CPAY vs SEZL vs V Stock Comparison

Corpay, Sezzle and Visa 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
$30.08B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$155.00 +37.4% 1M +134.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.22B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
V Visa Inc.
$422.33 +13.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$763.20B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.90B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCPAYSEZLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.08B $5.22B $763.20B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x 32.3x 32.5x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 28.0x 27.4x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.2% +43.1% +14.8% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.7% 30.3% 51.2% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 49.6% 40.1% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.2x 0.3x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.5% +134.0% +24.2% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr — +14.3%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 89.9% 22.9% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 75/100 52/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

CPAYSEZLV

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

AxisCPAYSEZLV
Valuation 53 #47 of 99 59 #41 of 99 13 #837 of 965
Growth 62 #36 of 94 97 #4 of 94 51 #404 of 825
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 98 #3 of 90 99 #13 of 848
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 76 #26 of 105 71 #265 of 899
Shareholder Returns 82 #12 of 62 44 #35 of 62 26 #540 of 730
Overall 62 75 52
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SEZL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • V 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

PeriodCPAYSEZLVSPY
1 month +9.7%+37.4%+13.9% -5.9%
3 months +11.9%-13.2%+14.0% -4.6%
6 months +45.9%+55.3%+31.5% +0.2%
Year to date +48.2%+144.2%+20.4% +7.5%
1 year +70.5%+134.0%+24.2% +8.2%
3 years +91.1%+9,900.0%+73.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +24.1%+364.6%+20.2% +19.0%
5 years +82.3%—+94.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.8%—+14.3% +9.4%
10 years +197.3%—+425.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.5%—+18.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCPAYSEZLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%89.9%22.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%95.0%20.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.521.880.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.951.491.06 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-89.9%-24.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-17.8%-3.3% -5.9%
52-week high $446.09$188.55$436.66 $779.14
52-week low $261.69$50.97$295.52 $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.

MultipleCPAYSEZLV
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 22.5x 32.3xmedian 22.5x 32.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.1x 9.8xmedian 2.1x 16.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 23.6x 24.2xmedian 23.6x 26.1xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 17.3x 19.0xmedian 17.3x 34.5xmedian 10.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 1.7x 22.4xmedian 1.7x 21.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.73median 0.64 0.19median 0.64 2.70median 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 monthsCPAYSEZLV
Revenue $5.23B $531.93M $45.90B
Operating income $2.29B $214.81M $28.11B
Net income $1.25B $161.43M $23.50B
Free cash flow $1.33B $274.61M $22.06B
EPS (diluted) $18.70 $4.65 $11.64
Cash & equivalents $3.07B $79.76M $12.94B
Total debt $11.23B $121.52M $22.07B
Shares (diluted) 66.39M 34.72M 2.02B
Enterprise value $18.90B $4.85B $710.74B

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
MetricCPAYSEZLV
P/E 23.6x 32.3x 32.4x
P/FCF 21.6x 19.0x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 18.9x 32.0x
P/S 5.5x 9.8x 16.6x
P/B 8.6x 22.4x 21.1x
P/Tangible book 58.3x 22.4x 87.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 24.2x 26.1x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 24.5x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 9.9x 16.8x
EV/FCF 27.7x 19.2x 34.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 19.1x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.73 0.19 2.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYSEZLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.2% 43.1% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 56.7% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.6% 56.0% 17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 119.1% 10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% 54.4% 17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 174.1% 10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.5% 57.8% 14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 172.0% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 64.0% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 284.0% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.6% 63.9% 2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 286.4% 3.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYSEZLV
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 53.1% 40.8% 64.3%
Operating margin 43.9% 40.4% 61.2%
Pretax margin 33.5% 37.8% 61.2%
Net margin 23.7% 30.3% 51.2%
FCF margin 25.5% 51.6% 48.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.2% 51.8% 51.7%
Return on equity 36.2% 75.1% 65.9%
Return on assets 4.5% 35.4% 24.9%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 49.6% 40.1%
Return on capital employed 20.6% 60.7% 44.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.4% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYSEZLV
Debt / assets 40.0% 26.6% 23.4%
Debt / equity 3.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.2x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 8.4x 0.4x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 88.1% 49.0% 61.7%
Equity / assets 11.9% 51.0% 38.3%
Interest coverage 5.1x 15.5x 37.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 4.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.68 17.74 9.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYSEZLV
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 7.4% 1.3% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 1.3% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusCPAYSEZLV
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 27.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $26.14FY2026 $5.53FY2026 $15.44FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +54.0%FY2026 +16.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +26.2% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $625.83MFY2026 $48.35BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026 +5.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +17.0% +20.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYSEZLV
Held by institutions 97.9% 44.1% 86.7%
Institutions holding 733 323 4,534
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +11.3% +2.4%
Institutions buying 390 215 2,333
Institutions selling 240 79 1,734
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.72 1.35

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.

CPAYSEZLV
CPAY 1.00 0.30 0.32
SEZL 0.30 1.00 0.24
V 0.32 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAY, SEZL and V?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corpay (CPAY) $30.08B, Sezzle (SEZL) $5.22B, Visa (V) $763.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, SEZL and V?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 24.2x, Sezzle (SEZL) 32.3x, Visa (V) 32.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 17.1x, Sezzle (SEZL) 28.0x, Visa (V) 27.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sezzle (SEZL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corpay (CPAY) +21.2%, Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%, Visa (V) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 23.7%, Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%, Visa (V) 51.2%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 11.4%, Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%, Visa (V) 40.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +70.5%, Sezzle (SEZL) +134.0%, Visa (V) +24.2%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +12.8%/yr, Visa (V) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Corpay (CPAY) 36.1%, Sezzle (SEZL) 89.9%, Visa (V) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAY, SEZL and V?

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