PAYD vs PYPL vs CMRC Stock Comparison

Paid, PayPal Holdings and Commerce.com 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
2 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
8 wins
CMRC Commerce.com, Inc.
$3.53 +8.3% 1M -28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$283.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$346.90M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 8, Paid 2, Commerce.com 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAYDPYPLCMRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.65M $49.17B $283.00M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 147.0x 10.0x -49.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.9x 10.4x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +5.7% +2.8% PAYD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 14.4% -1.7% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% 2.7% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x -10.4x CMRC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% -21.2% -28.7% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr -25.2%/yr -40.2%/yr PAYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.4% 44.0% 77.6% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 70/100 53/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

PAYDPYPLCMRC

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

AxisPAYDPYPLCMRC
Valuation 40 #101 of 167 92 #9 of 99 69 #52 of 167
Growth 57 #66 of 153 63 #35 of 94 61 #61 of 153
Profitability 50 #77 of 153 88 #12 of 90 51 #76 of 153
Financial Health 43 #102 of 179 39 #65 of 105 68 #58 of 179
Shareholder Returns 29 #67 of 94 67 #21 of 61 17 #78 of 94
Overall 44 70 53
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CMRC ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAYDPYPLCMRCSPY
1 month -8.7%-0.1%+8.3% -0.8%
3 months -10.6%-1.9%+24.3% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%+10.5%+20.1% +7.0%
Year to date -26.4%-5.8%-14.3% +12.2%
1 year -26.7%-21.2%-28.7% +13.0%
3 years +29.4%+9.1%-60.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.0%+3.0%-26.6% +23.1%
5 years -13.0%-76.6%-92.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.8%-25.2%-40.2% +11.0%
10 years —+29.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePAYDPYPLCMRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.4%44.0%77.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.1%48.4%83.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.041.011.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.48-0.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-83.5%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-24.7%-35.9% -1.8%
52-week high $3.30$73.02$5.51 $779.14
52-week low $1.95$39.08$2.06 $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.

MultiplePAYDPYPLCMRC
P/E now vs peer median 147.0xmedian 17.5x 9.8xmedian 20.6x -50.5xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 271.8xmedian 14.5x 7.2xmedian 15.4x 9.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.0xmedian 12.1x 7.2xmedian 16.4x 15.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -4.51median 0.41 0.66median 1.05 -0.80median 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 monthsPAYDPYPLCMRC
Revenue $22.10M $34.13B $346.90M
Gross profit $4.71M – $267.70M
Operating income -$229.23K $5.95B $1.45M
Net income $128.94K $4.90B -$5.78M
Free cash flow $282.66K $6.59B $19.55M
R&D – $3.25B $71.21M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $5.56 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $1.08M $8.31B $57.17M
Total debt – $13.40B $4.05M
Shares (diluted) 8.55M 882.00M 82.79M
Enterprise value $14.36M $7.39B -$311.59M

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
MetricPAYDPYPLCMRC
P/E 147.0x 9.8x -50.5x
P/FCF 66.0x 7.2x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 65.3x 6.3x 8.4x
P/S 0.8x 1.4x 0.8x
P/B 3.3x 2.4x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 2.4x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 271.8x 7.2x 9.6x
EV/EBIT -76.7x 8.3x 96.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF 62.2x 7.5x 7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 61.5x 6.6x 4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.51 0.66 -0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAYDPYPLCMRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 5.7% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 6.1% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – 1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 75.8% 1.4% 105.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 9.8% 26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.1% 4.8% 68.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.1% 6.4% 61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.7% 16.1% 69.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 15.0% 63.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 140.0% 23.2% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 20.1% 37.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.3% 24.5% -29.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 21.7% 32.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAYDPYPLCMRC
Gross margin 21.3% – 77.2%
EBITDA margin 0.3% 20.2% 4.2%
Operating margin -1.0% 17.4% 0.4%
Pretax margin -0.5% 17.2% -1.3%
Net margin 0.6% 14.4% -1.7%
FCF margin 1.3% 19.3% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.3% 21.9% 10.1%
Return on equity 2.3% 24.6% -11.8%
Return on assets 1.5% 6.0% -1.8%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% 2.7%
Return on capital employed -3.6% 17.9% 0.7%
Asset turnover 2.6x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.5x -6.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 2.9% 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAYDPYPLCMRC
Debt / assets – 16.2% 1.2%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x -10.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 76.0% 84.1%
Equity / assets 67.5% 24.0% 15.9%
Interest coverage – – 0.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 1.4x
Altman Z-score -4.92 1.89 -0.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAYDPYPLCMRC
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 12.7% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 13.7% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusPAYDPYPLCMRC
Forward P/E – 9.9xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.55FY2026 $0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.5%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +76.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $33.55BFY2026 $356.73MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.1%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.1% -11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAYDPYPLCMRC
Held by institutions – 74.2% 74.0%
Institutions holding – 1,378 154
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% +3.3%
Institutions buying – 521 88
Institutions selling – 671 40
Buyers to sellers – 0.78 2.20

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.

PAYDPYPLCMRC
PAYD 1.00 0.02 0.13
PYPL 0.02 1.00 0.20
CMRC 0.13 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAYD, PYPL and CMRC?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paid (PAYD) $18.65M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B, Commerce.com (CMRC) $283.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, PAYD, PYPL and CMRC?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paid (PAYD) 147.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, Commerce.com (CMRC) -49.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Commerce.com (CMRC) 10.4x). 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%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Commerce.com (CMRC) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Paid (PAYD) 0.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Commerce.com (CMRC) -1.7%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Commerce.com (CMRC) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Paid (PAYD) -26.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Commerce.com (CMRC) -28.7%. Over five years, Paid (PAYD) compounded fastest (Paid (PAYD) -2.8%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Commerce.com (CMRC) -40.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Paid (PAYD) 58.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Commerce.com (CMRC) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAYD, PYPL and CMRC?

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 8. 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.