% | 22.4% | 17.6% | 17.8% | |
| Operating margin | 16.1% | -49.5% | 11.0% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 6.5% |
Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY24 $1.68B · FY25 $2.75B
Revenue by product · Q2 FY26
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $1.73B · Total debt $0 · Total assets $77.17B · Shareholders' equity $3.51B
Dividends
No dividends on record.
Ownership
Shares outstanding 267.29M · Float 186.24M · 69.7% free float
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Shares | % outstanding | Form | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Catalyst Group VI, L.P. · other: Former 10% owner | 20.12M | 7.53% | Form 4 | Jun 9, 2025 |
| Chuang Xi Capital Ltd | 18.58M | 8.60% | 13G | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Jeremy Allaire · director, officer: Chairman and CEO | 16.41M | 6.14% | Form 4 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Oak Management Corporation | 11.88M | 5.70% | 13G | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Idg China Capital Fund Iii Associates L.P. | 8.90M | 3.33% | 13F | Aug 7, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Jeremy Fox-Geen | officer: Chief Financial Officer | −45,000 | $90.00 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | M. Michele Burns | director | −3,332 | $85.13 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Jeremy Fox-Geen | officer: Chief Financial Officer | −8,476 | $75.00 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Nikhil Chandhok | officer: Chief Product & Tech. Officer | −26,666 | $67.15 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Jeremy Allaire | director, officer: Chairman and CEO | −59,009 | $62.02 |
Peers
- PayPal
Dollar-stablecoin rival in payments and cross-border commerce
- JPMorgan Chase
Institutional onchain settlement and programmable-payment rival
- Fiserv
Institutional stablecoin and digital-asset payment overlap
- Mastercard
Adjacent overlap in stablecoin settlement and cross-border payment rails
- Franklin Templeton
Tokenized money-fund and onchain fund-infrastructure rival
CompareAfter-hours close
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle | $86.80 | −0.38% | $23.29B | 46.4 | — | 8.0 | +6.6% |
| PayPal | $53.74 | +0.15% | $45.90B | 10.1 | 9.7 | 1.3 | +4.8% |
| JPMorgan Chase | $357.66 | +0.05% | $958.25B | 15.4 | 14.8 | 3.2 | +27.8% |
| Fiserv | $53.30 | +0.24% | $28.36B | 10.2 | 7.2 | 1.4 | −10.0% |
| Mastercard | $595.33 | −0.00% | $522.10B | 32.7 | 28.0 | 14.9 | +14.1% |
| Franklin Templeton | $35.05 | +1.15% | $18.01B | 23.1 | 11.3 | 1.9 | −12.0% |
| Median | 15.4 | 11.3 | 1.9 | +4.8% |







