How Much Downside Is Left In Coinbase Stock?

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Investors holding Coinbase Global (COIN) have absorbed a 48.5% loss over the past year, while the S&P 500 returned 16.5%. The shares also fell in July after the company missed Wall Street’s revenue and earnings forecasts for a third consecutive quarter. So how has Coinbase stock held up when the broader market fell?

How Far Has Coinbase Fallen In Market Shocks?

Coinbase suffered its deepest decline in a market shock during the 2022 inflation and Fed tightening shock, falling 81% against a 24% drop for the S&P 500. Across the five market shocks it has traded through since listing in April 2021, the stock lost an average of 36.6%, against 13.4% for the S&P 500. The most recent downturn, the 2025 US tariff shock, erased 41% from the stock and 19% from the index.

Coinbase returned to its previous high after all five declines, taking a median of 2.3 months from the low. The slowest rebound occurred in 2022, when the climb back took 20.3 months from the low. Any similar drop would add to the loss holders have already taken.

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Coinbase Is Earning Less Than A Year Ago

In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, Coinbase’s revenue fell 18.5% from a year earlier. The company posted an operating loss for the quarter equal to 2.4% of revenue, close to its 2.2% loss a year before. Over the twelve months ended June 2026, operating profit came to 11.7% of revenue, down from 27.0% during the previous twelve-month period.

The company still holds more cash than debt, finishing June 2026 with $9.02 billion in cash and short-term investments against $6.67 billion of debt.

What Did Coinbase Warn About On Its July Call?

Management expects lower subscription and services revenue in the third quarter of fiscal 2026. On the July 30, 2026 call, management said crypto trading volumes were down in what it called a down market, while adding that paid Coinbase One subscribers still hit an all-time high.

In its release that day, Coinbase guided third-quarter subscription and services revenue to a range with a midpoint of $540 million, below the $605 million it reported for the second quarter. Subscription and services revenue is the number to watch when Coinbase reports its third quarter, expected in October 2026.

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