CPAY vs SEZL vs V Stock Comparison

Corpay, Sezzle and Visa Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$409.08 +3.7% 1M +57.1% 1Y
Market cap
$26.86B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$128.32 +19.5% 1M +95.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.32B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
V Visa Inc.
$425.49 +18.0% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$758.65B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
0.63%
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 $26.86B $4.32B $758.65B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.5x 26.7x 31.5x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 23.2x 30.8x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +43.1% +14.4% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 30.3% 50.8% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 49.6% 38.1% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.2x 0.4x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.63% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.1% +95.8% +24.9% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr — +15.4%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 88.8% 22.3% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 76/100 51/100 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 64 #36 of 99 12 #829 of 939
Growth 58 #40 of 94 97 #4 of 94 47 #436 of 814
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 98 #3 of 90 99 #13 of 828
Financial Health 22 #82 of 105 77 #25 of 105 69 #282 of 898
Shareholder Returns 73 #17 of 61 45 #34 of 61 27 #528 of 725
Overall 59 76 51
  • 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 +3.7%+19.5%+18.0% -2.3%
3 months +6.0%-21.3%+16.4% -0.7%
6 months +31.6%+49.3%+30.2% +4.8%
Year to date +35.9%+102.2%+21.3% +10.3%
1 year +57.1%+95.8%+24.9% +10.3%
3 years +72.9%+8,021.5%+74.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +20.0%+333.5%+20.4% +20.1%
5 years +69.1%—+104.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +11.1%—+15.4% +10.1%
10 years +169.1%—+428.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +10.4%—+18.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCPAYSEZLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%88.8%22.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%95.0%19.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.742.420.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.611.081.11 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-89.9%-24.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-31.9%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $425.23$188.55$425.49 $779.14
52-week low $261.17$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 23.5xmedian 20.4x 26.7xmedian 20.4x 31.5xmedian 13.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x 17.1xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 13.7x 20.1xmedian 13.7x 27.2xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 16.4x 15.7xmedian 16.4x 36.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 1.9x 18.5xmedian 1.9x 21.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.02 0.16median 1.02 2.19median 0.92

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 $5.02B $531.93M $44.49B
Operating income $2.20B $214.81M $27.00B
Net income $1.15B $161.43M $22.59B
Free cash flow $1.64B $274.61M $21.01B
EPS (diluted) $17.20 $4.65 $11.90
Cash & equivalents $3.16B $79.76M $12.36B
Total debt $10.62B $121.52M $23.86B
Shares (diluted) 66.33M 34.72M 1.90B
Enterprise value $17.06B $3.95B $701.97B

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 23.5x 26.7x 31.5x
P/FCF 16.4x 15.7x 36.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 15.7x 33.6x
P/S 5.3x 8.1x 17.1x
P/B 7.5x 18.5x 21.6x
P/Tangible book 40.2x 18.5x 99.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 20.1x 27.2x
EV/EBIT 15.6x 20.3x 28.5x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 8.2x 17.3x
EV/FCF 20.9x 15.9x 36.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 15.8x 34.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 0.16 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYSEZLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 43.1% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 56.7% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% 56.0% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 119.1% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.4% 54.4% 11.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 174.1% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.0% 57.8% 14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 172.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% 64.0% -3.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 284.0% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.0% 63.9% -4.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 286.4% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYSEZLV
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 53.0% 40.8% 63.7%
Operating margin 43.7% 40.4% 60.7%
Pretax margin 33.3% 37.8% 60.6%
Net margin 22.7% 30.3% 50.8%
FCF margin 32.6% 51.6% 47.2%
Operating cash flow margin 36.8% 51.8% 50.8%
Return on equity 32.2% 75.1% 63.8%
Return on assets 4.2% 35.4% 23.8%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 49.6% 38.1%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 60.7% 42.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.4% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYSEZLV
Debt / assets 37.6% 26.6% 25.2%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 0.4x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 87.3% 49.0% 62.8%
Equity / assets 12.7% 51.0% 37.2%
Interest coverage 5.0x 15.5x 34.8x
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 1.61 15.32 9.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYSEZLV
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 1.5% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 1.5% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusCPAYSEZLV
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 23.2xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.14FY2026 $5.53FY2026 $13.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +54.0%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.2% +26.2% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $625.83MFY2026 $48.15BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +17.0% +19.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYSEZLV
Held by institutions 97.9% 44.1% 86.7%
Institutions holding 733 323 4,531
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +11.3% +2.4%
Institutions buying 390 215 2,330
Institutions selling 240 79 1,734
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.72 1.34

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 0.24 0.33
SEZL 0.24 1.00 0.25
V 0.33 0.25 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) $26.86B, Sezzle (SEZL) $4.32B, Visa (V) $758.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, SEZL and V?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 23.5x, Sezzle (SEZL) 26.7x, Visa (V) 31.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 15.6x, Sezzle (SEZL) 23.2x, Visa (V) 30.8x). 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) +20.4%, Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%, Visa (V) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%, Visa (V) 50.8%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%, Visa (V) 38.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +57.1%, Sezzle (SEZL) +95.8%, Visa (V) +24.9%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +11.1%/yr, Visa (V) +15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Visa (V) 0.63%. Corpay (CPAY) and Sezzle (SEZL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Corpay (CPAY) 35.5%, Sezzle (SEZL) 88.8%, Visa (V) 22.3%). 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.