BLND vs UPST vs XYZ Stock Comparison

Blend Labs, Upstart Holdings and Block Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLND Blend Labs, Inc.
$1.16 +6.4% 1M -66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$277.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$129.00M
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$24.14 +4.8% 1M -52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
3 wins
XYZ Block, Inc.
$75.21 +2.6% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$46.03B
P/E
128.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Block leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Block 7, Upstart Holdings 3, Blend Labs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLNDUPSTXYZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $277.09M $2.37B $46.03B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.1x 39.2x 128.9x UPST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 35.0x 19.3x BLND
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +48.6% +5.1% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.7% 4.8% 1.4% UPST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.8% 2.0% XYZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 20.6x 0.3x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.4% -52.4% -6.2% XYZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.7%/yr -40.5%/yr -21.6%/yr XYZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.8% 65.2% 46.4% XYZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 50/100 73/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

BLNDUPSTXYZ

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

AxisBLNDUPSTXYZ
Valuation 70 #30 of 99 51 #49 of 99 83 #18 of 99
Growth 80 #20 of 94 76 #23 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Profitability 55 #41 of 90 51 #45 of 90 65 #32 of 90
Financial Health 32 #72 of 105 11 #94 of 105 68 #34 of 105
Shareholder Returns 93 #5 of 59 60 #24 of 59 67 #20 of 59
Overall 66 50 73
  • BLND ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLNDUPSTXYZSPY
1 month +6.4%+4.8%+2.6% +0.9%
3 months -35.9%-9.2%-8.5% +5.9%
6 months -18.3%-20.8%+8.3% +8.5%
Year to date -61.8%-44.8%+15.5% +13.3%
1 year -66.4%-52.4%-6.2% +12.4%
3 years -3.3%+4.8%+87.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.1%+1.6%+23.4% +23.5%
5 years -92.0%-92.5%-70.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -39.7%-40.5%-21.6% +11.0%
10 years ——+575.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+21.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBLNDUPSTXYZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.8%65.2%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.4%68.5%46.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.642.931.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.89-0.80-0.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.5%-96.5%-84.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.4%-52.4%-11.4% -0.9%
52-week high $3.45$50.70$84.84 $779.14
52-week low $0.90$22.74$49.09 $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.

MultipleBLNDUPSTXYZ
P/E now vs peer median -12.2xmedian 19.6x 38.6xmedian 19.6x 125.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -23.0xmedian 17.5x 51.8xmedian 17.5x 29.5xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 15.9x -8.1xmedian 15.9x 11.6xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 2.0x 2.9xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.21median 1.01 1.31median 1.01 1.87median 1.01

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 monthsBLNDUPSTXYZ
Revenue $129.00M $1.25B $25.04B
Gross profit $95.88M $1.03B $11.61B
Operating income -$16.81M $49.71M $1.17B
Net income -$4.28M $60.33M $357.28M
Free cash flow $10.59M -$289.05M $3.88B
R&D $34.29M $304.91M $3.07B
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $0.55 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $23.31M $455.96M $6.43B
Total debt – $2.00B $6.88B
Shares (diluted) 239.91M 109.72M 608.85M
Enterprise value $26.10M $294.03M $17.33B

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
MetricBLNDUPSTXYZ
P/E -12.2x 38.6x 125.9x
P/FCF 25.9x -8.1x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x -8.3x 11.1x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x 1.8x
P/B -3.7x 2.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -3.7x 2.9x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA -23.0x 51.8x 29.5x
EV/EBIT -13.7x 78.4x 39.0x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 3.1x 1.8x
EV/FCF 21.7x -13.5x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x -13.7x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.21 1.31 1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLNDUPSTXYZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 48.6% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 27.9% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 53.0% 23.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 33.7% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.6% 199.7% 1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.9% 29.6% 77.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 78.3% 1,050% -87.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 76.3% 30.5% 64.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.7% 990.2% -87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.5% 29.5% 67.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.5% -335.4% 236.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% -13.2% 105.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 639.8% -341.5% 266.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -13.0% 129.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLNDUPSTXYZ
Gross margin 74.3% 82.5% 46.4%
EBITDA margin -7.7% 6.0% 6.2%
Operating margin -13.0% 4.0% 4.7%
Pretax margin 1.4% 4.9% 2.8%
Net margin -17.7% 4.8% 1.4%
FCF margin 8.2% -23.2% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.6% -22.8% 16.2%
Return on equity – 7.9% 1.6%
Return on assets -2.8% 2.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 1.8% 2.0%
Return on capital employed -15.9% – 4.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.8x -4.7x 11.4x
Stock comp / revenue 22.5% 11.7% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLNDUPSTXYZ
Debt / assets – 63.2% 17.6%
Debt / equity – 2.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 20.6x 0.3x
Debt / FCF – -6.9x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 151.8% 74.9% 43.7%
Equity / assets -51.8% 25.1% 56.3%
Interest coverage – 1.2x –
Current ratio 1.6x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score -12.15 – 2.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLNDUPSTXYZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 20.8% 3.5% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 20.8% 3.5% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusBLNDUPSTXYZ
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 35.0xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $0.69FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +600.0%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -28.6% +191.3% +38.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $125.58MFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +42.2% +21.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLNDUPSTXYZ
Held by institutions 64.9% 60.0% 73.6%
Institutions holding 184 363 1,081
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +3.2% +3.0%
Institutions buying 86 196 581
Institutions selling 67 98 330
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.00 1.76

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.

BLNDUPSTXYZ
BLND 1.00 0.37 0.36
UPST 0.37 1.00 0.53
XYZ 0.36 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLND, UPST and XYZ?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blend Labs (BLND) $277.09M, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.37B, Block (XYZ) $46.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLND, UPST and XYZ?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blend Labs (BLND) -12.1x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 39.2x, Block (XYZ) 128.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blend Labs (BLND) is cheapest (Blend Labs (BLND) 16.6x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 35.0x, Block (XYZ) 19.3x). 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%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%, Block (XYZ) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) has the highest net margin (Blend Labs (BLND) -17.7%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, Block (XYZ) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Block (XYZ) leads (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%, Block (XYZ) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Block (XYZ) returned the most: Blend Labs (BLND) -66.4%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -52.4%, Block (XYZ) -6.2%. Over five years, Block (XYZ) compounded fastest (Blend Labs (BLND) -39.7%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -40.5%/yr, Block (XYZ) -21.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Block (XYZ) has been the steadiest (Blend Labs (BLND) 74.8%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.2%, Block (XYZ) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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