PAYD vs VTEX vs TDUP Stock Comparison

Paid, Vtex and ThredUp Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PAYD Paid Inc
$2.50 +13.6% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$19.82M
P/E
153.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win
VTEX Vtex
$3.99 +5.0% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$710.41M
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$256.48M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
6 wins
TDUP ThredUp Inc.
$1.45 -32.9% 1M -81.8% 1Y
Market cap
$168.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$340.37M
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Vtex leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vtex 6, ThredUp 1, Paid 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAYDVTEXTDUPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.82M $710.41M $168.74M VTEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 153.7x 30.3x -7.2x VTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +9.6% +14.1% TDUP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 9.1% -6.9% VTEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -31.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.2% -12.1% -81.8% VTEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr -25.6%/yr -40.5%/yr PAYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.1% 44.9% 106.9% VTEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 67/100 34/100 VTEX

Percentile Scorecard

PAYDVTEXTDUP

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

AxisPAYDVTEXTDUP
Valuation 38 #104 of 166 58 #71 of 166 22 #84 of 108
Growth 57 #67 of 154 86 #22 of 154 75 #27 of 104
Profitability 48 #80 of 154 69 #48 of 154 20 #83 of 103
Financial Health 44 #101 of 179 79 #39 of 179 48 #60 of 114
Shareholder Returns 29 #69 of 97 44 #55 of 97 4 #74 of 77
Overall 43 67 34
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VTEX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TDUP ranked among 116 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAYDVTEXTDUPSPY
1 month +13.6%+5.0%-32.9% -5.9%
3 months +1.6%-6.6%-53.4% -4.6%
6 months +5.9%+0.5%-70.5% +0.2%
Year to date -16.4%+6.1%-77.3% +7.5%
1 year -17.2%-12.1%-81.8% +8.2%
3 years +56.3%-28.2%-57.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +16.1%-10.5%-25.0% +19.0%
5 years -5.7%-77.2%-92.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.2%-25.6%-40.5% +9.4%

Risk

MeasurePAYDVTEXTDUPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.1%44.9%106.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.9%47.4%136.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.583.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.27-0.76 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-83.5%-97.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.2%-12.1%-83.4% -5.9%
52-week high $3.30$4.54$8.72 $779.14
52-week low $1.95$2.87$1.45 $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.

MultiplePAYDVTEXTDUP
P/E now vs peer median 167.1xmedian 18.0x 30.6xmedian 18.0x -8.2xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 311.1xmedian 15.5x 16.6xmedian 15.5x -14.7xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 75.0xmedian 11.4x 13.8xmedian 11.4x -256.2xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -5.12median 0.38 0.61median 0.38 -0.22median 0.87

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 monthsPAYDVTEXTDUP
Revenue $22.10M $256.48M $340.37M
Gross profit $4.71M $196.83M $269.65M
Operating income -$229.23K $26.88M -$24.64M
Net income $128.94K $26.88M -$23.45M
Free cash flow $282.66K $49.94M -$752.00K
R&D – $71.73M –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $0.13 $-0.18
Cash & equivalents $1.08M $18.88M $42.68M
Total debt – – $17.74M
Shares (diluted) 8.55M 185.11M 131.83M
Enterprise value $15.53M -$46.50M -$36.11M

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
MetricPAYDVTEXTDUP
P/E 167.1x 30.6x -8.2x
P/FCF 75.0x 13.8x -256.2x
P/Operating cash flow 74.2x 13.5x 19.8x
P/S 1.0x 2.7x 0.6x
P/B 3.7x 3.1x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 3.2x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 311.1x 16.6x -14.7x
EV/EBIT -87.8x 18.8x -6.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF 71.2x 10.1x -206.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 70.4x 9.9x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.12 0.61 -0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAYDVTEXTDUP
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 9.6% 14.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 20.6% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 10.4% 13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 15.9% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 75.8% 97.7% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 46.4% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.1% 58.4% 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.1% 38.9% 32.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.7% 42.4% 39.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 50.5% 37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 140.0% 47.4% -23.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 73.4% 32.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.3% 56.1% -147.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 33.2% 74.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAYDVTEXTDUP
Gross margin 21.3% 76.7% 79.2%
EBITDA margin 0.3% 11.9% -3.1%
Operating margin -1.0% 10.5% -7.2%
Pretax margin -0.5% 10.2% -6.9%
Net margin 0.6% 9.1% -6.9%
FCF margin 1.3% 19.5% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 1.3% 19.9% 2.9%
Return on equity 2.3% 5.7% -38.7%
Return on assets 1.5% 3.7% -13.8%
Return on invested capital – – -31.5%
Return on capital employed -3.6% 10.8% -23.0%
Asset turnover 2.6x 0.8x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.9x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% 6.5% 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAYDVTEXTDUP
Debt / assets – – 10.5%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.5x
Debt / FCF – – -23.6x
Liabilities / assets 32.5% 35.8% 64.3%
Equity / assets 67.5% 64.2% 35.7%
Interest coverage – – -16.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.0x 0.9x
Altman Z-score -4.37 4.67 -2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAYDVTEXTDUP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.4% -8.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.4% -8.4%
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.

ConsensusPAYDVTEXTDUP
Forward P/E – 19.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.21FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +4.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $277.74MFY2026 $328.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +15.5%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.2% +20.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAYDVTEXTDUP
Held by institutions – 34.5% 97.1%
Institutions holding – 108 177
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% +13.7%
Institutions buying – 67 114
Institutions selling – 37 45
Buyers to sellers – 1.81 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.

PAYDVTEXTDUP
PAYD 1.00 0.03 0.02
VTEX 0.03 1.00 0.23
TDUP 0.02 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAYD, VTEX and TDUP?

Vtex (VTEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paid (PAYD) $19.82M, Vtex (VTEX) $710.41M, ThredUp (TDUP) $168.74M.

Which stock is cheaper, PAYD, VTEX and TDUP?

Vtex (VTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paid (PAYD) 153.7x, Vtex (VTEX) 30.3x, ThredUp (TDUP) -7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ThredUp (TDUP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paid (PAYD) +12.6%, Vtex (VTEX) +9.6%, ThredUp (TDUP) +14.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vtex (VTEX) has the highest net margin (Paid (PAYD) 0.6%, Vtex (VTEX) 9.1%, ThredUp (TDUP) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vtex (VTEX) returned the most: Paid (PAYD) -17.2%, Vtex (VTEX) -12.1%, ThredUp (TDUP) -81.8%. Over five years, Paid (PAYD) compounded fastest (Paid (PAYD) -1.2%/yr, Vtex (VTEX) -25.6%/yr, ThredUp (TDUP) -40.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vtex (VTEX) has been the steadiest (Paid (PAYD) 59.1%, Vtex (VTEX) 44.9%, ThredUp (TDUP) 106.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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