PAYD vs SHOP vs TCX Stock Comparison

Paid, Shopify and Tucows Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.20 -8.3% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.65M
P/E
147.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$165.81 +16.6% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$217.43B
P/E
112.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
7 wins
TCX Tucows Inc /Pa/
$10.28 +3.0% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$112.60M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$394.44M
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionPAYDSHOPTCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.65M $217.43B $112.60M SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 147.0x 112.8x -1.3x SHOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 88.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +32.5% +4.2% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 14.5% -21.2% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -27.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 31.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% -5.3% -44.8% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.4%/yr +2.6%/yr -33.9%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 59.0% 81.3% PAYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 57/100 48/100 SHOP

Percentile Scorecard

PAYDSHOPTCX

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

AxisPAYDSHOPTCX
Valuation 40 #101 of 167 18 #137 of 167 51 #19 of 38
Growth 57 #66 of 153 61 #61 of 153 63 #14 of 36
Profitability 50 #77 of 153 76 #38 of 153 42 #20 of 34
Financial Health 43 #102 of 179 92 #15 of 179 14 #33 of 38
Shareholder Returns 29 #67 of 94 38 #59 of 94 70 #7 of 21
Overall 44 57 48
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TCX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAYDSHOPTCXSPY
1 month -8.3%+16.6%+3.0% -0.2%
3 months -10.6%+27.3%+13.2% +3.9%
6 months -6.0%+35.9%-37.1% +8.2%
Year to date -26.4%+3.0%-54.1% +12.9%
1 year -26.7%-5.3%-44.8% +12.3%
3 years +29.4%+257.3%-38.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.0%+52.9%-14.9% +23.3%
5 years -11.6%+13.8%-87.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.4%+2.6%-33.9% +10.9%
10 years —+3,905.1%-65.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+44.6%-10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePAYDSHOPTCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%59.0%81.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.1%60.1%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.041.860.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.09-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-84.8%-90.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-7.5%-58.7% -1.2%
52-week high $3.30$179.22$24.90 $779.14
52-week low $1.95$95.40$8.48 $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.

MultiplePAYDSHOPTCX
P/E now vs peer median 147.0xmedian 17.3x 111.4xmedian 17.3x -1.4xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 16.2xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 271.8xmedian 14.2x 112.0xmedian 14.2x 45.6xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.0xmedian 11.5x 91.3xmedian 11.5x -8.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.8x 16.9xmedian 1.8x -0.6xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.51median 0.40 —median 0.40 0.31median 0.38

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 monthsPAYDSHOPTCX
Revenue $22.10M $13.27B $394.44M
Gross profit $4.71M $6.34B $98.23M
Operating income -$229.23K $1.84B -$28.33M
Net income $128.94K $1.93B -$83.63M
Free cash flow $282.66K $2.35B -$14.40M
R&D – $1.65B $18.35M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $1.49 $-7.50
Cash & equivalents $1.08M $1.66B $44.16M
Total debt – – $1.17B
Shares (diluted) 8.55M 1.30B 11.15M
Enterprise value $14.36M $194.61B -$76.70M

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
MetricPAYDSHOPTCX
P/E 147.0x 111.4x -1.4x
P/FCF 66.0x 91.3x -8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 65.3x 90.3x 26.2x
P/S 0.8x 16.2x 0.3x
P/B 3.3x 16.9x -0.6x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 17.0x -0.5x
EV/EBITDA 271.8x 112.0x 45.6x
EV/EBIT -76.7x 113.8x -12.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 15.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF 62.2x 89.2x -25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 61.5x 88.3x 83.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.51 – 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAYDSHOPTCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 32.5% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 28.3% 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 75.8% 48.5% 36.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.3% – 18.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.1% -17.8% 12.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.1% – -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.7% -17.1% 13.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% – -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 140.0% 29.7% 131.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% – 42.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.3% 29.4% 70.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.5% – 53.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAYDSHOPTCX
Gross margin 21.3% 47.8% 24.9%
EBITDA margin 0.3% 14.1% 2.0%
Operating margin -1.0% 13.9% -7.2%
Pretax margin -0.5% 17.6% -18.8%
Net margin 0.6% 14.5% -21.2%
FCF margin 1.3% 17.7% -3.7%
Operating cash flow margin 1.3% 17.9% 1.1%
Return on equity 2.3% 15.3% –
Return on assets 1.5% 13.5% -11.5%
Return on invested capital – – -27.8%
Return on capital employed -3.6% 14.4% -7.4%
Asset turnover 2.6x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.2x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 3.6% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAYDSHOPTCX
Debt / assets – – 40.4%
Debt / equity – – -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 31.3x
Debt / FCF – – -20.4x
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 12.3% 127.6%
Equity / assets 67.5% 87.7% -27.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 5.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -4.92 74.38 -0.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAYDSHOPTCX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusPAYDSHOPTCX
Forward P/E – 88.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.88FY2026 $-5.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +32.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +26.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $15.78BFY2026 $511.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +37.8%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.8% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAYDSHOPTCX
Held by institutions – 68.9% 47.2%
Institutions holding – 1,704 70
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.6% -15.7%
Institutions buying – 788 41
Institutions selling – 651 19
Buyers to sellers – 1.21 2.16

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.

PAYDSHOPTCX
PAYD 1.00 0.02 0.03
SHOP 0.02 1.00 0.04
TCX 0.03 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAYD, SHOP and TCX?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paid (PAYD) $18.65M, Shopify (SHOP) $217.43B, Tucows (TCX) $112.60M.

Which stock is cheaper, PAYD, SHOP and TCX?

Shopify (SHOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paid (PAYD) 147.0x, Shopify (SHOP) 112.8x, Tucows (TCX) -1.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paid (PAYD) +12.6%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Tucows (TCX) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Paid (PAYD) 0.6%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Tucows (TCX) -21.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Paid (PAYD) -26.7%, Shopify (SHOP) -5.3%, Tucows (TCX) -44.8%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Paid (PAYD) -2.4%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +2.6%/yr, Tucows (TCX) -33.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paid (PAYD) has been the steadiest (Paid (PAYD) 58.6%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.0%, Tucows (TCX) 81.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAYD, SHOP and TCX?

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