BLIV vs VTEX vs PAYD Stock Comparison

BeLive Holdings, Vtex and Paid Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLIV BeLive Holdings
$2.30 -1.7% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
VTEX Vtex
$3.97 +10.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$686.78M
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$252.69M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
6 wins
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.20 -8.7% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.65M
P/E
147.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Vtex leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vtex 6, Paid 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLIVVTEXPAYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.99M $686.78M $18.65M VTEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 23.5x 147.0x VTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.6% +12.6% PAYD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.0% 0.6% VTEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.0% -11.6% -26.7% VTEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -25.9%/yr -2.8%/yr PAYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.4% 45.1% 58.4% VTEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 72/100 48/100 VTEX

Percentile Scorecard

BLIVVTEXPAYD

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

AxisBLIVVTEXPAYD
Valuation 11 #80 of 90 61 #36 of 90 48 #47 of 90
Growth – 89 #9 of 75 60 #31 of 75
Profitability – 72 #22 of 75 51 #37 of 75
Financial Health 98 #3 of 99 77 #24 of 99 40 #60 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 60 #15 of 36 43 #21 of 36
Overall – 72 48
  • BLIV ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VTEX ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PAYD ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLIVVTEXPAYDSPY
1 month -1.7%+10.0%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.4%-5.9%-10.6% +3.5%
6 months -8.0%-1.5%-6.0% +7.0%
Year to date -35.8%+5.6%-26.4% +12.2%
1 year -37.0%-11.6%-26.7% +13.0%
3 years —-26.5%+29.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-9.8%+9.0% +23.1%
5 years —-77.7%-13.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-25.9%-2.8% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureBLIVVTEXPAYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.4%45.1%58.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.7%47.6%120.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.550.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.26-0.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.4%-84.4%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.8%-12.6%-33.3% -1.8%
52-week high $3.95$4.54$3.30 $779.14
52-week low $2.10$2.87$1.95 $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.

MultipleBLIVVTEXPAYD
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 17.9x 23.5xmedian 17.9x 147.0xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 14.5xmedian 11.8x 271.8xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 10.1x 15.3xmedian 10.1x 66.0xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 3.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 0.50median 0.38 -4.51median 0.38

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 monthsBLIVVTEXPAYD
Revenue – $252.69M $22.10M
Gross profit – $200.31M $4.71M
Operating income – $30.86M -$229.23K
Net income – $30.26M $128.94K
Free cash flow – $44.98M $282.66K
R&D – $68.73M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.16 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $6.68M $15.45M $1.08M
Shares (diluted) 10.14M 185.11M 8.55M
Enterprise value $18.31M -$87.45M $14.36M

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
MetricBLIVVTEXPAYD
P/E -4.6x 23.5x 147.0x
P/FCF -8.8x 15.3x 66.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.0x 65.3x
P/S 43.1x 2.7x 0.8x
P/B 3.7x 3.1x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 3.2x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA – 14.5x 271.8x
EV/EBIT – 16.2x -76.7x
EV/Revenue – 2.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 11.1x 62.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.0x 61.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.50 -4.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLIVVTEXPAYD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.6% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 37.2% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.3% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.7% 8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 163.5% 75.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% 24.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 53.9% 115.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 34.0% -31.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 123.6% 114.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 47.5% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.5% 140.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.5% -14.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.0% 142.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.5% -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLIVVTEXPAYD
Gross margin – 79.3% 21.3%
EBITDA margin – 13.7% 0.3%
Operating margin – 12.2% -1.0%
Pretax margin – 13.0% -0.5%
Net margin – 12.0% 0.6%
FCF margin – 17.8% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.1% 1.3%
Return on equity – 8.3% 2.3%
Return on assets – 5.6% 1.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 12.3% -3.6%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.8% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLIVVTEXPAYD
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 5.8% 34.2% 32.5%
Equity / assets 94.2% 65.8% 67.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 17.1x 2.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 17.1x 2.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 16.6x 2.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 4.86 -4.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLIVVTEXPAYD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBLIVVTEXPAYD
Forward P/E – 18.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.22FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +10.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +4.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $277.83MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +15.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – -1.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLIVVTEXPAYD
Held by institutions – 34.5% –
Institutions holding – 108 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% –
Institutions buying – 67 –
Institutions selling – 37 –
Buyers to sellers – 1.81 –

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.

BLIVVTEXPAYD
BLIV 1.00 0.03 -0.04
VTEX 0.03 1.00 0.04
PAYD -0.04 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLIV, VTEX and PAYD?

Vtex (VTEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: BeLive Holdings (BLIV) $24.99M, Vtex (VTEX) $686.78M, Paid (PAYD) $18.65M.

Which stock is cheaper, BLIV, VTEX and PAYD?

Vtex (VTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BeLive Holdings (BLIV) -4.6x, Vtex (VTEX) 23.5x, Paid (PAYD) 147.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Paid (PAYD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vtex (VTEX) +9.6%, Paid (PAYD) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vtex (VTEX) has the highest net margin (Vtex (VTEX) 12.0%, Paid (PAYD) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vtex (VTEX) returned the most: BeLive Holdings (BLIV) -37.0%, Vtex (VTEX) -11.6%, Paid (PAYD) -26.7%. Over five years, Paid (PAYD) compounded fastest (Vtex (VTEX) -25.9%/yr, Paid (PAYD) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vtex (VTEX) has been the steadiest (BeLive Holdings (BLIV) 82.4%, Vtex (VTEX) 45.1%, Paid (PAYD) 58.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLIV, VTEX and PAYD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vtex (VTEX) leads on 6. 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.