FINV vs QFIN vs PYPL Stock Comparison

FinVolution, Qfin Holdings and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FINV FinVolution Group
$2.88 -7.7% 1M -58.6% 1Y
Market cap
$726.93M
P/E
2.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.57 -23.7% 1M -79.4% 1Y
Market cap
$753.52M
P/E
1.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
5 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.15B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Qfin Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qfin Holdings 5, PayPal Holdings 4, FinVolution 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFINVQFINPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $726.93M $753.52M $49.15B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.7x 1.4x 10.0x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.0x 2.0x 9.9x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% -7.8% +5.7% PYPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 22.2% 14.4% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.5% 15.9% QFIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.6% -79.4% -21.2% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr -24.1%/yr -25.2%/yr FINV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.1% 58.8% 44.0% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 79/100 70/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

FINVQFINPYPL

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

AxisFINVQFINPYPL
Valuation 96 #5 of 99 97 #4 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Growth 25 #71 of 94 39 #58 of 94 63 #35 of 94
Profitability 66 #31 of 90 94 #6 of 90 88 #12 of 90
Financial Health 81 #21 of 105 73 #29 of 105 39 #65 of 105
Shareholder Returns 75 #16 of 61 92 #6 of 61 67 #21 of 61
Overall 69 79 70
  • FINV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • QFIN 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

PeriodFINVQFINPYPLSPY
1 month -7.7%-23.7%-0.1% -0.8%
3 months -40.7%-58.9%-1.9% +3.5%
6 months -42.6%-58.1%+10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -44.9%-71.1%-5.8% +12.2%
1 year -58.6%-79.4%-21.2% +13.0%
3 years -38.6%-63.1%+9.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.0%-28.3%+3.0% +23.1%
5 years -53.8%-74.8%-76.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.3%-24.1%-25.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+29.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFINVQFINPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.1%58.8%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.0%59.2%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.871.111.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.13-1.35-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.1%-89.1%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.1%-77.6%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $6.56$24.86$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $2.88$5.26$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.

MultipleFINVQFINPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 20.6x 1.4xmedian 20.6x 9.8xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.3x 0.3xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x —median 15.4x 7.2xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 16.4x 0.5xmedian 16.4x 7.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 1.05 0.29median 1.05 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 monthsFINVQFINPYPL
Revenue $1.89B $2.41B $34.13B
Operating income $329.11M $675.86M $5.95B
Net income $273.36M $533.22M $4.90B
Free cash flow $164.21M $1.27B $6.59B
R&D $75.63M – $3.25B
EPS (diluted) $1.03 $3.93 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $480.37M $607.06M $8.31B
Total debt $80.06M $1.05B $13.40B
Shares (diluted) 266.85M 136.09M 882.00M
Enterprise value -$3.63B -$3.81B $7.37B

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
MetricFINVQFINPYPL
P/E 2.7x 1.4x 9.8x
P/FCF 4.4x 0.5x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 0.5x 6.3x
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 1.4x
P/B 0.3x 0.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 0.2x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.2x
EV/EBIT 8.9x 0.0x 8.3x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 0.0x 1.5x
EV/FCF -0.9x 0.0x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x 0.0x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 0.29 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFINVQFINPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% -7.8% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 3.1% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.3% -41.5% 1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 3.8% 9.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.6% -47.1% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -1.2% 6.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -30.4% -40.9% 16.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 4.9% 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -51.6% -16.1% 23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 8.8% 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.8% -16.1% 24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 8.9% 21.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFINVQFINPYPL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 20.2%
Operating margin 17.4% 28.1% 17.4%
Pretax margin 17.8% 31.1% 17.2%
Net margin 14.5% 22.2% 14.4%
FCF margin 8.7% 52.6% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.7% 52.6% 21.9%
Return on equity – 14.8% 24.6%
Return on assets – 6.8% 6.0%
Return on invested capital – 17.5% 15.9%
Return on capital employed – 13.6% 17.9%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 2.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFINVQFINPYPL
Debt / assets 2.1% 4.1% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.3x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 35.8% 53.3% 76.0%
Equity / assets 64.2% 46.7% 24.0%
Interest coverage -2.8x 8.7x –
Current ratio – 2.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFINVQFINPYPL
Dividend yield 10.8% 22.3% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 12.7%
Shareholder yield 10.8% 22.3% 13.7%
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.

ConsensusFINVQFINPYPL
Forward P/E 3.0xFY2026 2.0xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.96FY2026 $2.84FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -29.9%FY2026 -54.8%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% -10.2% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $1.84BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 -33.0%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -21.5% -13.1% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFINVQFINPYPL
Held by institutions 21.9% 61.8% 74.2%
Institutions holding 125 158 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.3% +3.0% +0.8%
Institutions buying 51 71 521
Institutions selling 50 64 671
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.11 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.

FINVQFINPYPL
FINV 1.00 0.59 0.19
QFIN 0.59 1.00 0.16
PYPL 0.19 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FINV, QFIN and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: FinVolution (FINV) $726.93M, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $753.52M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, FINV, QFIN and PYPL?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FinVolution (FINV) 2.7x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (FinVolution (FINV) 3.0x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 2.0x, 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?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FinVolution (FINV) -1.6%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (FinVolution (FINV) 14.5%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%). On return on invested capital, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) leads (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 17.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: FinVolution (FINV) -58.6%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -79.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%. Over five years, FinVolution (FINV) compounded fastest (FinVolution (FINV) -14.3%/yr, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -24.1%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/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) 52.1%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 58.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FINV, QFIN 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, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 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.