DLO vs PYPL vs CASS Stock Comparison

dLocal, PayPal Holdings and Cass Information Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DLO dLocal Ltd
$14.44 +2.6% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.18B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.03B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cass Information Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cass Information Systems 5, PayPal Holdings 3, dLocal 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLOPYPLCASSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.18B $49.03B $702.97M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 10.0x 19.1x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 9.9x 17.8x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.0% +5.7% +8.8% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 14.4% 18.5% CASS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% 15.9% 13.9% DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x -2.2x CASS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% -21.2% +41.1% CASS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.0%/yr -25.2%/yr +6.0%/yr CASS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 44.0% 22.6% CASS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 70/100 67/100 DLO

Percentile Scorecard

DLOPYPLCASS

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

AxisDLOPYPLCASS
Valuation 79 #22 of 99 92 #9 of 99 81 #20 of 99
Growth 83 #17 of 94 63 #35 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Profitability 91 #9 of 90 88 #12 of 90 76 #22 of 90
Financial Health 67 #35 of 105 39 #65 of 105 58 #45 of 105
Shareholder Returns 40 #37 of 61 67 #21 of 61 58 #26 of 61
Overall 72 70 67
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CASS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLOPYPLCASSSPY
1 month +2.6%-0.1%+1.8% -0.8%
3 months -3.5%-1.9%+0.6% +3.5%
6 months +4.7%+10.5%+16.3% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%-5.8%+32.7% +12.2%
1 year -4.6%-21.2%+41.1% +13.0%
3 years -15.2%+9.1%+48.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.4%+3.0%+14.1% +23.1%
5 years -71.1%-76.6%+33.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -22.0%-25.2%+6.0% +11.0%
10 years —+29.9%+33.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.7%+3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDLOPYPLCASSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%44.0%22.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%48.4%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.721.010.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.481.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-83.5%-30.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-24.7%-5.9% -1.8%
52-week high $15.78$73.02$58.54 $779.14
52-week low $11.01$39.08$39.15 $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.

MultipleDLOPYPLCASS
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 20.6x 9.8xmedian 20.6x 19.2xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 7.2xmedian 15.4x 8.1xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 16.4x 7.2xmedian 16.4x 16.8xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 1.05 0.66median 1.05 3.02median 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 monthsDLOPYPLCASS
Revenue $1.36B $34.13B $198.99M
Gross profit $464.83M – –
Operating income $235.24M $5.95B –
Net income $204.14M $4.90B $36.71M
Free cash flow $427.30M $6.59B $42.02M
R&D $41.98M $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $0.68 $5.56 $2.81
Cash & equivalents $794.94M $8.31B $132.84M
Total debt $466.81M $13.40B –
Shares (diluted) 301.74M 882.00M 13.07M
Enterprise value $873.54M $7.25B $474.50M

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
MetricDLOPYPLCASS
P/E 20.6x 9.8x 19.2x
P/FCF 10.0x 7.2x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 6.3x 14.5x
P/S 3.1x 1.4x 3.5x
P/B 7.9x 2.4x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 2.4x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 7.2x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 8.3x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF 8.2x 7.5x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 6.6x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 0.66 3.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLCASS
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.0% 5.7% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 6.1% 0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.1% 1.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 9.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% 4.8% 44.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 6.4% 4.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.4% 16.1% 49.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 15.0% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 234.3% 23.2% 22.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 20.1% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 230.2% 24.5% 24.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 21.7% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLCASS
Gross margin 34.3% – –
EBITDA margin – 20.2% 34.6%
Operating margin 17.3% 17.4% –
Pretax margin 18.2% 17.2% 22.9%
Net margin 15.0% 14.4% 18.5%
FCF margin 31.5% 19.3% 21.1%
Operating cash flow margin 31.6% 21.9% 24.5%
Return on equity 37.3% 24.6% 15.1%
Return on assets 10.2% 6.0% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 33.4% 15.9% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 64.3% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 2.9% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLCASS
Debt / assets 5.9% 16.2% 3.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x -2.2x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 2.0x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 76.0% 90.3%
Equity / assets 24.7% 24.0% 9.7%
Interest coverage 48.4x – 3.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.06 1.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLCASS
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.0% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 12.7% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 13.7% 5.3%
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.

ConsensusDLOPYPLCASS
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $3.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% -3.1% +20.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.65BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $199.03MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +51.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.4% +5.1% +16.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLOPYPLCASS
Held by institutions 40.4% 74.2% 61.4%
Institutions holding 166 1,378 172
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% +0.8% -3.4%
Institutions buying 88 521 102
Institutions selling 49 671 43
Buyers to sellers 1.80 0.78 2.37

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.

DLOPYPLCASS
DLO 1.00 0.27 0.20
PYPL 0.27 1.00 0.21
CASS 0.20 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLO, PYPL and CASS?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: dLocal (DLO) $4.18B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.03B, Cass Information Systems (CASS) $702.97M.

Which stock is cheaper, DLO, PYPL and CASS?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (dLocal (DLO) 20.5x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 19.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (dLocal (DLO) 17.2x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 17.8x). 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%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cass Information Systems (CASS) has the highest net margin (dLocal (DLO) 15.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 18.5%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (dLocal (DLO) 33.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cass Information Systems (CASS) returned the most: dLocal (DLO) -4.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +41.1%. Over five years, Cass Information Systems (CASS) compounded fastest (dLocal (DLO) -22.0%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: dLocal (DLO) 0.00%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.00%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 0.02%. dLocal (DLO) and PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 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%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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