GLBE vs SHOP vs VRSN Stock Comparison

Global-E Online, Shopify and Verisign Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLBE Global-E Online Ltd.
$42.11 +7.2% 1M +16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
46.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
2 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$168.22 +16.8% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$217.88B
P/E
113.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
2 wins
VRSN Verisign Inc/Ca
$307.01 +8.8% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$27.57B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
1.04%
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Verisign leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Verisign 6, Shopify 2, Global-E Online 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLBESHOPVRSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.12B $217.88B $27.57B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.5x 113.0x 32.6x VRSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.4x 89.5x 32.9x VRSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.4% +32.5% +6.5% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.9% 14.5% 49.1% VRSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x — 1.1x GLBE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.6% -6.0% +27.7% VRSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.2%/yr +2.8%/yr +6.6%/yr VRSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.3% 59.0% 28.8% VRSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 58/100 59/100 GLBE

Percentile Scorecard

GLBESHOPVRSN

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

AxisGLBESHOPVRSN
Valuation 29 #119 of 166 19 #135 of 166 57 #17 of 38
Growth 98 #4 of 152 63 #57 of 152 23 #28 of 36
Profitability 85 #24 of 152 78 #35 of 152 100 #1 of 34
Financial Health 84 #29 of 179 92 #15 of 179 24 #29 of 38
Shareholder Returns 12 #83 of 94 38 #59 of 94 90 #3 of 21
Overall 61 58 59
  • GLBE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VRSN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLBESHOPVRSNSPY
1 month +7.2%+16.8%+8.8% +0.9%
3 months +4.6%+30.2%+5.5% +5.9%
6 months +34.1%+38.7%+12.6% +8.5%
Year to date +7.1%+4.5%+26.4% +13.3%
1 year +16.6%-6.0%+27.7% +12.4%
3 years +30.0%+262.5%+59.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.2%+53.7%+16.8% +23.5%
5 years -27.2%+14.7%+37.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.2%+2.8%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years —+4,023.0%+262.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+45.1%+13.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLBESHOPVRSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.3%59.0%28.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.7%60.1%30.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.860.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36-0.100.96 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.6%-84.8%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-6.1%-1.0% -0.9%
52-week high $42.36$179.22$310.00 $779.14
52-week low $27.54$95.40$211.49 $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.

MultipleGLBESHOPVRSN
P/E now vs peer median 46.5xmedian 16.8x 113.0xmedian 16.8x 32.6xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.4x 16.4xmedian 1.4x 15.9xmedian 4.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 13.9x 113.7xmedian 13.9x 24.1xmedian 24.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 11.4x 92.6xmedian 11.4x 26.9xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.8x 17.2xmedian 1.8x -12.1xmedian 4.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.14median 0.36 —median 0.36 3.34median 0.38

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 monthsGLBESHOPVRSN
Revenue $1.11B $13.27B $1.73B
Gross profit $501.25M $6.34B $1.53B
Operating income $157.99M $1.84B $1.17B
Net income $153.71M $1.93B $849.80M
Free cash flow $293.88M $2.35B $1.02B
R&D $131.84M $1.65B $108.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.87 $1.49 $9.40
Cash & equivalents $285.36M $1.66B $206.80M
Total debt $22.56M – $7.70B
Shares (diluted) 175.99M 1.30B 90.40M
Enterprise value $5.88B $195.06B $24.92B

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
MetricGLBESHOPVRSN
P/E 46.5x 113.0x 32.6x
P/FCF 24.2x 92.6x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 91.7x 26.0x
P/S 6.4x 16.4x 15.9x
P/B 7.9x 17.2x -12.1x
P/Tangible book 8.2x 17.2x -11.2x
EV/EBITDA 35.9x 113.7x 24.1x
EV/EBIT 42.8x 115.5x 24.7x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 16.0x 16.7x
EV/FCF 23.0x 90.5x 28.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.2x 89.6x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.14 – 3.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLBESHOPVRSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.4% 32.5% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.7% – 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.7% 28.3% 7.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.4% – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 744.3% 48.5% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.4% – 5.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 640.9% -17.8% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – 5.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 614.2% -17.1% 8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% – 9.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 91.5% 29.7% 2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.7% – 7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 89.2% 29.4% 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.0% – 7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLBESHOPVRSN
Gross margin 45.2% 47.8% 88.6%
EBITDA margin 17.0% 14.1% 69.2%
Operating margin 14.3% 13.9% 67.6%
Pretax margin 14.2% 17.6% 64.2%
Net margin 13.9% 14.5% 49.1%
FCF margin 26.5% 17.7% 59.1%
Operating cash flow margin 26.3% 17.9% 61.3%
Return on equity 16.9% 15.3% –
Return on assets 11.6% 13.5% 55.1%
Return on invested capital 16.9% – –
Return on capital employed 17.6% 14.4% 730.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 3.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLBESHOPVRSN
Debt / assets 0.4% – 139.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 33.3% 12.3% 278.5%
Equity / assets 66.7% 87.7% -178.5%
Interest coverage – – 15.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 5.4x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 3.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 10.46 75.43 -3.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLBESHOPVRSN
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield -2.8% 0.8% 3.1%
Shareholder yield -2.8% 0.8% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusGLBESHOPVRSN
Forward P/E 35.4xFY2026 89.5xFY2026 32.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.19FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $9.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +205.1%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.7% +26.6% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.29BFY2026 $15.78BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.7%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.2% +14.8% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLBESHOPVRSN
Held by institutions 65.3% 68.9% 96.9%
Institutions holding 231 1,704 881
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +3.6% +17.8%
Institutions buying 134 788 490
Institutions selling 69 651 286
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.21 1.71

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.

GLBESHOPVRSN
GLBE 1.00 0.50 0.19
SHOP 0.50 1.00 0.13
VRSN 0.19 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLBE, SHOP and VRSN?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global-E Online (GLBE) $7.12B, Shopify (SHOP) $217.88B, Verisign (VRSN) $27.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLBE, SHOP and VRSN?

Verisign (VRSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global-E Online (GLBE) 46.5x, Shopify (SHOP) 113.0x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisign (VRSN) is cheapest (Global-E Online (GLBE) 35.4x, Shopify (SHOP) 89.5x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.9x). 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%, Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisign (VRSN) has the highest net margin (Global-E Online (GLBE) 13.9%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Verisign (VRSN) 49.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verisign (VRSN) returned the most: Global-E Online (GLBE) +16.6%, Shopify (SHOP) -6.0%, Verisign (VRSN) +27.7%. Over five years, Verisign (VRSN) compounded fastest (Global-E Online (GLBE) -6.2%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +2.8%/yr, Verisign (VRSN) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Verisign (VRSN) 1.04%. Global-E Online (GLBE) and Shopify (SHOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisign (VRSN) has been the steadiest (Global-E Online (GLBE) 46.3%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.0%, Verisign (VRSN) 28.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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