MATH vs NYAX vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Metalpha Technology Holding, Nayax and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NYAX Nayax Ltd.
$50.41 +11.9% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
243.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$453.18M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 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
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 8, Nayax 2, Metalpha Technology Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATHNYAXPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.04M $1.92B $49.17B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.4x 243.9x 10.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 123.0x 9.9x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.0% +5.7% NYAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.7% 14.4% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.9% 15.9% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 0.3x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.9% +14.2% -21.2% NYAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr — -25.2%/yr MATH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.5% 49.6% 44.0% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 70/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

MATHNYAXPYPL

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

AxisMATHNYAXPYPL
Valuation 63 #37 of 97 44 #56 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Growth – 73 #26 of 94 63 #35 of 94
Profitability – 62 #35 of 90 88 #12 of 90
Financial Health 28 #70 of 97 45 #58 of 105 39 #65 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 32 #42 of 61 67 #21 of 61
Overall – 51 70
  • MATH ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • NYAX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATHNYAXPYPLSPY
1 month +3.1%+11.9%-0.1% -0.8%
3 months +22.0%-27.8%-1.9% +3.5%
6 months -1.0%-24.3%+10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -52.4%-0.4%-5.8% +12.2%
1 year -67.9%+14.2%-21.2% +13.0%
3 years -36.3%+165.3%+9.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -14.0%+38.5%+3.0% +23.1%
5 years -33.3%—-76.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.8%—-25.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+29.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMATHNYAXPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.5%49.6%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.6%50.6%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.881.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.800.29-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-49.6%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.5%-33.5%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $3.17$75.81$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.75$39.72$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.

MultipleMATHNYAXPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 29.4x 236.8xmedian 20.6x 9.8xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x 4.1xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x 35.9xmedian 15.4x 7.2xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 16.0x 59.9xmedian 16.4x 7.2xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 7.6xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 8.90median 1.05 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 monthsMATHNYAXPYPL
Revenue – $453.18M $34.13B
Gross profit – $216.61M –
Operating income – $24.56M $5.95B
Net income – $7.87M $4.90B
Free cash flow – $31.11M $6.59B
R&D – $33.69M $3.25B
EPS (diluted) – $0.21 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $3.94M $302.83M $8.31B
Total debt $132.64M $829.59M $13.40B
Shares (diluted) 64.62M 37.66M 882.00M
Enterprise value $17.23M $815.81M $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
MetricMATHNYAXPYPL
P/E 33.4x 236.8x 9.8x
P/FCF -3.2x 59.9x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 65.7x 6.3x
P/S 1.3x 4.1x 1.4x
P/B 0.9x 7.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 7.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 35.9x 7.2x
EV/EBIT – 77.5x 8.3x
EV/Revenue – 4.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 61.2x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 67.1x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 8.90 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATHNYAXPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.0% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 29.9% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 31.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 44.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -13.2% 1.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 45.5% 9.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – -62.8% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 31.9% 6.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -64.6% 16.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.6% 15.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -40.7% 23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 68.7% 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -28.3% 24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 65.4% 21.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATHNYAXPYPL
Gross margin – 47.8% –
EBITDA margin – 11.7% 20.2%
Operating margin – 5.4% 17.4%
Pretax margin – 3.8% 17.2%
Net margin – 1.7% 14.4%
FCF margin – 6.9% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.3% 21.9%
Return on equity – 3.3% 24.6%
Return on assets – 0.9% 6.0%
Return on invested capital – 5.9% 15.9%
Return on capital employed – 4.2% 17.9%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.9% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATHNYAXPYPL
Debt / assets 8.0% 36.9% 16.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 0.3x
Debt / FCF – 11.0x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 73.6% 76.0%
Equity / assets 10.9% 26.4% 24.0%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.66 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATHNYAXPYPL
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 12.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.3% 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.

ConsensusMATHNYAXPYPL
Forward P/E – 123.0xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.41FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -56.4%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +202.4% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $501.80MFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.3%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +33.8% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATHNYAXPYPL
Held by institutions 0.9% 12.9% 74.2%
Institutions holding 14 59 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ -55.7% -5.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 7 26 521
Institutions selling 5 16 671
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.63 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.

MATHNYAXPYPL
MATH 1.00 -0.02 0.11
NYAX -0.02 1.00 0.03
PYPL 0.11 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATH, NYAX and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $42.04M, Nayax (NYAX) $1.92B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATH, NYAX and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 33.4x, Nayax (NYAX) 243.9x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Nayax (NYAX) 123.0x, 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?

Nayax (NYAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nayax (NYAX) +30.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Nayax (NYAX) 1.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Nayax (NYAX) 5.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nayax (NYAX) returned the most: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -67.9%, Nayax (NYAX) +14.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%. Over five years, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) compounded fastest (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 (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 84.5%, Nayax (NYAX) 49.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MATH, NYAX 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 8. 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.