DLO vs CASS vs SEZL Stock Comparison

dLocal, Cass Information Systems and Sezzle Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DLO dLocal Ltd
$14.05 -0.2% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.01B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$127.36 +14.3% 1M +67.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.35B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sezzle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sezzle 5, Cass Information Systems 4, dLocal 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLOCASSSEZLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.01B $683.57M $4.35B SEZL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 18.6x 26.9x CASS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 17.7x 23.0x DLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.0% +8.8% +43.1% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 18.5% 30.3% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% 13.9% 49.6% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x 0.2x CASS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.6% +36.9% +67.0% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.4%/yr +5.5%/yr — CASS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 22.6% 89.2% CASS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 67/100 76/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

DLOCASSSEZL

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

AxisDLOCASSSEZL
Valuation 82 #19 of 99 80 #21 of 99 61 #39 of 99
Growth 83 #17 of 94 61 #37 of 94 97 #4 of 94
Profitability 91 #9 of 90 75 #23 of 90 98 #3 of 90
Financial Health 67 #35 of 105 57 #46 of 105 77 #25 of 105
Shareholder Returns 42 #36 of 61 60 #25 of 61 48 #32 of 61
Overall 73 67 76
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CASS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SEZL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLOCASSSEZLSPY
1 month -0.2%+0.6%+14.3% -0.2%
3 months -5.6%-2.7%-18.9% +3.9%
6 months +3.3%+14.6%+56.8% +8.2%
Year to date -0.6%+31.1%+100.7% +12.9%
1 year -8.6%+36.9%+67.0% +12.3%
3 years -17.5%+46.6%+9,264.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.2%+13.6%+354.6% +23.3%
5 years -71.9%+30.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -22.4%+5.5%— +10.9%
10 years —+33.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDLOCASSSEZLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%22.6%89.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%21.2%95.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.710.292.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.201.630.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-30.8%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-7.0%-32.5% -1.2%
52-week high $15.78$58.54$188.55 $779.14
52-week low $11.01$39.15$50.97 $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.

MultipleDLOCASSSEZL
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 20.0x 19.0xmedian 20.0x 26.5xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x 8.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 8.0xmedian 17.5x 19.9xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 15.9x 16.6xmedian 15.9x 15.6xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.0x 2.9xmedian 2.0x 18.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.17median 1.03 2.98median 1.03 0.15median 1.03

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 monthsDLOCASSSEZL
Revenue $1.36B $198.99M $531.93M
Gross profit $464.83M – –
Operating income $235.24M – $214.81M
Net income $204.14M $36.71M $161.43M
Free cash flow $427.30M $42.02M $274.61M
R&D $41.98M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.68 $2.81 $4.65
Cash & equivalents $794.94M $132.84M $79.76M
Total debt $466.81M – $121.52M
Shares (diluted) 301.74M 13.07M 34.72M
Enterprise value $706.20M $455.10M $3.98B

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
MetricDLOCASSSEZL
P/E 20.0x 19.0x 26.5x
P/FCF 9.7x 16.6x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 14.3x 15.6x
P/S 3.1x 3.5x 8.1x
P/B 7.7x 2.9x 18.4x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 2.9x 18.4x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x 19.9x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 8.9x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.8x 8.1x
EV/FCF 8.0x 13.1x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x 11.3x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.17 2.98 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLOCASSSEZL
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.0% 8.8% 43.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 0.9% 56.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.1% – 56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% – 119.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% 44.8% 54.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 4.3% 174.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.4% 49.8% 57.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 6.4% 172.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 234.3% 22.0% 64.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 9.1% 284.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 230.2% 24.2% 63.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 13.6% 286.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLOCASSSEZL
Gross margin 34.3% – –
EBITDA margin – 34.6% 40.8%
Operating margin 17.3% – 40.4%
Pretax margin 18.2% 22.9% 37.8%
Net margin 15.0% 18.5% 30.3%
FCF margin 31.5% 21.1% 51.6%
Operating cash flow margin 31.6% 24.5% 51.8%
Return on equity 37.3% 15.1% 75.1%
Return on assets 10.2% 1.5% 35.4%
Return on invested capital 33.4% 13.9% 49.6%
Return on capital employed 64.3% – 60.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.1x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 2.3% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLOCASSSEZL
Debt / assets 5.9% 3.2% 26.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 1.9x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 90.3% 49.0%
Equity / assets 24.7% 9.7% 51.0%
Interest coverage 48.4x 3.9x 15.5x
Current ratio 1.2x – 4.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.02 – 15.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLOCASSSEZL
Dividend yield 1.4% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – 3.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.4% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –

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.

ConsensusDLOCASSSEZL
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 17.7xFY2026 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $5.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +54.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +20.2% +26.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.64BFY2026 $199.33MFY2026 $625.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.1%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +18.3% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLOCASSSEZL
Held by institutions 40.4% 61.4% 44.1%
Institutions holding 166 172 323
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% -3.4% +11.3%
Institutions buying 88 102 215
Institutions selling 49 43 79
Buyers to sellers 1.80 2.37 2.72

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.

DLOCASSSEZL
DLO 1.00 0.20 0.35
CASS 0.20 1.00 0.20
SEZL 0.35 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLO, CASS and SEZL?

Sezzle (SEZL) is the largest by market capitalisation: dLocal (DLO) $4.01B, Cass Information Systems (CASS) $683.57M, Sezzle (SEZL) $4.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLO, CASS and SEZL?

Cass Information Systems (CASS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (dLocal (DLO) 19.7x, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 18.6x, Sezzle (SEZL) 26.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, dLocal (DLO) is cheapest (dLocal (DLO) 16.7x, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 17.7x, Sezzle (SEZL) 23.0x). 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: dLocal (DLO) +57.0%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +8.8%, Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (dLocal (DLO) 15.0%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 18.5%, Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (dLocal (DLO) 33.4%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 13.9%, Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: dLocal (DLO) -8.6%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +36.9%, Sezzle (SEZL) +67.0%. Over five years, Cass Information Systems (CASS) compounded fastest (dLocal (DLO) -22.4%/yr, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: dLocal (DLO) 0.00%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 0.02%, Sezzle (SEZL) 0.00%. dLocal (DLO) and Sezzle (SEZL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cass Information Systems (CASS) has been the steadiest (dLocal (DLO) 44.3%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 22.6%, Sezzle (SEZL) 89.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DLO, CASS and SEZL?

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.