FLYW vs MATH vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Flywire, Metalpha Technology Holding and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLYW Flywire Corp
$18.84 +8.3% 1M +35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.30B
P/E
67.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$713.54M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.09 +1.9% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.62B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 5, Flywire 3, Metalpha Technology Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLYWMATHPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.30B $44.19M $47.62B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 67.7x 32.4x 10.1x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.8x — 10.1x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% — +4.4% FLYW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% — 13.8% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.4% -69.0% -20.2% FLYW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr -9.1%/yr -25.0%/yr MATH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.1% 84.4% 43.9% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 — 69/100 FLYW

Percentile Scorecard

FLYWMATHPYPL

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

AxisFLYWMATHPYPL
Valuation 75 #26 of 99 60 #39 of 96 92 #9 of 99
Growth 96 #5 of 94 – 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 73 #25 of 90 – 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 85 #17 of 105 26 #69 of 93 37 #67 of 105
Shareholder Returns 22 #48 of 61 – 68 #20 of 61
Overall 70 – 69
  • FLYW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MATH ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLYWMATHPYPLSPY
1 month +8.3%0.0%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months +13.8%+3.2%-3.8% +3.9%
6 months +38.7%-10.2%+13.0% +8.2%
Year to date +33.1%-53.8%-3.9% +12.9%
1 year +35.4%-69.0%-20.2% +12.3%
3 years -28.6%-38.2%+11.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.6%-14.8%+3.6% +23.3%
5 years -59.7%-37.8%-76.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.6%-9.1%-25.0% +10.9%
10 years ——+34.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLYWMATHPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.1%84.4%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.2%82.4%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.350.721.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.77-0.82-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-81.8%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-69.4%-23.2% -1.2%
52-week high $19.54$3.17$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $10.64$0.75$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.

MultipleFLYWMATHPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 67.8xmedian 20.0x 32.4xmedian 28.3x 10.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.9x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 17.5x —median 13.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 15.9x -3.1xmedian 16.0x 7.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.43median 1.03 —median 0.54 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 monthsFLYWMATHPYPL
Revenue $713.54M – $34.30B
Operating income $39.30M – $5.83B
Net income $34.04M – $4.73B
Free cash flow $165.28M – $6.30B
R&D $74.01M – $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $0.28 – $5.51
Cash & equivalents $282.39M $3.94M $7.16B
Total debt – $132.64M $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 122.40M 64.62M 858.00M
Enterprise value $951.43M $19.38M $6.32B

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
MetricFLYWMATHPYPL
P/E 67.8x 32.4x 10.1x
P/FCF 13.9x -3.1x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x – 6.6x
P/S 3.2x 1.2x 1.4x
P/B 2.8x 0.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -0.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 28.7x – 7.4x
EV/EBIT 50.8x – 8.6x
EV/Revenue 2.8x – 1.5x
EV/FCF 12.1x – 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x – 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.43 – 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLYWMATHPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% – 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% – 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 814.8% – -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.6% – 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 398.3% – -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% – 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 396.1% – 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% – 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.7% – 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 182.6% – 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.5% – 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 200.6% – 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLYWMATHPYPL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 9.8% – 19.8%
Operating margin 5.5% – 17.0%
Pretax margin 5.7% – 16.6%
Net margin 4.8% – 13.8%
FCF margin 23.2% – 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% – 20.7%
Return on equity 4.1% – 24.1%
Return on assets 2.9% – 5.8%
Return on invested capital – – 14.6%
Return on capital employed 4.7% – 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.9x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 9.9% – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLYWMATHPYPL
Debt / assets – 8.0% 16.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.5x
Debt / FCF – – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.8% 89.1% 76.1%
Equity / assets 70.2% 10.9% 23.9%
Interest coverage 16.7x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.69 – 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLYWMATHPYPL
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield -4.4% – 12.8%
Shareholder yield -4.4% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusFLYWMATHPYPL
Forward P/E 42.8xFY2026 – 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 – $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +300.0%FY2026 – +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.4% – -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $732.82MFY2026 – $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 – +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% – +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLYWMATHPYPL
Held by institutions 100.0% 0.9% 74.2%
Institutions holding 238 14 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% -55.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 154 7 521
Institutions selling 62 5 671
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.40 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.

FLYWMATHPYPL
FLYW 1.00 0.07 0.44
MATH 0.07 1.00 0.10
PYPL 0.44 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLYW, MATH and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flywire (FLYW) $2.30B, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $44.19M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLYW, MATH and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flywire (FLYW) 67.7x, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 32.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Flywire (FLYW) 42.8x, 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?

Flywire (FLYW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flywire (FLYW) +32.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Flywire (FLYW) 4.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flywire (FLYW) returned the most: Flywire (FLYW) +35.4%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -69.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%. Over five years, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) compounded fastest (Flywire (FLYW) -16.6%/yr, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -9.1%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Flywire (FLYW) 46.1%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLYW, MATH 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 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.