GPN vs PAY vs XYZ Stock Comparison

Global Payments, Paymentus Holdings and Block Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GPN Global Payments Inc
$85.70 +2.8% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
PAY Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
$32.24 +7.5% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.12B
P/E
48.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.36B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
XYZ Block, Inc.
$76.94 +3.9% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$45.26B
P/E
126.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Paymentus Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Paymentus Holdings 5, Global Payments 4, Block 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPNPAYXYZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.39B $4.12B $45.26B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.2x 48.5x 126.7x PAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 38.8x 19.8x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +30.2% +5.1% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.1% 6.2% 1.4% PAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% — 2.0% GPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x — 0.3x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% +9.6% +0.6% PAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.7%/yr +4.7%/yr -21.3%/yr PAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 60.9% 46.2% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 73/100 72/100 PAY

Percentile Scorecard

GPNPAYXYZ

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

AxisGPNPAYXYZ
Valuation 72 #28 of 99 66 #34 of 99 83 #18 of 99
Growth 26 #70 of 94 90 #10 of 94 82 #18 of 94
Profitability 63 #34 of 90 74 #24 of 90 65 #32 of 90
Financial Health 24 #80 of 105 96 #5 of 105 68 #34 of 105
Shareholder Returns 61 #24 of 60 39 #37 of 60 64 #22 of 60
Overall 49 73 72
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPNPAYXYZSPY
1 month +2.8%+7.5%+3.9% +0.7%
3 months -1.3%-7.5%-6.9% +3.7%
6 months +19.1%+14.9%+9.1% +7.1%
Year to date +10.7%+2.1%+18.2% +12.8%
1 year +8.2%+9.6%+0.6% +11.9%
3 years -17.4%+119.0%+96.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -6.2%+29.9%+25.2% +22.8%
5 years -40.1%+25.9%-69.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.7%+4.7%-21.3% +10.9%
10 years +18.1%—+590.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.7%—+21.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGPNPAYXYZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%60.9%46.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%56.9%45.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.781.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.160.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-80.0%-84.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-27.8%-9.3% -1.2%
52-week high $94.85$44.65$84.84 $779.14
52-week low $62.47$20.21$49.09 $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.

MultipleGPNPAYXYZ
P/E now vs peer median -24.8xmedian 19.5x 47.8xmedian 19.5x 128.8xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 17.8x 25.4xmedian 17.8x 30.1xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 16.1x 25.5xmedian 16.1x 11.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.0x 6.6xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.54median 0.98 0.37median 0.98 1.91median 0.98

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 monthsGPNPAYXYZ
Revenue $10.23B $1.36B $25.04B
Gross profit $6.54B $339.38M $11.61B
Operating income $1.27B $103.10M $1.17B
Net income -$873.78M $84.86M $357.28M
Free cash flow $822.72M $159.14M $3.88B
R&D – $62.79M $3.07B
EPS (diluted) $-3.46 $0.66 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $5.41B $377.69M $6.43B
Total debt $23.56B – $6.88B
Shares (diluted) 270.12M 129.01M 608.85M
Enterprise value $3.18B $2.79B $16.56B

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
MetricGPNPAYXYZ
P/E -24.8x 47.8x 128.8x
P/FCF 27.7x 25.5x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 25.5x 11.4x
P/S 2.2x 3.0x 1.8x
P/B 1.0x 6.6x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 6.7x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 25.4x 30.1x
EV/EBIT 32.3x 35.7x 39.9x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 2.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF 49.7x 23.1x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.7x 23.1x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.54 0.37 1.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPNPAYXYZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 30.2% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 34.6% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.8% 28.5% 23.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 27.2% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.4% 78.1% 1.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 189.2% 77.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -158.6% 51.3% -87.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.6% 132.4% 64.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -158.9% 51.3% -87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.2% 129.3% 67.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.4% 36.8% 236.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 53.6% 105.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.6% 36.9% 266.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 54.4% 129.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPNPAYXYZ
Gross margin 63.9% 24.9% 46.4%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 10.7% 6.2%
Operating margin 12.4% 7.6% 4.7%
Pretax margin 5.5% 8.4% 2.8%
Net margin -9.1% 6.2% 1.4%
FCF margin 8.0% 11.7% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% 11.7% 16.2%
Return on equity -3.5% 14.2% 1.6%
Return on assets -1.3% 11.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 2.3% – 2.0%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 16.9% 4.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x 1.9x 11.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.8% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPNPAYXYZ
Debt / assets 37.1% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x – 0.3x
Debt / FCF 28.6x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 15.4% 43.7%
Equity / assets 37.4% 84.6% 56.3%
Interest coverage 1.5x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 4.9x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 3.7x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.61 25.16 2.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPNPAYXYZ
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield 6.9% 0.0% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 8.1% 0.0% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) -28.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.7% – –

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.

ConsensusGPNPAYXYZ
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 38.8xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.82FY2026 $0.83FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +24.1% +38.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.66BFY2026 $1.36BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.9%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +33.1% +21.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPNPAYXYZ
Held by institutions 100.0% 44.9% 73.6%
Institutions holding 793 185 1,082
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +3.9% +3.0%
Institutions buying 374 116 582
Institutions selling 308 55 330
Buyers to sellers 1.21 2.11 1.76

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.

GPNPAYXYZ
GPN 1.00 0.48 0.47
PAY 0.48 1.00 0.33
XYZ 0.47 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPN, PAY and XYZ?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Payments (GPN) $25.39B, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) $4.12B, Block (XYZ) $45.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPN, PAY and XYZ?

Paymentus Holdings (PAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Payments (GPN) -27.2x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 48.5x, Block (XYZ) 126.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (Global Payments (GPN) 6.7x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 38.8x, Block (XYZ) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +30.2%, Block (XYZ) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paymentus Holdings (PAY) has the highest net margin (Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 6.2%, Block (XYZ) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Global Payments (GPN) leads (Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%, Block (XYZ) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Paymentus Holdings (PAY) returned the most: Global Payments (GPN) +8.2%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +9.6%, Block (XYZ) +0.6%. Over five years, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) compounded fastest (Global Payments (GPN) -9.7%/yr, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +4.7%/yr, Block (XYZ) -21.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Global Payments (GPN) 0.01%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 0.00%, Block (XYZ) 0.00%. Paymentus Holdings (PAY) and Block (XYZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (Global Payments (GPN) 39.9%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 60.9%, Block (XYZ) 46.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPN, PAY and XYZ?

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