EVTC vs V vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Evertec, Visa and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$30.93 +9.7% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.65%
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
V Visa Inc.
$404.22 +10.1% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$720.72B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
0.66%
Payment Networks Financial Services
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionEVTCVPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.85B $720.72B $47.40B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 29.9x 9.8x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 29.2x 9.9x EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.4% +14.4% +5.7% V
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 50.8% 14.4% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 38.1% 15.9% V
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.4x 0.3x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.65% 0.66% 1.02% PYPL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.3% +16.4% -21.2% V
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +13.4%/yr -25.2%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 22.2% 44.0% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 53/100 70/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

EVTCVPYPL

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

AxisEVTCVPYPL
Valuation 85 #16 of 99 14 #819 of 947 92 #9 of 99
Growth 55 #43 of 94 49 #355 of 691 63 #35 of 94
Profitability 83 #16 of 90 99 #10 of 673 88 #12 of 90
Financial Health 40 #63 of 105 72 #215 of 754 39 #65 of 105
Shareholder Returns 50 #31 of 61 34 #469 of 713 67 #21 of 61
Overall 63 53 70
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • V ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVTCVPYPLSPY
1 month +9.7%+10.1%-0.1% -0.8%
3 months +1.4%+11.6%-1.9% +3.5%
6 months +3.3%+30.5%+10.5% +7.0%
Year to date +6.3%+15.3%-5.8% +12.2%
1 year -0.3%+16.4%-21.2% +13.0%
3 years -6.1%+76.3%+9.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.1%+20.8%+3.0% +23.1%
5 years -29.9%+87.3%-76.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.9%+13.4%-25.2% +11.0%
10 years +99.5%+394.5%+29.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.2%+17.3%+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEVTCVPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%22.2%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.4%20.0%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.281.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.74-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-24.5%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%-2.4%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $33.34$414.26$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $22.34$295.52$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.

MultipleEVTCVPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 20.6x 29.9xmedian 13.1x 9.8xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.3x 16.2xmedian 3.2x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 15.4x 25.8xmedian 6.9x 7.2xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 16.4x 34.3xmedian 10.9x 7.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x 20.5xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.85median 1.05 2.08median 0.88 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 monthsEVTCVPYPL
Revenue $996.16M $44.49B $34.13B
Gross profit $509.22M – –
Operating income $178.65M $27.00B $5.95B
Net income $102.12M $22.59B $4.90B
Free cash flow $208.38M $21.01B $6.59B
R&D – – $3.25B
EPS (diluted) $1.59 $11.90 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $260.66M $12.36B $8.31B
Total debt $1.25B $23.86B $13.40B
Shares (diluted) 61.45M 1.90B 882.00M
Enterprise value $590.04M $664.04B $5.63B

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
MetricEVTCVPYPL
P/E 19.3x 29.9x 9.8x
P/FCF 8.9x 34.3x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 31.9x 6.3x
P/S 1.9x 16.2x 1.4x
P/B 2.9x 20.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 54.2x 94.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 25.8x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 27.1x 8.3x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 16.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF 13.6x 34.8x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 32.4x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.85 2.08 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVTCVPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.4% 14.4% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 11.8% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.4% 11.6% 1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 9.5% 9.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.0% 11.4% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.1% 11.0% 6.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.3% 14.9% 16.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.6% 14.4% 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% -3.9% 23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 4.6% 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% -4.8% 24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 4.0% 21.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVTCVPYPL
Gross margin 51.1% – –
EBITDA margin 32.7% 63.7% 20.2%
Operating margin 17.9% 60.7% 17.4%
Pretax margin 12.9% 60.6% 17.2%
Net margin 9.8% 50.8% 14.4%
FCF margin 20.9% 47.2% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 23.2% 50.8% 21.9%
Return on equity 15.5% 63.8% 24.6%
Return on assets 4.3% 23.8% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 38.1% 15.9%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 42.6% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 2.1% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVTCVPYPL
Debt / assets 50.5% 25.2% 16.2%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 1.1x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 62.8% 76.0%
Equity / assets 26.0% 37.2% 24.0%
Interest coverage 2.5x 34.8x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.72 8.87 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVTCVPYPL
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.7% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 7.2% 2.9% 12.7%
Shareholder yield 7.8% 3.6% 13.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.2% – –
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.

ConsensusEVTCVPYPL
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 29.2xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.20FY2026 $13.83FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +11.6% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.03BFY2026 $44.21BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +8.9% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVTCVPYPL
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.6% 74.2%
Institutions holding 251 4,526 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +2.4% +0.8%
Institutions buying 130 2,327 521
Institutions selling 89 1,732 671
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.34 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.

EVTCVPYPL
EVTC 1.00 0.37 0.37
V 0.37 1.00 0.28
PYPL 0.37 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVTC, V and PYPL?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evertec (EVTC) $1.85B, Visa (V) $720.72B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVTC, V and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Evertec (EVTC) 19.3x, Visa (V) 29.9x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Evertec (EVTC) 7.4x, Visa (V) 29.2x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Visa (V) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, Visa (V) +14.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, Visa (V) 50.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%). On return on invested capital, Visa (V) leads (Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%, Visa (V) 38.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Visa (V) returned the most: Evertec (EVTC) -0.3%, Visa (V) +16.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Evertec (EVTC) -6.9%/yr, Visa (V) +13.4%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest dividend yield: Evertec (EVTC) 0.65%, Visa (V) 0.66%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Evertec (EVTC) 41.5%, Visa (V) 22.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVTC, V 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, Visa (V) 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.