FLYW vs GPN vs OWLS Stock Comparison

Flywire, Global Payments and Obook Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLYW Flywire Corp
$19.29 +11.3% 1M +43.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
69.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$713.54M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$85.70 +2.8% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
OWLS Obook Holdings Inc.
$2.45 -55.4% 1M -75.0% 1Y
Market cap
$213.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Global Payments leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Global Payments 5, Flywire 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLYWGPNOWLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.38B $25.87B $213.20M GPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.8x -27.7x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.8x 6.7x — GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +32.5% — GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% -9.1% — FLYW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.0% +8.2% -75.0% FLYW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.5%/yr -9.7%/yr — GPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.1% 39.9% 79.1% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 49/100 — FLYW

Percentile Scorecard

FLYWGPNOWLS

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

AxisFLYWGPNOWLS
Valuation 71 #29 of 99 72 #28 of 99 –
Growth 96 #5 of 94 26 #70 of 94 –
Profitability 73 #25 of 90 63 #34 of 90 –
Financial Health 85 #17 of 105 24 #80 of 105 23 #81 of 105
Shareholder Returns 22 #47 of 60 61 #24 of 60 –
Overall 69 49 –
  • FLYW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • OWLS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLYWGPNOWLSSPY
1 month +11.3%+2.8%-55.4% +0.7%
3 months +18.6%-1.3%-54.2% +3.7%
6 months +42.8%+19.1%-58.5% +7.1%
Year to date +36.2%+10.7%-63.3% +12.8%
1 year +43.0%+8.2%-75.0% +11.9%
3 years -26.1%-17.4%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -9.6%-6.2%— +22.8%
5 years -59.3%-40.1%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.5%-9.7%— +10.9%
10 years —+18.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+1.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLYWGPNOWLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.1%39.9%79.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%35.6%87.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.351.011.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.930.21-0.95 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.2%-58.8%-96.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-9.6%-75.4% -1.2%
52-week high $19.54$94.85$9.95 $779.14
52-week low $10.64$62.47$1.98 $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.

MultipleFLYWGPNOWLS
P/E now vs peer median 69.4xmedian 19.5x -24.8xmedian 19.5x —median 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 17.8x 10.9xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 16.1x 27.7xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.0x 1.0xmedian 2.0x -17.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.47median 0.98 0.54median 0.98 —median 0.98

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 monthsFLYWGPNOWLS
Revenue $713.54M $10.23B –
Gross profit – $6.54B –
Operating income $39.30M $1.27B –
Net income $34.04M -$873.78M –
Free cash flow $165.28M $822.72M –
R&D $74.01M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.28 $-3.46 –
Cash & equivalents $282.39M $5.41B $10.19M
Total debt – $23.56B –
Shares (diluted) 122.40M 270.12M –
Enterprise value $1.02B $3.66B $160.97M

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
MetricFLYWGPNOWLS
P/E 69.4x -24.8x –
P/FCF 14.2x 27.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 13.7x –
P/S 3.3x 2.2x –
P/B 2.9x 1.0x -17.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 5.2x -16.5x
EV/EBITDA 29.5x 10.9x –
EV/EBIT 52.2x 32.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.0x –
EV/FCF 12.4x 49.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 24.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.47 0.54 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLYWGPNOWLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 32.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 3.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 814.8% -33.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.6% -4.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 398.3% -158.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% -44.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 396.1% -158.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% -46.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.7% -46.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 182.6% -9.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.5% -66.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 200.6% -19.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLYWGPNOWLS
Gross margin – 63.9% –
EBITDA margin 9.8% 36.8% –
Operating margin 5.5% 12.4% –
Pretax margin 5.7% 5.5% –
Net margin 4.8% -9.1% –
FCF margin 23.2% 8.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 16.2% –
Return on equity 4.1% -3.5% –
Return on assets 2.9% -1.3% –
Return on invested capital – 2.3% –
Return on capital employed 4.7% 2.5% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.9x -1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 9.9% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLYWGPNOWLS
Debt / assets – 37.1% 2.7%
Debt / equity – 1.0x -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.8x –
Debt / FCF – 28.6x –
Liabilities / assets 29.8% 62.6% 150.9%
Equity / assets 70.2% 37.4% -50.9%
Interest coverage 16.7x 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.8x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.78 0.61 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLYWGPNOWLS
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield -4.3% 6.9% –
Shareholder yield -4.3% 8.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% –

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.

ConsensusFLYWGPNOWLS
Forward P/E 43.8xFY2026 6.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $-0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +300.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +61.4% +18.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $732.82MFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $8.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% +8.4% +536.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLYWGPNOWLS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 238 793 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +7.4% –
Institutions buying 154 374 –
Institutions selling 62 308 –
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.21 –

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.

FLYWGPNOWLS
FLYW 1.00 0.49 0.01
GPN 0.49 1.00 0.09
OWLS 0.01 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLYW, GPN and OWLS?

Global Payments (GPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flywire (FLYW) $2.38B, Global Payments (GPN) $25.87B, Obook Holdings (OWLS) $213.20M.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flywire (FLYW) +32.2%, Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flywire (FLYW) has the highest net margin (Flywire (FLYW) 4.8%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flywire (FLYW) returned the most: Flywire (FLYW) +43.0%, Global Payments (GPN) +8.2%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) -75.0%. Over five years, Global Payments (GPN) compounded fastest (Flywire (FLYW) -16.5%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Flywire (FLYW) 0.00%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.01%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) 0.00%. Flywire (FLYW) and Obook Holdings (OWLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (Flywire (FLYW) 46.1%, Global Payments (GPN) 39.9%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) 79.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLYW, GPN and OWLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Global Payments (GPN) 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.