PAYD vs TDUP vs BLIV Stock Comparison

Paid, ThredUp and BeLive Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.50 0.0% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.19M
P/E
167.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
5 wins
TDUP ThredUp Inc.
$2.00 -7.8% 1M -76.5% 1Y
Market cap
$290.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$334.30M
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
BLIV BeLive Holdings
$2.27 -1.7% 1M -36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Paid leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Paid 5, ThredUp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAYDTDUPBLIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.19M $290.22M $24.66M TDUP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 167.1x -13.1x -4.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +20.4% — TDUP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% -6.6% — PAYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -30.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.1% -76.5% -36.9% PAYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr -36.9%/yr — PAYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.2% 98.6% 82.0% PAYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 33/100 — PAYD

Percentile Scorecard

PAYDTDUPBLIV

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

AxisPAYDTDUPBLIV
Valuation 37 #105 of 166 12 #94 of 107 8 #153 of 166
Growth 57 #67 of 154 91 #10 of 103 –
Profitability 49 #79 of 154 19 #83 of 102 –
Financial Health 44 #101 of 179 38 #70 of 113 99 #3 of 179
Shareholder Returns 29 #69 of 97 4 #73 of 76 –
Overall 43 33 –
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TDUP ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BLIV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAYDTDUPBLIVSPY
1 month 0.0%-7.8%-1.7% -2.0%
3 months +1.6%-67.6%-3.8% -2.2%
6 months +5.9%-60.1%-4.8% +4.2%
Year to date -16.4%-68.7%-36.6% +10.6%
1 year -16.1%-76.5%-36.9% +10.4%
3 years +56.3%-45.9%— +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.1%-18.6%— +20.2%
5 years +5.9%-90.0%— +61.6%
5 years, per year +1.2%-36.9%— +10.1%

Risk

MeasurePAYDTDUPBLIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.2%98.6%82.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.9%124.5%96.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.032.270.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.78-0.45 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-97.5%-68.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.2%-77.1%-42.5% -3.2%
52-week high $3.30$8.72$3.95 $779.14
52-week low $1.95$1.99$2.10 $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.

MultiplePAYDTDUPBLIV
P/E now vs peer median 167.1xmedian 17.5x -11.7xmedian 17.7x -4.5xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 0.5x 42.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 311.1xmedian 15.3x -23.3xmedian 9.1x —median 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 75.0xmedian 12.1x 162.8xmedian 15.7x -8.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 4.3xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -5.12median 0.37 -0.29median 0.83 —median 0.37

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 monthsPAYDTDUPBLIV
Revenue $22.10M $334.30M –
Gross profit $4.71M $265.83M –
Operating income -$229.23K -$23.77M –
Net income $128.94K -$22.23M –
Free cash flow $282.66K $1.61M –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $-0.17 –
Cash & equivalents $1.08M $42.17M $6.68M
Total debt – $17.72M –
Shares (diluted) 8.55M 129.85M 10.14M
Enterprise value $16.91M $89.10M $17.98M

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
MetricPAYDTDUPBLIV
P/E 167.1x -11.7x -4.5x
P/FCF 75.0x 162.8x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 74.2x 19.1x –
P/S 1.0x 0.8x 42.6x
P/B 3.7x 4.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 4.3x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 311.1x -23.3x –
EV/EBIT -87.8x -9.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 71.2x 141.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 70.4x 16.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.12 -0.29 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAYDTDUPBLIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 20.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 3.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 20.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 75.8% 18.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 33.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 115.1% 60.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.1% 35.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 114.7% 63.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 39.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 140.0% 28.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 32.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.3% 56.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 26.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAYDTDUPBLIV
Gross margin 21.3% 79.5% –
EBITDA margin 0.3% -2.9% –
Operating margin -1.0% -7.1% –
Pretax margin -0.5% -6.7% –
Net margin 0.6% -6.6% –
FCF margin 1.3% 0.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.3% 4.1% –
Return on equity 2.3% -37.0% –
Return on assets 1.5% -13.0% –
Return on invested capital – -30.6% –
Return on capital employed -3.6% -21.7% –
Asset turnover 2.6x 2.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x -0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 6.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAYDTDUPBLIV
Debt / assets – 10.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.6x –
Debt / FCF – 11.0x –
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 64.3% 5.8%
Equity / assets 67.5% 35.7% 94.2%
Interest coverage – -14.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 17.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 17.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.9x 16.6x
Altman Z-score -4.37 -1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAYDTDUPBLIV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -8.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -8.2% –
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.

ConsensusPAYDTDUPBLIV
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.16FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $328.44MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +20.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAYDTDUPBLIV
Held by institutions – 97.1% –
Institutions holding – 177 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +13.7% –
Institutions buying – 114 –
Institutions selling – 45 –
Buyers to sellers – 2.53 –

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.

PAYDTDUPBLIV
PAYD 1.00 0.02 -0.04
TDUP 0.02 1.00 -0.01
BLIV -0.04 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAYD, TDUP and BLIV?

ThredUp (TDUP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paid (PAYD) $21.19M, ThredUp (TDUP) $290.22M, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) $24.66M.

Which company is growing faster?

ThredUp (TDUP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paid (PAYD) +12.6%, ThredUp (TDUP) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paid (PAYD) has the highest net margin (Paid (PAYD) 0.6%, ThredUp (TDUP) -6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Paid (PAYD) returned the most: Paid (PAYD) -16.1%, ThredUp (TDUP) -76.5%, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) -36.9%. Over five years, Paid (PAYD) compounded fastest (Paid (PAYD) +1.2%/yr, ThredUp (TDUP) -36.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paid (PAYD) has been the steadiest (Paid (PAYD) 59.2%, ThredUp (TDUP) 98.6%, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) 82.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Paid (PAYD) leads on 5. 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.