CPAY vs PYPL vs TIGO Stock Comparison

Corpay, PayPal Holdings and Millicom International Cellular 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
$29.65B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$58.96 +8.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.50B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 5, Millicom International Cellular 4, Corpay 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPAYPYPLTIGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.65B $50.50B $13.66B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 10.7x 24.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 10.3x 20.9x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.2% +4.4% +45.1% TIGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.7% 13.8% 7.0% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 14.6% 19.3% TIGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.5x 1.8x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.5% -13.4% +71.9% TIGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr -23.6%/yr +17.0%/yr TIGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 43.5% 41.6% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 69/100 62/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

CPAYPYPLTIGO

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

AxisCPAYPYPLTIGO
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 92 #9 of 99 54 #23 of 49
Growth 62 #36 of 94 60 #38 of 94 91 #5 of 47
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 87 #13 of 90 84 #8 of 46
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 38 #66 of 105 31 #34 of 49
Shareholder Returns 82 #12 of 62 67 #21 of 62 49 #19 of 36
Overall 62 69 62
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • TIGO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPAYPYPLTIGOSPY
1 month +9.7%+8.0%-12.5% -5.9%
3 months +11.9%-1.4%-24.1% -4.6%
6 months +45.9%+27.6%-1.7% +0.2%
Year to date +48.2%+1.0%+42.7% +7.5%
1 year +70.5%-13.4%+71.9% +8.2%
3 years +91.1%+7.9%+379.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +24.1%+2.6%+68.7% +19.0%
5 years +82.3%-73.9%+119.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.8%-23.6%+17.0% +9.4%
10 years +197.3%+44.2%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.5%+3.7%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCPAYPYPLTIGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%43.5%41.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%48.1%43.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.900.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.95-0.311.73 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-83.0%-71.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.4%-24.1% -5.9%
52-week high $446.09$68.06$104.31 $779.14
52-week low $261.69$39.08$46.03 $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.

MultipleCPAYPYPLTIGO
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 22.5x 10.6xmedian 22.5x 23.3xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 23.6x 7.7xmedian 23.6x 5.3xmedian 6.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 17.3x 7.8xmedian 17.3x 7.8xmedian 4.7x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x 5.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.73median 0.64 0.62median 0.64 0.18median 0.27

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 monthsCPAYPYPLTIGO
Revenue $5.23B $34.30B $8.09B
Operating income $2.29B $5.83B $1.95B
Net income $1.25B $4.73B $540.00M
Free cash flow $1.33B $6.30B $1.71B
R&D – $3.28B –
EPS (diluted) $18.70 $5.51 $3.38
Cash & equivalents $3.07B $7.16B $848.00M
Total debt $11.23B $13.47B $7.78B
Shares (diluted) 66.39M 858.00M 168.00M
Enterprise value $18.47B $9.20B $9.20B

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
MetricCPAYPYPLTIGO
P/E 23.6x 10.6x 23.3x
P/FCF 21.6x 7.8x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 7.0x 10.2x
P/S 5.5x 1.4x 1.7x
P/B 8.6x 2.5x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 58.3x 2.6x -2.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 7.7x 5.3x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 9.0x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 1.5x 2.5x
EV/FCF 27.7x 8.3x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 7.4x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.73 0.62 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYPYPLTIGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.2% 4.4% 45.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 5.6% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.6% -2.8% 26.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 8.6% 32.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% -3.9% -52.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 7.9% 194.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.5% 7.6% -46.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 17.1% 131.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 10.4% 62.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 22.9% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.6% 13.2% 55.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 25.5% 7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYPYPLTIGO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 53.1% 19.8% 47.0%
Operating margin 43.9% 17.0% 24.1%
Pretax margin 33.5% 16.6% 10.9%
Net margin 23.7% 13.8% 7.0%
FCF margin 25.5% 18.4% 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin 29.2% 20.7% 16.3%
Return on equity 36.2% 24.1% 22.6%
Return on assets 4.5% 5.8% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 14.6% 19.3%
Return on capital employed 20.6% 17.0% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 2.8% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYPYPLTIGO
Debt / assets 40.0% 16.5% 37.6%
Debt / equity 3.4x 0.7x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 8.4x 2.1x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 88.1% 76.1% 89.0%
Equity / assets 11.9% 23.9% 11.0%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 1.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.68 1.93 1.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYPYPLTIGO
Dividend yield – 0.9% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 7.4% 12.2% –
Shareholder yield 7.4% 13.1% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusCPAYPYPLTIGO
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.14FY2026 $5.75FY2026 $3.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 -51.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% -4.3% +66.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $33.36BFY2026 $9.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +57.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +4.9% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYPYPLTIGO
Held by institutions 97.9% 74.2% 46.3%
Institutions holding 733 1,382 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +0.8% +7.3%
Institutions buying 390 523 285
Institutions selling 240 672 127
Buyers to sellers 1.63 0.78 2.24

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.

CPAYPYPLTIGO
CPAY 1.00 0.31 0.07
PYPL 0.31 1.00 -0.03
TIGO 0.07 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAY, PYPL and TIGO?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corpay (CPAY) $29.65B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $50.50B, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) $13.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, PYPL and TIGO?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 23.9x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.7x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 17.1x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 20.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corpay (CPAY) +21.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +45.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 23.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 11.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +70.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -13.4%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +71.9%. Over five years, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +12.8%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -23.6%/yr, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corpay (CPAY) has been the steadiest (Corpay (CPAY) 36.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.5%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAY, PYPL and TIGO?

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