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 4.6× larger than Coinbase by market cap; year to date, Charles Schwab leads (+12.4% vs −17.2%).
Side by side
| COIN | SCHW | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $40.6B | $189B |
| Price | $181.78 | $109.39 |
| Today | −2.9% | −2.6% |
| Return YTD | −17.2% | +12.4% |
| Return 1Y | −38.8% | +16.7% |
| P/E | — | 18.7 |
| P/S | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| P/B | 3.1 | 3.8 |
Data as of 2026-08-27 · updates daily after U.S. close
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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