Coinbasevs.Charles Schwab
COIN vs SCHW · both in Brokers & fintech, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: Brokers, trading apps and crypto platforms where investors and consumers access the market.
Charles Schwab is about 3.5× larger than Coinbase by market cap; year to date, Charles Schwab leads (−3.0% vs −23.9%).
Side by side
| COIN | SCHW | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $47.3B | $167B |
| Price | $179.39 | $96.70 |
| Today | +4.3% | −0.2% |
| Return YTD | −23.9% | −3.0% |
| Return 1Y | −55.6% | +3.3% |
| Since July 13, 2026 | +14.0% | −5.5% |
| P/E | — | 16.6 |
| P/S | 7.5 | 5.6 |
| P/B | 3.6 | 3.3 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since July 13, 2026: the change in the closing price from the first session with a close for both companies. Sectivia records these closes itself, starting June 26, 2026.
The two companies
CoinbaseCOIN
Trading fees on the biggest crypto exchange in the United States, plus a growing tail of custody, staking and stablecoin income. When crypto prices and volumes fall, earnings fall with them.
Full COIN profile →Charles SchwabSCHW
Trillions in client assets sit on its brokerage and custody platform. Commissions are not what pays for it; net interest on client cash does most of the work, with asset management fees and trading behind it.
Full SCHW profile →More COIN & SCHW comparisons
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