ETH Staking Comparison

ETH staking products trade off liquidity, reward token exposure, and protocol maturity. Native staking is less liquid than liquid staking tokens that trade on secondary markets.

Direct answer

Yield.ly tracks 3 qualified eth staking comparison opportunities as of 2026-10-26. Displayed total APY ranges from 1.83% to 2.27%. Median base APY is 2.24%. Represented TVL is about $24.1B across listed markets.

Market strip

Qualified

Median base APY

2.24%

APY range

1.83% to 2.27%

Represented TVL

$24.1B

Side-by-side qualified listings

3 listed · sorted by total APY

1
CBETH (Coinbase cbETH)2.27%
Coinbase cbETH · Ethereum$458.4MModerate risk
2
STETH (Lido)2.24%
Lido · Ethereum$22.5BModerate risk

Neutral summary

Liquid staking often shows similar headline APY with different liquidity and secondary-market risks. Neither category is universally better; compare withdrawal paths and evidence confidence.

Next steps

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Rank	Opportunity	Why	Total APY	TVL
1	CBETH (Coinbase cbETH)Liquid staking · Coinbase cbETH · Ethereum	Moderate risk	2.27%	$458.4M
2	STETH (Lido)Liquid staking · Lido · Ethereum	Moderate risk	2.24%	$22.5B
3	RETH (Rocket Pool)Liquid staking · Rocket Pool · Ethereum	Moderate risk	1.83%	$1.1B