GEMI vs PYPL vs NU Stock Comparison

Gemini Space Station, PayPal Holdings and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.09 +1.9% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.88B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.40 -8.7% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$58.00B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nu Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nu Holdings 4, PayPal Holdings 4, Gemini Space Station 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEMIPYPLNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $377.76M $47.88B $58.00B NU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.7x 10.1x 16.1x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +51.5% +4.4% +50.5% GEMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -250.1% 13.8% 18.7% NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% 18.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x -2.0x NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -84.8% -20.2% -22.5% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -25.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.4% 43.9% 46.1% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 69/100 41/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

GEMIPYPLNU

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

AxisGEMIPYPLNU
Valuation 18 #79 of 96 92 #9 of 99 10 #325 of 360
Growth 55 #30 of 66 62 #36 of 94 78 #42 of 191
Profitability 6 #60 of 64 87 #13 of 90 35 #109 of 168
Financial Health 49 #48 of 93 37 #67 of 105 73 #48 of 175
Shareholder Returns – 68 #20 of 61 11 #304 of 341
Overall 32 69 41
  • GEMI ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGEMIPYPLNUSPY
1 month -44.4%+1.9%-8.7% -0.2%
3 months -29.7%-3.8%-15.5% +3.9%
6 months -31.1%+13.0%-14.5% +8.2%
Year to date -69.0%-3.9%-25.9% +12.9%
1 year -84.8%-20.2%-22.5% +12.3%
3 years —+11.3%+54.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+3.6%+15.7% +23.3%
5 years —-76.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —-25.0%— +10.9%
10 years —+34.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGEMIPYPLNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.4%43.9%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.6%48.4%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.241.021.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-0.46-0.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.2%-83.5%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -84.8%-23.2%-33.9% -1.2%
52-week high $20.33$73.02$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $2.87$39.08$11.60 $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.

MultipleGEMIPYPLNU
P/E now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 28.3x 10.1xmedian 20.0x 16.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.9x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 13.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x 11.3xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 16.0x 7.5xmedian 15.9x -44.0xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.0x 4.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.59median 1.03 0.03median 1.34

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 monthsGEMIPYPLNU
Revenue $206.71M $34.30B $19.34B
Gross profit – – $7.97B
Operating income -$403.32M $5.83B $4.39B
Net income -$517.04M $4.73B $3.61B
Free cash flow -$307.23M $6.30B -$1.36B
R&D – $3.28B –
EPS (diluted) $-4.26 $5.51 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $188.62M $7.16B $13.55B
Total debt – $13.47B $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 121.27M 858.00M 4.91B
Enterprise value -$766.16M $6.58B $1.98B

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
MetricGEMIPYPLNU
P/E -0.7x 10.1x 16.6x
P/FCF -1.3x 7.5x -44.0x
P/Operating cash flow -1.3x 6.6x -43.4x
P/S 1.9x 1.4x 3.1x
P/B 0.8x 2.4x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.4x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA -0.6x 7.4x 11.3x
EV/EBIT -0.5x 8.6x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.5x 2.6x
EV/FCF -0.7x 8.0x -37.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.7x 7.1x -36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.59 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEMIPYPLNU
Revenue growth (1Y) 51.5% 4.4% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -107.4% -2.8% 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.4% -3.9% 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.8% 7.6% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.4% -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.9% -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.2% -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.5% -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEMIPYPLNU
Gross margin – – 41.2%
EBITDA margin -180.6% 19.8% 23.4%
Operating margin -195.1% 17.0% 22.7%
Pretax margin -250.6% 16.6% 22.7%
Net margin -250.1% 13.8% 18.7%
FCF margin -148.6% 18.4% -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin -147.8% 20.7% -7.1%
Return on equity -111.9% 24.1% 24.5%
Return on assets -34.2% 5.8% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% 18.1%
Return on capital employed -82.2% 17.0% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.5x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 61.1% 2.8% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEMIPYPLNU
Debt / assets – 16.5% 5.7%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x -2.0x
Debt / FCF – 2.1x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 68.8% 76.1% 84.0%
Equity / assets 31.2% 23.9% 16.0%
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score -2.38 1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEMIPYPLNU
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 12.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 13.8% 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.

ConsensusGEMIPYPLNU
Forward P/E – 10.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.17FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $-2.06FY2023
EPS growth, next FY – +4.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $177.82MFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $42.10BFY2029
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029
Revenue growth, the year after +21.4% +5.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEMIPYPLNU
Held by institutions 14.3% 74.2% 59.8%
Institutions holding 98 1,378 854
Change in shares held, QoQ +76.4% +0.8% +0.3%
Institutions buying 72 521 442
Institutions selling 14 671 305
Buyers to sellers 5.14 0.78 1.45

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.

GEMIPYPLNU
GEMI 1.00 0.24 0.22
PYPL 0.24 1.00 0.24
NU 0.22 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEMI, PYPL and NU?

Nu Holdings (NU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gemini Space Station (GEMI) $377.76M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.88B, Nu Holdings (NU) $58.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEMI, PYPL and NU?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gemini Space Station (GEMI) -0.7x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gemini Space Station (GEMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gemini Space Station (GEMI) +51.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nu Holdings (NU) has the highest net margin (Gemini Space Station (GEMI) -250.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Gemini Space Station (GEMI) -84.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) -22.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Gemini Space Station (GEMI) 102.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEMI, PYPL and NU?

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