EVTC vs GPN vs MA Stock Comparison

Evertec, Global Payments and Mastercard Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$30.73 +9.0% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.84B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.65%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$81.44 -5.8% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$21.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
1.23%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$609.78 +7.4% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$530.94B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
0.57%
Payment Networks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 7, Global Payments 3, Evertec 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVTCGPNMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.84B $21.65B $530.94B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x -23.5x 33.1x EVTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 6.4x 29.1x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.4% +32.5% +16.0% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% -9.1% 46.3% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 2.3% 59.0% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 4.8x 0.6x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.65% 1.23% 0.57% GPN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% -6.2% +6.5% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr -10.6%/yr +12.9%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 40.5% 22.7% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 50/100 53/100 EVTC

Percentile Scorecard

EVTCGPNMA

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

AxisEVTCGPNMA
Valuation 85 #16 of 99 74 #27 of 99 14 #809 of 940
Growth 55 #43 of 94 26 #70 of 94 66 #226 of 655
Profitability 82 #17 of 90 63 #34 of 90 99 #8 of 633
Financial Health 40 #63 of 105 24 #80 of 105 49 #363 of 714
Shareholder Returns 52 #30 of 61 62 #24 of 61 36 #457 of 709
Overall 63 50 53
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVTCGPNMASPY
1 month +9.0%-5.8%+7.4% -0.2%
3 months -2.4%-6.9%+8.4% +3.9%
6 months +2.4%+20.0%+20.1% +8.2%
Year to date +5.6%+5.2%+6.8% +12.9%
1 year +0.6%-6.2%+6.5% +12.3%
3 years -6.7%-20.8%+67.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.3%-7.5%+18.8% +23.3%
5 years -31.0%-43.0%+83.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.2%-10.6%+12.9% +10.9%
10 years +98.9%+12.4%+488.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.1%+1.2%+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEVTCGPNMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%40.5%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.2%36.9%22.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.651.010.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.150.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-58.8%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-14.1%-3.6% -1.2%
52-week high $33.34$94.85$632.81 $779.14
52-week low $22.34$62.47$471.55 $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.

MultipleEVTCGPNMA
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 20.0x -23.5xmedian 20.0x 33.1xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x 15.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 17.5x 10.6xmedian 17.5x 22.6xmedian 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 15.9x 26.3xmedian 15.9x 31.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 2.0x 94.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.85median 1.03 0.51median 1.03 1.69median 0.87

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 monthsEVTCGPNMA
Revenue $996.16M $10.23B $35.08B
Gross profit $509.22M $6.54B –
Operating income $178.65M $1.27B $20.47B
Net income $102.12M -$873.78M $16.26B
Free cash flow $208.38M $822.72M $16.70B
EPS (diluted) $1.59 $-3.46 $18.41
Cash & equivalents $260.66M $5.41B $11.29B
Total debt $1.25B $23.56B $81.59B
Shares (diluted) 61.45M 270.12M 883.00M
Enterprise value $578.09M $86.18M $490.85B

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
MetricEVTCGPNMA
P/E 19.2x -23.5x 33.1x
P/FCF 8.8x 26.3x 31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 13.1x 30.4x
P/S 1.8x 2.1x 15.1x
P/B 2.8x 0.9x 94.6x
P/Tangible book 53.8x 5.0x 3,662x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 10.6x 22.6x
EV/EBIT 15.8x 31.4x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 3.9x 15.5x
EV/FCF 13.6x 48.4x 32.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 24.0x 31.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.85 0.51 1.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVTCGPNMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.4% 32.5% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 3.3% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% 14.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 5.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.4% -33.4% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -4.4% 16.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.0% -158.6% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.1% -44.6% 16.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.3% -158.9% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.6% -46.2% 19.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% -46.4% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -9.1% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% -66.6% 0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -19.7% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVTCGPNMA
Gross margin 51.1% 63.9% –
EBITDA margin 32.7% 36.8% 68.6%
Operating margin 17.9% 12.4% 58.3%
Pretax margin 12.9% 5.5% 57.5%
Net margin 9.8% -9.1% 46.3%
FCF margin 20.9% 8.0% 47.6%
Operating cash flow margin 23.2% 16.2% 49.7%
Return on equity 15.5% -3.5% 263.6%
Return on assets 4.3% -1.3% 29.5%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 2.3% 59.0%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 2.5% 68.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x -1.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 1.3% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVTCGPNMA
Debt / assets 50.5% 37.1% 42.7%
Debt / equity 1.9x 1.0x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 4.8x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 28.6x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 62.6% 90.3%
Equity / assets 26.0% 37.4% 9.7%
Interest coverage 2.5x 1.5x 27.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.72 0.59 10.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVTCGPNMA
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 7.2% 7.3% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 8.5% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.3% -28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.0% 30.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.2% 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% –

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.

ConsensusEVTCGPNMA
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.20FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +18.0% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.03BFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $38.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +8.4% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVTCGPNMA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 87.5%
Institutions holding 251 792 3,583
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +7.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 130 374 1,588
Institutions selling 89 307 1,527
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.22 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.

EVTCGPNMA
EVTC 1.00 0.48 0.39
GPN 0.48 1.00 0.52
MA 0.39 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVTC, GPN and MA?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evertec (EVTC) $1.84B, Global Payments (GPN) $21.65B, Mastercard (MA) $530.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVTC, GPN and MA?

Evertec (EVTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Evertec (EVTC) 19.2x, Global Payments (GPN) -23.5x, Mastercard (MA) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (Evertec (EVTC) 7.3x, Global Payments (GPN) 6.4x, Mastercard (MA) 29.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%, Mastercard (MA) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%, Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%, Mastercard (MA) 59.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastercard (MA) returned the most: Evertec (EVTC) +0.6%, Global Payments (GPN) -6.2%, Mastercard (MA) +6.5%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Evertec (EVTC) -7.2%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -10.6%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Payments (GPN) has the highest dividend yield: Evertec (EVTC) 0.65%, Global Payments (GPN) 1.23%, Mastercard (MA) 0.57%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Evertec (EVTC) 41.4%, Global Payments (GPN) 40.5%, Mastercard (MA) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVTC, GPN and MA?

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