PYPL vs PDD vs SE Stock Comparison

PayPal Holdings, PDD Holdings and Sea Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.40B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
1.02%
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.13 +0.7% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$111.21B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$74.01 -25.7% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$45.28B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 7, Sea 1, PayPal Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPYPLPDDSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.40B $111.21B $45.28B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 8.1x 26.2x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 7.3x 19.7x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +13.8% +43.5% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 20.7% 6.3% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.2% -41.7% -52.1% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr -3.3%/yr -26.3%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 33.6% 52.3% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 78/100 71/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

PYPLPDDSE

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

AxisPYPLPDDSE
Valuation 86 #8 of 50 83 #16 of 90 80 #19 of 90
Growth 73 #13 of 46 62 #29 of 75 69 #24 of 75
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 88 #10 of 75 68 #25 of 75
Financial Health 38 #34 of 54 78 #23 of 99 67 #33 of 99
Shareholder Returns 68 #8 of 23 – –
Overall 71 78 71
  • PYPL ranked among 57 companies in Fintech
  • PDD ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SE ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYPLPDDSESPY
1 month -0.1%+0.7%-25.7% -0.8%
3 months -1.9%-7.9%-29.1% +3.5%
6 months +10.5%-20.7%-13.4% +7.0%
Year to date -5.8%-31.1%-42.0% +12.2%
1 year -21.2%-41.7%-52.1% +13.0%
3 years +9.1%-27.8%+85.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.0%-10.3%+22.8% +23.1%
5 years -76.6%-15.3%-78.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.2%-3.3%-26.3% +11.0%
10 years +29.9%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePYPLPDDSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%33.6%52.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%35.6%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.861.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-1.24-1.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.5%-73.1%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-43.4%-53.8% -1.8%
52-week high $73.02$138.13$160.10 $779.14
52-week low $39.08$73.30$74.01 $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.

MultiplePYPLPDDSE
P/E now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.8x 8.1xmedian 17.9x 26.2xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.7x —median 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.5x 6.9xmedian 10.1x 8.7xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.9x 1.7xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 1.21 0.26median 0.38 0.36median 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 monthsPYPLPDDSE
Revenue $34.13B $64.89B $26.55B
Gross profit – $36.55B $12.29B
Operating income $5.95B $14.41B $2.28B
Net income $4.90B $13.45B $3.91B
Free cash flow $6.59B $16.02B $5.22B
R&D $3.25B $2.64B $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $5.56 $9.08 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $8.31B $19.00B $3.53B
Total debt $13.40B – $2.37B
Shares (diluted) 882.00M 1.48B 638.23M
Enterprise value $5.63B -$132.84B $5.17B

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
MetricPYPLPDDSE
P/E 9.8x 8.1x 26.2x
P/FCF 7.2x 6.9x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 6.9x 8.7x
P/S 1.4x 1.7x 1.7x
P/B 2.4x 1.7x –
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.7x –
EV/EBITDA 7.2x – –
EV/EBIT 8.3x 3.0x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 7.5x 2.7x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 2.7x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.26 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYPLPDDSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 13.8% 43.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 40.4% 27.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.6% 41.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 29.3% -83.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.4% 12.7% 57.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 37.4% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.8% -1.4% -97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 32.0% 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.1% -1.6% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 30.8% 73.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% 22.0% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 21.6% 56.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 22.0% 14.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 21.6% 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYPLPDDSE
Gross margin – 56.3% 46.3%
EBITDA margin 20.2% – –
Operating margin 17.4% 22.2% 8.6%
Pretax margin 17.2% 28.4% 11.6%
Net margin 14.4% 20.7% 6.3%
FCF margin 19.3% 24.7% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.9% 24.7% 19.6%
Return on equity 24.6% 21.1% –
Return on assets 6.0% 14.1% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 22.6% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYPLPDDSE
Debt / assets 16.2% – 1.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 32.5% 59.2%
Equity / assets 24.0% 67.5% –
Interest coverage – – 123.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.89 4.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYPLPDDSE
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 12.7% – –
Shareholder yield 13.7% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusPYPLPDDSE
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.55FY2026 $10.76FY2026 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +19.5% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.55BFY2026 $72.15BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +9.4% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYPLPDDSE
Held by institutions 74.2% 30.3% 63.6%
Institutions holding 1,378 507 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +4.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 521 213 436
Institutions selling 671 234 223
Buyers to sellers 0.78 0.91 1.96

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.

PYPLPDDSE
PYPL 1.00 0.20 0.17
PDD 0.20 1.00 0.30
SE 0.17 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYPL, PDD and SE?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.40B, PDD Holdings (PDD) $111.21B, Sea (SE) $45.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYPL, PDD and SE?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Sea (SE) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x, Sea (SE) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Sea (SE) +43.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Sea (SE) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -41.7%, Sea (SE) -52.1%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.3%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.02%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 0.00%. PDD Holdings (PDD) and Sea (SE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.6%, Sea (SE) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYPL, PDD and SE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PDD Holdings (PDD) leads on 7. 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.