CPAY vs WEX vs DLO Stock Comparison

Corpay, Wex and dLocal Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$399.69 +0.4% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.91B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
WEX WEX Inc.
$192.07 +7.7% 1M +20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.50B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.79B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
DLO dLocal Ltd
$14.44 +2.6% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.16B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCPAYWEXDLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.91B $6.50B $4.16B CPAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 18.5x 20.4x WEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 9.0x 17.2x WEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +7.5% +57.0% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 12.6% 15.0% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 7.8% 33.4% DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.7x — WEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.5% +20.1% -4.6% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr +0.8%/yr -22.0%/yr CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 41.6% 44.3% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 53/100 72/100 DLO

Percentile Scorecard

CPAYWEXDLO

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

AxisCPAYWEXDLO
Valuation 57 #43 of 99 69 #31 of 99 79 #22 of 99
Growth 59 #39 of 94 46 #51 of 94 83 #17 of 94
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 72 #26 of 90 91 #9 of 90
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 31 #73 of 105 67 #35 of 105
Shareholder Returns 73 #17 of 61 45 #34 of 61 40 #37 of 61
Overall 60 53 72
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • WEX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPAYWEXDLOSPY
1 month +0.4%+7.7%+2.6% -0.8%
3 months +5.3%+7.9%-3.5% +3.5%
6 months +27.8%+28.8%+4.7% +7.0%
Year to date +32.8%+28.9%+2.1% +12.2%
1 year +40.5%+20.1%-4.6% +13.0%
3 years +80.1%+17.6%-15.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.7%+5.6%-5.4% +23.1%
5 years +52.1%+4.3%-71.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.8%+0.8%-22.0% +11.0%
10 years +132.6%+81.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.8%+6.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCPAYWEXDLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%41.6%44.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%44.6%44.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.301.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.110.48-0.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.6%-53.2%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-5.5%-8.5% -1.8%
52-week high $425.23$203.22$15.78 $779.14
52-week low $255.00$126.86$11.01 $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.

MultipleCPAYWEXDLO
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 20.6x 19.0xmedian 20.6x 20.6xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 15.4x 5.6xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 16.4x 60.7xmedian 16.4x 10.0xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 1.9x 4.9xmedian 1.9x 7.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.98median 1.05 0.68median 1.05 1.21median 1.05

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 monthsCPAYWEXDLO
Revenue $5.02B $2.79B $1.36B
Gross profit – $1.66B $464.83M
Operating income $2.20B $711.30M $235.24M
Net income $1.15B $350.80M $204.14M
Free cash flow $1.64B $108.50M $427.30M
R&D – – $41.98M
EPS (diluted) $17.20 $10.05 $0.68
Cash & equivalents $3.16B $1.16B $794.94M
Total debt $39.11B $5.36B $466.81M
Shares (diluted) 66.33M 34.90M 301.74M
Enterprise value $15.79B -$15.19B $850.26M

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
MetricCPAYWEXDLO
P/E 23.0x 19.0x 20.6x
P/FCF 16.0x 60.7x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 25.1x 9.9x
P/S 5.2x 2.4x 3.1x
P/B 7.3x 4.9x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 39.3x 22.7x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 5.6x –
EV/EBIT 15.3x 8.2x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 2.1x 2.6x
EV/FCF 20.6x 53.9x 8.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 22.2x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.98 0.68 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYWEXDLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 7.5% 57.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 4.2% 36.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.5% 34.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% 6.5% 27.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 13.2% 16.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.4% 14.5% 39.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 19.1% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.0% 12.9% 41.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 28.0% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% -38.1% 234.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -37.9% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.0% -61.8% 230.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -51.8% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYWEXDLO
Gross margin – 59.6% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 53.0% 37.3% –
Operating margin 43.7% 25.5% 17.3%
Pretax margin 33.3% 17.4% 18.2%
Net margin 22.7% 12.6% 15.0%
FCF margin 32.6% 3.9% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 36.8% 9.4% 31.6%
Return on equity 32.2% 26.8% 37.3%
Return on assets 4.2% 2.2% 10.2%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 7.8% 33.4%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 15.3% 64.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.7x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 4.3% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYWEXDLO
Debt / assets 37.6% 32.5% 5.9%
Debt / equity 3.0x 4.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.7x –
Debt / FCF 6.5x 49.4x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 87.3% 91.9% 75.3%
Equity / assets 12.7% 8.1% 24.7%
Interest coverage 5.0x 3.1x 48.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.59 0.83 3.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYWEXDLO
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 6.5% 1.0% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusCPAYWEXDLO
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.14FY2026 $21.31FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.2% -6.7% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $2.97BFY2026 $1.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +50.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% -3.1% +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYWEXDLO
Held by institutions 97.9% 100.0% 40.4%
Institutions holding 732 417 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +2.5% +7.6%
Institutions buying 389 189 88
Institutions selling 240 166 49
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.14 1.80

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.

CPAYWEXDLO
CPAY 1.00 0.52 0.31
WEX 0.52 1.00 0.17
DLO 0.31 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAY, WEX and DLO?

Corpay (CPAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corpay (CPAY) $25.91B, Wex (WEX) $6.50B, dLocal (DLO) $4.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, WEX and DLO?

Wex (WEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 22.7x, Wex (WEX) 18.5x, dLocal (DLO) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wex (WEX) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 15.3x, Wex (WEX) 9.0x, dLocal (DLO) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

dLocal (DLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Wex (WEX) +7.5%, dLocal (DLO) +57.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Wex (WEX) 12.6%, dLocal (DLO) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, Wex (WEX) 7.8%, dLocal (DLO) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +40.5%, Wex (WEX) +20.1%, dLocal (DLO) -4.6%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +8.8%/yr, Wex (WEX) +0.8%/yr, dLocal (DLO) -22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corpay (CPAY) has been the steadiest (Corpay (CPAY) 36.5%, Wex (WEX) 41.6%, dLocal (DLO) 44.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAY, WEX and DLO?

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.