GPN vs PYPL vs SEZL Stock Comparison

Global Payments, PayPal Holdings and Sezzle Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GPN Global Payments Inc
$99.62 +27.1% 1M +28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$26.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$58.78 +11.3% 1M -15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.31B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$128.32 +19.5% 1M +95.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.68B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sezzle leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sezzle 6, Global Payments 3, PayPal Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPNPYPLSEZLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.20B $51.31B $4.68B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.0x 10.9x 29.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 10.5x 22.1x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +4.4% +43.1% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.1% 13.8% 30.3% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.3% 14.6% 49.6% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 0.5x 0.2x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.1% -15.1% +95.8% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.9%/yr -23.9%/yr — GPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.9% 43.6% 88.8% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 68/100 76/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

GPNPYPLSEZL

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

AxisGPNPYPLSEZL
Valuation 66 #34 of 99 91 #10 of 99 64 #36 of 99
Growth 26 #70 of 94 60 #38 of 94 97 #4 of 94
Profitability 64 #33 of 90 85 #14 of 90 98 #3 of 90
Financial Health 24 #80 of 105 39 #65 of 105 77 #25 of 105
Shareholder Returns 58 #26 of 61 67 #21 of 61 45 #34 of 61
Overall 48 68 76
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SEZL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPNPYPLSEZLSPY
1 month +27.1%+11.3%+19.5% -2.3%
3 months +15.6%+1.6%-21.3% -0.7%
6 months +38.7%+16.7%+49.3% +4.8%
Year to date +28.7%+0.7%+102.2% +10.3%
1 year +28.1%-15.1%+95.8% +10.3%
3 years -12.4%+4.8%+8,021.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year -4.3%+1.6%+333.5% +20.1%
5 years -26.1%-74.5%— +61.9%
5 years, per year -5.9%-23.9%— +10.1%
10 years +41.0%+42.2%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +3.5%+3.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGPNPYPLSEZLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.9%43.6%88.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%48.4%95.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.972.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.67-0.351.08 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-83.0%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-14.0%-31.9% -3.5%
52-week high $99.62$68.34$188.55 $779.14
52-week low $62.47$39.08$50.97 $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.

MultipleGPNPYPLSEZL
P/E now vs peer median -28.8xmedian 20.4x 10.6xmedian 20.4x 26.7xmedian 20.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 13.7x 7.7xmedian 13.7x 20.1xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 16.4x 7.8xmedian 16.4x 15.7xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 18.5xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 1.02 0.62median 1.02 0.16median 1.02

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 monthsGPNPYPLSEZL
Revenue $10.23B $34.30B $531.93M
Gross profit $6.54B – –
Operating income $1.27B $5.83B $214.81M
Net income -$873.78M $4.73B $161.43M
Free cash flow $822.72M $6.30B $274.61M
R&D – $3.28B –
EPS (diluted) $-3.46 $5.51 $4.65
Cash & equivalents $5.41B $7.16B $79.76M
Total debt $23.56B $13.47B $121.52M
Shares (diluted) 270.12M 858.00M 34.72M
Enterprise value $3.99B $10.01B $4.31B

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
MetricGPNPYPLSEZL
P/E -28.8x 10.6x 26.7x
P/FCF 32.2x 7.8x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 6.9x 15.7x
P/S 2.6x 1.4x 8.1x
P/B 1.1x 2.5x 18.5x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.5x 18.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 7.7x 20.1x
EV/EBIT 35.2x 9.0x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 1.5x 8.2x
EV/FCF 54.2x 8.3x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.9x 7.4x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 0.62 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPNPYPLSEZL
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 4.4% 43.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 5.6% 56.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.4% -2.8% 56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 8.6% 119.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -158.6% -3.9% 54.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.6% 7.9% 174.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -158.9% 7.6% 57.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.2% 17.1% 172.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.4% 10.4% 64.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 22.9% 284.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -66.6% 13.2% 63.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% 25.5% 286.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPNPYPLSEZL
Gross margin 63.9% – –
EBITDA margin 36.8% 19.8% 40.8%
Operating margin 12.4% 17.0% 40.4%
Pretax margin 5.5% 16.6% 37.8%
Net margin -9.1% 13.8% 30.3%
FCF margin 8.0% 18.4% 51.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% 20.7% 51.8%
Return on equity -3.5% 24.1% 75.1%
Return on assets -1.3% 5.8% 35.4%
Return on invested capital 2.3% 14.6% 49.6%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 17.0% 60.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.8% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPNPYPLSEZL
Debt / assets 37.1% 16.5% 26.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 0.5x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 28.6x 2.1x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 76.1% 49.0%
Equity / assets 37.4% 23.9% 51.0%
Interest coverage 1.5x – 15.5x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.3x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.67 1.92 15.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPNPYPLSEZL
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 5.9% 12.2% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 6.9% 13.2% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusGPNPYPLSEZL
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.82FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $5.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +54.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% -3.1% +26.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.66BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $625.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.9%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +5.1% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPNPYPLSEZL
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.2% 44.1%
Institutions holding 794 1,381 323
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +0.8% +11.3%
Institutions buying 375 523 215
Institutions selling 308 672 79
Buyers to sellers 1.22 0.78 2.72

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.

GPNPYPLSEZL
GPN 1.00 0.46 0.30
PYPL 0.46 1.00 0.18
SEZL 0.30 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPN, PYPL and SEZL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Payments (GPN) $26.20B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $51.31B, Sezzle (SEZL) $4.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPN, PYPL and SEZL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Payments (GPN) -28.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.9x, Sezzle (SEZL) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (Global Payments (GPN) 7.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.5x, Sezzle (SEZL) 22.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sezzle (SEZL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: Global Payments (GPN) +28.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -15.1%, Sezzle (SEZL) +95.8%. Over five years, Global Payments (GPN) compounded fastest (Global Payments (GPN) -5.9%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -23.9%/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%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.00%, Sezzle (SEZL) 0.00%. PayPal Holdings (PYPL) and Sezzle (SEZL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (Global Payments (GPN) 41.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.6%, Sezzle (SEZL) 88.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPN, PYPL and SEZL?

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