ABNB vs EBAY vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Airbnb, Ebay and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$168.82 +7.2% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$99.60B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
5 wins
EBAY Ebay Inc
$117.83 +9.2% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$52.43B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.01B
Div. yield
1.04%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.09 +1.9% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$46.95B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
1.00%
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Airbnb leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Airbnb 5, PayPal Holdings 4, Ebay 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABNBEBAYPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.60B $52.43B $46.95B ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.1x 23.6x 10.1x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 20.6x 10.1x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +14.7% +4.4% EBAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 18.5% 13.8% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.5% 19.3% 14.6% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x 0.5x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.04% 1.00% EBAY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.8% +20.2% -20.2% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +10.2%/yr -25.0%/yr EBAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 36.7% 43.9% ABNB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 50/100 69/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

ABNBEBAYPYPL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABNBEBAYPYPL
Valuation 25 #125 of 167 37 #105 of 167 92 #9 of 99
Growth 44 #86 of 153 50 #77 of 153 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 91 #15 of 153 87 #21 of 153 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 53 #85 of 179 38 #112 of 179 37 #67 of 105
Shareholder Returns 60 #38 of 94 40 #57 of 94 68 #20 of 61
Overall 55 50 69
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABNBEBAYPYPLSPY
1 month +7.2%+9.2%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months +10.3%+0.3%-3.8% +3.9%
6 months +21.4%+17.4%+13.0% +8.2%
Year to date +24.4%+35.3%-3.9% +12.9%
1 year +30.8%+20.2%-20.2% +12.3%
3 years +48.0%+210.2%+11.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.0%+45.9%+3.6% +23.3%
5 years -1.7%+62.7%-76.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.3%+10.2%-25.0% +10.9%
10 years —+309.0%+34.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.1%+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureABNBEBAYPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%36.7%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%43.0%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.691.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.860.55-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.2%-52.0%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-4.1%-23.2% -1.2%
52-week high $190.50$122.91$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $111.54$79.41$39.08 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABNBEBAYPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 17.3x 23.6xmedian 17.3x 10.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.2x 19.0xmedian 14.2x 7.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 11.5x 20.9xmedian 11.5x 7.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 1.8x 11.2xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 4.02median 0.40 0.94median 0.40 0.59median 1.03

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABNBEBAYPYPL
Revenue $13.16B $12.01B $34.30B
Gross profit $10.91B $8.70B –
Operating income $2.74B $2.46B $5.83B
Net income $2.69B $2.22B $4.73B
Free cash flow $4.86B $2.51B $6.30B
R&D $2.49B $1.79B $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $4.51 $4.88 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $6.82B $2.31B $7.16B
Total debt $2.48B $6.74B $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 597.00M 455.00M 858.00M
Enterprise value $52.83B $38.97B $5.65B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABNBEBAYPYPL
P/E 37.1x 23.6x 10.1x
P/FCF 20.5x 20.9x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 16.8x 6.6x
P/S 7.6x 4.4x 1.4x
P/B 12.8x 11.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 12.8x 11.2x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 19.0x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 32.9x 22.7x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 4.7x 1.5x
EV/FCF 18.5x 22.3x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 17.9x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.02 0.94 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABNBEBAYPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 14.7% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 6.5% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 14.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 6.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% 10.6% -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 3.7% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.5% 2.1% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 18.3% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% 5.5% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 25.1% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% 68.5% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 2.8% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.8% 77.8% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 1.9% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABNBEBAYPYPL
Gross margin 82.9% 72.5% –
EBITDA margin – 24.4% 19.8%
Operating margin 20.8% 20.5% 17.0%
Pretax margin 25.6% 20.6% 16.6%
Net margin 20.4% 18.5% 13.8%
FCF margin 36.9% 20.9% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 25.9% 20.7%
Return on equity 34.9% 49.0% 24.1%
Return on assets 9.7% 12.4% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 21.5% 19.3% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 28.2% 20.5% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 13.0% 5.4% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABNBEBAYPYPL
Debt / assets 8.6% 37.6% 16.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 2.7x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 72.9% 74.0% 76.1%
Equity / assets 27.1% 26.0% 23.9%
Interest coverage – 9.9x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.61 6.63 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABNBEBAYPYPL
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 3.7% 12.8%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 4.8% 13.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABNBEBAYPYPL
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.57FY2026 $5.73FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.2%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +14.1% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.79BFY2026 $11.92BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +7.6% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABNBEBAYPYPL
Held by institutions 85.9% 92.4% 74.2%
Institutions holding 1,307 1,293 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +0.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 646 616 521
Institutions selling 493 485 671
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.27 0.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABNBEBAYPYPL
ABNB 1.00 0.28 0.33
EBAY 0.28 1.00 0.20
PYPL 0.33 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABNB, EBAY and PYPL?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Airbnb (ABNB) $99.60B, Ebay (EBAY) $52.43B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $46.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABNB, EBAY and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Airbnb (ABNB) 37.1x, Ebay (EBAY) 23.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Airbnb (ABNB) 30.3x, Ebay (EBAY) 20.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ebay (EBAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%, Ebay (EBAY) +14.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%, Ebay (EBAY) 18.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%, Ebay (EBAY) 19.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Airbnb (ABNB) +30.8%, Ebay (EBAY) +20.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%. Over five years, Ebay (EBAY) compounded fastest (Airbnb (ABNB) -0.3%/yr, Ebay (EBAY) +10.2%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ebay (EBAY) has the highest dividend yield: Ebay (EBAY) 1.04%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.00%. Airbnb (ABNB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Airbnb (ABNB) has been the steadiest (Airbnb (ABNB) 35.8%, Ebay (EBAY) 36.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABNB, EBAY and PYPL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Airbnb (ABNB) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.