NYAX vs GPN vs PAY Stock Comparison

Nayax, Global Payments and Paymentus 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
216.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$453.18M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$95.36 +16.6% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.49B
Div. yield
1.05%
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
PAY Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
$33.42 +5.4% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.21B
P/E
44.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.42B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Global Payments leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Global Payments 5, Paymentus Holdings 4, Nayax 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNYAXGPNPAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.71B $25.23B $4.21B GPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 216.8x -19.6x 44.5x PAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 112.6x 7.4x 39.3x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.0% +48.5% +26.5% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.7% -11.2% 6.7% PAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 0.0% — NYAX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 4.7x — NYAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.05% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.4% +20.4% -5.8% GPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.0%/yr +4.0%/yr PAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.2% 41.7% 58.3% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 46/100 72/100 PAY

Percentile Scorecard

NYAXGPNPAY

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

AxisNYAXGPNPAY
Valuation 47 #53 of 99 66 #34 of 99 67 #33 of 99
Growth 75 #24 of 94 25 #71 of 94 86 #14 of 94
Profitability 62 #35 of 90 61 #36 of 90 78 #21 of 90
Financial Health 47 #56 of 105 28 #76 of 105 96 #5 of 105
Shareholder Returns 28 #45 of 62 53 #30 of 62 33 #42 of 62
Overall 52 46 72
  • NYAX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNYAXGPNPAYSPY
1 month -4.4%+16.6%+5.4% -5.9%
3 months -32.4%+8.7%-16.6% -4.6%
6 months -36.2%+36.0%+20.0% +0.2%
Year to date -8.8%+23.2%+5.8% +7.5%
1 year +8.4%+20.4%-5.8% +8.2%
3 years +138.7%-14.1%+121.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +33.7%-4.9%+30.4% +19.0%
5 years —-30.3%+21.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-7.0%+4.0% +9.4%
10 years —+34.7%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+3.0%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNYAXGPNPAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.2%41.7%58.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%35.8%59.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.770.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.170.49-0.10 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-58.8%-80.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.1%-4.3%-25.2% -5.9%
52-week high $75.81$99.62$44.65 $779.14
52-week low $39.72$62.47$20.21 $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.

MultipleNYAXGPNPAY
P/E now vs peer median 216.8xmedian 22.5x -19.6xmedian 22.5x 44.5xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 23.6x 11.2xmedian 23.6x 24.0xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 17.3x -149.3xmedian 17.3x 25.1xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 6.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 8.15median 0.64 0.38median 0.64 0.51median 0.64

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 monthsNYAXGPNPAY
Revenue $453.18M $11.49B $1.42B
Gross profit $216.61M $7.07B $358.38M
Operating income $24.56M $783.04M $116.78M
Net income $7.87M -$1.24B $94.59M
Free cash flow $31.11M -$169.03M $167.61M
R&D $33.69M – $62.87M
EPS (diluted) $0.21 $-4.86 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $302.83M $5.57B $407.62M
Total debt $342.62M $23.70B –
Shares (diluted) 37.66M 265.16M 130.34M
Enterprise value $602.81M $686.02M $2.77B

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
MetricNYAXGPNPAY
P/E 216.8x -19.6x 44.5x
P/FCF 54.9x -149.3x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 60.2x 34.6x 25.1x
P/S 3.8x 2.2x 3.0x
P/B 7.0x 1.1x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 4.9x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 32.9x 11.2x 24.0x
EV/EBIT 71.1x 55.4x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 3.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF 56.1x -256.5x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 61.5x 59.6x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.15 0.38 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNYAXGPNPAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.0% 48.5% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 6.7% 34.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.3% 24.9% 28.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 7.2% 27.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.2% -65.0% 77.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.5% -21.6% 123.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -62.8% -168.4% 59.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -49.4% 89.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -64.6% -166.7% 57.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.6% -51.1% 87.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.7% -75.9% 16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 68.7% -31.9% 41.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.3% -107.1% 16.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 65.4% -28.1% 42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNYAXGPNPAY
Gross margin 47.8% 61.5% 25.2%
EBITDA margin 11.7% 33.6% 11.1%
Operating margin 5.4% 6.8% 8.2%
Pretax margin 3.8% -0.4% 9.0%
Net margin 1.7% -11.2% 6.7%
FCF margin 6.9% -1.5% 11.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 6.3% 11.8%
Return on equity 3.3% -5.1% 15.1%
Return on assets 0.9% -1.9% 12.7%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 4.2% 1.6% 18.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x -0.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.1% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNYAXGPNPAY
Debt / assets 36.9% 38.0% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 4.7x –
Debt / FCF 11.0x -140.2x –
Liabilities / assets 73.6% 61.9% 15.8%
Equity / assets 26.4% 38.1% 84.2%
Interest coverage 1.5x 0.8x –
Current ratio 2.1x 0.8x 4.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 4.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 2.52 0.66 24.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNYAXGPNPAY
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 4.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 5.9% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -20.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -153.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% –

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.

ConsensusNYAXGPNPAY
Forward P/E 112.6xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 39.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.41FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $0.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -56.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +202.4% +18.0% +20.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $501.80MFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $1.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.8% +8.4% +32.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNYAXGPNPAY
Held by institutions 12.9% 100.0% 44.9%
Institutions holding 59 794 185
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.2% +7.4% +3.9%
Institutions buying 26 375 116
Institutions selling 16 308 55
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.22 2.11

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.

NYAXGPNPAY
NYAX 1.00 0.09 0.08
GPN 0.09 1.00 0.47
PAY 0.08 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NYAX, GPN and PAY?

Global Payments (GPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nayax (NYAX) $1.71B, Global Payments (GPN) $25.23B, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) $4.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, NYAX, GPN and PAY?

Paymentus Holdings (PAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nayax (NYAX) 216.8x, Global Payments (GPN) -19.6x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 44.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (Nayax (NYAX) 112.6x, Global Payments (GPN) 7.4x, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 39.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nayax (NYAX) +30.0%, Global Payments (GPN) +48.5%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paymentus Holdings (PAY) has the highest net margin (Nayax (NYAX) 1.7%, Global Payments (GPN) -11.2%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 6.7%). On return on invested capital, Nayax (NYAX) leads (Nayax (NYAX) 5.9%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global Payments (GPN) returned the most: Nayax (NYAX) +8.4%, Global Payments (GPN) +20.4%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) -5.8%. Over five years, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) compounded fastest (Global Payments (GPN) -7.0%/yr, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Global Payments (GPN) 1.05%. Nayax (NYAX) and Paymentus Holdings (PAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (Nayax (NYAX) 50.2%, Global Payments (GPN) 41.7%, Paymentus Holdings (PAY) 58.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NYAX, GPN and PAY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Global Payments (GPN) 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.