GDDY vs PAYD vs NET Stock Comparison

GoDaddy, Paid and Cloudflare Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GDDY GoDaddy Inc.
$105.95 +12.7% 1M -16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.44B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
4 wins
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.20 -10.6% 1M -27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.65M
P/E
147.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win
NET Cloudflare, Inc.
$310.33 -11.9% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$99.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.51B
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionGDDYPAYDNETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.44B $18.65M $99.98B NET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 147.0x -533.1x GDDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x — 238.7x GDDY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +12.6% +33.5% NET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.6% -8.2% PAYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -12.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 252.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.3% -27.2% +36.5% NET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr -1.3%/yr +9.8%/yr NET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 58.4% 67.1% GDDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 90/100 44/100 51/100 GDDY

Percentile Scorecard

GDDYPAYDNET

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

AxisGDDYPAYDNET
Valuation 100 #1 of 38 40 #100 of 166 19 #31 of 38
Growth 77 #9 of 36 57 #67 of 153 66 #13 of 36
Profitability 94 #3 of 34 51 #76 of 153 46 #19 of 34
Financial Health – 43 #102 of 179 58 #16 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 29 #65 of 91 68 #7 of 20
Overall 90 44 51
  • GDDY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGDDYPAYDNETSPY
1 month +12.7%-10.6%-11.9% +0.7%
3 months +6.7%-10.6%+9.6% +3.7%
6 months +22.1%-6.8%+51.4% +7.1%
Year to date -14.6%-26.4%+57.4% +12.8%
1 year -16.3%-27.2%+36.5% +11.9%
3 years +46.4%+29.4%+455.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.6%+9.0%+77.2% +22.8%
5 years +53.2%-6.4%+59.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.9%-1.3%+9.8% +10.9%
10 years +191.6%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGDDYPAYDNETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%58.4%67.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.3%120.1%69.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.080.041.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.460.54 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-59.4%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-33.3%-14.0% -1.2%
52-week high $135.18$3.30$360.95 $779.14
52-week low $74.99$1.95$160.19 $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.

MultipleGDDYPAYDNET
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 27.6x 147.0xmedian 16.7x -533.1xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 4.6x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 39.8xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 25.6x 271.8xmedian 12.7x -8,558xmedian 25.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 15.4x 66.0xmedian 10.5x 287.0xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median -96.8xmedian 4.1x 3.3xmedian 1.7x 61.7xmedian 4.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.80 -4.51median 0.39 -122.73median 0.80

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 monthsGDDYPAYDNET
Revenue $5.18B $22.10M $2.51B
Gross profit – $4.71M $1.82B
Operating income $1.33B -$229.23K -$354.38M
Net income $961.60M $128.94K -$206.28M
Free cash flow – $282.66K $348.41M
R&D – – $573.30M
EPS (diluted) – $0.02 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $1.08M $1.66B
Total debt – – $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 130.99M 8.55M 354.33M
Enterprise value $13.44B $14.36M $83.51B

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
MetricGDDYPAYDNET
P/E 13.5x 147.0x -533.1x
P/FCF 7.0x 66.0x 287.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 65.3x 157.8x
P/S 2.6x 0.8x 39.8x
P/B -96.8x 3.3x 61.7x
P/Tangible book -12.2x 4.8x 64.0x
EV/EBITDA – 271.8x -8,558x
EV/EBIT – -76.7x -274.0x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.8x 38.7x
EV/FCF – 62.2x 278.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 61.5x 153.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -4.51 -122.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGDDYPAYDNET
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 12.6% 33.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 10.5% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% 27.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 28.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.0% 75.8% -90.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 24.3% -21.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 115.1% -76.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% -31.1% 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 114.7% -72.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -32.6% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% 140.0% 32.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -14.2% 41.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 142.3% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.5% 61.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGDDYPAYDNET
Gross margin – 21.3% 72.6%
EBITDA margin – 0.3% -0.5%
Operating margin – -1.0% -14.1%
Pretax margin – -0.5% -7.9%
Net margin – 0.6% -8.2%
FCF margin – 1.3% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin 34.2% 1.3% 25.2%
Return on equity – 2.3% -13.1%
Return on assets 12.1% 1.5% -3.3%
Return on invested capital – – -12.4%
Return on capital employed – -3.6% -9.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 2.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.2x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 5.6% 2.2% 20.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDDYPAYDNET
Debt / assets – – 20.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 252.9x
Debt / FCF – – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets – 32.5% 75.0%
Equity / assets -1.8% 67.5% 25.0%
Interest coverage – – -30.9x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – -4.92 12.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDDYPAYDNET
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusGDDYPAYDNET
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 – 238.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.68FY2026 – $1.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 – +39.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% – +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.55BFY2026 – $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 – +39.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% – +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDDYPAYDNET
Held by institutions 100.0% – 88.2%
Institutions holding 623 – 1,221
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% – +2.8%
Institutions buying 321 – 705
Institutions selling 251 – 379
Buyers to sellers 1.28 – 1.86

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.

GDDYPAYDNET
GDDY 1.00 -0.02 0.15
PAYD -0.02 1.00 0.18
NET 0.15 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GDDY, PAYD and NET?

Cloudflare (NET) is the largest by market capitalisation: GoDaddy (GDDY) $13.44B, Paid (PAYD) $18.65M, Cloudflare (NET) $99.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, GDDY, PAYD and NET?

GoDaddy (GDDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GoDaddy (GDDY) 13.5x, Paid (PAYD) 147.0x, Cloudflare (NET) -533.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, GoDaddy (GDDY) is cheapest (GoDaddy (GDDY) 13.8x, Cloudflare (NET) 238.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cloudflare (NET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GoDaddy (GDDY) +6.4%, Paid (PAYD) +12.6%, Cloudflare (NET) +33.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paid (PAYD) has the highest net margin (Paid (PAYD) 0.6%, Cloudflare (NET) -8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cloudflare (NET) returned the most: GoDaddy (GDDY) -16.3%, Paid (PAYD) -27.2%, Cloudflare (NET) +36.5%. Over five years, Cloudflare (NET) compounded fastest (GoDaddy (GDDY) +8.9%/yr, Paid (PAYD) -1.3%/yr, Cloudflare (NET) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GoDaddy (GDDY) has been the steadiest (GoDaddy (GDDY) 50.7%, Paid (PAYD) 58.4%, Cloudflare (NET) 67.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cloudflare (NET) leads on 4. 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.