GPN vs WEX vs XYZ Stock Comparison

Global Payments, Wex and Block 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
$25.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.49B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
WEX WEX Inc.
$179.68 +4.8% 1M +21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.07B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
XYZ Block, Inc.
$84.06 +9.8% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.24B
P/E
111.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.65B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGPNWEXXYZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.60B $6.07B $51.24B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.9x 15.0x 111.1x WEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 8.0x 21.9x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.5% +9.7% +7.0% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.2% 14.0% 1.8% WEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.5% 2.5% WEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x 0.0x -0.5x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% +21.0% +14.1% WEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr +2.9%/yr -18.8%/yr WEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.7% 41.3% 48.2% WEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 56/100 69/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

GPNWEXXYZ

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

AxisGPNWEXXYZ
Valuation 66 #34 of 99 62 #38 of 99 78 #23 of 99
Growth 25 #71 of 94 44 #53 of 94 77 #22 of 94
Profitability 61 #36 of 90 71 #27 of 90 64 #33 of 90
Financial Health 28 #76 of 105 33 #71 of 105 68 #34 of 105
Shareholder Returns 53 #30 of 62 69 #20 of 62 57 #27 of 62
Overall 46 56 69
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • WEX 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

PeriodGPNWEXXYZSPY
1 month +16.6%+4.8%+9.8% -5.9%
3 months +8.7%-5.2%+6.3% -4.6%
6 months +36.0%+24.6%+19.8% +0.2%
Year to date +23.2%+20.6%+29.1% +7.5%
1 year +20.4%+21.0%+14.1% +8.2%
3 years -14.1%+4.0%+69.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -4.9%+1.3%+19.3% +19.0%
5 years -30.3%+15.2%-64.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -7.0%+2.9%-18.8% +9.4%
10 years +34.7%+76.1%+590.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.0%+5.8%+21.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGPNWEXXYZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.7%41.3%48.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%44.3%45.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.221.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.490.510.29 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-53.2%-83.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-11.6%-4.0% -5.9%
52-week high $99.62$203.22$87.60 $779.14
52-week low $62.47$126.86$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.

MultipleGPNWEXXYZ
P/E now vs peer median -19.6xmedian 22.5x 15.1xmedian 22.5x 109.8xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 23.6x 5.5xmedian 23.6x 39.4xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -149.3xmedian 17.3x -20.5xmedian 17.3x 14.7xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 5.2xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.64 0.64median 0.64 1.78median 0.64

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 monthsGPNWEXXYZ
Revenue $11.49B $2.88B $25.65B
Gross profit $7.07B $1.74B $12.18B
Operating income $783.04M $766.50M $1.19B
Net income -$1.24B $404.60M $459.79M
Free cash flow -$169.03M -$291.30M $3.45B
R&D – – $2.99B
EPS (diluted) $-4.86 $11.69 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $5.57B $593.20M $7.86B
Total debt $23.70B $5.32B $7.27B
Shares (diluted) 265.16M 34.60M 614.78M
Enterprise value $421.98M -$15.94B $23.01B

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
MetricGPNWEXXYZ
P/E -19.6x 15.1x 109.8x
P/FCF -149.3x -20.5x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x -47.9x 14.0x
P/S 2.2x 2.1x 2.0x
P/B 1.1x 5.2x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 41.6x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 5.5x 39.4x
EV/EBIT 55.4x 7.9x 42.2x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 2.1x 2.0x
EV/FCF -256.5x -20.7x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 59.6x -48.3x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.64 1.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPNWEXXYZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.5% 9.7% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 4.8% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 12.2% 24.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 4.3% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -65.0% 17.0% -3.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% 6.0% 83.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -168.4% 42.6% -85.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.4% 14.4% 59.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -166.7% 43.4% -85.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.1% 23.4% 61.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -75.9% -115.7% 83.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.9% -29.5% 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -107.1% -144.3% 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -35.8% 63.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPNWEXXYZ
Gross margin 61.5% 60.4% 47.5%
EBITDA margin 33.6% 38.1% 5.0%
Operating margin 6.8% 26.6% 4.6%
Pretax margin -0.4% 19.3% 2.8%
Net margin -11.2% 14.0% 1.8%
FCF margin -1.5% -10.1% 13.5%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% -4.3% 14.1%
Return on equity -5.1% 32.4% 2.0%
Return on assets -1.9% 2.5% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.5% 2.5%
Return on capital employed 1.6% 15.0% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x -0.3x 7.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.5% 4.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPNWEXXYZ
Debt / assets 38.0% 32.9% 17.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 4.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x 0.0x -0.5x
Debt / FCF -140.2x -18.3x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 92.9% 44.4%
Equity / assets 38.1% 7.1% 55.6%
Interest coverage 0.8x 3.5x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.66 0.83 2.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPNWEXXYZ
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 4.8% 4.5% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 4.5% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusGPNWEXXYZ
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.82FY2026 $22.54FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 +61.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% -6.8% +40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.66BFY2026 $3.05BFY2026 $24.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.9%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% -2.1% +21.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPNWEXXYZ
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 73.6%
Institutions holding 794 419 1,084
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +2.5% +3.0%
Institutions buying 375 189 582
Institutions selling 308 166 331
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.14 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.

GPNWEXXYZ
GPN 1.00 0.47 0.41
WEX 0.47 1.00 0.27
XYZ 0.41 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPN, WEX and XYZ?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Global Payments (GPN) $25.60B, Wex (WEX) $6.07B, Block (XYZ) $51.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPN, WEX and XYZ?

Wex (WEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Global Payments (GPN) -19.9x, Wex (WEX) 15.0x, Block (XYZ) 111.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (Global Payments (GPN) 7.4x, Wex (WEX) 8.0x, Block (XYZ) 21.9x). 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%, Wex (WEX) +9.7%, Block (XYZ) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wex (WEX) has the highest net margin (Global Payments (GPN) -11.2%, Wex (WEX) 14.0%, Block (XYZ) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Wex (WEX) leads (Global Payments (GPN) 0.0%, Wex (WEX) 8.5%, Block (XYZ) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wex (WEX) returned the most: Global Payments (GPN) +20.4%, Wex (WEX) +21.0%, Block (XYZ) +14.1%. Over five years, Wex (WEX) compounded fastest (Global Payments (GPN) -7.0%/yr, Wex (WEX) +2.9%/yr, Block (XYZ) -18.8%/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%, Wex (WEX) 0.00%, Block (XYZ) 0.00%. Wex (WEX) and Block (XYZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wex (WEX) has been the steadiest (Global Payments (GPN) 41.7%, Wex (WEX) 41.3%, Block (XYZ) 48.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPN, WEX 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, Wex (WEX) 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.