Cuentas Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Cuentas Inc (CUEN) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Cuentas Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1M vs 622,079M combined for its competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.14M compares with $2.17M for the peer group (0.1x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
API endpoints for this dataset
Cuentas Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Cuentas Inc reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Cuentas Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Cuentas Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (11) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Cuentas Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
Cuentas Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuentas Inc | - | - | - | Yes |
| Competitors combined (5) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (14) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CUEN Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CUEN Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idt Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Apple Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Mastercard Incorporated | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Green Dot Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | American Express Company | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Cuentas Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Cuentas Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Cuentas Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Cuentas Inc |
1.32 | 0.71 |
 Apple Inc |
5,162,264.11 | 478,834.00 |
 Mastercard Incorporated |
574,489.56 | 36,288.00 |
 American Express Company |
218,584.94 | 103,594.00 |
 Idt Corp |
2,067.65 | 1,093.60 |
 Green Dot Corp |
714.67 | 2,269.57 |
| SUBTOTAL | 5,958,122.25 | 622,079.88 |
Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Cuentas Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Cuentas Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| MasterCard RePower | Company report | 85% |
| Apple Pay | Company report | 85% |
| Green Dot | Company report | 85% |
| American Express | Company report | 85% |
| First Data | Company report | 85% |
| Skype | Company report | 85% |
| Company report | 85% | |
| IDT | Company report | 85% |
| StraightTalk | Company report | 85% |
| Virgin Mobile | Company report | 85% |
| MetroPCS | Company report | 85% |
| Sprint | Company report | 85% |
| TracFone | Company report | 85% |
| Boost | Company report | 85% |
| Net 10 | Company report | 85% |
| Simple Mobile | Company report | 85% |
| Telcel | Company report | 85% |
| AT&T | Company report | 85% |
| Viber | Company report | 85% |
| NetSpend | Company report | 85% |
| Total Systems Services | Company report | 85% |
| Blackhawk | Company report | 85% |
| Money Network | Company report | 85% |
| Prepaid MasterCard | Company report | 85% |
| J.P. Morgan Chase | Company report | 85% |
| H&R Block Emerald | Company report | 85% |
| Momentum | Company report | 85% |
| PayPal | Company report | 85% |
| Amex Serve | Company report | 85% |
| Akimbo Prepaid | Company report | 85% |
| Netspend Prepaid | Company report | 85% |
| Walmart Money card | Company report | 85% |
| Starbucks Rewards | Company report | 85% |
| Idt Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Exp Oldco Winddown Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Cuentas Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Cuentas Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc | Americas 41.84 % |
| Mastercard Incorporated | Payment Solutions 100.00 % |
| Idt Corp | Traditional Communications 67.42 % |
| Green Dot Corp | B2B Services 78.85 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Cuentas Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuentas Inc | 1 | 142,400 | -452,200 |
| Apple Inc | 5,162,264 | 2,867,269 | 791,467 |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 574,490 | 911,759 | 426,080 |
| American Express Company | 218,585 | 1,348,880 | 159,570 |
| Idt Corp | 2,068 | 554,845 | 46,868 |
| Green Dot Corp | 715 | 2,521,746 | -28,831 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 5,958,121 | 2,171,526 | 563,598 |
Cuentas Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc | Other countries 47.76 % |
| Mastercard Incorporated | International Markets 57.28 % |
| Idt Corp | US 77.85 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Cuentas Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 26 companies in Cuentas Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Cuentas Inc ranks #0 of 26 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 3,651, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart Inc | 1,002,516 | 54.29 % |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale Corp | 473,842 | 25.66 % |
| 3 | Target Corporation | 75,617 | 4.09 % |
| 4 | W w Grainger Inc | 68,330 | 3.70 % |
| 5 | Sysco Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Dollar General Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Us Foods Holding Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Best Buy Co Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Bj s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Cuentas Inc | 1 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Cuentas Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-09.
Cuentas Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Wholesale industry average (48 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Wholesale industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 23.7x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 13.6x | - |
| P/B | -0.6x | 4.5x | -5.1x |
| Return on Equity | - | industry aggregate | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 1.87 % (avg) | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Cuentas Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | -95.16 % | -42.30 % | 6.27 % | 404.89 % | -21.64 % | -71.18 % | - |
| Operating Margin | -0.65 % | -221.92 % | -1,394.09 % | -1,798.48 % | -479.46 % | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | - | -105.82 % | -51.78 % | -201.30 % | -198.24 % | - | - |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Cuentas Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 3,651 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Cuentas Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Cuentas Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Walmart Inc , holding 54.29 % of industry market cap.
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-10.5% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Cuentas Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuentas Inc | 0.01 | 0.13 | - |
| Apple Inc | 0.27 | 1.02 | 0.88 |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 0.44 | 1.02 | 3.23 |
| American Express Company | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.72 |
| Idt Corp | 0.97 | 1.84 | - |
| Green Dot Corp | 0.29 | 0.51 | 0.07 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Cuentas Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuentas Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Apple Inc | Q3 2026 | +11.7 % | +11.8 % |
| Mastercard Incorporated | Q3 2026 | +14.0 % | +17.9 % |
| American Express Company | Q3 2026 | -35.4 % | +27.9 % |
| Idt Corp | Q2 2026 | -57.4 % | +24.2 % |
| Green Dot Corp | Q2 2026 | +18.2 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +1.5 % | +14.0 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Cuentas Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuentas Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Apple Inc | Q3 2026 | +10.2 % | -30.8 % |
| Mastercard Incorporated | Q3 2026 | - | -8.6 % |
| American Express Company | Q3 2026 | -23.5 % | +44.8 % |
| Idt Corp | Q2 2026 | +1.0 % | +14.7 % |
| Green Dot Corp | Q2 2026 | - | +1.8 % |
Cuentas Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuentas Inc | - | - | - |
| Apple Inc | 34.37% | 57.35% | 127.61% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 30.49% | 52.89% | 252.80% |
| American Express Company | 3.99% | 5.76% | 35.64% |
| Idt Corp | 13.47% | 24.88% | 25.88% |
| Green Dot Corp | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Cuentas Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Cuentas Inc | - | 1.85 |
| Apple Inc | 39.14 | 10.78 |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 34.39 | 15.83 |
| American Express Company | 18.30 | 2.11 |
| Idt Corp | 24.59 | 1.89 |
| Green Dot Corp | - | 0.31 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 36.90 | 9.58 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.