CPAY vs EVTC vs MA Stock Comparison

Corpay, Evertec and Mastercard Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$397.81 +1.3% 1M +48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.14B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$31.03 +14.8% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$635.70 +12.8% 1M +14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$563.22B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.29B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCPAYEVTCMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.14B $1.92B $563.22B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 19.7x 30.6x EVTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 7.4x 30.3x EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +12.4% +15.3% CPAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 9.8% — CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 7.8% — CPAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.0x — CPAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.4% +5.8% +14.6% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.0%/yr -7.3%/yr +13.6%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 41.2% 22.9% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 63/100 44/100 EVTC

Percentile Scorecard

CPAYEVTCMA

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

AxisCPAYEVTCMA
Valuation 57 #43 of 99 86 #15 of 99 9 #857 of 941
Growth 58 #40 of 94 55 #43 of 94 66 #213 of 615
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 82 #17 of 90 95 #29 of 586
Financial Health 22 #82 of 105 41 #62 of 105 43 #380 of 667
Shareholder Returns 80 #13 of 60 51 #30 of 60 6 #660 of 704
Overall 61 63 44
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPAYEVTCMASPY
1 month +1.3%+14.8%+12.8% +0.7%
3 months +2.0%-1.8%+10.1% +3.7%
6 months +29.8%+5.1%+26.4% +7.1%
Year to date +32.2%+6.7%+11.4% +12.8%
1 year +48.4%+5.8%+14.6% +11.9%
3 years +78.7%-3.5%+70.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.4%-1.2%+19.5% +22.8%
5 years +60.8%-31.4%+89.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.0%-7.3%+13.6% +10.9%
10 years +128.7%+103.5%+494.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.6%+7.4%+19.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCPAYEVTCMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%41.2%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%44.8%22.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.650.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.350.140.64 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-55.9%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-6.9%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $425.23$33.34$635.70 $779.14
52-week low $255.00$22.34$471.55 $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.

MultipleCPAYEVTCMA
P/E now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 19.5x 19.4xmedian 19.5x 30.6xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 15.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 17.8x 8.7xmedian 17.8x —median 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 16.1x 8.9xmedian 16.1x 29.4xmedian 10.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.0x 2.9xmedian 2.0x 82.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.97median 0.98 -0.86median 0.98 —median 0.90

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 monthsCPAYEVTCMA
Revenue $5.02B $996.16M $36.29B
Gross profit – $509.22M –
Operating income $2.20B $178.65M $21.27B
Net income $1.15B $102.12M $16.96B
Free cash flow $1.64B $208.38M –
EPS (diluted) $17.20 $1.59 –
Cash & equivalents $3.16B $260.66M $10.15B
Total debt $39.11B $1.25B –
Shares (diluted) 66.33M 61.45M 883.00M
Enterprise value $16.02B $587.21M $563.22B

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
MetricCPAYEVTCMA
P/E 22.9x 19.4x 30.6x
P/FCF 15.9x 8.9x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 8.0x 32.8x
P/S 5.2x 1.9x 15.3x
P/B 7.3x 2.9x 82.1x
P/Tangible book 39.1x 54.3x 534.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 8.7x –
EV/EBIT 15.3x 15.9x –
EV/Revenue 6.7x 2.9x 15.3x
EV/FCF 20.5x 13.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 12.3x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.97 -0.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYEVTCMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 12.4% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 16.2% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% -8.4% 18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 8.6% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.4% -27.0% 19.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -23.1% 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.0% -25.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -22.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% 7.8% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 3.2% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.0% 6.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 4.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYEVTCMA
Gross margin – 51.1% –
EBITDA margin 53.0% 32.7% –
Operating margin 43.7% 17.9% –
Pretax margin 33.3% 12.9% –
Net margin 22.7% 9.8% –
FCF margin 32.6% 20.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 36.8% 23.2% 46.5%
Return on equity 32.2% 15.5% 274.6%
Return on assets 4.2% 4.3% 29.3%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 7.8% –
Return on capital employed 20.9% 8.7% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 3.1% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYEVTCMA
Debt / assets 37.6% 50.5% –
Debt / equity 3.0x 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 6.5x 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 87.3% 74.0% 88.4%
Equity / assets 12.7% 26.0% 11.6%
Interest coverage 5.0x 2.5x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 1.59 1.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYEVTCMA
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 7.2% –
Shareholder yield 6.5% 7.8% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 6.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.2% –
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.

ConsensusCPAYEVTCMA
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 30.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.14FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.2% +7.9% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $1.03BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +9.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYEVTCMA
Held by institutions 97.9% 100.0% 87.5%
Institutions holding 733 252 3,585
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -1.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 390 130 1,590
Institutions selling 240 89 1,527
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.46 1.04

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.

CPAYEVTCMA
CPAY 1.00 0.35 0.37
EVTC 0.35 1.00 0.38
MA 0.37 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAY, EVTC and MA?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corpay (CPAY) $26.14B, Evertec (EVTC) $1.92B, Mastercard (MA) $563.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, EVTC and MA?

Evertec (EVTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 22.9x, Evertec (EVTC) 19.7x, Mastercard (MA) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 15.2x, Evertec (EVTC) 7.4x, Mastercard (MA) 30.3x). 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: Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, Mastercard (MA) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Corpay (CPAY) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +48.4%, Evertec (EVTC) +5.8%, Mastercard (MA) +14.6%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +10.0%/yr, Evertec (EVTC) -7.3%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Corpay (CPAY) 0.00%, Evertec (EVTC) 0.01%, Mastercard (MA) 0.00%. Corpay (CPAY) and Mastercard (MA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Corpay (CPAY) 35.9%, Evertec (EVTC) 41.2%, Mastercard (MA) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAY, EVTC and MA?

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.