BLND vs MELI vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Blend Labs, Mercadolibre and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLND Blend Labs, Inc.
$1.17 +4.5% 1M -67.0% 1Y
Market cap
$276.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$129.00M
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,680.51 -4.1% 1M -26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$85.20B
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 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
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 7, Mercadolibre 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLNDMELIPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $276.72M $85.20B $46.95B MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.3x 45.7x 10.1x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 41.5x 10.1x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +46.0% +4.4% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.7% 5.3% 13.8% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.7% 14.6% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x 0.5x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 1.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.0% -26.4% -20.2% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.0%/yr +2.1%/yr -25.0%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.8% 41.0% 43.9% MELI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 62/100 69/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

BLNDMELIPYPL

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

AxisBLNDMELIPYPL
Valuation 70 #30 of 99 52 #81 of 167 92 #9 of 99
Growth 79 #21 of 94 79 #33 of 153 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 54 #42 of 90 86 #23 of 153 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 31 #73 of 105 33 #120 of 179 37 #67 of 105
Shareholder Returns 93 #5 of 61 – 68 #20 of 61
Overall 65 62 69
  • BLND ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MELI 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

PeriodBLNDMELIPYPLSPY
1 month +4.5%-4.1%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months -35.0%-9.8%-3.8% +3.9%
6 months -18.2%-6.2%+13.0% +8.2%
Year to date -61.5%-16.6%-3.9% +12.9%
1 year -67.0%-26.4%-20.2% +12.3%
3 years -2.5%+40.0%+11.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.8%+11.9%+3.6% +23.3%
5 years -91.6%+10.8%-76.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -39.0%+2.1%-25.0% +10.9%
10 years —+891.8%+34.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+25.8%+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLNDMELIPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.8%41.0%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.5%44.9%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.631.041.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.64-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.5%-64.2%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.0%-28.8%-23.2% -1.2%
52-week high $3.55$2,360.76$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.90$1,546.81$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.

MultipleBLNDMELIPYPL
P/E now vs peer median -12.3xmedian 20.0x 45.7xmedian 17.3x 10.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -23.2xmedian 17.5x 20.9xmedian 14.2x 7.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 15.9x 6.9xmedian 11.5x 7.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 2.0x 10.9xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.21median 1.03 1.30median 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 monthsBLNDMELIPYPL
Revenue $129.00M $35.18B $34.30B
Gross profit $95.88M $15.01B –
Operating income -$16.81M $2.91B $5.83B
Net income -$4.28M $1.86B $4.73B
Free cash flow $10.59M $12.41B $6.30B
R&D $34.29M $2.58B $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $36.75 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $23.31M $3.65B $7.16B
Total debt – $10.63B $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 239.91M 50.70M 858.00M
Enterprise value $25.72M $61.22B $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
MetricBLNDMELIPYPL
P/E -12.3x 45.7x 10.1x
P/FCF 26.1x 6.9x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 6.1x 6.6x
P/S 2.1x 2.4x 1.4x
P/B -3.7x 10.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -3.7x 10.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -23.2x 20.9x 7.4x
EV/EBIT -13.8x 31.0x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF 21.9x 7.3x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x 6.5x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.21 1.30 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLNDMELIPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 46.0% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 41.3% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 35.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 33.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.6% -2.0% -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% 18.1% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 78.3% -9.3% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 76.3% 35.0% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.7% -9.3% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.5% 35.3% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.5% 64.1% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 45.3% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 639.8% 68.0% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 44.5% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLNDMELIPYPL
Gross margin 74.3% 42.7% –
EBITDA margin -7.7% 12.3% 19.8%
Operating margin -13.0% 8.3% 17.0%
Pretax margin 1.4% 7.4% 16.6%
Net margin -17.7% 5.3% 13.8%
FCF margin 8.2% 35.3% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 39.5% 20.7%
Return on equity – 24.7% 24.1%
Return on assets -2.8% 3.8% 5.8%
Return on invested capital – 11.7% 14.6%
Return on capital employed -15.9% 22.8% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.8x 7.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 22.5% 0.8% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLNDMELIPYPL
Debt / assets – 20.7% 16.5%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 151.8% 84.7% 76.1%
Equity / assets -51.8% 15.3% 23.9%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -12.15 2.33 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLNDMELIPYPL
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 20.6% – 12.8%
Shareholder yield 20.6% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusBLNDMELIPYPL
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 41.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $40.52FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +600.0%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -28.6% +42.0% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $125.58MFY2026 $39.34BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +45.2% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLNDMELIPYPL
Held by institutions 63.1% 77.8% 74.2%
Institutions holding 184 1,438 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +3.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 86 714 521
Institutions selling 67 525 671
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.36 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.

BLNDMELIPYPL
BLND 1.00 0.32 0.30
MELI 0.32 1.00 0.25
PYPL 0.30 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLND, MELI and PYPL?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blend Labs (BLND) $276.72M, Mercadolibre (MELI) $85.20B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $46.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLND, MELI and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blend Labs (BLND) -12.3x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 45.7x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Blend Labs (BLND) 16.7x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.5x, 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?

Mercadolibre (MELI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blend Labs (BLND) +6.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Blend Labs (BLND) -17.7%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Mercadolibre (MELI) 11.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Blend Labs (BLND) -67.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -26.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (Blend Labs (BLND) -39.0%/yr, Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.1%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mercadolibre (MELI) 0.00%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.00%. Blend Labs (BLND) and Mercadolibre (MELI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mercadolibre (MELI) has been the steadiest (Blend Labs (BLND) 74.8%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLND, MELI 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, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads on 7. 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.