MATH vs PYPL vs GLXY Stock Comparison

Metalpha Technology Holding, PayPal Holdings and Galaxy Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.09 +1.9% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.43B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
GLXY Galaxy Digital Inc.
$17.18 -29.1% 1M -57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.50B
P/E
236.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.98B
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

6 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 5, Metalpha Technology Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATHPYPLGLXYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.83M $47.43B $3.50B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.4x 10.0x 236.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.4% -43.8% PYPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -69.0% -20.2% -57.6% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -25.0%/yr — MATH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.4% 43.9% 93.1% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 69/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

MATHPYPLGLXY

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

AxisMATHPYPLGLXY
Valuation 60 #39 of 96 92 #9 of 99 72 #28 of 96
Growth – 62 #36 of 94 –
Profitability – 87 #13 of 90 –
Financial Health 26 #69 of 93 37 #67 of 105 –
Shareholder Returns – 68 #20 of 61 –
Overall – 69 –
  • MATH ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GLXY ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATHPYPLGLXYSPY
1 month 0.0%+1.9%-29.1% -0.2%
3 months +3.2%-3.8%-18.0% +3.9%
6 months -10.2%+13.0%-34.8% +8.2%
Year to date -53.8%-3.9%-23.2% +12.9%
1 year -69.0%-20.2%-57.6% +12.3%
3 years -38.2%+11.3%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.8%+3.6%— +23.3%
5 years -37.8%-76.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.1%-25.0%— +10.9%
10 years —+34.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMATHPYPLGLXYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.4%43.9%93.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.4%48.4%95.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.024.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.82-0.46-0.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-83.5%-65.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.4%-23.2%-57.6% -1.2%
52-week high $3.17$73.02$40.55 $779.14
52-week low $0.75$39.08$14.68 $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.

MultipleMATHPYPLGLXY
P/E now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 28.3x 10.1xmedian 20.0x 223.7xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.9x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 16.0x 7.5xmedian 15.9x -4.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.0x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.59median 1.03 —median 0.54

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 monthsMATHPYPLGLXY
Revenue – $34.30B $36.98B
Operating income – $5.83B –
Net income – $4.73B –
Free cash flow – $6.30B –
R&D – $3.28B –
EPS (diluted) – $5.51 $0.08
Cash & equivalents $3.94M $7.16B $1.32B
Total debt $132.64M $13.47B –
Shares (diluted) 64.62M 858.00M 192.87M
Enterprise value $20.02M $6.13B $3.50B

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
MetricMATHPYPLGLXY
P/E 32.4x 10.1x 223.7x
P/FCF -3.1x 7.5x -4.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.6x –
P/S 1.2x 1.4x 0.2x
P/B 0.9x 2.4x –
P/Tangible book -0.6x 2.4x –
EV/EBITDA – 7.4x –
EV/EBIT – 8.6x –
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 0.2x
EV/FCF – 8.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.59 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATHPYPLGLXY
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.4% -43.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -3.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 7.6% -89.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATHPYPLGLXY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 19.8% –
Operating margin – 17.0% –
Pretax margin – 16.6% –
Net margin – 13.8% –
FCF margin – 18.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 20.7% –
Return on equity – 24.1% –
Return on assets – 5.8% -3.4%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% –
Return on capital employed – 17.0% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x 2.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATHPYPLGLXY
Debt / assets 8.0% 16.5% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 89.1% 76.1% 81.8%
Equity / assets 10.9% 23.9% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATHPYPLGLXY
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 12.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 13.8% –
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.

ConsensusMATHPYPLGLXY
Forward P/E – 10.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.55FY2026 $-0.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $33.55BFY2026 $38.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.1%FY2026 -37.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.1% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATHPYPLGLXY
Held by institutions 0.9% 74.2% 75.3%
Institutions holding 14 1,378 347
Change in shares held, QoQ -55.7% +0.8% +11.4%
Institutions buying 7 521 207
Institutions selling 5 671 93
Buyers to sellers 1.40 0.78 2.23

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.

MATHPYPLGLXY
MATH 1.00 0.10 0.19
PYPL 0.10 1.00 0.27
GLXY 0.19 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MATH, PYPL and GLXY?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) $44.83M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.43B, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) $3.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, MATH, PYPL and GLXY?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) 32.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 236.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -43.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -69.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) -57.6%. Over five years, Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) compounded fastest (Metalpha Technology Holding (MATH) -9.1%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/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) 84.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) 93.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.