FOUR vs PSFE vs XYZ Stock Comparison

Shift4 Payments, Paysafe and Block Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FOUR Shift4 Payments, Inc.
$37.78 -1.8% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.87B
P/E
68.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.38 -16.3% 1M -56.9% 1Y
Market cap
$278.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
XYZ Block, Inc.
$74.88 -2.0% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$44.99B
P/E
125.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Block leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Block 6, Shift4 Payments 4, Paysafe 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOURPSFEXYZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.87B $278.02M $44.99B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.4x -2.0x 125.3x FOUR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 2.6x 19.2x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.4% +5.1% +5.1% FOUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.9% -8.9% 1.4% XYZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.9% 1.0% 2.0% FOUR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 7.4x 0.3x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.8% -56.9% -6.6% XYZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.1%/yr -43.1%/yr -22.1%/yr FOUR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.2% 70.6% 46.4% XYZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 73/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

FOURPSFEXYZ

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

AxisFOURPSFEXYZ
Valuation 89 #12 of 99 91 #10 of 99 83 #18 of 99
Growth 70 #29 of 94 28 #68 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Profitability 67 #30 of 90 55 #41 of 90 64 #33 of 90
Financial Health 20 #84 of 105 11 #94 of 105 68 #34 of 105
Shareholder Returns 85 #10 of 61 95 #4 of 61 70 #19 of 61
Overall 66 56 73
  • FOUR ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PSFE 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

PeriodFOURPSFEXYZSPY
1 month -1.8%-16.3%-2.0% -0.2%
3 months -31.2%-40.4%-9.9% +3.9%
6 months -18.3%-40.4%+7.7% +8.2%
Year to date -40.0%-33.5%+15.0% +12.9%
1 year -50.8%-56.9%-6.6% +12.3%
3 years -13.4%-43.8%+87.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.7%-17.5%+23.2% +23.3%
5 years -41.1%-94.0%-71.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.1%-43.1%-22.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+571.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+21.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFOURPSFEXYZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.2%70.6%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.0%75.3%46.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.441.911.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.81-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.7%-94.4%-85.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.8%-56.9%-11.7% -1.2%
52-week high $76.76$12.47$84.84 $779.14
52-week low $35.57$5.38$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.

MultipleFOURPSFEXYZ
P/E now vs peer median 68.4xmedian 20.0x -2.0xmedian 20.0x 125.3xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 17.5x 8.3xmedian 17.5x 29.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 15.9x 1.4xmedian 15.9x 11.6xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.0x 0.5xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.00median 1.03 0.03median 1.03 1.86median 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 monthsFOURPSFEXYZ
Revenue $4.78B $1.78B $25.04B
Gross profit $1.72B $1.01B $11.61B
Operating income $387.50M $29.42M $1.17B
Net income $122.40M -$208.30M $357.28M
Free cash flow $433.00M $205.33M $3.88B
R&D – – $3.07B
EPS (diluted) $0.55 $-2.71 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $356.00M $226.16M $6.43B
Total debt $4.51B $10.05B $6.88B
Shares (diluted) 79.64M 58.07M 608.85M
Enterprise value $2.68B -$707.77M $16.25B

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
MetricFOURPSFEXYZ
P/E 68.4x -2.0x 125.3x
P/FCF 13.6x 1.4x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 1.2x 11.1x
P/S 1.2x 0.2x 1.8x
P/B 3.4x 0.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -5.0x -1.3x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 8.3x 29.3x
EV/EBIT 25.9x 87.0x 38.8x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 23.2x 12.5x 11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 11.0x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.00 0.03 1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOURPSFEXYZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.4% 5.1% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 4.8% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.7% 4.0% 23.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.6% 3.3% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.2% -68.9% 1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% -31.6% 77.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -55.2% -324.5% -87.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -75.9% 64.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.1% -216.8% -87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.2% -62.4% 67.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 0.2% 236.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 29.5% 105.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% -14.1% 266.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 29.1% 129.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOURPSFEXYZ
Gross margin 35.9% 56.6% 46.4%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 17.3% 6.2%
Operating margin 8.1% 1.7% 4.7%
Pretax margin 3.2% -6.1% 2.8%
Net margin 0.9% -8.9% 1.4%
FCF margin 9.1% 11.5% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 13.1% 16.2%
Return on equity 7.0% -35.1% 1.6%
Return on assets 1.4% -4.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 4.9% 1.0% 2.0%
Return on capital employed 5.5% 0.9% 4.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.8x -1.1x 11.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 3.0% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOURPSFEXYZ
Debt / assets 51.9% 54.8% 17.6%
Debt / equity 2.6x 4.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 7.4x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 10.4x 12.2x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 87.5% 43.7%
Equity / assets 19.9% 12.5% 56.3%
Interest coverage 1.5x 0.2x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.15 -0.25 2.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOURPSFEXYZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 10.7% 26.2% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 10.7% 26.2% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusFOURPSFEXYZ
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 2.6xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.50FY2026 $2.05FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% 0.0% +38.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.44BFY2026 $1.73BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.6% +14.5% +21.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOURPSFEXYZ
Held by institutions 87.4% 50.8% 73.6%
Institutions holding 358 144 1,081
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% -2.2% +3.0%
Institutions buying 187 56 581
Institutions selling 142 54 330
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.04 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.

FOURPSFEXYZ
FOUR 1.00 0.47 0.33
PSFE 0.47 1.00 0.43
XYZ 0.33 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOUR, PSFE and XYZ?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shift4 Payments (FOUR) $5.87B, Paysafe (PSFE) $278.02M, Block (XYZ) $44.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, FOUR, PSFE and XYZ?

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 68.4x, Paysafe (PSFE) -2.0x, Block (XYZ) 125.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paysafe (PSFE) is cheapest (Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 6.9x, Paysafe (PSFE) 2.6x, Block (XYZ) 19.2x). 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: Shift4 Payments (FOUR) +32.4%, Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%, Block (XYZ) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Block (XYZ) has the highest net margin (Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 0.9%, Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%, Block (XYZ) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) leads (Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 4.9%, Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%, Block (XYZ) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Block (XYZ) returned the most: Shift4 Payments (FOUR) -50.8%, Paysafe (PSFE) -56.9%, Block (XYZ) -6.6%. Over five years, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) compounded fastest (Shift4 Payments (FOUR) -10.1%/yr, Paysafe (PSFE) -43.1%/yr, Block (XYZ) -22.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Block (XYZ) has been the steadiest (Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 66.2%, Paysafe (PSFE) 70.6%, Block (XYZ) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FOUR, PSFE 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, Block (XYZ) 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.