PAYD vs BLIV vs JOYY Stock Comparison

Paid, BeLive Holdings and Joyy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.20 -8.7% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.65M
P/E
147.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win
BLIV BeLive Holdings
$2.30 -1.7% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
JOYY JOYY Inc.
$82.99 +4.0% 1M +38.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.32B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionPAYDBLIVJOYYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.65M $24.99M $4.32B JOYY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 147.0x -4.6x 19.9x JOYY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 14.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% — +7.5% PAYD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% — 9.6% JOYY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -3.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% -37.0% +38.8% JOYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr — +10.4%/yr JOYY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.4% 82.4% 31.0% JOYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 — 57/100 JOYY

Percentile Scorecard

PAYDBLIVJOYY

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

AxisPAYDBLIVJOYY
Valuation 40 #101 of 167 8 #153 of 167 54 #77 of 167
Growth 57 #66 of 153 – 32 #105 of 153
Profitability 50 #77 of 153 – 47 #81 of 153
Financial Health 43 #102 of 179 99 #3 of 179 83 #31 of 179
Shareholder Returns 29 #67 of 94 – 69 #30 of 94
Overall 44 – 57
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • BLIV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • JOYY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAYDBLIVJOYYSPY
1 month -8.7%-1.7%+4.0% -0.8%
3 months -10.6%-3.4%+10.9% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%-8.0%+41.6% +7.0%
Year to date -26.4%-35.8%+28.2% +12.2%
1 year -26.7%-37.0%+38.8% +13.0%
3 years +29.4%—+113.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.0%—+28.8% +23.1%
5 years -13.0%—+64.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.8%—+10.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+53.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+4.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePAYDBLIVJOYYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.4%82.4%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.1%94.7%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.260.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.451.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-68.4%-60.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-41.8%-2.3% -1.8%
52-week high $3.30$3.95$84.93 $779.14
52-week low $1.95$2.10$54.42 $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.

MultiplePAYDBLIVJOYY
P/E now vs peer median 147.0xmedian 17.5x -4.6xmedian 17.5x 20.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 43.1xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 271.8xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 29.1xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.0xmedian 12.1x -8.8xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -4.51median 0.41 —median 0.41 7.69median 0.41

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 monthsPAYDBLIVJOYY
Revenue $22.10M – $2.27B
Gross profit $4.71M – $789.66M
Operating income -$229.23K – $58.45M
Net income $128.94K – $207.29M
Free cash flow $282.66K – –
R&D – – $238.84M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 – $4.08
Cash & equivalents $1.08M $6.68M $336.99M
Total debt – – $94.78M
Shares (diluted) 8.55M 10.14M 53.26M
Enterprise value $14.36M $18.31M $1.67B

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
MetricPAYDBLIVJOYY
P/E 147.0x -4.6x 20.1x
P/FCF 66.0x -8.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 65.3x – –
P/S 0.8x 43.1x 1.9x
P/B 3.3x 3.7x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 3.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 271.8x – 29.1x
EV/EBIT -76.7x – 66.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 1.7x
EV/FCF 62.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 61.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.51 – 7.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAYDBLIVJOYY
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% – 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – -1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 75.8% – 114.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.3% – 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.1% – -87.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.1% – -5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.7% – -85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% – 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 140.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAYDBLIVJOYY
Gross margin 21.3% – 34.8%
EBITDA margin 0.3% – 5.9%
Operating margin -1.0% – 2.6%
Pretax margin -0.5% – 7.3%
Net margin 0.6% – 9.6%
FCF margin 1.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 1.3% – –
Return on equity 2.3% – 3.2%
Return on assets 1.5% – 2.7%
Return on invested capital – – 0.9%
Return on capital employed -3.6% – 0.9%
Asset turnover 2.6x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAYDBLIVJOYY
Debt / assets – – 0.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -3.5x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 5.8% 14.5%
Equity / assets 67.5% 94.2% 85.5%
Interest coverage – – 142.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 17.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 17.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 16.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -4.92 – 3.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAYDBLIVJOYY
Dividend yield – – 6.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 6.5%
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.

ConsensusPAYDBLIVJOYY
Forward P/E – – 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $2.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAYDBLIVJOYY
Held by institutions – – 39.4%
Institutions holding – – 191
Change in shares held, QoQ – – -1.7%
Institutions buying – – 84
Institutions selling – – 73
Buyers to sellers – – 1.15

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.

PAYDBLIVJOYY
PAYD 1.00 -0.04 0.05
BLIV -0.04 1.00 0.08
JOYY 0.05 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAYD, BLIV and JOYY?

Joyy (JOYY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paid (PAYD) $18.65M, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) $24.99M, Joyy (JOYY) $4.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAYD, BLIV and JOYY?

Joyy (JOYY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paid (PAYD) 147.0x, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) -4.6x, Joyy (JOYY) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Paid (PAYD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paid (PAYD) +12.6%, Joyy (JOYY) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Joyy (JOYY) has the highest net margin (Paid (PAYD) 0.6%, Joyy (JOYY) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Joyy (JOYY) returned the most: Paid (PAYD) -26.7%, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) -37.0%, Joyy (JOYY) +38.8%. Over five years, Joyy (JOYY) compounded fastest (Paid (PAYD) -2.8%/yr, Joyy (JOYY) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Joyy (JOYY) has been the steadiest (Paid (PAYD) 58.4%, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) 82.4%, Joyy (JOYY) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAYD, BLIV and JOYY?

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