FISV vs JKHY vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Fiserv, Jack Henry & Associates and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FISV Fiserv Inc
$47.40 +2.0% 1M -62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.21B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 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
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Jack Henry & Associates leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Jack Henry & Associates 9, Fiserv 2, PayPal Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFISVJKHYPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.21B $11.10B $46.95B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 22.6x 10.1x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 21.0x 10.1x FISV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.2% +7.1% +4.4% JKHY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 19.8% 13.8% JKHY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 22.7% 14.6% JKHY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.0x 0.5x JKHY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.52% 1.00% JKHY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.5% +1.2% -20.2% JKHY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.6%/yr -0.7%/yr -25.0%/yr JKHY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.1% 29.6% 43.9% JKHY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 71/100 69/100 JKHY

Percentile Scorecard

FISVJKHYPYPL

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

AxisFISVJKHYPYPL
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 62 #38 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Growth 40 #57 of 94 63 #35 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 83 #16 of 90 93 #7 of 90 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 79 #23 of 105 37 #67 of 105
Shareholder Returns 73 #17 of 61 58 #26 of 61 68 #20 of 61
Overall 63 71 69
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • JKHY 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

PeriodFISVJKHYPYPLSPY
1 month +2.0%+7.1%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months -12.6%+0.5%-3.8% +3.9%
6 months -23.1%+3.6%+13.0% +8.2%
Year to date -29.4%-13.3%-3.9% +12.9%
1 year -62.5%+1.2%-20.2% +12.3%
3 years -57.9%+14.6%+11.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.0%+4.6%+3.6% +23.3%
5 years -51.9%-3.4%-76.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.6%-0.7%-25.0% +10.9%
10 years -2.0%+98.9%+34.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.2%+7.1%+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFISVJKHYPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.1%29.6%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.9%31.2%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.53-0.101.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.890.04-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-41.5%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.5%-17.8%-23.2% -1.2%
52-week high $126.54$192.60$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$123.42$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.

MultipleFISVJKHYPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 20.0x 22.6xmedian 20.0x 10.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 4.4xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 17.5x 13.1xmedian 17.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 15.9x 16.0xmedian 15.9x 7.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.0x 5.4xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.03 1.94median 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 monthsFISVJKHYPYPL
Revenue $20.87B $2.54B $34.30B
Gross profit $11.73B $1.11B –
Operating income $4.66B $635.03M $5.83B
Net income $2.82B $502.78M $4.73B
Free cash flow $3.93B $694.86M $6.30B
R&D – $176.45M $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $5.25 $6.98 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $627.00M $12.06M $7.16B
Total debt $27.89B $40.00M $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 533.70M 72.04M 858.00M
Enterprise value $21.91B $11.00B $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
MetricFISVJKHYPYPL
P/E 9.0x 22.6x 10.1x
P/FCF 6.4x 16.0x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x 14.6x 6.6x
P/S 1.2x 4.4x 1.4x
P/B 0.9x 5.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 5.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 13.1x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 11.3x 17.5x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 13.4x 16.0x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 14.6x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 1.94 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFISVJKHYPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.2% 7.1% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 7.0% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.1% 9.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 9.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.7% 11.7% -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 9.7% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.2% 10.3% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 11.1% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.2% 11.9% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 11.6% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 18.8% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 25.9% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.9% 18.1% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 26.6% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFISVJKHYPYPL
Gross margin 56.2% 43.7% –
EBITDA margin 38.2% 33.3% 19.8%
Operating margin 22.3% 25.0% 17.0%
Pretax margin 15.8% 25.7% 16.6%
Net margin 13.4% 19.8% 13.8%
FCF margin 18.8% 27.3% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 29.9% 20.7%
Return on equity 10.6% 24.0% 24.1%
Return on assets 3.5% 16.2% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 22.7% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 25.0% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.3% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFISVJKHYPYPL
Debt / assets 34.5% 1.3% 16.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.0x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 0.1x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 34.8% 76.1%
Equity / assets 33.3% 65.2% 23.9%
Interest coverage 3.0x 117.9x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.23 9.25 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFISVJKHYPYPL
Dividend yield – 1.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 3.9% 12.8%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 5.5% 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.

ConsensusFISVJKHYPYPL
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 21.0xFY2027 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.44FY2026 $7.54FY2027 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.9%FY2026 +8.0%FY2027 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +0.5% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.58BFY2026 $2.54BFY2027 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +19.6% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFISVJKHYPYPL
Held by institutions 89.7% 96.5% 74.2%
Institutions holding 1,150 711 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -4.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 499 338 521
Institutions selling 502 302 671
Buyers to sellers 0.99 1.12 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.

FISVJKHYPYPL
FISV 1.00 0.34 0.33
JKHY 0.34 1.00 0.41
PYPL 0.33 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FISV, JKHY and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fiserv (FISV) $25.21B, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) $11.10B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $46.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, FISV, JKHY and PYPL?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fiserv (FISV) 9.0x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fiserv (FISV) is cheapest (Fiserv (FISV) 6.4x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 21.0x, 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?

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +7.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has the highest net margin (Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 19.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) leads (Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) returned the most: Fiserv (FISV) -62.5%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +1.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%. Over five years, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) compounded fastest (Fiserv (FISV) -13.6%/yr, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) -0.7%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has the highest dividend yield: Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 1.52%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.00%. Fiserv (FISV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has been the steadiest (Fiserv (FISV) 70.1%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 29.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FISV, JKHY 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, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) leads on 9. 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.