FINV vs PGY vs PYPL Stock Comparison

FinVolution, Pagaya Technologies and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FINV FinVolution Group
$2.89 -7.4% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$728.19M
P/E
2.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
10.73%
Digital Lending Technology
5 wins
PGY Pagaya Technologies Ltd.
$19.77 +12.2% 1M -31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
3 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.09 +1.9% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$46.95B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
1.00%
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

FinVolution leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (FinVolution 5, PayPal Holdings 4, Pagaya Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFINVPGYPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $728.19M $1.65B $46.95B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.7x 13.1x 10.1x FINV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.0x 11.4x 10.1x FINV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +20.5% +4.4% PGY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 9.0% 13.8% FINV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 31.5% 14.6% PGY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 0.5x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.73% — 1.00% FINV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.9% -31.9% -20.2% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr -30.3%/yr -25.0%/yr FINV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 74.6% 43.9% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 69/100 69/100 PGY

Percentile Scorecard

FINVPGYPYPL

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

AxisFINVPGYPYPL
Valuation 96 #5 of 99 93 #8 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Growth 24 #72 of 94 91 #9 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 66 #31 of 90 85 #14 of 90 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 81 #21 of 105 41 #62 of 105 37 #67 of 105
Shareholder Returns 77 #15 of 61 35 #40 of 61 68 #20 of 61
Overall 69 69 69
  • FINV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PGY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFINVPGYPYPLSPY
1 month -7.4%+12.2%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months -41.4%+19.0%-3.8% +3.9%
6 months -42.3%+46.8%+13.0% +8.2%
Year to date -44.7%-5.4%-3.9% +12.9%
1 year -55.9%-31.9%-20.2% +12.3%
3 years -38.4%+47.1%+11.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.9%+13.7%+3.6% +23.3%
5 years -53.7%-83.5%-76.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.3%-30.3%-25.0% +10.9%
10 years ——+34.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFINVPGYPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%74.6%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.0%77.8%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.873.171.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.43-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-98.1%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-31.9%-23.2% -1.2%
52-week high $6.56$29.01$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $2.88$10.64$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.

MultipleFINVPGYPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 20.0x 13.1xmedian 20.0x 10.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 4.9xmedian 17.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 15.9x 6.5xmedian 15.9x 7.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.0x 2.5xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 1.03 —median 1.03 0.59median 1.03

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 monthsFINVPGYPYPL
Revenue $1.89B $1.39B $34.30B
Gross profit – $603.06M –
Operating income $329.11M $345.48M $5.83B
Net income $273.36M $127.54M $4.73B
Free cash flow $164.21M $251.78M $6.30B
R&D $75.63M $70.60M $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $1.03 $1.29 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $480.37M $249.26M $7.16B
Total debt $80.06M $471.87M $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 266.85M 97.25M 858.00M
Enterprise value -$3.61B $681.46M $5.65B

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
MetricFINVPGYPYPL
P/E 2.7x 13.1x 10.1x
P/FCF 4.4x 6.5x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 6.2x 6.6x
P/S 0.4x 1.2x 1.4x
P/B 0.3x 2.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 2.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 4.9x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 5.4x 8.6x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 1.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF -0.8x 7.4x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.8x 7.1x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 – 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFINVPGYPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 20.5% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% – 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.3% 118.3% -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% – 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.6% 141.6% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% – 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -30.4% 136.4% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -51.6% 135.3% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% – 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.8% 160.3% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% – 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFINVPGYPYPL
Gross margin – 43.4% –
EBITDA margin – 27.7% 19.8%
Operating margin 17.4% 24.9% 17.0%
Pretax margin 17.8% 7.1% 16.6%
Net margin 14.5% 9.0% 13.8%
FCF margin 8.7% 18.1% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% 19.0% 20.7%
Return on equity – 19.0% 24.1%
Return on assets – 7.1% 5.8%
Return on invested capital – 31.5% 14.6%
Return on capital employed – – 17.0%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 2.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFINVPGYPYPL
Debt / assets 2.1% 27.9% 16.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 1.9x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 35.8% 61.7% 76.1%
Equity / assets 64.2% 38.3% 23.9%
Interest coverage -2.8x – –
Current ratio – – 1.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFINVPGYPYPL
Dividend yield 10.7% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – -0.2% 12.8%
Shareholder yield 10.7% -0.2% 13.8%
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.

ConsensusFINVPGYPYPL
Forward P/E 3.0xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $1.73FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -29.9%FY2026 +86.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +28.3% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -21.5% +28.1% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFINVPGYPYPL
Held by institutions 21.9% 45.0% 74.2%
Institutions holding 125 221 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.3% -12.0% +0.8%
Institutions buying 51 133 521
Institutions selling 50 62 671
Buyers to sellers 1.02 2.15 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.

FINVPGYPYPL
FINV 1.00 0.14 0.21
PGY 0.14 1.00 0.23
PYPL 0.21 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FINV, PGY and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: FinVolution (FINV) $728.19M, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) $1.65B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $46.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, FINV, PGY and PYPL?

FinVolution (FINV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FinVolution (FINV) 2.7x, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 13.1x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, FinVolution (FINV) is cheapest (FinVolution (FINV) 3.0x, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 11.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pagaya Technologies (PGY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FinVolution (FINV) -1.6%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) +20.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

FinVolution (FINV) has the highest net margin (FinVolution (FINV) 14.5%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 9.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) leads (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 31.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: FinVolution (FINV) -55.9%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -31.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%. Over five years, FinVolution (FINV) compounded fastest (FinVolution (FINV) -14.3%/yr, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -30.3%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

FinVolution (FINV) has the highest dividend yield: FinVolution (FINV) 10.73%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.00%. Pagaya Technologies (PGY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (FinVolution (FINV) 52.0%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 74.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FINV, PGY 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, FinVolution (FINV) 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.