GLBE vs SHOP vs PAYD Stock Comparison

Global-E Online, Shopify and Paid Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLBE Global-E Online Ltd.
$41.36 +0.3% 1M +20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.10B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
5 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$168.68 +18.5% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$217.88B
P/E
113.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
4 wins
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.20 -8.7% 1M -2.2% 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

Global-E Online leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Global-E Online 5, Shopify 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLBESHOPPAYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.10B $217.88B $18.65M SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.2x 113.0x 147.0x GLBE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.4x 90.7x — GLBE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.4% +32.5% +12.6% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 14.5% 0.6% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.1% +1.0% -2.2% GLBE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr +3.4%/yr -2.8%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 59.1% 65.3% GLBE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 57/100 44/100 GLBE

Percentile Scorecard

GLBESHOPPAYD

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

AxisGLBESHOPPAYD
Valuation 29 #119 of 167 19 #136 of 167 40 #101 of 167
Growth 99 #3 of 153 64 #56 of 153 57 #66 of 153
Profitability 83 #27 of 153 76 #38 of 153 51 #75 of 153
Financial Health 84 #29 of 179 92 #15 of 179 43 #102 of 179
Shareholder Returns 12 #83 of 94 37 #60 of 94 27 #69 of 94
Overall 61 57 44
  • GLBE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLBESHOPPAYDSPY
1 month +0.3%+18.5%-8.7% -1.0%
3 months +14.2%+48.3%-10.6% +2.9%
6 months +30.8%+34.1%-6.0% +6.4%
Year to date +5.2%+4.8%-26.4% +11.4%
1 year +20.1%+1.0%-2.2% +13.1%
3 years +16.8%+222.2%+33.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+47.7%+10.1% +21.5%
5 years -35.6%+18.3%-13.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -8.4%+3.4%-2.8% +10.9%
10 years —+3,777.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+44.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGLBESHOPPAYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%59.1%65.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%60.6%120.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.880.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.02-0.03 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.6%-84.8%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-5.9%-33.3% -2.5%
52-week high $42.36$179.22$3.30 $779.14
52-week low $27.54$95.40$1.95 $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.

MultipleGLBESHOPPAYD
P/E now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 17.5x 113.3xmedian 17.5x 147.0xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.4x 16.5xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 14.9x 114.0xmedian 14.9x 271.8xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 11.2x 92.9xmedian 11.2x 66.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.7x 17.2xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 0.42 —median 0.42 -4.51median 0.42

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 monthsGLBESHOPPAYD
Revenue $1.11B $13.27B $22.10M
Gross profit $501.25M $6.34B $4.71M
Operating income $157.99M $1.84B -$229.23K
Net income $153.71M $1.93B $128.94K
Free cash flow $293.88M $2.35B $282.66K
R&D $131.84M $1.65B –
EPS (diluted) $0.87 $1.49 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $285.36M $1.66B $1.08M
Total debt $22.56M – –
Shares (diluted) 175.99M 1.30B 8.55M
Enterprise value $5.87B $195.06B $14.36M

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
MetricGLBESHOPPAYD
P/E 45.7x 113.3x 147.0x
P/FCF 23.8x 92.9x 66.0x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x 91.9x 65.3x
P/S 6.3x 16.5x 0.8x
P/B 7.7x 17.2x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 17.3x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 35.2x 114.0x 271.8x
EV/EBIT 42.0x 115.8x -76.7x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 16.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF 22.6x 90.8x 62.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.7x 89.8x 61.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 – -4.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLBESHOPPAYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.4% 32.5% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.7% – 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.7% 28.3% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.4% – 8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 744.3% 48.5% 75.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.4% – 24.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 640.9% -17.8% 115.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – -31.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 614.2% -17.1% 114.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% – -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 91.5% 29.7% 140.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.7% – -14.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 89.2% 29.4% 142.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.0% – -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLBESHOPPAYD
Gross margin 45.2% 47.8% 21.3%
EBITDA margin 17.0% 14.1% 0.3%
Operating margin 14.3% 13.9% -1.0%
Pretax margin 14.2% 17.6% -0.5%
Net margin 13.9% 14.5% 0.6%
FCF margin 26.5% 17.7% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 26.3% 17.9% 1.3%
Return on equity 16.9% 15.3% 2.3%
Return on assets 11.6% 13.5% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 16.9% – –
Return on capital employed 17.6% 14.4% -3.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 3.6% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLBESHOPPAYD
Debt / assets 0.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 33.3% 12.3% 32.5%
Equity / assets 66.7% 87.7% 67.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.1x 5.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 3.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 10.30 75.63 -4.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLBESHOPPAYD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.9% 0.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -2.9% 0.8% 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.

ConsensusGLBESHOPPAYD
Forward P/E 35.4xFY2026 90.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.17FY2026 $1.86FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +200.0%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +48.7% +26.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.29BFY2026 $15.58BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +33.7%FY2026 +36.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +14.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLBESHOPPAYD
Held by institutions 65.3% 68.9% –
Institutions holding 231 1,704 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +3.6% –
Institutions buying 134 788 –
Institutions selling 69 651 –
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.21 –

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.

GLBESHOPPAYD
GLBE 1.00 0.50 0.17
SHOP 0.50 1.00 0.02
PAYD 0.17 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLBE, SHOP and PAYD?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global-E Online (GLBE) $7.10B, Shopify (SHOP) $217.88B, Paid (PAYD) $18.65M.

Which stock is cheaper, GLBE, SHOP and PAYD?

Global-E Online (GLBE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global-E Online (GLBE) 46.2x, Shopify (SHOP) 113.0x, Paid (PAYD) 147.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global-E Online (GLBE) is cheapest (Global-E Online (GLBE) 35.4x, Shopify (SHOP) 90.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global-E Online (GLBE) +31.4%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Paid (PAYD) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Global-E Online (GLBE) 13.9%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Paid (PAYD) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global-E Online (GLBE) returned the most: Global-E Online (GLBE) +20.1%, Shopify (SHOP) +1.0%, Paid (PAYD) -2.2%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Global-E Online (GLBE) -8.4%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +3.4%/yr, Paid (PAYD) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global-E Online (GLBE) has been the steadiest (Global-E Online (GLBE) 46.4%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%, Paid (PAYD) 65.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLBE, SHOP and PAYD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Global-E Online (GLBE) leads on 5. 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.