PAYD vs PYPL vs GLBE Stock Comparison

Paid, PayPal Holdings and Global-E Online 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
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.01B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
GLBE Global-E Online Ltd.
$41.84 +4.2% 1M +20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.06B
P/E
45.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 6, Global-E Online 4, Paid 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAYDPYPLGLBELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.65M $49.01B $7.06B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 147.0x 10.0x 45.9x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.9x 35.2x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +5.7% +31.4% GLBE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 14.4% 13.9% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% 16.9% GLBE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x -1.9x GLBE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% -21.2% +20.8% GLBE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr -25.2%/yr -6.2%/yr PAYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.4% 44.0% 46.6% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 70/100 61/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

PAYDPYPLGLBE

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

AxisPAYDPYPLGLBE
Valuation 40 #101 of 167 92 #9 of 99 28 #120 of 167
Growth 57 #66 of 153 63 #35 of 94 99 #3 of 153
Profitability 50 #77 of 153 88 #12 of 90 84 #26 of 153
Financial Health 43 #102 of 179 39 #65 of 105 84 #29 of 179
Shareholder Returns 29 #67 of 94 67 #21 of 61 12 #83 of 94
Overall 44 70 61
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GLBE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAYDPYPLGLBESPY
1 month -8.7%-0.1%+4.2% -0.8%
3 months -10.6%-1.9%+10.8% +3.5%
6 months -6.0%+10.5%+30.1% +7.0%
Year to date -26.4%-5.8%+6.4% +12.2%
1 year -26.7%-21.2%+20.8% +13.0%
3 years +29.4%+9.1%+29.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.0%+3.0%+8.9% +23.1%
5 years -13.0%-76.6%-27.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.8%-25.2%-6.2% +11.0%
10 years —+29.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePAYDPYPLGLBESPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.4%44.0%46.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.1%48.4%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.041.011.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.480.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-83.5%-74.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-24.7%-1.2% -1.8%
52-week high $3.30$73.02$42.36 $779.14
52-week low $1.95$39.08$27.54 $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.

MultiplePAYDPYPLGLBE
P/E now vs peer median 147.0xmedian 17.5x 9.8xmedian 20.6x 46.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 6.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 271.8xmedian 14.5x 7.2xmedian 15.4x 35.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.0xmedian 12.1x 7.2xmedian 16.4x 24.1xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 7.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -4.51median 0.41 0.66median 1.05 1.13median 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 monthsPAYDPYPLGLBE
Revenue $22.10M $34.13B $1.11B
Gross profit $4.71M – $501.25M
Operating income -$229.23K $5.95B $157.99M
Net income $128.94K $4.90B $153.71M
Free cash flow $282.66K $6.59B $293.88M
R&D – $3.25B $131.84M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $5.56 $0.87
Cash & equivalents $1.08M $8.31B $285.36M
Total debt – $13.40B $22.56M
Shares (diluted) 8.55M 882.00M 175.99M
Enterprise value $14.36M $7.23B $5.82B

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
MetricPAYDPYPLGLBE
P/E 147.0x 9.8x 46.2x
P/FCF 66.0x 7.2x 24.1x
P/Operating cash flow 65.3x 6.3x 24.2x
P/S 0.8x 1.4x 6.4x
P/B 3.3x 2.4x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 2.4x 8.2x
EV/EBITDA 271.8x 7.2x 35.7x
EV/EBIT -76.7x 8.3x 42.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.5x 6.1x
EV/FCF 62.2x 7.5x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 61.5x 6.6x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.51 0.66 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAYDPYPLGLBE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 5.7% 31.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 6.1% 30.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% – 31.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – 36.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 75.8% 1.4% 744.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 9.8% 43.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.1% 4.8% 640.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.1% 6.4% 42.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.7% 16.1% 614.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 15.0% 41.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 140.0% 23.2% 91.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 20.1% 86.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.3% 24.5% 89.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 21.7% 84.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAYDPYPLGLBE
Gross margin 21.3% – 45.2%
EBITDA margin 0.3% 20.2% 17.0%
Operating margin -1.0% 17.4% 14.3%
Pretax margin -0.5% 17.2% 14.2%
Net margin 0.6% 14.4% 13.9%
FCF margin 1.3% 19.3% 26.5%
Operating cash flow margin 1.3% 21.9% 26.3%
Return on equity 2.3% 24.6% 16.9%
Return on assets 1.5% 6.0% 11.6%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% 16.9%
Return on capital employed -3.6% 17.9% 17.6%
Asset turnover 2.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 2.9% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAYDPYPLGLBE
Debt / assets – 16.2% 0.4%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x -1.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 76.0% 33.3%
Equity / assets 67.5% 24.0% 66.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score -4.92 1.89 10.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAYDPYPLGLBE
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 12.7% -2.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 13.7% -2.8%
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.

ConsensusPAYDPYPLGLBE
Forward P/E – 9.9xFY2026 35.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.55FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.5%FY2026 +205.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +48.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $33.55BFY2026 $1.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.1%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.1% +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAYDPYPLGLBE
Held by institutions – 74.2% 65.3%
Institutions holding – 1,378 231
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% +0.3%
Institutions buying – 521 134
Institutions selling – 671 69
Buyers to sellers – 0.78 1.94

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.

PAYDPYPLGLBE
PAYD 1.00 0.02 0.17
PYPL 0.02 1.00 0.30
GLBE 0.17 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAYD, PYPL and GLBE?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paid (PAYD) $18.65M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.01B, Global-E Online (GLBE) $7.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAYD, PYPL and GLBE?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paid (PAYD) 147.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, Global-E Online (GLBE) 45.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Global-E Online (GLBE) 35.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global-E Online (GLBE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paid (PAYD) +12.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Global-E Online (GLBE) +31.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Paid (PAYD) 0.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Global-E Online (GLBE) 13.9%). On return on invested capital, Global-E Online (GLBE) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Global-E Online (GLBE) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global-E Online (GLBE) returned the most: Paid (PAYD) -26.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Global-E Online (GLBE) +20.8%. Over five years, Paid (PAYD) compounded fastest (Paid (PAYD) -2.8%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Global-E Online (GLBE) -6.2%/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%, Global-E Online (GLBE) 46.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.