BZ vs PAYX vs SAP Stock Comparison

Kanzhun, Paychex and Sap Se Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BZ Kanzhun Ltd
$16.28 +14.9% 1M -27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.58B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
3.13%
HR Software Technology
5 wins
PAYX Paychex Inc
$109.37 +10.1% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$38.94B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.60B
Div. yield
5.24%
HR Software Technology
3 wins
SAP Sap Se
$233.99 +11.0% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$287.46B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
1.26%
ERP Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBZPAYXSAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.58B $38.94B $287.46B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.0x 21.5x 28.6x BZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 17.4x 27.5x BZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +51.0% +14.0% +13.5% BZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.2% 27.4% 20.8% BZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.7% 35.6% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x -0.4x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.13% 5.24% 1.26% PAYX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.6% -6.8% -9.9% PAYX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr -2.4%/yr +10.1%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.6% 30.9% 39.1% PAYX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 87/100 57/100 63/100 BZ

Percentile Scorecard

BZPAYXSAP

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

AxisBZPAYXSAP
Valuation 91 #10 of 101 48 #53 of 101 52 #49 of 101
Growth 96 #5 of 97 33 #65 of 97 68 #32 of 97
Profitability 95 #6 of 93 97 #4 of 93 90 #10 of 93
Financial Health 96 #5 of 108 40 #65 of 108 78 #25 of 108
Shareholder Returns 60 #26 of 63 66 #22 of 63 27 #46 of 63
Overall 87 57 63
  • BZ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PAYX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBZPAYXSAPSPY
1 month +14.9%+10.1%+11.0% +0.7%
3 months -0.7%-6.0%+29.3% +3.7%
6 months +20.4%+18.1%+38.1% +7.1%
Year to date -20.1%-2.5%-3.7% +12.8%
1 year -27.6%-6.8%-9.9% +11.9%
3 years +7.2%-1.1%+75.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.3%-0.4%+20.5% +22.8%
5 years -53.6%-11.3%+61.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.3%-2.4%+10.1% +10.9%
10 years —+98.7%+166.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+7.1%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBZPAYXSAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.6%30.9%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%32.2%40.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.65-0.050.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.22-0.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-46.4%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.0%-14.1%-11.4% -1.2%
52-week high $22.60$127.34$263.96 $779.14
52-week low $12.65$85.57$146.09 $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.

MultipleBZPAYXSAP
P/E now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 28.0x 21.5xmedian 28.0x 28.6xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x 6.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.9x 13.1xmedian 16.9x 11.8xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 15.9x 19.6xmedian 15.9x 27.6xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.2x 10.5xmedian 3.2x 5.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.89 4.51median 0.89 1.79median 0.89

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 monthsBZPAYXSAP
Revenue $1.25B $6.60B $45.76B
Gross profit $1.21B $4.91B $33.40B
Operating income $412.25M $2.59B $22.06B
Net income $657.32M $1.81B $9.47B
Free cash flow $665.92M $1.98B $10.40B
R&D $58.24M – $8.26B
EPS (diluted) $1.44 $5.06 $8.11
Cash & equivalents $380.29M $600.90M $10.62B
Total debt – $4.56B $9.68B
Shares (diluted) 463.50M 356.60M 1.18B
Enterprise value -$743.31M $34.02B $215.44B

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
MetricBZPAYXSAP
P/E 11.0x 21.5x 28.6x
P/FCF 11.4x 19.6x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 17.3x 25.0x
P/S 6.0x 5.9x 6.3x
P/B 2.4x 10.5x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 18.7x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA – 13.1x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 16.6x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 6.5x 6.1x
EV/FCF 7.9x 21.6x 26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 19.0x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 4.51 1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBZPAYXSAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 51.0% 14.0% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 9.1% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.2% 16.4% 12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 10.7% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.4% 17.5% 30.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 236.9% 7.7% 52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 121.6% 11.9% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 132.3% 4.2% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.2% 13.6% 22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 131.7% 4.8% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.2% 8.6% 43.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 3.4% 19.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.1% 8.4% 43.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 1.9% 20.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBZPAYXSAP
Gross margin 96.5% 74.4% 73.0%
EBITDA margin – 49.8% 51.5%
Operating margin 32.9% 39.2% 48.2%
Pretax margin 66.1% 36.0% 29.2%
Net margin 53.2% 27.4% 20.8%
FCF margin 53.1% 30.0% 22.7%
Operating cash flow margin 53.1% 34.1% 25.1%
Return on equity 21.6% 48.5% 18.5%
Return on assets 17.1% 11.3% 11.2%
Return on invested capital – 23.7% 35.6%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 27.0% 34.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBZPAYXSAP
Debt / assets – 29.1% 11.2%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 21.7% 76.3% 39.1%
Equity / assets 78.3% 23.7% 60.9%
Interest coverage – 9.7x 8.3x
Current ratio 4.2x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 3.22 7.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBZPAYXSAP
Dividend yield 3.1% 5.2% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 6.4% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 90.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 82.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% –

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.

ConsensusBZPAYXSAP
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2026 $6.28FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% -1.6% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.42BFY2026 $6.60BFY2026 $42.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.7%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +12.2% +14.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBZPAYXSAP
Held by institutions 66.1% 82.5% 7.2%
Institutions holding 254 1,530 821
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +3.4% -3.0%
Institutions buying 129 787 460
Institutions selling 94 531 245
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.48 1.88

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.

BZPAYXSAP
BZ 1.00 0.12 0.11
PAYX 0.12 1.00 0.50
SAP 0.11 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BZ, PAYX and SAP?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kanzhun (BZ) $7.58B, Paychex (PAYX) $38.94B, Sap Se (SAP) $287.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, BZ, PAYX and SAP?

Kanzhun (BZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kanzhun (BZ) 11.0x, Paychex (PAYX) 21.5x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kanzhun (BZ) is cheapest (Kanzhun (BZ) 12.1x, Paychex (PAYX) 17.4x, Sap Se (SAP) 27.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kanzhun (BZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kanzhun (BZ) +51.0%, Paychex (PAYX) +14.0%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kanzhun (BZ) has the highest net margin (Kanzhun (BZ) 53.2%, Paychex (PAYX) 27.4%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Paychex (PAYX) 23.7%, Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Paychex (PAYX) returned the most: Kanzhun (BZ) -27.6%, Paychex (PAYX) -6.8%, Sap Se (SAP) -9.9%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Kanzhun (BZ) -14.3%/yr, Paychex (PAYX) -2.4%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Paychex (PAYX) has the highest dividend yield: Kanzhun (BZ) 3.13%, Paychex (PAYX) 5.24%, Sap Se (SAP) 1.26%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paychex (PAYX) has been the steadiest (Kanzhun (BZ) 39.6%, Paychex (PAYX) 30.9%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BZ, PAYX and SAP?

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