FLYW vs FOUR vs WEX Stock Comparison

Flywire, Shift4 Payments and Wex Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLYW Flywire Corp
$19.49 +10.9% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.67B
P/E
78.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$713.54M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
FOUR Shift4 Payments, Inc.
$42.06 +16.3% 1M -39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.50B
P/E
80.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
WEX WEX Inc.
$184.83 +9.3% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.01B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wex leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Wex 7, Shift4 Payments 2, Flywire 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLYWFOURWEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.67B $3.50B $6.01B WEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 78.4x 80.0x 14.8x WEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 7.5x 8.5x FOUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +32.4% +9.7% FOUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 0.9% 14.0% WEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.9% 8.5% WEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x 0.0x WEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.3% -39.1% +26.7% FLYW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.2%/yr -6.6%/yr +4.4%/yr WEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.0% 65.9% 41.4% WEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 65/100 55/100 FLYW

Percentile Scorecard

FLYWFOURWEX

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

AxisFLYWFOURWEX
Valuation 72 #28 of 99 85 #16 of 99 61 #39 of 99
Growth 96 #5 of 94 70 #29 of 94 43 #54 of 94
Profitability 74 #24 of 90 67 #30 of 90 71 #27 of 90
Financial Health 85 #17 of 105 18 #86 of 105 33 #71 of 105
Shareholder Returns 25 #46 of 61 83 #11 of 61 65 #22 of 61
Overall 70 65 55
  • FLYW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • FOUR ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • WEX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLYWFOURWEXSPY
1 month +10.9%+16.3%+9.3% -2.3%
3 months +17.2%-22.5%-1.3% -0.7%
6 months +37.1%-4.4%+19.9% +4.8%
Year to date +37.6%-33.2%+24.1% +10.3%
1 year +46.3%-39.1%+26.7% +10.3%
3 years -31.5%-13.1%+5.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year -11.9%-4.6%+1.8% +20.1%
5 years -56.2%-28.9%+24.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -15.2%-6.6%+4.4% +10.1%
10 years ——+78.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+6.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFLYWFOURWEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.0%65.9%41.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%69.9%44.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.320.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.01-0.590.65 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.4%-71.7%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-43.0%-9.0% -3.5%
52-week high $19.74$73.78$203.22 $779.14
52-week low $10.64$35.57$126.86 $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.

MultipleFLYWFOURWEX
P/E now vs peer median 70.1xmedian 20.4x 76.1xmedian 20.4x 15.5xmedian 20.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 13.7x 11.5xmedian 13.7x 5.7xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 16.4x 15.1xmedian 16.4x -21.1xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.48median 1.02 -2.23median 1.02 0.66median 1.02

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 monthsFLYWFOURWEX
Revenue $713.54M $4.78B $2.88B
Gross profit – $1.72B $1.74B
Operating income $39.30M $387.50M $766.50M
Net income $34.04M $122.40M $404.60M
Free cash flow $165.28M $433.00M -$291.30M
R&D $74.01M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.28 $0.55 $11.69
Cash & equivalents $282.39M $356.00M $593.20M
Total debt – $4.51B $5.32B
Shares (diluted) 122.40M 79.64M 34.60M
Enterprise value $1.32B $199.71M -$16.01B

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
MetricFLYWFOURWEX
P/E 70.1x 76.1x 15.5x
P/FCF 14.3x 15.1x -21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 11.0x -49.3x
P/S 3.3x 1.4x 2.1x
P/B 2.9x 3.8x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 3.7x -5.6x 42.8x
EV/EBITDA 29.8x 11.5x 5.7x
EV/EBIT 52.8x 27.6x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF 12.6x 24.7x -21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x 18.0x -49.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.48 -2.23 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLYWFOURWEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 32.4% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 28.2% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 55.7% 12.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 814.8% 41.2% 17.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.6% 45.3% 6.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 398.3% -55.2% 42.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% -4.9% 14.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 396.1% -77.1% 43.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% -34.2% 23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.7% 16.0% -115.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 182.6% 16.4% -29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.5% 8.8% -144.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 200.6% 13.3% -35.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLYWFOURWEX
Gross margin – 35.9% 60.4%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 19.5% 38.1%
Operating margin 5.5% 8.1% 26.6%
Pretax margin 5.7% 3.2% 19.3%
Net margin 4.8% 0.9% 14.0%
FCF margin 23.2% 9.1% -10.1%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 12.4% -4.3%
Return on equity 4.1% 7.0% 32.4%
Return on assets 2.9% 1.4% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 4.9% 8.5%
Return on capital employed 4.7% 5.5% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.9x 4.8x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 9.9% 1.8% 4.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLYWFOURWEX
Debt / assets – 51.9% 32.9%
Debt / equity – 2.6x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 10.4x -18.3x
Liabilities / assets 29.8% 80.1% 92.9%
Equity / assets 70.2% 19.9% 7.1%
Interest coverage 16.7x 1.5x 3.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.83 1.21 0.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLYWFOURWEX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.3% 9.6% 4.3%
Shareholder yield -4.3% 9.6% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusFLYWFOURWEX
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 7.5xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $5.50FY2026 $21.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +300.0%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.4% +8.7% -6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $732.82MFY2026 $2.44BFY2026 $2.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% +6.6% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLYWFOURWEX
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 238 358 419
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% -2.3% +2.5%
Institutions buying 154 187 189
Institutions selling 62 142 166
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.32 1.14

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.

FLYWFOURWEX
FLYW 1.00 0.41 0.30
FOUR 0.41 1.00 0.42
WEX 0.30 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLYW, FOUR and WEX?

Wex (WEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flywire (FLYW) $2.67B, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) $3.50B, Wex (WEX) $6.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLYW, FOUR and WEX?

Wex (WEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flywire (FLYW) 78.4x, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 80.0x, Wex (WEX) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) is cheapest (Flywire (FLYW) 43.5x, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 7.5x, Wex (WEX) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flywire (FLYW) +32.2%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) +32.4%, Wex (WEX) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wex (WEX) has the highest net margin (Flywire (FLYW) 4.8%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 0.9%, Wex (WEX) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Wex (WEX) leads (Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 4.9%, Wex (WEX) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flywire (FLYW) returned the most: Flywire (FLYW) +46.3%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) -39.1%, Wex (WEX) +26.7%. Over five years, Wex (WEX) compounded fastest (Flywire (FLYW) -15.2%/yr, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) -6.6%/yr, Wex (WEX) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wex (WEX) has been the steadiest (Flywire (FLYW) 46.0%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 65.9%, Wex (WEX) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLYW, FOUR and WEX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wex (WEX) leads on 7. 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.