DLO vs PYPL vs PSFE Stock Comparison

dLocal, PayPal Holdings and Paysafe Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DLO dLocal Ltd
$14.44 +2.6% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.26B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
1.39%
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.40B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
1.02%
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.58 -13.2% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$288.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

dLocal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (dLocal 7, PayPal Holdings 4, Paysafe 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLOPYPLPSFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.26B $47.40B $288.35M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 9.8x -2.1x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 9.9x 2.7x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.0% +5.7% +5.1% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 14.4% -8.9% DLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% 15.9% 1.0% DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 7.4x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.39% 1.02% — DLO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% -21.2% -56.0% DLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.0%/yr -25.2%/yr -42.5%/yr DLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 44.0% 70.7% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 71/100 58/100 DLO

Percentile Scorecard

DLOPYPLPSFE

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

AxisDLOPYPLPSFE
Valuation 74 #14 of 50 86 #8 of 50 90 #6 of 50
Growth 87 #7 of 46 73 #13 of 46 38 #29 of 46
Profitability 93 #4 of 42 88 #6 of 42 56 #19 of 42
Financial Health 66 #19 of 54 38 #34 of 54 11 #48 of 54
Shareholder Returns 41 #14 of 23 68 #8 of 23 96 #2 of 23
Overall 72 71 58
  • DLO ranked among 57 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 57 companies in Fintech
  • PSFE ranked among 57 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLOPYPLPSFESPY
1 month +2.6%-0.1%-13.2% -0.8%
3 months -3.5%-1.9%-35.0% +3.5%
6 months +4.7%+10.5%-36.6% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%-5.8%-31.0% +12.2%
1 year -4.6%-21.2%-56.0% +13.0%
3 years -15.2%+9.1%-41.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.4%+3.0%-16.5% +23.1%
5 years -71.1%-76.6%-93.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -22.0%-25.2%-42.5% +11.0%
10 years —+29.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDLOPYPLPSFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%44.0%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%48.4%75.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.721.011.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.48-0.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-83.5%-94.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-24.7%-55.3% -1.8%
52-week high $15.78$73.02$12.47 $779.14
52-week low $11.01$39.08$5.39 $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.

MultipleDLOPYPLPSFE
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 9.8x 9.8xmedian 9.8x -2.1xmedian 9.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.7x 7.2xmedian 11.7x 8.3xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 11.5x 7.2xmedian 11.5x 1.4xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 1.21 0.66median 1.21 0.03median 1.21

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 monthsDLOPYPLPSFE
Revenue $1.36B $34.13B $1.78B
Gross profit $464.83M – $1.01B
Operating income $235.24M $5.95B $29.42M
Net income $204.14M $4.90B -$208.30M
Free cash flow $427.30M $6.59B $205.33M
R&D $41.98M $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $0.68 $5.56 $-2.71
Cash & equivalents $794.94M $8.31B $226.16M
Total debt $466.81M $13.40B $10.05B
Shares (diluted) 301.74M 882.00M 58.07M
Enterprise value $952.85M $5.63B -$697.43M

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
MetricDLOPYPLPSFE
P/E 20.6x 9.8x -2.1x
P/FCF 10.0x 7.2x 1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 6.3x 1.2x
P/S 3.1x 1.4x 0.2x
P/B 7.9x 2.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 2.4x -1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 7.2x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 8.3x 87.3x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 8.2x 7.5x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 6.6x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 0.66 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLPSFE
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.0% 5.7% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 6.1% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.5% – 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.1% 1.4% -68.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 9.8% -31.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% 4.8% -324.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 6.4% -75.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.4% 16.1% -216.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 15.0% -62.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 234.3% 23.2% 0.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 20.1% 29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 230.2% 24.5% -14.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 21.7% 29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLPSFE
Gross margin 34.3% – 56.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.2% 17.3%
Operating margin 17.3% 17.4% 1.7%
Pretax margin 18.2% 17.2% -6.1%
Net margin 15.0% 14.4% -8.9%
FCF margin 31.5% 19.3% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 31.6% 21.9% 13.1%
Return on equity 37.3% 24.6% -35.1%
Return on assets 10.2% 6.0% -4.5%
Return on invested capital 33.4% 15.9% 1.0%
Return on capital employed 64.3% 17.9% 0.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 2.9% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLPSFE
Debt / assets 5.9% 16.2% 54.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 7.4x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 2.0x 12.2x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 76.0% 87.5%
Equity / assets 24.7% 24.0% 12.5%
Interest coverage 48.4x – 0.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.06 1.89 -0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLPSFE
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 12.7% 25.2%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 13.7% 25.2%
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.

ConsensusDLOPYPLPSFE
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 2.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $2.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% -3.1% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.65BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $1.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +51.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.4% +5.1% +14.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLOPYPLPSFE
Held by institutions 40.4% 74.2% 50.8%
Institutions holding 166 1,378 144
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% +0.8% -2.2%
Institutions buying 88 521 56
Institutions selling 49 671 54
Buyers to sellers 1.80 0.78 1.04

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.

DLOPYPLPSFE
DLO 1.00 0.27 0.37
PYPL 0.27 1.00 0.37
PSFE 0.37 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLO, PYPL and PSFE?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: dLocal (DLO) $4.26B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.40B, Paysafe (PSFE) $288.35M.

Which stock is cheaper, DLO, PYPL and PSFE?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (dLocal (DLO) 20.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, Paysafe (PSFE) -2.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paysafe (PSFE) is cheapest (dLocal (DLO) 17.2x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Paysafe (PSFE) 2.7x). 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%, Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

dLocal (DLO) has the highest net margin (dLocal (DLO) 15.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (dLocal (DLO) 33.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year dLocal (DLO) returned the most: dLocal (DLO) -4.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Paysafe (PSFE) -56.0%. Over five years, dLocal (DLO) compounded fastest (dLocal (DLO) -22.0%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Paysafe (PSFE) -42.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

dLocal (DLO) has the highest dividend yield: dLocal (DLO) 1.39%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.02%. Paysafe (PSFE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (dLocal (DLO) 44.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Paysafe (PSFE) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.