DLO vs PYPL vs WEX Stock Comparison

dLocal, PayPal Holdings and Wex 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
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$57.02 +8.6% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.14B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
WEX WEX Inc.
$197.49 +7.0% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.66B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.79B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDLOPYPLWEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.19B $48.14B $6.66B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 9.8x 19.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.7x 10.3x 9.3x WEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.0% +5.7% +7.5% DLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 14.4% 12.6% DLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.4% 15.9% 7.8% DLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x -0.7x WEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.9% -18.1% +23.4% WEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.5%/yr -25.0%/yr +0.3%/yr WEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 43.7% 41.4% WEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 69/100 53/100 DLO

Percentile Scorecard

DLOPYPLWEX

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

AxisDLOPYPLWEX
Valuation 78 #22 of 98 91 #10 of 98 68 #32 of 98
Growth 83 #17 of 94 63 #35 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Profitability 91 #9 of 90 88 #12 of 90 72 #26 of 90
Financial Health 66 #36 of 105 39 #65 of 105 31 #73 of 105
Shareholder Returns 41 #37 of 62 67 #21 of 62 46 #34 of 62
Overall 72 69 53
  • DLO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • WEX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLOPYPLWEXSPY
1 month +7.1%+8.6%+7.0% -1.0%
3 months +3.9%+1.5%+12.0% +2.9%
6 months +9.4%+13.0%+31.3% +6.4%
Year to date +6.5%-2.3%+32.6% +11.4%
1 year -0.9%-18.1%+23.4% +13.1%
3 years -19.9%+5.1%+5.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -7.1%+1.7%+1.9% +21.5%
5 years -68.3%-76.3%+1.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -20.5%-25.0%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years —+29.2%+86.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+2.6%+6.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDLOPYPLWEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%43.7%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%48.4%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.731.030.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.410.56 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-84.2%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-21.9%-2.8% -2.5%
52-week high $15.78$73.02$203.22 $779.14
52-week low $11.01$39.08$126.86 $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.

MultipleDLOPYPLWEX
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 21.5x 10.2xmedian 21.5x 19.5xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.7x 7.4xmedian 15.7x 5.8xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 16.4x 7.5xmedian 16.4x 62.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.26median 1.06 0.68median 1.06 0.70median 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 monthsDLOPYPLWEX
Revenue $1.36B $34.13B $2.79B
Gross profit $464.83M – $1.66B
Operating income $235.24M $5.95B $711.30M
Net income $204.14M $4.90B $350.80M
Free cash flow $427.30M $6.59B $108.50M
R&D $41.98M $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $0.68 $5.56 $10.05
Cash & equivalents $794.94M $8.31B $1.16B
Total debt $466.81M $13.40B $20.48B
Shares (diluted) 301.74M 882.00M 34.90M
Enterprise value $888.09M $6.36B -$15.03B

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
MetricDLOPYPLWEX
P/E 21.5x 10.2x 19.5x
P/FCF 10.4x 7.5x 62.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 6.6x 25.8x
P/S 3.3x 1.4x 2.4x
P/B 8.2x 2.5x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 2.5x 23.3x
EV/EBITDA – 7.4x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 8.6x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF 8.7x 7.8x 55.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 6.9x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.26 0.68 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLWEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.0% 5.7% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 6.1% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.5% – 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.1% 1.4% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 9.8% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% 4.8% 14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 6.4% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.4% 16.1% 12.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 15.0% 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 234.3% 23.2% -38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 20.1% -37.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 230.2% 24.5% -61.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 21.7% -51.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLWEX
Gross margin 34.3% – 59.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.2% 37.3%
Operating margin 17.3% 17.4% 25.5%
Pretax margin 18.2% 17.2% 17.4%
Net margin 15.0% 14.4% 12.6%
FCF margin 31.5% 19.3% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 31.6% 21.9% 9.4%
Return on equity 37.3% 24.6% 26.8%
Return on assets 10.2% 6.0% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 33.4% 15.9% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 64.3% 17.9% 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 2.9% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLWEX
Debt / assets 5.9% 16.2% 32.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 4.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 2.0x 49.4x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 76.0% 91.9%
Equity / assets 24.7% 24.0% 8.1%
Interest coverage 48.4x – 3.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.13 1.90 0.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLOPYPLWEX
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 12.2% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 13.2% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusDLOPYPLWEX
Forward P/E 17.7xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.85FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $21.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.0% -3.1% -6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.65BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $2.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +51.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.4% +5.1% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLOPYPLWEX
Held by institutions 40.4% 74.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 166 1,378 417
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.6% +0.8% +2.5%
Institutions buying 88 521 189
Institutions selling 49 671 166
Buyers to sellers 1.80 0.78 1.14

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.

DLOPYPLWEX
DLO 1.00 0.27 0.17
PYPL 0.27 1.00 0.36
WEX 0.17 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLO, PYPL and WEX?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: dLocal (DLO) $4.19B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.14B, Wex (WEX) $6.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLO, PYPL and WEX?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (dLocal (DLO) 20.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, Wex (WEX) 19.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wex (WEX) is cheapest (dLocal (DLO) 17.7x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Wex (WEX) 9.3x). 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%, Wex (WEX) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

dLocal (DLO) has the highest net margin (dLocal (DLO) 15.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Wex (WEX) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, dLocal (DLO) leads (dLocal (DLO) 33.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Wex (WEX) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wex (WEX) returned the most: dLocal (DLO) -0.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -18.1%, Wex (WEX) +23.4%. Over five years, Wex (WEX) compounded fastest (dLocal (DLO) -20.5%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Wex (WEX) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wex (WEX) has been the steadiest (dLocal (DLO) 44.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.7%, Wex (WEX) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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