FLYW vs SEZL vs XYZ Stock Comparison

Flywire, Sezzle and Block Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLYW Flywire Corp
$21.81 +20.0% 1M +57.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.65B
P/E
78.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$713.54M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$136.69 +23.3% 1M +122.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.60B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
XYZ Block, Inc.
$87.60 +14.9% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$52.96B
P/E
114.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.65B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sezzle leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sezzle 6, Block 3, Flywire 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLYWSEZLXYZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.65B $4.60B $52.96B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 78.4x 28.5x 114.5x SEZL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.6x 24.7x 22.5x XYZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +43.1% +7.0% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 30.3% 1.8% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.6% 2.5% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x -0.5x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.9% +122.3% +20.7% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr — -18.1%/yr FLYW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.6% 89.3% 48.1% FLYW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 77/100 68/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

FLYWSEZLXYZ

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

AxisFLYWSEZLXYZ
Valuation 70 #30 of 99 66 #34 of 99 80 #21 of 99
Growth 98 #3 of 94 97 #4 of 94 76 #23 of 94
Profitability 75 #23 of 90 98 #3 of 90 63 #34 of 90
Financial Health 84 #18 of 105 77 #25 of 105 69 #33 of 105
Shareholder Returns 24 #48 of 63 45 #35 of 63 52 #31 of 63
Overall 70 77 68
  • FLYW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SEZL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLYWSEZLXYZSPY
1 month +20.0%+23.3%+14.9% -1.0%
3 months +16.9%-21.6%+4.0% -0.4%
6 months +24.6%+58.9%+23.7% +4.5%
Year to date +54.0%+115.4%+34.6% +12.4%
1 year +57.9%+122.3%+20.7% +13.6%
3 years -23.4%+8,551.3%+80.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -8.5%+342.7%+21.6% +20.8%
5 years -48.5%—-63.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year -12.5%—-18.1% +10.4%
10 years ——+619.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+21.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureFLYWSEZLXYZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.6%89.3%48.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%95.0%45.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.412.471.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.221.370.43 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.4%-89.9%-83.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-27.5%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $21.81$188.55$87.60 $779.14
52-week low $10.64$50.97$49.09 $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.

MultipleFLYWSEZLXYZ
P/E now vs peer median 78.4xmedian 21.9x 28.5xmedian 21.9x 114.5xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 8.7xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 16.4x 21.4xmedian 16.4x 41.1xmedian 16.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 17.4x 16.8xmedian 17.4x 15.3xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.7x 19.8xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.66median 0.91 0.17median 0.91 1.86median 0.91

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 monthsFLYWSEZLXYZ
Revenue $713.54M $531.93M $25.65B
Gross profit – – $12.18B
Operating income $39.30M $214.81M $1.19B
Net income $34.04M $161.43M $459.79M
Free cash flow $165.28M $274.61M $3.45B
R&D $74.01M – $2.99B
EPS (diluted) $0.28 $4.65 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $282.39M $79.76M $7.86B
Total debt – $121.52M $7.27B
Shares (diluted) 122.40M 34.72M 614.78M
Enterprise value $1.30B $4.23B $24.69B

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
MetricFLYWSEZLXYZ
P/E 78.4x 28.5x 114.5x
P/FCF 16.0x 16.8x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 16.7x 14.6x
P/S 3.7x 8.7x 2.1x
P/B 3.2x 19.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 19.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 33.9x 21.4x 41.1x
EV/EBIT 60.0x 21.6x 44.0x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 8.7x 2.0x
EV/FCF 14.3x 16.9x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x 16.8x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.66 0.17 1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLYWSEZLXYZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 43.1% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 56.7% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 814.8% 56.0% -3.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.6% 119.1% 83.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 398.3% 54.4% -85.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 174.1% 59.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 396.1% 57.8% -85.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 172.0% 61.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.7% 64.0% 83.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 182.6% 284.0% 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.5% 63.9% 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 200.6% 286.4% 63.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLYWSEZLXYZ
Gross margin – – 47.5%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 40.8% 5.0%
Operating margin 5.5% 40.4% 4.6%
Pretax margin 5.7% 37.8% 2.8%
Net margin 4.8% 30.3% 1.8%
FCF margin 23.2% 51.6% 13.5%
Operating cash flow margin 23.3% 51.8% 14.1%
Return on equity 4.1% 75.1% 2.0%
Return on assets 2.9% 35.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 49.6% 2.5%
Return on capital employed 4.7% 60.7% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.9x 1.7x 7.9x
Stock comp / revenue 9.9% 1.4% 4.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLYWSEZLXYZ
Debt / assets – 26.6% 17.6%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.8% 49.0% 44.4%
Equity / assets 70.2% 51.0% 55.6%
Interest coverage 16.7x 15.5x –
Current ratio 1.5x 4.0x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.31 16.08 2.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLYWSEZLXYZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -3.8% 1.4% 2.7%
Shareholder yield -3.8% 1.4% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusFLYWSEZLXYZ
Forward P/E 49.6xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $5.53FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +300.0%FY2026 +54.0%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.4% +26.2% +38.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $732.82MFY2026 $625.83MFY2026 $24.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.4% +17.0% +21.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLYWSEZLXYZ
Held by institutions 100.0% 44.1% 73.6%
Institutions holding 239 323 1,084
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +11.3% +3.0%
Institutions buying 155 215 582
Institutions selling 62 79 331
Buyers to sellers 2.50 2.72 1.76

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.

FLYWSEZLXYZ
FLYW 1.00 0.41 0.49
SEZL 0.41 1.00 0.39
XYZ 0.49 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLYW, SEZL and XYZ?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flywire (FLYW) $2.65B, Sezzle (SEZL) $4.60B, Block (XYZ) $52.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLYW, SEZL and XYZ?

Sezzle (SEZL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flywire (FLYW) 78.4x, Sezzle (SEZL) 28.5x, Block (XYZ) 114.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Block (XYZ) is cheapest (Flywire (FLYW) 49.6x, Sezzle (SEZL) 24.7x, Block (XYZ) 22.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sezzle (SEZL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flywire (FLYW) +32.2%, Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%, Block (XYZ) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (Flywire (FLYW) 4.8%, Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%, Block (XYZ) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%, Block (XYZ) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: Flywire (FLYW) +57.9%, Sezzle (SEZL) +122.3%, Block (XYZ) +20.7%. Over five years, Flywire (FLYW) compounded fastest (Flywire (FLYW) -12.5%/yr, Block (XYZ) -18.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Flywire (FLYW) has been the steadiest (Flywire (FLYW) 47.6%, Sezzle (SEZL) 89.3%, Block (XYZ) 48.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLYW, SEZL and XYZ?

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