FINV vs PYPL vs UPST Stock Comparison

FinVolution, PayPal Holdings and Upstart Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FINV FinVolution Group
$2.94 -8.1% 1M -56.9% 1Y
Market cap
$728.19M
P/E
2.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending 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
6 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.78 -2.7% 1M -54.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 6, FinVolution 4, Upstart Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFINVPYPLUPSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $728.19M $48.14B $2.22B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.7x 9.8x 36.8x FINV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.1x 10.3x 34.5x FINV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +5.7% +48.6% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 14.4% 4.8% FINV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% 1.8% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 20.6x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.9% -18.1% -54.4% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.5%/yr -25.0%/yr -41.4%/yr FINV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 43.7% 65.1% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 69/100 50/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

FINVPYPLUPST

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

AxisFINVPYPLUPST
Valuation 96 #5 of 98 91 #10 of 98 50 #50 of 98
Growth 25 #71 of 94 63 #35 of 94 75 #24 of 94
Profitability 66 #31 of 90 88 #12 of 90 49 #46 of 90
Financial Health 80 #22 of 105 39 #65 of 105 9 #96 of 105
Shareholder Returns 75 #16 of 62 67 #21 of 62 66 #22 of 62
Overall 68 69 50
  • FINV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFINVPYPLUPSTSPY
1 month -8.1%+8.6%-2.7% -1.0%
3 months -38.0%+1.5%-11.7% +2.9%
6 months -38.9%+13.0%-29.0% +6.4%
Year to date -43.8%-2.3%-45.6% +11.4%
1 year -56.9%-18.1%-54.4% +13.1%
3 years -38.4%+5.1%-3.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -14.9%+1.7%-1.1% +21.5%
5 years -54.2%-76.3%-93.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.5%-25.0%-41.4% +10.9%
10 years —+29.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+2.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFINVPYPLUPSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%43.7%65.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.6%48.4%68.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.032.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.09-0.41-0.83 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.9%-84.2%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.8%-21.9%-54.9% -2.5%
52-week high $6.96$73.02$52.74 $779.14
52-week low $2.90$39.08$22.74 $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.

MultipleFINVPYPLUPST
P/E now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 21.5x 10.2xmedian 21.5x 38.1xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.7x 7.4xmedian 15.7x 51.3xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 16.4x 7.5xmedian 16.4x -8.0xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.61median 1.06 0.68median 1.06 1.29median 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 monthsFINVPYPLUPST
Revenue $1.89B $34.13B $1.25B
Gross profit – – $1.03B
Operating income $329.11M $5.95B $49.71M
Net income $273.36M $4.90B $60.33M
Free cash flow $164.21M $6.59B -$289.05M
R&D $75.63M $3.25B $304.91M
EPS (diluted) $1.03 $5.56 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $480.37M $8.31B $455.96M
Total debt $80.06M $13.40B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 266.85M 882.00M 109.72M
Enterprise value -$3.63B $6.36B $149.17M

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
MetricFINVPYPLUPST
P/E 2.7x 10.2x 38.1x
P/FCF 4.5x 7.5x -8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.5x 6.6x -8.1x
P/S 0.4x 1.4x 1.9x
P/B 0.3x 2.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 2.5x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 7.4x 51.3x
EV/EBIT 7.9x 8.6x 77.7x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 1.5x 3.1x
EV/FCF -0.8x 7.8x -13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.8x 6.9x -13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.61 0.68 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFINVPYPLUPST
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 5.7% 48.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 6.1% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 33.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.3% 1.4% 199.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 9.8% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.6% 4.8% 1,050%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 6.4% 30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -30.4% 16.1% 990.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 15.0% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -51.6% 23.2% -335.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 20.1% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.8% 24.5% -341.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 21.7% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFINVPYPLUPST
Gross margin – – 82.5%
EBITDA margin – 20.2% 6.0%
Operating margin 17.4% 17.4% 4.0%
Pretax margin 17.8% 17.2% 4.9%
Net margin 14.5% 14.4% 4.8%
FCF margin 8.7% 19.3% -23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% 21.9% -22.8%
Return on equity – 24.6% 7.9%
Return on assets – 6.0% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% 1.8%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.5x -4.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.9% 11.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFINVPYPLUPST
Debt / assets 2.1% 16.2% 63.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 20.6x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 2.0x -6.9x
Liabilities / assets 35.8% 76.0% 74.9%
Equity / assets 64.2% 24.0% 25.1%
Interest coverage -2.8x – 1.2x
Current ratio – 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.4x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFINVPYPLUPST
Dividend yield 10.5% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 12.2% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 10.5% 13.2% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusFINVPYPLUPST
Forward P/E 3.1xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 34.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $0.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -29.9%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% -3.1% +191.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -21.5% +5.1% +42.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFINVPYPLUPST
Held by institutions 21.9% 74.2% 60.0%
Institutions holding 125 1,378 363
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.3% +0.8% +3.2%
Institutions buying 51 521 196
Institutions selling 50 671 98
Buyers to sellers 1.02 0.78 2.00

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.

FINVPYPLUPST
FINV 1.00 0.19 0.26
PYPL 0.19 1.00 0.28
UPST 0.26 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FINV, PYPL and UPST?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: FinVolution (FINV) $728.19M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.14B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, FINV, PYPL and UPST?

FinVolution (FINV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FinVolution (FINV) 2.7x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 36.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, FinVolution (FINV) is cheapest (FinVolution (FINV) 3.1x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FinVolution (FINV) -1.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

FinVolution (FINV) has the highest net margin (FinVolution (FINV) 14.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: FinVolution (FINV) -56.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -18.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -54.4%. Over five years, FinVolution (FINV) compounded fastest (FinVolution (FINV) -14.5%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (FinVolution (FINV) 52.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.7%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FINV, PYPL and UPST?

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 6. 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.