BLND vs PYPL vs UPST Stock Comparison

Blend Labs, PayPal Holdings and Upstart Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLND Blend Labs, Inc.
$1.18 +6.3% 1M -66.0% 1Y
Market cap
$277.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$129.00M
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$57.02 +8.6% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.14B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
10 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.78 -2.7% 1M -54.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 10, Upstart Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLNDPYPLUPSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $277.09M $48.14B $2.22B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.1x 9.8x 36.8x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 10.3x 34.5x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +5.7% +48.6% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.7% 14.4% 4.8% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% 1.8% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 20.6x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.0% -18.1% -54.4% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.1%/yr -25.0%/yr -41.4%/yr PYPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.9% 43.7% 65.1% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 69/100 50/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

BLNDPYPLUPST

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

AxisBLNDPYPLUPST
Valuation 72 #28 of 98 91 #10 of 98 50 #50 of 98
Growth 79 #21 of 94 63 #35 of 94 75 #24 of 94
Profitability 54 #42 of 90 88 #12 of 90 49 #46 of 90
Financial Health 29 #75 of 105 39 #65 of 105 9 #96 of 105
Shareholder Returns 90 #7 of 62 67 #21 of 62 66 #22 of 62
Overall 65 69 50
  • BLND ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLNDPYPLUPSTSPY
1 month +6.3%+8.6%-2.7% -1.0%
3 months -30.6%+1.5%-11.7% +2.9%
6 months -19.2%+13.0%-29.0% +6.4%
Year to date -61.2%-2.3%-45.6% +11.4%
1 year -66.0%-18.1%-54.4% +13.1%
3 years -4.1%+5.1%-3.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.4%+1.7%-1.1% +21.5%
5 years -91.6%-76.3%-93.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -39.1%-25.0%-41.4% +10.9%
10 years —+29.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+2.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBLNDPYPLUPSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.9%43.7%65.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.4%48.4%68.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.032.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.88-0.41-0.83 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.5%-84.2%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.9%-21.9%-54.9% -2.5%
52-week high $3.56$73.02$52.74 $779.14
52-week low $0.90$39.08$22.74 $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.

MultipleBLNDPYPLUPST
P/E now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 21.5x 10.2xmedian 21.5x 38.1xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -23.4xmedian 15.7x 7.4xmedian 15.7x 51.3xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 16.4x 7.5xmedian 16.4x -8.0xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.21median 1.06 0.68median 1.06 1.29median 1.06

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 monthsBLNDPYPLUPST
Revenue $129.00M $34.13B $1.25B
Gross profit $95.88M – $1.03B
Operating income -$16.81M $5.95B $49.71M
Net income -$4.28M $4.90B $60.33M
Free cash flow $10.59M $6.59B -$289.05M
R&D $34.29M $3.25B $304.91M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $5.56 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $23.31M $8.31B $455.96M
Total debt – $13.40B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 239.91M 882.00M 109.72M
Enterprise value $26.10M $6.36B $149.17M

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
MetricBLNDPYPLUPST
P/E -12.4x 10.2x 38.1x
P/FCF 26.4x 7.5x -8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 6.6x -8.1x
P/S 2.2x 1.4x 1.9x
P/B -3.8x 2.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book -3.8x 2.5x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -23.4x 7.4x 51.3x
EV/EBIT -13.9x 8.6x 77.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.5x 3.1x
EV/FCF 22.1x 7.8x -13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 6.9x -13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.21 0.68 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLNDPYPLUPST
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 5.7% 48.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 6.1% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% – 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – 33.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.6% 1.4% 199.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% 9.8% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 78.3% 4.8% 1,050%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 76.3% 6.4% 30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.7% 16.1% 990.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.5% 15.0% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.5% 23.2% -335.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 20.1% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 639.8% 24.5% -341.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 21.7% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLNDPYPLUPST
Gross margin 74.3% – 82.5%
EBITDA margin -7.7% 20.2% 6.0%
Operating margin -13.0% 17.4% 4.0%
Pretax margin 1.4% 17.2% 4.9%
Net margin -17.7% 14.4% 4.8%
FCF margin 8.2% 19.3% -23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% 21.9% -22.8%
Return on equity – 24.6% 7.9%
Return on assets -2.8% 6.0% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% 1.8%
Return on capital employed -15.9% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.8x 1.5x -4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 22.5% 2.9% 11.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLNDPYPLUPST
Debt / assets – 16.2% 63.2%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 20.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x -6.9x
Liabilities / assets 151.8% 76.0% 74.9%
Equity / assets -51.8% 24.0% 25.1%
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score -12.14 1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLNDPYPLUPST
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 20.4% 12.2% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 20.4% 13.2% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusBLNDPYPLUPST
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 34.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $0.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +600.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -28.6% -3.1% +191.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $125.58MFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +5.1% +42.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLNDPYPLUPST
Held by institutions 63.1% 74.2% 60.0%
Institutions holding 184 1,378 363
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +0.8% +3.2%
Institutions buying 86 521 196
Institutions selling 67 671 98
Buyers to sellers 1.28 0.78 2.00

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.

BLNDPYPLUPST
BLND 1.00 0.30 0.37
PYPL 0.30 1.00 0.28
UPST 0.37 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLND, PYPL and UPST?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blend Labs (BLND) $277.09M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.14B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLND, PYPL and UPST?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blend Labs (BLND) -12.1x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 36.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Blend Labs (BLND) 16.9x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blend Labs (BLND) +6.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Blend Labs (BLND) -17.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Blend Labs (BLND) -66.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -18.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -54.4%. Over five years, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) compounded fastest (Blend Labs (BLND) -39.1%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Blend Labs (BLND) 74.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.7%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLND, PYPL and UPST?

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 10. 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.