DAVE vs QTWO vs XYZ Stock Comparison

Dave, Q2 Holdings and Block Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAVE Dave Inc./DE
$323.01 -0.6% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.18B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$643.65M
Div. yield
–
Digital Banking Technology
8 wins
QTWO Q2 Holdings, Inc.
$69.77 +24.3% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.25B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$846.20M
Div. yield
–
Digital Banking Technology
1 win
XYZ Block, Inc.
$74.56 -2.4% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$44.80B
P/E
125.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dave leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Dave 8, Block 2, Q2 Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAVEQTWOXYZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.18B $4.25B $44.80B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 46.2x 125.4x DAVE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 25.2x 19.2x XYZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.6% +13.9% +5.1% DAVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.6% 10.9% 1.4% DAVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 69.3% 10.3% 2.0% DAVE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x — 0.3x DAVE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.9% +12.1% -6.3% DAVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr -2.2%/yr -21.7%/yr DAVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.7% 44.6% 46.5% QTWO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 71/100 73/100 DAVE

Percentile Scorecard

DAVEQTWOXYZ

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

AxisDAVEQTWOXYZ
Valuation 78 #23 of 99 58 #42 of 99 83 #18 of 99
Growth 98 #3 of 94 87 #13 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Profitability 97 #4 of 90 85 #14 of 90 65 #32 of 90
Financial Health 82 #20 of 105 70 #32 of 105 68 #34 of 105
Shareholder Returns 77 #15 of 61 52 #30 of 61 68 #20 of 61
Overall 86 71 73
  • DAVE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • QTWO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDAVEQTWOXYZSPY
1 month -0.6%+24.3%-2.4% -0.8%
3 months -20.4%+20.1%-8.2% +3.5%
6 months +15.6%+43.7%+4.6% +7.0%
Year to date +45.9%-3.3%+14.5% +12.2%
1 year +29.9%+12.1%-6.3% +13.0%
3 years +6,064.3%+137.5%+86.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +295.4%+33.4%+23.1% +23.1%
5 years +1.4%-10.4%-70.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.3%-2.2%-21.7% +11.0%
10 years —+147.4%+565.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.5%+20.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDAVEQTWOXYZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.7%44.6%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.2%42.1%46.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.390.311.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.27-0.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.0%-76.6%-85.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.0%-7.6%-12.1% -1.8%
52-week high $442.53$75.49$84.84 $779.14
52-week low $155.92$42.09$49.09 $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.

MultipleDAVEQTWOXYZ
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 20.6x 47.4xmedian 20.6x 124.8xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 15.4x 26.8xmedian 15.4x 29.2xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 16.4x 20.4xmedian 16.4x 11.5xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 1.9x 6.8xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.05 1.08median 1.05 1.85median 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 monthsDAVEQTWOXYZ
Revenue $643.65M $846.20M $25.04B
Gross profit $604.48M $482.24M $11.61B
Operating income $194.66M $84.90M $1.17B
Net income $222.64M $91.99M $357.28M
Free cash flow $326.54M $213.25M $3.88B
R&D – $162.56M $3.07B
EPS (diluted) $16.27 $1.41 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $209.61M $99.92M $6.43B
Total debt $75.00M – $6.88B
Shares (diluted) 13.68M 65.42M 608.85M
Enterprise value $3.53B $2.76B $16.10B

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
MetricDAVEQTWOXYZ
P/E 18.5x 47.4x 124.8x
P/FCF 11.3x 20.4x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 19.2x 11.0x
P/S 5.7x 5.1x 1.8x
P/B 17.8x 6.8x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 19.1x 7.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 26.8x 29.2x
EV/EBIT 18.1x 50.0x 38.7x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 5.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 10.8x 19.9x 11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 18.8x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 1.08 1.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAVEQTWOXYZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.6% 13.9% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 12.2% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 49.4% 23.3% 23.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 19.8% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 173.4% 3,719% 1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.8% 41.2% 77.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 303.9% 1,783% -87.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.1% 45.7% 64.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 329.7% 1,905% -87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% 43.8% 67.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% 26.8% 236.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 184.8% 49.8% 105.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% 23.6% 266.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 179.2% 54.3% 129.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAVEQTWOXYZ
Gross margin 93.9% 57.0% 46.4%
EBITDA margin 31.4% 18.7% 6.2%
Operating margin 30.2% 10.0% 4.7%
Pretax margin 32.2% 11.5% 2.8%
Net margin 34.6% 10.9% 1.4%
FCF margin 50.7% 25.2% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 50.8% 26.7% 16.2%
Return on equity 108.2% 14.7% 1.6%
Return on assets 40.4% 8.3% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 69.3% 10.3% 2.0%
Return on capital employed 45.5% 10.0% 4.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.5x 11.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.8% 10.0% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAVEQTWOXYZ
Debt / assets 13.1% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 33.6% 43.7%
Equity / assets 36.4% 66.4% 56.3%
Interest coverage 26.8x 17.8x –
Current ratio 4.2x 0.9x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 9.46 8.38 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAVEQTWOXYZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.6% 2.6% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 2.6% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusDAVEQTWOXYZ
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 25.2xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.76FY2026 $2.77FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +52.3% +30.3% +38.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $716.46MFY2026 $850.92MFY2026 $24.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.3%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +17.5% +21.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAVEQTWOXYZ
Held by institutions 96.6% 100.0% 73.6%
Institutions holding 344 328 1,081
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.4% +4.9% +3.0%
Institutions buying 225 180 581
Institutions selling 92 109 330
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.65 1.76

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.

DAVEQTWOXYZ
DAVE 1.00 0.27 0.54
QTWO 0.27 1.00 0.39
XYZ 0.54 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAVE, QTWO and XYZ?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave (DAVE) $4.18B, Q2 Holdings (QTWO) $4.25B, Block (XYZ) $44.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAVE, QTWO and XYZ?

Dave (DAVE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dave (DAVE) 18.8x, Q2 Holdings (QTWO) 46.2x, Block (XYZ) 125.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Block (XYZ) is cheapest (Dave (DAVE) 23.5x, Q2 Holdings (QTWO) 25.2x, Block (XYZ) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dave (DAVE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dave (DAVE) +48.6%, Q2 Holdings (QTWO) +13.9%, Block (XYZ) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dave (DAVE) has the highest net margin (Dave (DAVE) 34.6%, Q2 Holdings (QTWO) 10.9%, Block (XYZ) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Dave (DAVE) leads (Dave (DAVE) 69.3%, Q2 Holdings (QTWO) 10.3%, Block (XYZ) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dave (DAVE) returned the most: Dave (DAVE) +29.9%, Q2 Holdings (QTWO) +12.1%, Block (XYZ) -6.3%. Over five years, Dave (DAVE) compounded fastest (Dave (DAVE) +0.3%/yr, Q2 Holdings (QTWO) -2.2%/yr, Block (XYZ) -21.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Q2 Holdings (QTWO) has been the steadiest (Dave (DAVE) 70.7%, Q2 Holdings (QTWO) 44.6%, Block (XYZ) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAVE, QTWO and XYZ?

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