DLO vs PYPL vs QFIN Stock Comparison

dLocal, PayPal Holdings and Qfin Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DLO dLocal Ltd
$14.44 +2.6% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.10B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.86B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.57 -23.7% 1M -79.4% 1Y
Market cap
$753.52M
P/E
1.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionDLOPYPLQFINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.10B $48.86B $753.52M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 10.0x 1.4x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 9.9x 2.0x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.0% +5.7% -7.8% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 14.4% 22.2% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% 15.9% 17.5% DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% -21.2% -79.4% DLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.0%/yr -25.2%/yr -24.1%/yr DLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 44.0% 58.8% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 70/100 79/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

DLOPYPLQFIN

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

AxisDLOPYPLQFIN
Valuation 79 #22 of 99 92 #9 of 99 97 #4 of 99
Growth 83 #17 of 94 63 #35 of 94 39 #58 of 94
Profitability 91 #9 of 90 88 #12 of 90 94 #6 of 90
Financial Health 67 #35 of 105 39 #65 of 105 73 #29 of 105
Shareholder Returns 40 #37 of 61 67 #21 of 61 92 #6 of 61
Overall 72 70 79
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLOPYPLQFINSPY
1 month +2.6%-0.1%-23.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.5%-1.9%-58.9% +3.5%
6 months +4.7%+10.5%-58.1% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%-5.8%-71.1% +12.2%
1 year -4.6%-21.2%-79.4% +13.0%
3 years -15.2%+9.1%-63.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.4%+3.0%-28.3% +23.1%
5 years -71.1%-76.6%-74.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -22.0%-25.2%-24.1% +11.0%
10 years —+29.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDLOPYPLQFINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%44.0%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%48.4%59.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.721.011.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.48-1.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-83.5%-89.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-24.7%-77.6% -1.8%
52-week high $15.78$73.02$24.86 $779.14
52-week low $11.01$39.08$5.26 $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.

MultipleDLOPYPLQFIN
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 20.6x 9.8xmedian 20.6x 1.4xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 0.3xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 7.2xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 16.4x 7.2xmedian 16.4x 0.5xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 1.05 0.66median 1.05 0.29median 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 monthsDLOPYPLQFIN
Revenue $1.36B $34.13B $2.41B
Gross profit $464.83M – –
Operating income $235.24M $5.95B $675.86M
Net income $204.14M $4.90B $533.22M
Free cash flow $427.30M $6.59B $1.27B
R&D $41.98M $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $0.68 $5.56 $3.93
Cash & equivalents $794.94M $8.31B $607.06M
Total debt $466.81M $13.40B $1.05B
Shares (diluted) 301.74M 882.00M 136.09M
Enterprise value $789.16M $7.09B -$3.81B

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
MetricDLOPYPLQFIN
P/E 20.6x 9.8x 1.4x
P/FCF 10.0x 7.2x 0.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 6.3x 0.5x
P/S 3.1x 1.4x 0.3x
P/B 7.9x 2.4x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 2.4x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA – 7.2x –
EV/EBIT 14.9x 8.3x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.5x 0.0x
EV/FCF 8.2x 7.5x 0.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 6.6x 0.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 0.66 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLQFIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.0% 5.7% -7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 6.1% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.1% 1.4% -41.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 9.8% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% 4.8% -47.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 6.4% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.4% 16.1% -40.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 15.0% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 234.3% 23.2% -16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 20.1% 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 230.2% 24.5% -16.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 21.7% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLQFIN
Gross margin 34.3% – –
EBITDA margin – 20.2% –
Operating margin 17.3% 17.4% 28.1%
Pretax margin 18.2% 17.2% 31.1%
Net margin 15.0% 14.4% 22.2%
FCF margin 31.5% 19.3% 52.6%
Operating cash flow margin 31.6% 21.9% 52.6%
Return on equity 37.3% 24.6% 14.8%
Return on assets 10.2% 6.0% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 33.4% 15.9% 17.5%
Return on capital employed 64.3% 17.9% 13.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 2.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLQFIN
Debt / assets 5.9% 16.2% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 2.0x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 76.0% 53.3%
Equity / assets 24.7% 24.0% 46.7%
Interest coverage 48.4x – 8.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.06 1.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLQFIN
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.0% 22.3%
Net buyback yield – 12.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 13.7% 22.3%
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.

ConsensusDLOPYPLQFIN
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 2.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $2.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -54.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% -3.1% -10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.64BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $1.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 -33.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +5.1% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLOPYPLQFIN
Held by institutions 40.4% 74.2% 61.8%
Institutions holding 166 1,378 158
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% +0.8% +3.0%
Institutions buying 88 521 71
Institutions selling 49 671 64
Buyers to sellers 1.80 0.78 1.11

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.

DLOPYPLQFIN
DLO 1.00 0.27 0.15
PYPL 0.27 1.00 0.19
QFIN 0.15 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLO, PYPL and QFIN?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: dLocal (DLO) $4.10B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.86B, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $753.52M.

Which stock is cheaper, DLO, PYPL and QFIN?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (dLocal (DLO) 20.1x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (dLocal (DLO) 17.2x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 2.0x). 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%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (dLocal (DLO) 15.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (dLocal (DLO) 33.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year dLocal (DLO) returned the most: dLocal (DLO) -4.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -79.4%. Over five years, dLocal (DLO) compounded fastest (dLocal (DLO) -22.0%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -24.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

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%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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