FISV vs EVTC vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Evertec and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FISV Fiserv Inc
$47.86 +4.0% 1M -62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$25.45B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$31.21 +13.4% 1M +2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.64%
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.55 +4.2% 1M -22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$47.33B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
0.99%
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 6, Evertec 4, Fiserv 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVEVTCPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.45B $1.86B $47.33B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.1x 19.5x 10.2x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 7.4x 10.2x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +12.4% +4.4% EVTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 9.8% 13.8% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 7.8% 14.6% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.0x 0.5x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.64% 0.99% PYPL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.1% +2.1% -22.6% EVTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -7.1%/yr -24.6%/yr EVTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.1% 41.4% 43.8% EVTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 63/100 69/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

FISVEVTCPYPL

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

AxisFISVEVTCPYPL
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 85 #16 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Growth 40 #57 of 94 55 #43 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 83 #16 of 90 82 #17 of 90 84 #15 of 90
Financial Health 31 #73 of 105 40 #63 of 105 37 #67 of 105
Shareholder Returns 72 #17 of 59 52 #29 of 59 69 #19 of 59
Overall 63 63 69
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • EVTC 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

PeriodFISVEVTCPYPLSPY
1 month +4.0%+13.4%+4.2% +0.9%
3 months -14.0%-2.2%-3.1% +5.9%
6 months -22.8%+4.8%+11.0% +8.5%
Year to date -28.7%+7.3%-3.1% +13.3%
1 year -62.1%+2.1%-22.6% +12.4%
3 years -57.4%-5.2%+12.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -24.8%-1.8%+3.9% +23.5%
5 years -51.4%-31.0%-75.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.4%-7.1%-24.6% +11.0%
10 years -2.7%+104.7%+35.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.3%+7.4%+3.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFISVEVTCPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.1%41.4%43.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.3%45.2%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.651.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.880.05-0.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-55.9%-83.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.1%-6.4%-22.6% -0.9%
52-week high $126.17$33.34$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$22.34$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.

MultipleFISVEVTCPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 19.6x 19.5xmedian 19.6x 10.2xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 17.5x 8.8xmedian 17.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 15.9x 8.9xmedian 15.9x 7.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.0x 2.9xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 1.01 -0.86median 1.01 0.59median 1.01

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 monthsFISVEVTCPYPL
Revenue $20.87B $996.16M $34.30B
Gross profit $11.73B $509.22M –
Operating income $4.66B $178.65M $5.83B
Net income $2.82B $102.12M $4.73B
Free cash flow $3.93B $208.38M $6.30B
R&D – – $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $1.59 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $260.66M $7.16B
Total debt $27.89B $1.25B $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 61.45M 858.00M
Enterprise value $22.15B $606.77M $6.03B

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
MetricFISVEVTCPYPL
P/E 9.1x 19.5x 10.2x
P/FCF 6.5x 8.9x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 8.1x 6.7x
P/S 1.2x 1.9x 1.4x
P/B 0.9x 2.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 54.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 8.8x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 11.3x 16.0x 8.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 13.4x 13.7x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 12.3x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 -0.86 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVEVTCPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 12.4% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 16.2% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% 11.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 16.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% -8.4% -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 8.6% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% -27.0% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -23.1% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% -25.3% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -22.6% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 7.8% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 3.2% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% 6.7% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 4.6% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVEVTCPYPL
Gross margin 56.2% 51.1% –
EBITDA margin 38.2% 32.7% 19.8%
Operating margin 22.3% 17.9% 17.0%
Pretax margin 15.8% 12.9% 16.6%
Net margin 13.4% 9.8% 13.8%
FCF margin 18.8% 20.9% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 23.2% 20.7%
Return on equity 10.6% 15.5% 24.1%
Return on assets 3.5% 4.3% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 7.8% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 8.7% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.1% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVEVTCPYPL
Debt / assets 34.5% 50.5% 16.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.0x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 6.0x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 74.0% 76.1%
Equity / assets 33.3% 26.0% 23.9%
Interest coverage 3.0x 2.5x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.24 1.73 1.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVEVTCPYPL
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 6.3% 7.1% 12.7%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 7.8% 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.

ConsensusFISVEVTCPYPL
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +7.9% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $1.03BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +9.0% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVEVTCPYPL
Held by institutions 89.7% 100.0% 74.2%
Institutions holding 1,150 251 1,379
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -1.4% +0.8%
Institutions buying 499 130 522
Institutions selling 502 89 671
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.46 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.

FISVEVTCPYPL
FISV 1.00 0.43 0.45
EVTC 0.43 1.00 0.37
PYPL 0.45 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, EVTC and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $25.45B, Evertec (EVTC) $1.86B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, EVTC and PYPL?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.1x, Evertec (EVTC) 19.5x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.4x, Evertec (EVTC) 7.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Evertec (EVTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Evertec (EVTC) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -62.1%, Evertec (EVTC) +2.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -22.6%. Over five years, Evertec (EVTC) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -13.4%/yr, Evertec (EVTC) -7.1%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest dividend yield: Evertec (EVTC) 0.64%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.99%. Fiserv (FISV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Evertec (EVTC) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 70.1%, Evertec (EVTC) 41.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, EVTC 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, 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.