GDDY vs PAYD vs IPM Stock Comparison

GoDaddy, Paid and Intelligent Protection Management Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GDDY GoDaddy Inc.
$109.88 +13.1% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.88B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
6 wins
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.20 -8.7% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.65M
P/E
147.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionGDDYPAYDIPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.88B $18.65M $22.42M GDDY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.2x 147.0x -6.0x GDDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — 21.4x GDDY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +12.6% +113.5% IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% 0.6% -14.8% GDDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.1% -26.7% -14.5% IPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr -2.8%/yr -23.1%/yr GDDY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 58.4% 40.3% IPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 44/100 37/100 GDDY

Percentile Scorecard

GDDYPAYDIPM

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

AxisGDDYPAYDIPM
Valuation 84 #7 of 38 40 #101 of 167 12 #44 of 50
Growth 69 #12 of 36 57 #66 of 153 82 #9 of 45
Profitability 94 #3 of 34 50 #77 of 153 13 #36 of 41
Financial Health 30 #27 of 38 43 #102 of 179 43 #36 of 62
Shareholder Returns 95 #2 of 21 29 #67 of 94 –
Overall 74 44 37
  • GDDY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IPM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGDDYPAYDIPMSPY
1 month +13.1%-8.7%-4.5% -0.8%
3 months +14.0%-10.6%-4.5% +3.5%
6 months +30.3%-6.0%-1.2% +7.0%
Year to date -11.4%-26.4%-0.6% +12.2%
1 year -16.1%-26.7%-14.5% +13.0%
3 years +53.3%+29.4%+8.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.3%+9.0%+2.9% +23.1%
5 years +58.7%-13.0%-73.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.7%-2.8%-23.1% +11.0%
10 years +202.5%—-71.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.7%—-11.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGDDYPAYDIPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%58.4%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.3%120.1%47.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.040.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.46-0.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-59.4%-79.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-33.3%-20.5% -1.8%
52-week high $135.18$3.30$2.15 $779.14
52-week low $74.99$1.95$1.49 $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.

MultipleGDDYPAYDIPM
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 29.6x 147.0xmedian 17.5x -6.0xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.2x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 24.2x 271.8xmedian 14.5x -7.1xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 15.1x 66.0xmedian 12.1x -34.6xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2,080xmedian 3.9x 3.3xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.38 -4.51median 0.41 0.84median 1.49

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 monthsGDDYPAYDIPM
Revenue $5.10B $22.10M $25.19M
Gross profit $3.26B $4.71M $12.19M
Operating income $1.27B -$229.23K -$4.54M
Net income $910.30M $128.94K -$3.73M
Free cash flow $1.70B $282.66K -$644.80K
EPS (diluted) $6.95 $0.02 $-0.29
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $1.08M $5.23M
Total debt $15.12B – –
Shares (diluted) 130.99M 8.55M 13.04M
Enterprise value $9.45B $14.36M -$1.40M

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
MetricGDDYPAYDIPM
P/E 15.8x 147.0x -6.0x
P/FCF 8.2x 66.0x -34.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 65.3x -39.4x
P/S 2.7x 0.8x 0.9x
P/B 2,080x 3.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -14.5x 4.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 271.8x -7.1x
EV/EBIT 13.1x -76.7x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/FCF 9.7x 62.2x -26.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 61.5x -30.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 -4.51 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGDDYPAYDIPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 12.6% 113.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 10.5% 32.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 13.0% 92.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 8.7% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.8% 75.8% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 24.3% -14.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.6% 115.1% 48.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.1% -31.1% -20.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.5% 114.7% 47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.0% -32.6% -7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.8% 140.0% 59.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -14.2% 37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 142.3% 53.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -14.5% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGDDYPAYDIPM
Gross margin 63.8% 21.3% 48.4%
EBITDA margin 26.6% 0.3% -9.5%
Operating margin 24.8% -1.0% -18.0%
Pretax margin 22.7% -0.5% -16.6%
Net margin 17.8% 0.6% -14.8%
FCF margin 33.4% 1.3% -2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 33.9% 1.3% -2.2%
Return on equity 746.1% 2.3% -22.2%
Return on assets 11.3% 1.5% -12.9%
Return on invested capital 25.5% – –
Return on capital employed 25.6% -3.6% -22.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 2.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.9% 2.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDDYPAYDIPM
Debt / assets 47.2% – –
Debt / equity 563.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – –
Debt / FCF 2.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 99.9% 32.5% 43.0%
Equity / assets 0.1% 67.5% 57.0%
Interest coverage 8.4x – –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.48 -4.92 0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDDYPAYDIPM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 11.7% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 11.7% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusGDDYPAYDIPM
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.68FY2026 – $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% – +75.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.55BFY2026 – $24.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 – +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% – +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDDYPAYDIPM
Held by institutions 100.0% – –
Institutions holding 622 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% – –
Institutions buying 321 – –
Institutions selling 250 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.28 – –

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.

GDDYPAYDIPM
GDDY 1.00 -0.02 -0.02
PAYD -0.02 1.00 0.02
IPM -0.02 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GDDY, PAYD and IPM?

GoDaddy (GDDY) is the largest by market capitalisation: GoDaddy (GDDY) $13.88B, Paid (PAYD) $18.65M, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $22.42M.

Which stock is cheaper, GDDY, PAYD and IPM?

GoDaddy (GDDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GoDaddy (GDDY) 15.2x, Paid (PAYD) 147.0x, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -6.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, GoDaddy (GDDY) is cheapest (GoDaddy (GDDY) 14.3x, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GoDaddy (GDDY) +7.4%, Paid (PAYD) +12.6%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

GoDaddy (GDDY) has the highest net margin (GoDaddy (GDDY) 17.8%, Paid (PAYD) 0.6%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) returned the most: GoDaddy (GDDY) -16.1%, Paid (PAYD) -26.7%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.5%. Over five years, GoDaddy (GDDY) compounded fastest (GoDaddy (GDDY) +9.7%/yr, Paid (PAYD) -2.8%/yr, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -23.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) has been the steadiest (GoDaddy (GDDY) 50.8%, Paid (PAYD) 58.4%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GDDY, PAYD and IPM?

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