DLO vs GPN vs PAY Stock Comparison

dLocal, Global Payments and Paymentus Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DLO dLocal Ltd
$15.06 +7.1% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$82.82 -1.4% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
PAY Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
$33.35 +11.3% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.08B
P/E
48.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

dLocal leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (dLocal 4, Global Payments 3, Paymentus Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLOGPNPAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.19B $22.10B $4.08B GPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x -23.7x 48.1x DLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.7x 6.5x 40.2x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.0% +32.5% +30.2% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% -9.1% 6.2% DLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% 2.3% — DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.9% -5.3% +8.3% PAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.5%/yr -12.1%/yr +5.4%/yr PAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 40.5% 61.0% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 50/100 72/100 PAY

Percentile Scorecard

DLOGPNPAY

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

AxisDLOGPNPAY
Valuation 78 #22 of 98 73 #27 of 98 63 #37 of 98
Growth 83 #17 of 94 26 #70 of 94 89 #11 of 94
Profitability 91 #9 of 90 64 #33 of 90 75 #23 of 90
Financial Health 66 #36 of 105 23 #81 of 105 95 #6 of 105
Shareholder Returns 41 #37 of 62 62 #24 of 62 39 #38 of 62
Overall 72 50 72
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN 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

PeriodDLOGPNPAYSPY
1 month +7.1%-1.4%+11.3% -1.0%
3 months +3.9%+2.3%+15.6% +2.9%
6 months +9.4%+22.2%+22.4% +6.4%
Year to date +6.5%+7.0%+5.6% +11.4%
1 year -0.9%-5.3%+8.3% +13.1%
3 years -19.9%-25.7%+121.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.1%-9.4%+30.3% +21.5%
5 years -68.3%-47.6%+29.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -20.5%-12.1%+5.4% +10.9%
10 years —+13.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+1.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDLOGPNPAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%40.5%61.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%36.9%57.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.731.010.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.130.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-60.4%-80.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-12.7%-25.3% -2.5%
52-week high $15.78$94.85$44.65 $779.14
52-week low $11.01$62.47$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.

MultipleDLOGPNPAY
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 21.5x -23.9xmedian 21.5x 49.5xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.7x 10.7xmedian 15.7x 26.4xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 16.4x 26.8xmedian 16.4x 26.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 6.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.26median 1.06 0.52median 1.06 0.38median 1.06

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 monthsDLOGPNPAY
Revenue $1.36B $10.23B $1.36B
Gross profit $464.83M $6.54B $339.38M
Operating income $235.24M $1.27B $103.10M
Net income $204.14M -$873.78M $84.86M
Free cash flow $427.30M $822.72M $159.14M
R&D $41.98M – $62.79M
EPS (diluted) $0.68 $-3.46 $0.66
Cash & equivalents $794.94M $5.41B $377.69M
Total debt $466.81M $23.56B –
Shares (diluted) 301.74M 270.12M 129.01M
Enterprise value $888.09M -$111.04M $2.76B

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
MetricDLOGPNPAY
P/E 21.5x -23.9x 49.5x
P/FCF 10.4x 26.8x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 13.3x 26.3x
P/S 3.3x 2.2x 3.1x
P/B 8.2x 0.9x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 5.1x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA – 10.7x 26.4x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 31.7x 37.1x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 3.9x 2.8x
EV/FCF 8.7x 48.8x 24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 24.2x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.26 0.52 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLOGPNPAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.0% 32.5% 30.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 3.3% 34.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.5% 14.8% 28.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 5.7% 27.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.1% -33.4% 78.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -4.4% 189.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% -158.6% 51.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% -44.6% 132.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.4% -158.9% 51.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -46.2% 129.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 234.3% -46.4% 36.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% -9.1% 53.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 230.2% -66.6% 36.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.5% -19.7% 54.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLOGPNPAY
Gross margin 34.3% 63.9% 24.9%
EBITDA margin – 36.8% 10.7%
Operating margin 17.3% 12.4% 7.6%
Pretax margin 18.2% 5.5% 8.4%
Net margin 15.0% -9.1% 6.2%
FCF margin 31.5% 8.0% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 31.6% 16.2% 11.7%
Return on equity 37.3% -3.5% 14.2%
Return on assets 10.2% -1.3% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 33.4% 2.3% –
Return on capital employed 64.3% 2.5% 16.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -1.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLOGPNPAY
Debt / assets 5.9% 37.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 28.6x –
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 62.6% 15.4%
Equity / assets 24.7% 37.4% 84.6%
Interest coverage 48.4x 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 4.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 4.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 3.13 0.60 25.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLOGPNPAY
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 7.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 8.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% –

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.

ConsensusDLOGPNPAY
Forward P/E 17.7xFY2026 6.5xFY2026 40.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.85FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $0.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.0% +17.9% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.65BFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $1.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +51.1%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.4% +8.5% +33.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLOGPNPAY
Held by institutions 40.4% 100.0% 89.6%
Institutions holding 166 792 185
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% +7.4% +3.9%
Institutions buying 88 374 116
Institutions selling 49 307 55
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.22 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.

DLOGPNPAY
DLO 1.00 0.41 0.28
GPN 0.41 1.00 0.48
PAY 0.28 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLO, GPN and PAY?

Global Payments (GPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: dLocal (DLO) $4.19B, Global Payments (GPN) $22.10B, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) $4.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLO, GPN and PAY?

dLocal (DLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (dLocal (DLO) 20.6x, Global Payments (GPN) -23.7x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 48.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (dLocal (DLO) 17.7x, Global Payments (GPN) 6.5x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 40.2x). 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: dLocal (DLO) +57.0%, Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +30.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

dLocal (DLO) has the highest net margin (dLocal (DLO) 15.0%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (dLocal (DLO) 33.4%, Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Paymentus Holdings (PAY) returned the most: dLocal (DLO) -0.9%, Global Payments (GPN) -5.3%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +8.3%. Over five years, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) compounded fastest (dLocal (DLO) -20.5%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -12.1%/yr, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: dLocal (DLO) 0.00%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.01%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 0.00%. dLocal (DLO) and Paymentus Holdings (PAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (dLocal (DLO) 44.0%, Global Payments (GPN) 40.5%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 61.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DLO, GPN 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, dLocal (DLO) leads on 4. 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.