COIN Dropped 22% In A Month. Have You Fully Evaluated The Risk?
Coinbase Global (COIN) stock is down 21.9% in 21 trading days. Already own the stock or planning to buy? You might want to re-consider based on the valuation as the stock still looks expensive. Consider the following data:
- Size: A $78 Bil company with $7.0 Bil in revenue currently trading at $306.00.
- Fundamentals: Last 12 month revenue growth of 75.2% and operating margin of 33.0%.
- Liquidity: Has Debt to Equity ratio of 0.1 and Cash to Assets ratio of 0.5
- Valuation: Currently trading at P/E multiple of 52.9 and P/EBIT multiple of 46.5
- Has returned (median) 78.5% within a year following sharp dips since 2010. See COIN Dip Buy Analysis.
While we like to buy dips if the fundamentals check out – for COIN, see Buy or Sell COIN Stock – we are wary of falling knives. Specifically, it is worth trying to answer if things get really bad, and COIN drops another 20-30% to $214.20 levels, will we be able to hold on to the stock? What is the worst case scenario? We call it downturn resilience.
Below is a deep dive into Coinbase Global (COIN) downturn resilience – specifically, its performance vs the market during past crises? Turns out, the stock has fared much worse than the S&P 500 index during various economic downturns. We assess this based on both (a) how much the stock fell and, (b) how quickly it recovered.
Below are the details, but before that, as a quick background: COIN provides financial infrastructure and technology for the cryptoeconomy, offering primary financial accounts for retail users in the U.S. and internationally.
2022 Inflation Shock
- COIN stock fell 90.9% from a high of $357.39 on 9 November 2021 to $32.53 on 28 December 2022 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 25.4% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 26 June 2025
- Since then, the stock increased to a high of $419.78 on 20 July 2025 , and currently trades at $306.00
| COIN | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -90.9% | -25.4% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 911 days | 464 days |
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