NU vs PYPL vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Nu Holdings, PayPal Holdings and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$15.15 +11.2% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$60.77B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$57.02 +8.6% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$48.14B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 5, PayPal Holdings 3, Nu Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUPYPLMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.77B $48.14B $240.31B MUFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 9.8x 15.9x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 10.3x 12.3x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.5% +5.7% -12.0% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% 14.4% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% 15.9% 3.6% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.0x 0.3x — NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -18.1% +41.0% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -25.0%/yr +29.6%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 43.7% 26.3% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 69/100 35/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

NUPYPLMUFG

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

AxisNUPYPLMUFG
Valuation 6 #338 of 361 91 #10 of 98 21 #284 of 361
Growth 79 #73 of 344 63 #35 of 94 72 #98 of 344
Profitability 30 #244 of 348 88 #12 of 90 67 #116 of 348
Financial Health 71 #101 of 340 39 #65 of 105 4 #327 of 340
Shareholder Returns 9 #320 of 352 67 #21 of 62 11 #314 of 352
Overall 39 69 35
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MUFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNUPYPLMUFGSPY
1 month +11.2%+8.6%-7.8% -1.0%
3 months +7.5%+1.5%-8.1% +2.9%
6 months +4.4%+13.0%+21.7% +6.4%
Year to date -9.5%-2.3%+32.7% +11.4%
1 year -4.7%-18.1%+41.0% +13.1%
3 years +87.5%+5.1%+159.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.3%+1.7%+37.4% +21.5%
5 years —-76.3%+264.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-25.0%+29.6% +10.9%
10 years —+29.2%+318.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+2.6%+15.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNUPYPLMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%43.7%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.7%48.4%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.541.030.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.411.56 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.1%-84.2%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-21.9%-12.8% -2.5%
52-week high $18.76$73.02$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $11.60$39.08$14.77 $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.

MultipleNUPYPLMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 12.5x 10.2xmedian 21.5x 15.9xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.5x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 4.8x 7.4xmedian 15.7x —median 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -53.7xmedian 11.4x 7.5xmedian 16.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.48 0.68median 1.06 0.27median 1.48

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 monthsNUPYPLMUFG
Revenue $19.34B $34.13B $31.62B
Gross profit $7.97B – $29.85B
Operating income $4.39B $5.95B $18.02B
Net income $3.61B $4.90B $13.97B
Free cash flow -$1.36B $6.59B –
R&D – $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $0.74 $5.56 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $13.55B $8.31B –
Total debt $14.55B $13.40B $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 4.91B 882.00M 11.40B
Enterprise value $4.76B $6.36B -$101.08B

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
MetricNUPYPLMUFG
P/E 20.3x 10.2x 15.9x
P/FCF -53.7x 7.5x –
P/Operating cash flow -53.0x 6.6x –
P/S 3.8x 1.4x 7.9x
P/B 5.5x 2.5x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 2.5x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 7.4x –
EV/EBIT 14.6x 8.6x 5.2x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.5x 3.0x
EV/FCF -47.1x 7.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -46.5x 6.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.68 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUPYPLMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.5% 5.7% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 45.8% 6.1% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.8% – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 48.4% – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.6% 1.4% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 132.2% 9.8% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.9% 4.8% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 260.8% 6.4% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.2% 16.1% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 603.5% 15.0% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.1% 23.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 20.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -134.5% 24.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.6% 21.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUPYPLMUFG
Gross margin 41.2% – 94.4%
EBITDA margin 23.4% 20.2% –
Operating margin 22.7% 17.4% 57.0%
Pretax margin 22.7% 17.2% 59.6%
Net margin 18.7% 14.4% 47.7%
FCF margin -7.0% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow margin -7.1% 21.9% –
Return on equity 24.5% 24.6% 11.7%
Return on assets 4.0% 6.0% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 18.1% 15.9% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 2.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUPYPLMUFG
Debt / assets 5.7% 16.2% 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.0x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF -3.4x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 84.0% 76.0% 96.0%
Equity / assets 16.0% 24.0% 4.0%
Interest coverage 1.2x – 0.6x
Current ratio – 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.4x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUPYPLMUFG
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 12.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 13.2% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusNUPYPLMUFG
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.6% -3.1% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.04BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +52.4%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.8% +5.1% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUPYPLMUFG
Held by institutions 59.8% 74.2% 3.0%
Institutions holding 854 1,378 574
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +0.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 442 521 324
Institutions selling 305 671 160
Buyers to sellers 1.45 0.78 2.03

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.

NUPYPLMUFG
NU 1.00 0.22 0.25
PYPL 0.22 1.00 0.03
MUFG 0.25 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NU, PYPL and MUFG?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nu Holdings (NU) $60.77B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.14B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $240.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, NU, PYPL and MUFG?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Nu Holdings (NU) 16.8x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nu Holdings (NU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Nu Holdings (NU) -4.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -18.1%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +41.0%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +29.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Nu Holdings (NU) 42.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.7%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NU, PYPL and MUFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 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.