NYAX vs FOUR vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Nayax, Shift4 Payments and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NYAX Nayax Ltd.
$46.15 -4.4% 1M +8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.71B
P/E
217.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$453.18M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
FOUR Shift4 Payments, Inc.
$42.81 +11.3% 1M -36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.37B
P/E
76.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$58.96 +8.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.06B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 7, Shift4 Payments 3, Nayax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNYAXFOURPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.71B $3.37B $50.06B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 217.4x 76.9x 10.6x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 120.8x 8.1x 10.8x FOUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.0% +32.4% +4.4% FOUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.7% 0.9% 13.8% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 4.9% 14.6% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 4.5x 0.5x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.4% -36.3% -13.4% NYAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.7%/yr -23.6%/yr FOUR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.2% 66.4% 43.5% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 64/100 68/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

NYAXFOURPYPL

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

AxisNYAXFOURPYPL
Valuation 46 #54 of 99 85 #16 of 99 91 #10 of 99
Growth 74 #25 of 94 69 #30 of 94 59 #39 of 94
Profitability 61 #36 of 90 67 #30 of 90 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 47 #56 of 105 19 #85 of 105 39 #64 of 105
Shareholder Returns 31 #44 of 63 82 #12 of 63 66 #22 of 63
Overall 52 64 68
  • NYAX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • FOUR 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

PeriodNYAXFOURPYPLSPY
1 month -4.4%+11.3%+8.0% -5.9%
3 months -32.4%-1.3%-1.4% -4.6%
6 months -36.2%-8.6%+27.6% +0.2%
Year to date -8.8%-32.0%+1.0% +7.5%
1 year +8.4%-36.3%-13.4% +8.2%
3 years +138.7%-8.1%+7.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +33.7%-2.8%+2.6% +19.0%
5 years —-29.4%-73.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-6.7%-23.6% +9.4%
10 years ——+44.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+3.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNYAXFOURPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.2%66.4%43.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%69.8%48.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.001.320.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.17-0.55-0.31 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-71.7%-83.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.1%-42.0%-13.4% -5.9%
52-week high $75.81$73.78$68.06 $779.14
52-week low $39.72$35.57$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.

MultipleNYAXFOURPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 232.8xmedian 21.9x 81.0xmedian 21.9x 10.8xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 16.4x 11.9xmedian 16.4x 7.9xmedian 16.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.9xmedian 17.4x 16.1xmedian 17.4x 8.0xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 8.75median 0.91 -2.37median 0.91 0.63median 0.91

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 monthsNYAXFOURPYPL
Revenue $453.18M $4.78B $34.30B
Gross profit $216.61M $1.72B –
Operating income $24.56M $387.50M $5.83B
Net income $7.87M $122.40M $4.73B
Free cash flow $31.11M $433.00M $6.30B
R&D $33.69M – $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $0.55 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $302.83M $356.00M $7.16B
Total debt $342.62M $4.51B $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 37.66M 79.64M 858.00M
Enterprise value $607.43M $64.93M $8.76B

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
MetricNYAXFOURPYPL
P/E 232.8x 81.0x 10.8x
P/FCF 58.9x 16.1x 8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 64.6x 11.7x 7.1x
P/S 4.0x 1.5x 1.5x
P/B 7.5x 4.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 7.5x -5.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 35.3x 11.9x 7.9x
EV/EBIT 76.2x 28.7x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 60.1x 25.7x 8.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 65.9x 18.7x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.75 -2.37 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNYAXFOURPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.0% 32.4% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 28.2% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.3% 55.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 42.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.2% 41.2% -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.5% 45.3% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -62.8% -55.2% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -4.9% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -64.6% -77.1% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.6% -34.2% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% 16.0% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 68.7% 16.4% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.3% 8.8% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.4% 13.3% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNYAXFOURPYPL
Gross margin 47.8% 35.9% –
EBITDA margin 11.7% 19.5% 19.8%
Operating margin 5.4% 8.1% 17.0%
Pretax margin 3.8% 3.2% 16.6%
Net margin 1.7% 0.9% 13.8%
FCF margin 6.9% 9.1% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 12.4% 20.7%
Return on equity 3.3% 7.0% 24.1%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.4% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 4.9% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 4.2% 5.5% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x 4.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.8% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNYAXFOURPYPL
Debt / assets 36.9% 51.9% 16.5%
Debt / equity 1.4x 2.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 4.5x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 11.0x 10.4x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.6% 80.1% 76.1%
Equity / assets 26.4% 19.9% 23.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.5x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.63 1.24 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNYAXFOURPYPL
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 9.0% 11.9%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 9.0% 12.9%
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.

ConsensusNYAXFOURPYPL
Forward P/E 120.8xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.41FY2026 $5.50FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -56.4%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +202.4% +8.7% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $501.80MFY2026 $2.44BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.8% +6.6% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNYAXFOURPYPL
Held by institutions 12.9% 87.4% 74.2%
Institutions holding 59 358 1,382
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% -2.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 26 187 523
Institutions selling 16 142 672
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.32 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.

NYAXFOURPYPL
NYAX 1.00 0.07 0.03
FOUR 0.07 1.00 0.37
PYPL 0.03 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NYAX, FOUR and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nayax (NYAX) $1.71B, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) $3.37B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $50.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, NYAX, FOUR and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nayax (NYAX) 217.4x, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 76.9x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) is cheapest (Nayax (NYAX) 120.8x, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 8.1x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nayax (NYAX) +30.0%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) +32.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Nayax (NYAX) 1.7%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 0.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Nayax (NYAX) 5.9%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 4.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nayax (NYAX) returned the most: Nayax (NYAX) +8.4%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) -36.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -13.4%. Over five years, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) compounded fastest (Shift4 Payments (FOUR) -6.7%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Nayax (NYAX) 50.2%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 66.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NYAX, FOUR 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 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.