DASH vs MELI vs PAYD Stock Comparison

DoorDash, Mercadolibre and Paid Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DASH DoorDash, Inc.
$179.00 -4.3% 1M -32.7% 1Y
Market cap
$78.34B
P/E
73.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.06B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
MELI Mercadolibre Inc
$1,660.13 -3.8% 1M -27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$82.51B
P/E
44.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.18B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.20 -10.6% 1M -27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$20.25M
P/E
157.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Mercadolibre leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Mercadolibre 8, Paid 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDASHMELIPAYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.34B $82.51B $20.25M MELI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 73.7x 44.3x 157.0x MELI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 64.4x 41.0x — MELI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.0% +46.0% +12.6% MELI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.3% 0.6% MELI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.7% -27.7% -27.2% PAYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr +2.3%/yr -1.3%/yr MELI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 41.0% 58.4% MELI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 62/100 44/100 MELI

Percentile Scorecard

DASHMELIPAYD

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

AxisDASHMELIPAYD
Valuation 16 #140 of 166 52 #81 of 166 40 #100 of 166
Growth 87 #21 of 153 78 #34 of 153 57 #67 of 153
Profitability 72 #44 of 153 88 #20 of 153 51 #76 of 153
Financial Health 51 #88 of 179 33 #121 of 179 43 #102 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 29 #65 of 91
Overall 56 62 44
  • DASH ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MELI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDASHMELIPAYDSPY
1 month -4.3%-3.8%-10.6% +0.7%
3 months -9.4%-12.0%-10.6% +3.7%
6 months +6.1%-7.4%-6.8% +7.1%
Year to date -21.0%-17.6%-26.4% +12.8%
1 year -32.7%-27.7%-27.2% +11.9%
3 years +144.5%+35.4%+29.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +34.7%+10.6%+9.0% +22.8%
5 years -8.1%+12.1%-6.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.7%+2.3%-1.3% +10.9%
10 years —+887.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+25.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDASHMELIPAYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%41.0%58.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%44.6%120.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.381.030.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.67-0.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-64.2%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-29.7%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $266.06$2,360.76$3.30 $779.14
52-week low $146.60$1,546.81$1.95 $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.

MultipleDASHMELIPAYD
P/E now vs peer median 73.2xmedian 16.7x 45.2xmedian 16.7x 147.0xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.7x 20.6xmedian 12.7x 271.8xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 10.5x 6.8xmedian 10.5x 66.0xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.7x 10.7xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.71median 0.39 1.28median 0.39 -4.51median 0.39

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 monthsDASHMELIPAYD
Revenue $17.06B $35.18B $22.10M
Gross profit – $15.01B $4.71M
Operating income $896.00M $2.91B -$229.23K
Net income – $1.86B $128.94K
Free cash flow – $12.41B $282.66K
R&D $1.85B $2.58B –
EPS (diluted) $2.42 $36.75 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $5.05B $3.65B $1.08M
Total debt – $10.63B –
Shares (diluted) 439.35M 50.70M 8.55M
Enterprise value $78.34B $58.53B $15.96M

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
MetricDASHMELIPAYD
P/E 73.2x 45.2x 147.0x
P/FCF 31.2x 6.8x 66.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.1x 65.3x
P/S 4.5x 2.4x 0.8x
P/B 7.2x 10.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 8.8x 10.8x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA – 20.6x 271.8x
EV/EBIT – 30.6x -76.7x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 2.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 7.2x 62.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.4x 61.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.71 1.28 -4.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDASHMELIPAYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.0% 46.0% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 41.3% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 35.8% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 33.9% 8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.3% -2.0% 75.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.9% 18.1% 24.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -9.3% 115.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 35.0% -31.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% -9.3% 114.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 35.3% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 64.1% 140.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.3% -14.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 68.0% 142.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.5% -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDASHMELIPAYD
Gross margin – 42.7% 21.3%
EBITDA margin – 12.3% 0.3%
Operating margin – 8.3% -1.0%
Pretax margin – 7.4% -0.5%
Net margin – 5.3% 0.6%
FCF margin – 35.3% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 39.5% 1.3%
Return on equity 10.3% 24.7% 2.3%
Return on assets 5.3% 3.8% 1.5%
Return on invested capital – 11.7% –
Return on capital employed – 22.8% -3.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 7.5x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDASHMELIPAYD
Debt / assets – 20.7% –
Debt / equity – 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 84.7% 32.5%
Equity / assets 52.1% 15.3% 67.5%
Interest coverage – 13.7x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.32 -4.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDASHMELIPAYD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusDASHMELIPAYD
Forward P/E 64.4xFY2026 41.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $40.52FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +79.1% +42.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.88BFY2026 $39.34BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 +36.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +45.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDASHMELIPAYD
Held by institutions 88.2% 77.8% –
Institutions holding 1,044 1,439 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +3.5% –
Institutions buying 578 715 –
Institutions selling 350 525 –
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.36 –

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.

DASHMELIPAYD
DASH 1.00 0.49 0.05
MELI 0.49 1.00 0.12
PAYD 0.05 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DASH, MELI and PAYD?

Mercadolibre (MELI) is the largest by market capitalisation: DoorDash (DASH) $78.34B, Mercadolibre (MELI) $82.51B, Paid (PAYD) $20.25M.

Which stock is cheaper, DASH, MELI and PAYD?

Mercadolibre (MELI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DoorDash (DASH) 73.7x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 44.3x, Paid (PAYD) 157.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mercadolibre (MELI) is cheapest (DoorDash (DASH) 64.4x, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mercadolibre (MELI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DoorDash (DASH) +35.0%, Mercadolibre (MELI) +46.0%, Paid (PAYD) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mercadolibre (MELI) has the highest net margin (Mercadolibre (MELI) 5.3%, Paid (PAYD) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Paid (PAYD) returned the most: DoorDash (DASH) -32.7%, Mercadolibre (MELI) -27.7%, Paid (PAYD) -27.2%. Over five years, Mercadolibre (MELI) compounded fastest (DoorDash (DASH) -1.7%/yr, Mercadolibre (MELI) +2.3%/yr, Paid (PAYD) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mercadolibre (MELI) has been the steadiest (DoorDash (DASH) 50.3%, Mercadolibre (MELI) 41.0%, Paid (PAYD) 58.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DASH, MELI and PAYD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mercadolibre (MELI) leads on 8. 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.