GLXY vs PYPL vs GEMI Stock Comparison

Galaxy Digital, PayPal Holdings and Gemini Space Station Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLXY Galaxy Digital Inc.
$15.68 -35.3% 1M -60.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$57.37B
Div. yield
0.00%
Crypto Exchanges Financial Services
1 win
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 6, Gemini Space Station 1, Galaxy Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLXYPYPLGEMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.31B $49.17B $372.91M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -33.2x 10.0x -0.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% +5.7% +51.5% GEMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.2% 14.4% -250.1% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.7% 15.9% — PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.4x 0.3x — GLXY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.6% -21.2% -85.5% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -25.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.8% 44.0% 102.3% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 70/100 33/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

GLXYPYPLGEMI

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

AxisGLXYPYPLGEMI
Valuation 33 #65 of 97 92 #9 of 99 19 #79 of 97
Growth 8 #63 of 68 63 #35 of 94 60 #28 of 68
Profitability 24 #51 of 67 88 #12 of 90 5 #64 of 67
Financial Health 48 #51 of 97 39 #65 of 105 50 #49 of 97
Shareholder Returns 10 #36 of 40 67 #21 of 61 –
Overall 25 70 33
  • GLXY ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GEMI ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLXYPYPLGEMISPY
1 month -35.3%-0.1%-48.2% -0.8%
3 months -30.9%-1.9%-35.5% +3.5%
6 months -37.4%+10.5%-34.3% +7.0%
Year to date -29.9%-5.8%-71.1% +12.2%
1 year -60.6%-21.2%-85.5% +13.0%
3 years —+9.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year —+3.0%— +23.1%
5 years —-76.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —-25.2%— +11.0%
10 years —+29.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLXYPYPLGEMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.8%44.0%102.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.3%48.4%96.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.081.013.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.48-0.84 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-83.5%-91.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.3%-24.7%-85.9% -1.8%
52-week high $40.55$73.02$20.33 $779.14
52-week low $14.68$39.08$2.87 $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.

MultipleGLXYPYPLGEMI
P/E now vs peer median -30.4xmedian 29.4x 9.8xmedian 20.6x -0.7xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.9x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -29.9xmedian 13.7x 7.2xmedian 15.4x -0.5xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 16.0x 7.2xmedian 16.4x -1.2xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 0.66median 1.05 —median 0.52

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 monthsGLXYPYPLGEMI
Revenue $57.37B $34.13B $206.71M
Operating income – $5.95B -$403.32M
Net income -$278.24M $4.90B -$517.04M
Free cash flow -$1.89B $6.59B -$307.23M
R&D – $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.52 $5.56 $-4.26
Cash & equivalents $895.74M $8.31B $188.62M
Total debt $3.55B $13.40B –
Shares (diluted) 192.87M 882.00M 121.27M
Enterprise value -$3.73B $7.39B -$771.01M

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
MetricGLXYPYPLGEMI
P/E -30.4x 9.8x -0.7x
P/FCF -3.2x 7.2x -1.2x
P/Operating cash flow -17.2x 6.3x -1.2x
P/S 0.1x 1.4x 1.8x
P/B 2.3x 2.4x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -29.9x 7.2x -0.5x
EV/EBIT -27.0x 8.3x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 1.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF -4.3x 7.5x -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -22.7x 6.6x -0.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLXYPYPLGEMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.7% 5.7% 51.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1.4% -107.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -54.1% 4.8% -29.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -198.9% 16.1% 94.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -268.1% 23.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -261.5% 24.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLXYPYPLGEMI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -0.5% 20.2% -180.6%
Operating margin – 17.4% -195.1%
Pretax margin -0.7% 17.2% -250.6%
Net margin -0.2% 14.4% -250.1%
FCF margin -3.3% 19.3% -148.6%
Operating cash flow margin -0.6% 21.9% -147.8%
Return on equity -10.1% 24.6% -111.9%
Return on assets -2.7% 6.0% -34.2%
Return on invested capital -3.7% 15.9% –
Return on capital employed -5.4% 17.9% -82.2%
Asset turnover 5.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 2.9% 61.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLXYPYPLGEMI
Debt / assets 32.7% 16.2% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -7.4x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF -1.9x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 76.0% 68.8%
Equity / assets 25.1% 24.0% 31.2%
Interest coverage -4.1x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.95 1.89 -2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLXYPYPLGEMI
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -6.4% 12.7% –
Shareholder yield -6.4% 13.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -3.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -0.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -80.9% – –
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.

ConsensusGLXYPYPLGEMI
Forward P/E – 9.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.47FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $-3.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.34BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $177.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -37.5%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +5.1% +21.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLXYPYPLGEMI
Held by institutions 74.8% 74.2% 14.3%
Institutions holding 347 1,378 98
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.4% +0.8% +76.4%
Institutions buying 207 521 72
Institutions selling 93 671 14
Buyers to sellers 2.23 0.78 5.14

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.

GLXYPYPLGEMI
GLXY 1.00 0.27 0.59
PYPL 0.27 1.00 0.23
GEMI 0.59 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLXY, PYPL and GEMI?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Galaxy Digital (GLXY) $3.31B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) $372.91M.

Which company is growing faster?

Gemini Space Station (GEMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Galaxy Digital (GLXY) +24.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) +51.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -0.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) -250.1%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -3.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -60.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) -85.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 0.00%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.00%, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) 0.00%. PayPal Holdings (PYPL) and Gemini Space Station (GEMI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 92.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Gemini Space Station (GEMI) 102.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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