CPAY vs XYZ vs PAY Stock Comparison

Corpay, Block and Paymentus Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$395.89 -0.1% 1M +38.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.99B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins
XYZ Block, Inc.
$75.21 +2.6% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$45.18B
P/E
125.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
PAY Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
$31.61 +5.7% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.98B
P/E
46.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corpay leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Corpay 7, Block 2, Paymentus Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPAYXYZPAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.99B $45.18B $3.98B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 125.9x 46.9x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 19.3x 38.1x CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +5.1% +30.2% PAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 1.4% 6.2% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 2.0% — CPAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.3x — XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.6% -6.2% +3.1% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.9%/yr -21.6%/yr +4.3%/yr CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 46.4% 61.0% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 73/100 73/100 PAY

Percentile Scorecard

CPAYXYZPAY

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

AxisCPAYXYZPAY
Valuation 57 #43 of 99 83 #18 of 99 67 #33 of 99
Growth 59 #39 of 94 82 #18 of 94 89 #11 of 94
Profitability 90 #10 of 90 65 #32 of 90 74 #24 of 90
Financial Health 23 #81 of 105 68 #34 of 105 96 #5 of 105
Shareholder Returns 74 #16 of 59 67 #20 of 59 40 #36 of 59
Overall 61 73 73
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPAYXYZPAYSPY
1 month -0.1%+2.6%+5.7% +0.9%
3 months +0.8%-8.5%-13.9% +5.9%
6 months +29.0%+8.3%+13.0% +8.5%
Year to date +31.6%+15.5%+0.1% +13.3%
1 year +38.6%-6.2%+3.1% +12.4%
3 years +78.4%+87.9%+121.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.3%+23.4%+30.3% +23.5%
5 years +60.0%-70.4%+23.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.9%-21.6%+4.3% +11.0%
10 years +127.6%+575.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.6%+21.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCPAYXYZPAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%46.4%61.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%46.2%57.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.811.830.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.06-0.130.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-84.6%-80.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.9%-11.4%-29.2% -0.9%
52-week high $425.23$84.84$44.65 $779.14
52-week low $255.00$49.09$20.21 $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.

MultipleCPAYXYZPAY
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 19.6x 125.9xmedian 19.6x 46.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 17.5x 29.5xmedian 17.5x 24.8xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 15.9x 11.6xmedian 15.9x 25.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x 6.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.96median 1.01 1.87median 1.01 0.36median 1.01

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 monthsCPAYXYZPAY
Revenue $5.02B $25.04B $1.36B
Gross profit – $11.61B $339.38M
Operating income $2.20B $1.17B $103.10M
Net income $1.15B $357.28M $84.86M
Free cash flow $1.64B $3.88B $159.14M
R&D – $3.07B $62.79M
EPS (diluted) $17.20 $0.59 $0.66
Cash & equivalents $3.16B $6.43B $377.69M
Total debt $39.11B $6.88B –
Shares (diluted) 66.33M 608.85M 129.01M
Enterprise value $16.19B $16.44B $2.66B

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
MetricCPAYXYZPAY
P/E 22.7x 125.9x 46.9x
P/FCF 15.9x 11.6x 25.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 11.1x 25.0x
P/S 5.2x 1.8x 2.9x
P/B 7.2x 2.0x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 38.9x 2.2x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 29.5x 24.8x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 39.0x 34.9x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 1.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF 20.4x 11.8x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 11.2x 22.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.96 1.87 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPAYXYZPAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 5.1% 30.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 8.3% 34.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.7% 28.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% 27.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% 1.7% 78.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 77.9% 189.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.4% -87.9% 51.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 64.5% 132.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.0% -87.7% 51.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 67.4% 129.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.7% 236.4% 36.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 105.3% 53.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.0% 266.4% 36.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 129.4% 54.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPAYXYZPAY
Gross margin – 46.4% 24.9%
EBITDA margin 53.0% 6.2% 10.7%
Operating margin 43.7% 4.7% 7.6%
Pretax margin 33.3% 2.8% 8.4%
Net margin 22.7% 1.4% 6.2%
FCF margin 32.6% 15.5% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 36.8% 16.2% 11.7%
Return on equity 32.2% 1.6% 14.2%
Return on assets 4.2% 0.9% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 2.0% –
Return on capital employed 20.9% 4.0% 16.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 11.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 4.8% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPAYXYZPAY
Debt / assets 37.6% 17.6% –
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 6.5x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 87.3% 43.7% 15.4%
Equity / assets 12.7% 56.3% 84.6%
Interest coverage 5.0x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.2x 4.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 4.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 1.59 2.83 24.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPAYXYZPAY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.6% 4.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 4.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCPAYXYZPAY
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 38.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.14FY2026 $3.89FY2026 $0.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.2% +38.3% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026 $1.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +21.4% +33.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPAYXYZPAY
Held by institutions 97.9% 73.6% 89.6%
Institutions holding 732 1,081 185
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.0% +3.9%
Institutions buying 389 581 116
Institutions selling 240 330 55
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.76 2.11

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.

CPAYXYZPAY
CPAY 1.00 0.38 0.34
XYZ 0.38 1.00 0.34
PAY 0.34 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAY, XYZ and PAY?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corpay (CPAY) $25.99B, Block (XYZ) $45.18B, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) $3.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAY, XYZ and PAY?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corpay (CPAY) 22.7x, Block (XYZ) 125.9x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 46.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Corpay (CPAY) is cheapest (Corpay (CPAY) 15.1x, Block (XYZ) 19.3x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 38.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Paymentus Holdings (PAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Block (XYZ) +5.1%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +30.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Block (XYZ) 1.4%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Corpay (CPAY) leads (Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, Block (XYZ) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Corpay (CPAY) +38.6%, Block (XYZ) -6.2%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +3.1%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (Corpay (CPAY) +9.9%/yr, Block (XYZ) -21.6%/yr, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +4.3%/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%, Block (XYZ) 46.4%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 61.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAY, XYZ and PAY?

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 7. 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.