CASS vs CPAY vs WEX Stock Comparison

Cass Information Systems, Corpay and Wex Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$397.32 -0.2% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.75B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
WEX WEX Inc.
$186.17 +4.4% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.39B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.79B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corpay leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Corpay 5, Cass Information Systems 4, Wex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCASSCPAYWEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $695.29M $25.75B $6.39B CPAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 22.6x 18.2x WEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.7x 15.2x 8.7x WEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +20.4% +7.5% CPAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.5% 22.7% 12.6% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 10.7% 7.8% CASS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.8x -0.7x CASS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% +39.8% +15.7% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +9.5%/yr +3.0%/yr CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.6% 36.5% 41.7% CASS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 61/100 54/100 CASS

Percentile Scorecard

CASSCPAYWEX

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

AxisCASSCPAYWEX
Valuation 80 #21 of 99 57 #43 of 99 71 #29 of 99
Growth 61 #37 of 94 59 #39 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Profitability 75 #23 of 90 90 #10 of 90 72 #26 of 90
Financial Health 57 #46 of 105 22 #82 of 105 32 #72 of 105
Shareholder Returns 60 #25 of 61 78 #14 of 61 47 #33 of 61
Overall 67 61 54
  • CASS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • WEX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCASSCPAYWEXSPY
1 month +0.6%-0.2%+4.4% -0.2%
3 months -2.7%+3.4%+1.8% +3.9%
6 months +14.6%+27.5%+22.1% +8.2%
Year to date +31.1%+32.0%+25.0% +12.9%
1 year +36.9%+39.8%+15.7% +12.3%
3 years +46.6%+79.1%+14.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.6%+21.4%+4.5% +23.3%
5 years +30.4%+57.5%+15.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.5%+9.5%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years +33.9%+129.0%+65.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.0%+8.6%+5.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCASSCPAYWEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.6%36.5%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%34.1%44.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.810.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.631.090.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-37.3%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-6.6%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $58.54$425.23$203.22 $779.14
52-week low $39.15$255.00$126.86 $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.

MultipleCASSCPAYWEX
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 20.0x 22.8xmedian 20.0x 18.4xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 17.5x 12.6xmedian 17.5x 5.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 15.9x 15.9xmedian 15.9x 58.9xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.0x 7.3xmedian 2.0x 4.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.98median 1.03 1.97median 1.03 0.66median 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 monthsCASSCPAYWEX
Revenue $198.99M $5.02B $2.79B
Gross profit – – $1.66B
Operating income – $2.20B $711.30M
Net income $36.71M $1.15B $350.80M
Free cash flow $42.02M $1.64B $108.50M
EPS (diluted) $2.81 $17.20 $10.05
Cash & equivalents $132.84M $3.16B $1.16B
Total debt – $39.11B $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 13.07M 66.33M 34.90M
Enterprise value $466.81M $15.64B -$15.30B

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
MetricCASSCPAYWEX
P/E 19.0x 22.8x 18.4x
P/FCF 16.6x 15.9x 58.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 14.1x 24.3x
P/S 3.5x 5.2x 2.3x
P/B 2.9x 7.3x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 39.0x 22.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 12.6x 5.4x
EV/EBIT 8.9x 15.3x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 6.7x 2.0x
EV/FCF 13.1x 20.5x 52.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 18.2x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.98 1.97 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCASSCPAYWEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 20.4% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 11.5% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.9% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.4% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.8% 9.4% 14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 7.4% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.8% 17.0% 12.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 11.6% 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.0% -12.7% -38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 0.6% -37.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.2% -15.0% -61.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -0.2% -51.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCASSCPAYWEX
Gross margin – – 59.6%
EBITDA margin 34.6% 53.0% 37.3%
Operating margin – 43.7% 25.5%
Pretax margin 22.9% 33.3% 17.4%
Net margin 18.5% 22.7% 12.6%
FCF margin 21.1% 32.6% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.5% 36.8% 9.4%
Return on equity 15.1% 32.2% 26.8%
Return on assets 1.5% 4.2% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 10.7% 7.8%
Return on capital employed – 20.9% 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.3% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCASSCPAYWEX
Debt / assets 3.2% 37.6% 32.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 3.0x 4.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.8x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 6.5x 49.4x
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 87.3% 91.9%
Equity / assets 9.7% 12.7% 8.1%
Interest coverage 3.9x 5.0x 3.1x
Current ratio – 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.59 0.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCASSCPAYWEX
Dividend yield 2.4% – –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 6.5% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 6.5% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 39.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – –

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.

ConsensusCASSCPAYWEX
Forward P/E 17.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.07FY2026 $26.14FY2026 $21.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.2% +17.2% -6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $199.33MFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $2.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +8.1% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCASSCPAYWEX
Held by institutions 61.4% 97.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 172 732 417
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.4% +0.8% +2.5%
Institutions buying 102 389 189
Institutions selling 43 240 166
Buyers to sellers 2.37 1.62 1.14

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.

CASSCPAYWEX
CASS 1.00 0.33 0.36
CPAY 0.33 1.00 0.52
WEX 0.36 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CASS, CPAY and WEX?

Corpay (CPAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cass Information Systems (CASS) $695.29M, Corpay (CPAY) $25.75B, Wex (WEX) $6.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, CASS, CPAY and WEX?

Wex (WEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cass Information Systems (CASS) 18.9x, Corpay (CPAY) 22.6x, Wex (WEX) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wex (WEX) is cheapest (Cass Information Systems (CASS) 17.7x, Corpay (CPAY) 15.2x, Wex (WEX) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corpay (CPAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cass Information Systems (CASS) +8.8%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Wex (WEX) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Cass Information Systems (CASS) 18.5%, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Wex (WEX) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Cass Information Systems (CASS) leads (Cass Information Systems (CASS) 13.9%, Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, Wex (WEX) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Cass Information Systems (CASS) +36.9%, Corpay (CPAY) +39.8%, Wex (WEX) +15.7%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (Cass Information Systems (CASS) +5.5%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +9.5%/yr, Wex (WEX) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cass Information Systems (CASS) 0.02%, Corpay (CPAY) 0.00%, Wex (WEX) 0.00%. Corpay (CPAY) and Wex (WEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cass Information Systems (CASS) has been the steadiest (Cass Information Systems (CASS) 22.6%, Corpay (CPAY) 36.5%, Wex (WEX) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CASS, CPAY and WEX?

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