HOOD vs MATH vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Robinhood Markets, Metalpha Technology Holding and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$92.84 -22.2% 1M -33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$85.14B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.93B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
4 wins
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
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionHOODMATHPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.14B $42.04M $49.17B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x 33.4x 10.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.6x — 9.9x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.3% — +5.7% HOOD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.0% — 14.4% HOOD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.6% -67.9% -21.2% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.3%/yr -7.8%/yr -25.2%/yr HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 84.5% 44.0% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 70/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

HOODMATHPYPL

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

AxisHOODMATHPYPL
Valuation 38 #61 of 97 63 #37 of 97 92 #9 of 99
Growth 43 #39 of 68 – 63 #35 of 94
Profitability 76 #17 of 67 – 88 #12 of 90
Financial Health 65 #35 of 97 28 #70 of 97 39 #65 of 105
Shareholder Returns 39 #25 of 40 – 67 #21 of 61
Overall 52 – 70
  • HOOD ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • MATH ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHOODMATHPYPLSPY
1 month -22.2%+3.1%-0.1% -0.8%
3 months -2.9%+22.0%-1.9% +3.5%
6 months +10.6%-1.0%+10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -17.9%-52.4%-5.8% +12.2%
1 year -33.6%-67.9%-21.2% +13.0%
3 years +943.1%-36.3%+9.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +118.6%-14.0%+3.0% +23.1%
5 years +162.0%-33.3%-76.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.3%-7.8%-25.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+29.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHOODMATHPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%84.5%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.4%82.6%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.120.731.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.80-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-81.8%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-68.5%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $147.08$3.17$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $65.16$0.75$39.08 $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.

MultipleHOODMATHPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 40.3xmedian 29.4x 33.4xmedian 29.4x 9.8xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 13.7x —median 13.7x 7.2xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 381.1xmedian 16.0x -3.2xmedian 16.0x 7.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.52 —median 0.52 0.66median 1.05

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 monthsHOODMATHPYPL
Revenue $4.93B – $34.13B
Operating income – – $5.95B
Net income $2.07B – $4.90B
Free cash flow $219.00M – $6.59B
R&D $966.00M – $3.25B
EPS (diluted) $2.27 – $5.56
Cash & equivalents $5.36B $3.94M $8.31B
Total debt – $132.64M $13.40B
Shares (diluted) 912.00M 64.62M 882.00M
Enterprise value $66.17B $17.23M $7.39B

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
MetricHOODMATHPYPL
P/E 40.3x 33.4x 9.8x
P/FCF 381.1x -3.2x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 340.7x – 6.3x
P/S 16.9x 1.3x 1.4x
P/B 8.7x 0.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 9.0x -0.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.5x – 7.2x
EV/EBIT 25.2x – 8.3x
EV/Revenue 15.8x – 1.5x
EV/FCF 356.6x – 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 318.8x – 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 – 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHOODMATHPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.3% – 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 43.5% – 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 9.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.9% – 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 65.2% – 6.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% – 16.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 65.5% – 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.6% – 23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.7% – 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -95.2% – 24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.7% – 21.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHOODMATHPYPL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 64.6% – 20.2%
Operating margin – – 17.4%
Pretax margin 49.0% – 17.2%
Net margin 42.0% – 14.4%
FCF margin 4.4% – 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 5.0% – 21.9%
Return on equity 21.6% – 24.6%
Return on assets 4.1% – 6.0%
Return on invested capital – – 15.9%
Return on capital employed 48.1% – 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 7.1% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHOODMATHPYPL
Debt / assets – 8.0% 16.2%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.3x
Debt / FCF – – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 83.1% 89.1% 76.0%
Equity / assets 16.9% 10.9% 24.0%
Interest coverage 4.6x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.51 – 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHOODMATHPYPL
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 12.7%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.0% 13.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusHOODMATHPYPL
Forward P/E 44.6xFY2026 – 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 – $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 – +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.4% – -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.55BFY2026 – $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 – +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% – +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHOODMATHPYPL
Held by institutions 68.1% 0.9% 74.2%
Institutions holding 1,388 14 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.9% -55.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 843 7 521
Institutions selling 403 5 671
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.40 0.78

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.

HOODMATHPYPL
HOOD 1.00 0.16 0.26
MATH 0.16 1.00 0.11
PYPL 0.26 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HOOD, MATH and PYPL?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $85.14B, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $42.04M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, HOOD, MATH and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 41.1x, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 33.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 44.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +38.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has the highest net margin (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 42.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -33.6%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -67.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%. Over five years, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) compounded fastest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +21.3%/yr, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -7.8%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.1%, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HOOD, MATH and PYPL?

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 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.