EMPD vs GLXY vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Empery Digital, Galaxy Digital and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.73 -5.5% 1M -59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.69M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
GLXY Galaxy Digital Inc.
$15.68 -35.3% 1M -60.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.37B
Div. yield
0.00%
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
2 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 7, Galaxy Digital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMPDGLXYPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.69M $3.31B $49.17B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x -33.2x 10.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -105.9% +24.7% +5.7% GLXY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -0.2% 14.4% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -140.8% -3.7% 15.9% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -7.4x 0.3x GLXY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.9% -60.6% -21.2% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -95.7%/yr — -25.2%/yr PYPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.3% 92.8% 44.0% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 25/100 70/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

EMPDGLXYPYPL

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

AxisEMPDGLXYPYPL
Valuation 13 #85 of 97 33 #65 of 97 92 #9 of 99
Growth 22 #53 of 68 8 #63 of 68 63 #35 of 94
Profitability 2 #66 of 67 24 #51 of 67 88 #12 of 90
Financial Health 43 #56 of 97 48 #51 of 97 39 #65 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 10 #36 of 40 67 #21 of 61
Overall 20 25 70
  • EMPD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • GLXY ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMPDGLXYPYPLSPY
1 month -5.5%-35.3%-0.1% -0.8%
3 months -14.4%-30.9%-1.9% +3.5%
6 months -43.6%-37.4%+10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -40.3%-29.9%-5.8% +12.2%
1 year -59.9%-60.6%-21.2% +13.0%
3 years -100.0%—+9.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -98.0%—+3.0% +23.1%
5 years -100.0%—-76.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -95.7%—-25.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+29.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMPDGLXYPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.3%92.8%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 87.5%95.3%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.764.081.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.65-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-65.7%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.8%-61.3%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $7.15$40.55$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $2.52$14.68$39.08 $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.

MultipleEMPDGLXYPYPL
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 29.4x -30.4xmedian 29.4x 9.8xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median -484.8xmedian 2.9x 0.1xmedian 2.9x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 13.7x -29.9xmedian 13.7x 7.2xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 16.0x -3.2xmedian 16.0x 7.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.52 —median 0.52 0.66median 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 monthsEMPDGLXYPYPL
Revenue -$158.29K $57.37B $34.13B
Gross profit -$173.85K – –
Operating income -$272.48M – $5.95B
Net income -$272.13M -$278.24M $4.90B
Free cash flow -$21.04M -$1.89B $6.59B
R&D $84.38K – $3.25B
EPS (diluted) $-9.70 $-0.52 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $3.69M $895.74M $8.31B
Total debt $199.71M $3.55B $13.40B
Shares (diluted) 28.06M 192.87M 882.00M
Enterprise value $36.05M -$3.73B $7.39B

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
MetricEMPDGLXYPYPL
P/E -0.3x -30.4x 9.8x
P/FCF -3.6x -3.2x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow -3.7x -17.2x 6.3x
P/S -484.8x 0.1x 1.4x
P/B 0.7x 2.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 2.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x -29.9x 7.2x
EV/EBIT -0.5x -27.0x 8.3x
EV/Revenue -808.7x 0.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF -6.1x -4.3x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x -22.7x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 – 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMPDGLXYPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) -105.9% 24.7% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -27.2% – 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 98.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,168% – 1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -124.9% – 9.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -979.2% -54.1% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.8% – 6.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.2% -198.9% 16.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 98.4% – 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% -268.1% 23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.2% -261.5% 24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 21.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMPDGLXYPYPL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – -0.5% 20.2%
Operating margin – – 17.4%
Pretax margin – -0.7% 17.2%
Net margin – -0.2% 14.4%
FCF margin – -3.3% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13,276% -0.6% 21.9%
Return on equity -193.7% -10.1% 24.6%
Return on assets -136.2% -2.7% 6.0%
Return on invested capital -140.8% -3.7% 15.9%
Return on capital employed -145.0% -5.4% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 5.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue -11,701% 0.1% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMPDGLXYPYPL
Debt / assets 30.6% 32.7% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -7.4x 0.3x
Debt / FCF -2.6x -1.9x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 36.8% 74.9% 76.0%
Equity / assets 63.2% 25.1% 24.0%
Interest coverage -52.3x -4.1x –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -7.82 5.95 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMPDGLXYPYPL
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 190.9% -6.4% 12.7%
Shareholder yield 190.9% -6.4% 13.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -3.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -0.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -80.9% –
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.

ConsensusEMPDGLXYPYPL
Forward P/E – – 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.45FY2026 $-0.47FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $488.61KFY2026 $38.34BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -51.1%FY2026 -37.5%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.1% +21.1% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMPDGLXYPYPL
Held by institutions 60.9% 74.8% 74.2%
Institutions holding 37 347 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.2% +11.4% +0.8%
Institutions buying 12 207 521
Institutions selling 16 93 671
Buyers to sellers 0.75 2.23 0.78

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.

EMPDGLXYPYPL
EMPD 1.00 0.55 0.18
GLXY 0.55 1.00 0.27
PYPL 0.18 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMPD, GLXY and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empery Digital (EMPD) $79.69M, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) $3.31B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B.

Which company is growing faster?

Galaxy Digital (GLXY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) +24.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -0.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Empery Digital (EMPD) -140.8%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -3.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Empery Digital (EMPD) -59.9%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -60.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%. Over five years, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) compounded fastest (Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.7%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Empery Digital (EMPD) 0.00%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 0.00%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.00%. Empery Digital (EMPD) and PayPal Holdings (PYPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 92.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMPD, GLXY and PYPL?

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