PAYC vs GPN vs BZ Stock Comparison

Paycom Software, Global Payments and Kanzhun Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PAYC Paycom Software, Inc.
$266.05 +20.3% 1M +42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.79B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
Div. yield
0.57%
HR Software Technology
3 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$99.62 +27.1% 1M +28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$26.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
1.00%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
BZ Kanzhun Ltd
$17.06 +15.0% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.94B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
2.99%
HR Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kanzhun leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kanzhun 6, Global Payments 3, Paycom Software 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAYCGPNBZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.79B $26.48B $7.94B GPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x -28.8x 11.5x BZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x 7.8x 12.7x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.2% +32.5% +51.0% BZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% -9.1% 53.2% BZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.3% 2.3% — PAYC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 4.8x — PAYC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.57% 1.00% 2.99% BZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.2% +28.1% -23.0% PAYC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.3%/yr -5.9%/yr -13.9%/yr GPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.9% 41.9% 39.8% BZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 48/100 87/100 BZ

Percentile Scorecard

PAYCGPNBZ

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

AxisPAYCGPNBZ
Valuation 51 #50 of 100 66 #34 of 99 89 #12 of 100
Growth 57 #42 of 97 26 #70 of 94 96 #5 of 97
Profitability 98 #3 of 94 64 #33 of 90 95 #6 of 94
Financial Health 40 #67 of 111 24 #80 of 105 96 #5 of 111
Shareholder Returns 62 #25 of 64 58 #26 of 61 60 #26 of 64
Overall 62 48 87
  • PAYC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • BZ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAYCGPNBZSPY
1 month +20.3%+27.1%+15.0% -2.3%
3 months +57.7%+15.6%+3.6% -0.7%
6 months +101.2%+38.7%+23.8% +4.8%
Year to date +66.9%+28.7%-16.3% +10.3%
1 year +42.2%+28.1%-23.0% +10.3%
3 years +67.3%-12.4%+10.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +18.7%-4.3%+3.5% +20.1%
5 years -48.1%-26.1%-52.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -12.3%-5.9%-13.9% +10.1%
10 years +508.8%+41.0%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.8%+3.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePAYCGPNBZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.9%41.9%39.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.4%35.9%39.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.840.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.900.67-0.58 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-58.8%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%0.0%-24.5% -3.5%
52-week high $274.60$99.62$22.60 $779.14
52-week low $113.59$62.47$12.65 $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.

MultiplePAYCGPNBZ
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 28.5x -28.8xmedian 20.4x 11.5xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 6.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 16.8x 11.8xmedian 13.7x —median 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 16.2x 32.2xmedian 16.4x 11.9xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 0.90 0.62median 1.02 0.09median 0.90

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 monthsPAYCGPNBZ
Revenue $2.14B $10.23B $1.25B
Gross profit $1.79B $6.54B $1.21B
Operating income $648.40M $1.27B $412.25M
Net income $487.60M -$873.78M $657.32M
Free cash flow $575.10M $822.72M $665.92M
R&D $258.90M – $58.24M
EPS (diluted) $10.62 $-3.46 $1.44
Cash & equivalents $198.00M $5.41B $380.29M
Total debt $900.00M $23.56B –
Shares (diluted) 45.91M 270.12M 463.50M
Enterprise value $10.69B $4.92B -$380.23M

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
MetricPAYCGPNBZ
P/E 25.0x -28.8x 11.5x
P/FCF 20.5x 32.2x 11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 16.0x 11.9x
P/S 5.5x 2.6x 6.3x
P/B 20.6x 1.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 21.8x 6.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 11.8x –
EV/EBIT 19.3x 35.2x 13.6x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 4.4x 4.5x
EV/FCF 21.7x 54.2x 8.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 26.9x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 0.62 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAYCGPNBZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.2% 32.5% 51.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 3.3% 20.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.9% 14.8% 21.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 5.7% 22.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.7% -33.4% 64.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -4.4% 236.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% -158.6% 121.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% -44.6% 132.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 44.3% -158.9% 118.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% -46.2% 131.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.6% -46.4% 25.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% -9.1% 37.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.1% -66.6% 24.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% -19.7% 41.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAYCGPNBZ
Gross margin 83.7% 63.9% 96.5%
EBITDA margin 39.5% 36.8% –
Operating margin 30.3% 12.4% 32.9%
Pretax margin 32.0% 5.5% 66.1%
Net margin 22.8% -9.1% 53.2%
FCF margin 26.9% 8.0% 53.1%
Operating cash flow margin 37.4% 16.2% 53.1%
Return on equity 70.5% -3.5% 21.6%
Return on assets 9.7% -1.3% 17.1%
Return on invested capital 31.3% 2.3% –
Return on capital employed 36.7% 2.5% 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -1.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAYCGPNBZ
Debt / assets 17.3% 37.1% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 4.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x 28.6x –
Liabilities / assets 89.0% 62.6% 21.7%
Equity / assets 11.0% 37.4% 78.3%
Interest coverage 39.8x 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.7x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 3.0x
Altman Z-score 3.07 0.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAYCGPNBZ
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.0% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 12.6% 5.9% –
Shareholder yield 13.2% 6.9% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% –

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.

ConsensusPAYCGPNBZ
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.74FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $1.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.1%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% +18.0% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.08BFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +8.4% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAYCGPNBZ
Held by institutions 90.3% 100.0% 66.1%
Institutions holding 596 794 254
Change in shares held, QoQ -8.5% +7.4% -1.6%
Institutions buying 296 375 129
Institutions selling 222 308 94
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.22 1.37

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.

PAYCGPNBZ
PAYC 1.00 0.38 0.07
GPN 0.38 1.00 0.15
BZ 0.07 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAYC, GPN and BZ?

Global Payments (GPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paycom Software (PAYC) $11.79B, Global Payments (GPN) $26.48B, Kanzhun (BZ) $7.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAYC, GPN and BZ?

Kanzhun (BZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paycom Software (PAYC) 25.0x, Global Payments (GPN) -28.8x, Kanzhun (BZ) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (Paycom Software (PAYC) 22.7x, Global Payments (GPN) 7.8x, Kanzhun (BZ) 12.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kanzhun (BZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paycom Software (PAYC) +9.2%, Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%, Kanzhun (BZ) +51.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kanzhun (BZ) has the highest net margin (Paycom Software (PAYC) 22.8%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%, Kanzhun (BZ) 53.2%). On return on invested capital, Paycom Software (PAYC) leads (Paycom Software (PAYC) 31.3%, Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Paycom Software (PAYC) returned the most: Paycom Software (PAYC) +42.2%, Global Payments (GPN) +28.1%, Kanzhun (BZ) -23.0%. Over five years, Global Payments (GPN) compounded fastest (Paycom Software (PAYC) -12.3%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -5.9%/yr, Kanzhun (BZ) -13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kanzhun (BZ) has the highest dividend yield: Paycom Software (PAYC) 0.57%, Global Payments (GPN) 1.00%, Kanzhun (BZ) 2.99%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kanzhun (BZ) has been the steadiest (Paycom Software (PAYC) 46.9%, Global Payments (GPN) 41.9%, Kanzhun (BZ) 39.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAYC, GPN and BZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kanzhun (BZ) leads on 6. 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.