GPN vs PYPL vs VTEX Stock Comparison

Global Payments, PayPal Holdings and Vtex Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GPN Global Payments Inc
$95.36 +16.6% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.49B
Div. yield
1.05%
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$58.96 +8.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$49.35B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
0.95%
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
VTEX Vtex
$3.99 +5.0% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$690.24M
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$256.48M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGPNPYPLVTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.23B $49.35B $690.24M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.6x 10.6x 30.6x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 10.3x 19.0x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.5% +4.4% +9.6% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.2% 13.8% 9.1% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 14.6% — PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x 0.5x — PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.05% 0.95% — GPN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% -13.4% -12.1% GPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr -23.6%/yr -25.6%/yr GPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.7% 43.5% 44.9% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 69/100 67/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

GPNPYPLVTEX

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

AxisGPNPYPLVTEX
Valuation 66 #34 of 99 92 #9 of 99 58 #71 of 166
Growth 25 #71 of 94 60 #38 of 94 86 #22 of 154
Profitability 61 #36 of 90 87 #13 of 90 69 #48 of 154
Financial Health 28 #76 of 105 38 #66 of 105 79 #39 of 179
Shareholder Returns 53 #30 of 62 67 #21 of 62 44 #55 of 97
Overall 46 69 67
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • VTEX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGPNPYPLVTEXSPY
1 month +16.6%+8.0%+5.0% -5.9%
3 months +8.7%-1.4%-6.6% -4.6%
6 months +36.0%+27.6%+0.5% +0.2%
Year to date +23.2%+1.0%+6.1% +7.5%
1 year +20.4%-13.4%-12.1% +8.2%
3 years -14.1%+7.9%-28.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -4.9%+2.6%-10.5% +19.0%
5 years -30.3%-73.9%-77.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -7.0%-23.6%-25.6% +9.4%
10 years +34.7%+44.2%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.0%+3.7%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGPNPYPLVTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.7%43.5%44.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%48.1%47.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.900.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.49-0.31-0.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-83.0%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-13.4%-12.1% -5.9%
52-week high $99.62$68.06$4.54 $779.14
52-week low $62.47$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.

MultipleGPNPYPLVTEX
P/E now vs peer median -19.6xmedian 22.5x 10.6xmedian 22.5x 30.6xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 23.6x 7.7xmedian 23.6x 16.6xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -149.3xmedian 17.3x 7.8xmedian 17.3x 13.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.64 0.62median 0.64 0.61median 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 monthsGPNPYPLVTEX
Revenue $11.49B $34.30B $256.48M
Gross profit $7.07B – $196.83M
Operating income $783.04M $5.83B $26.88M
Net income -$1.24B $4.73B $26.88M
Free cash flow -$169.03M $6.30B $49.94M
R&D – $3.28B $71.73M
EPS (diluted) $-4.86 $5.51 $0.13
Cash & equivalents $5.57B $7.16B $18.88M
Total debt $23.70B $13.47B –
Shares (diluted) 265.16M 858.00M 185.11M
Enterprise value $686.02M $8.05B -$66.60M

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
MetricGPNPYPLVTEX
P/E -19.6x 10.6x 30.6x
P/FCF -149.3x 7.8x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x 7.0x 13.5x
P/S 2.2x 1.4x 2.7x
P/B 1.1x 2.5x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.6x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 7.7x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 55.4x 9.0x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 1.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF -256.5x 8.3x 10.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 59.6x 7.4x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.62 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPNPYPLVTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.5% 4.4% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 5.6% 20.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% – 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – 15.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -65.0% -2.8% 97.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% 8.6% 46.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -168.4% -3.9% 58.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.4% 7.9% 38.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -166.7% 7.6% 42.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.1% 17.1% 50.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -75.9% 10.4% 47.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 22.9% 73.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -107.1% 13.2% 56.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% 25.5% 33.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPNPYPLVTEX
Gross margin 61.5% – 76.7%
EBITDA margin 33.6% 19.8% 11.9%
Operating margin 6.8% 17.0% 10.5%
Pretax margin -0.4% 16.6% 10.2%
Net margin -11.2% 13.8% 9.1%
FCF margin -1.5% 18.4% 19.5%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 20.7% 19.9%
Return on equity -5.1% 24.1% 5.7%
Return on assets -1.9% 5.8% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 14.6% –
Return on capital employed 1.6% 17.0% 10.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 2.8% 6.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPNPYPLVTEX
Debt / assets 38.0% 16.5% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF -140.2x 2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 76.1% 35.8%
Equity / assets 38.1% 23.9% 64.2%
Interest coverage 0.8x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.3x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 0.66 1.93 4.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPNPYPLVTEX
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 4.8% 12.2% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 13.1% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -20.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -153.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.2% – –

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.

ConsensusGPNPYPLVTEX
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.82FY2026 $5.75FY2026 $0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% -4.3% +4.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.66BFY2026 $33.36BFY2026 $277.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.9%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +4.9% -2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPNPYPLVTEX
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.2% 34.5%
Institutions holding 794 1,382 108
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +0.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 375 523 67
Institutions selling 308 672 37
Buyers to sellers 1.22 0.78 1.81

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.

GPNPYPLVTEX
GPN 1.00 0.45 0.28
PYPL 0.45 1.00 0.22
VTEX 0.28 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPN, PYPL and VTEX?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Payments (GPN) $25.23B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.35B, Vtex (VTEX) $690.24M.

Which stock is cheaper, GPN, PYPL and VTEX?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Payments (GPN) -19.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.6x, Vtex (VTEX) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (Global Payments (GPN) 7.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Vtex (VTEX) 19.0x). 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) +48.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Vtex (VTEX) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Global Payments (GPN) -11.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Vtex (VTEX) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Global Payments (GPN) 0.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global Payments (GPN) returned the most: Global Payments (GPN) +20.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -13.4%, Vtex (VTEX) -12.1%. Over five years, Global Payments (GPN) compounded fastest (Global Payments (GPN) -7.0%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -23.6%/yr, Vtex (VTEX) -25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Payments (GPN) has the highest dividend yield: Global Payments (GPN) 1.05%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.95%. Vtex (VTEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (Global Payments (GPN) 41.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.5%, Vtex (VTEX) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.