CPAY vs GPN vs XYZ Stock Comparison

Corpay, Global Payments and Block Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$446.09 +9.7% 1M +70.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.86B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$95.36 +16.6% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.49B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
XYZ Block, Inc.
$84.06 +9.8% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.56B
P/E
111.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.65B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corpay leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Corpay 6, Block 3, Global Payments 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPAYGPNXYZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.86B $25.78B $51.56B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x -20.0x 111.8x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 7.4x 21.9x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.2% +48.5% +7.0% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.7% -11.2% 1.8% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 0.0% 2.5% CPAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.7x -0.5x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.5% +20.4% +14.1% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr -7.0%/yr -18.8%/yr CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 41.7% 48.2% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 46/100 69/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

CPAYGPNXYZ

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

AxisCPAYGPNXYZ
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 66 #34 of 99 78 #23 of 99
Growth 62 #36 of 94 25 #71 of 94 77 #22 of 94
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 61 #36 of 90 64 #33 of 90
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 28 #76 of 105 68 #34 of 105
Shareholder Returns 82 #12 of 62 53 #30 of 62 57 #27 of 62
Overall 62 46 69
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN 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

PeriodCPAYGPNXYZSPY
1 month +9.7%+16.6%+9.8% -5.9%
3 months +11.9%+8.7%+6.3% -4.6%
6 months +45.9%+36.0%+19.8% +0.2%
Year to date +48.2%+23.2%+29.1% +7.5%
1 year +70.5%+20.4%+14.1% +8.2%
3 years +91.1%-14.1%+69.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +24.1%-4.9%+19.3% +19.0%
5 years +82.3%-30.3%-64.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.8%-7.0%-18.8% +9.4%
10 years +197.3%+34.7%+590.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.5%+3.0%+21.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCPAYGPNXYZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%41.7%48.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%35.8%45.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.771.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.950.490.29 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-58.8%-83.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.3%-4.0% -5.9%
52-week high $446.09$99.62$87.60 $779.14
52-week low $261.69$62.47$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.

MultipleCPAYGPNXYZ
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 22.5x -19.6xmedian 22.5x 109.8xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 23.6x 11.2xmedian 23.6x 39.4xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 17.3x -149.3xmedian 17.3x 14.7xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.73median 0.64 0.38median 0.64 1.78median 0.64

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 monthsCPAYGPNXYZ
Revenue $5.23B $11.49B $25.65B
Gross profit – $7.07B $12.18B
Operating income $2.29B $783.04M $1.19B
Net income $1.25B -$1.24B $459.79M
Free cash flow $1.33B -$169.03M $3.45B
R&D – – $2.99B
EPS (diluted) $18.70 $-4.86 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $3.07B $5.57B $7.86B
Total debt $11.23B $23.70B $7.27B
Shares (diluted) 66.39M 265.16M 614.78M
Enterprise value $18.68B $604.58M $23.34B

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
MetricCPAYGPNXYZ
P/E 23.6x -19.6x 109.8x
P/FCF 21.6x -149.3x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 34.6x 14.0x
P/S 5.5x 2.2x 2.0x
P/B 8.6x 1.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 58.3x 4.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 11.2x 39.4x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 55.4x 42.2x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 3.8x 2.0x
EV/FCF 27.7x -256.5x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 59.6x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.73 0.38 1.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYGPNXYZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.2% 48.5% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 6.7% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.9% 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.6% -65.0% -3.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -21.6% 83.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% -168.4% -85.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -49.4% 59.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.5% -166.7% -85.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -51.1% 61.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% -75.9% 83.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -31.9% 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.6% -107.1% 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% -28.1% 63.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYGPNXYZ
Gross margin – 61.5% 47.5%
EBITDA margin 53.1% 33.6% 5.0%
Operating margin 43.9% 6.8% 4.6%
Pretax margin 33.5% -0.4% 2.8%
Net margin 23.7% -11.2% 1.8%
FCF margin 25.5% -1.5% 13.5%
Operating cash flow margin 29.2% 6.3% 14.1%
Return on equity 36.2% -5.1% 2.0%
Return on assets 4.5% -1.9% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 0.0% 2.5%
Return on capital employed 20.6% 1.6% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.6x 7.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.1% 4.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYGPNXYZ
Debt / assets 40.0% 38.0% 17.6%
Debt / equity 3.4x 1.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.7x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 8.4x -140.2x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 88.1% 61.9% 44.4%
Equity / assets 11.9% 38.1% 55.6%
Interest coverage 5.1x 0.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.68 0.66 2.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYGPNXYZ
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 7.4% 4.8% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 5.9% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -20.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -153.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% –

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.

ConsensusCPAYGPNXYZ
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.14FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +61.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +18.0% +40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $24.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +8.4% +21.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYGPNXYZ
Held by institutions 97.9% 100.0% 73.6%
Institutions holding 733 794 1,084
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +7.4% +3.0%
Institutions buying 390 375 582
Institutions selling 240 308 331
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.22 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.

CPAYGPNXYZ
CPAY 1.00 0.46 0.38
GPN 0.46 1.00 0.42
XYZ 0.38 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAY, GPN and XYZ?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corpay (CPAY) $29.86B, Global Payments (GPN) $25.78B, Block (XYZ) $51.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, GPN and XYZ?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 24.1x, Global Payments (GPN) -20.0x, Block (XYZ) 111.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 17.1x, Global Payments (GPN) 7.4x, Block (XYZ) 21.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corpay (CPAY) +21.2%, Global Payments (GPN) +48.5%, Block (XYZ) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 23.7%, Global Payments (GPN) -11.2%, Block (XYZ) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Corpay (CPAY) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 11.4%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.0%, Block (XYZ) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +70.5%, Global Payments (GPN) +20.4%, Block (XYZ) +14.1%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +12.8%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -7.0%/yr, Block (XYZ) -18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Corpay (CPAY) 0.00%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.01%, Block (XYZ) 0.00%. Corpay (CPAY) and Block (XYZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corpay (CPAY) has been the steadiest (Corpay (CPAY) 36.1%, Global Payments (GPN) 41.7%, Block (XYZ) 48.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAY, GPN 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, Corpay (CPAY) leads on 6. 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.