PGY vs PYPL vs QFIN Stock Comparison

Pagaya Technologies, PayPal Holdings and Qfin Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PGY Pagaya Technologies Ltd.
$19.77 +12.2% 1M -31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.70B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
2 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.09 +1.9% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.88B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.68 -22.2% 1M -77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$729.54M
P/E
1.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qfin Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qfin Holdings 5, PayPal Holdings 4, Pagaya Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPGYPYPLQFINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.70B $47.88B $729.54M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.5x 10.1x 1.4x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 10.1x 2.0x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% +4.4% -7.8% PGY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 13.8% 22.2% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.5% 14.6% 17.5% PGY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.5x — PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.9% -20.2% -77.2% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.3%/yr -25.0%/yr -23.3%/yr QFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 43.9% 58.7% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 69/100 79/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

PGYPYPLQFIN

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

AxisPGYPYPLQFIN
Valuation 93 #8 of 99 92 #9 of 99 97 #4 of 99
Growth 91 #9 of 94 62 #36 of 94 38 #59 of 94
Profitability 85 #14 of 90 87 #13 of 90 94 #6 of 90
Financial Health 41 #62 of 105 37 #67 of 105 73 #29 of 105
Shareholder Returns 35 #40 of 61 68 #20 of 61 92 #6 of 61
Overall 69 69 79
  • PGY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPGYPYPLQFINSPY
1 month +12.2%+1.9%-22.2% -0.2%
3 months +19.0%-3.8%-58.3% +3.9%
6 months +46.8%+13.0%-56.2% +8.2%
Year to date -5.4%-3.9%-70.5% +12.9%
1 year -31.9%-20.2%-77.2% +12.3%
3 years +47.1%+11.3%-62.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.7%+3.6%-27.8% +23.3%
5 years -83.5%-76.3%-73.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -30.3%-25.0%-23.3% +10.9%
10 years —+34.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePGYPYPLQFINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%43.9%58.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.8%48.4%59.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.171.021.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.46-1.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.1%-83.5%-89.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.9%-23.2%-77.2% -1.2%
52-week high $29.01$73.02$24.86 $779.14
52-week low $10.64$39.08$5.26 $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.

MultiplePGYPYPLQFIN
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 20.0x 10.1xmedian 20.0x 1.4xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 0.3xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 17.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 15.9x 7.5xmedian 15.9x 0.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.0x 0.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.03 0.59median 1.03 0.29median 1.03

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 monthsPGYPYPLQFIN
Revenue $1.39B $34.30B $2.41B
Gross profit $603.06M – –
Operating income $345.48M $5.83B $675.86M
Net income $127.54M $4.73B $533.22M
Free cash flow $251.78M $6.30B $1.27B
R&D $70.60M $3.28B –
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $5.51 $3.93
Cash & equivalents $249.26M $7.16B $607.06M
Total debt $471.87M $13.47B $1.05B
Shares (diluted) 97.25M 858.00M 136.09M
Enterprise value $676.26M $6.58B -$3.84B

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
MetricPGYPYPLQFIN
P/E 13.1x 10.1x 1.4x
P/FCF 6.5x 7.5x 0.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x 6.6x 0.5x
P/S 1.2x 1.4x 0.3x
P/B 2.5x 2.4x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.4x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 7.4x –
EV/EBIT 5.4x 8.6x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.5x 0.0x
EV/FCF 7.4x 8.0x 0.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 7.1x 0.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.59 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPGYPYPLQFIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% 4.4% -7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 118.3% -2.8% -41.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 141.6% -3.9% -47.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 136.4% 7.6% -40.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 135.3% 10.4% -16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.9% 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 160.3% 13.2% -16.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.5% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPGYPYPLQFIN
Gross margin 43.4% – –
EBITDA margin 27.7% 19.8% –
Operating margin 24.9% 17.0% 28.1%
Pretax margin 7.1% 16.6% 31.1%
Net margin 9.0% 13.8% 22.2%
FCF margin 18.1% 18.4% 52.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% 20.7% 52.6%
Return on equity 19.0% 24.1% 14.8%
Return on assets 7.1% 5.8% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 31.5% 14.6% 17.5%
Return on capital employed – 17.0% 13.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPGYPYPLQFIN
Debt / assets 27.9% 16.5% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 1.9x 2.1x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 76.1% 53.3%
Equity / assets 38.3% 23.9% 46.7%
Interest coverage – – 8.7x
Current ratio – 1.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPGYPYPLQFIN
Dividend yield – 1.0% 21.8%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 12.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.2% 13.8% 21.8%
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.

ConsensusPGYPYPLQFIN
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 2.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.73FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $2.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +86.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -54.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.3% -3.1% -10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.38BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $1.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 -33.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.1% +5.1% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPGYPYPLQFIN
Held by institutions 45.0% 74.2% 61.8%
Institutions holding 221 1,378 158
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.0% +0.8% +3.0%
Institutions buying 133 521 71
Institutions selling 62 671 64
Buyers to sellers 2.15 0.78 1.11

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.

PGYPYPLQFIN
PGY 1.00 0.23 0.22
PYPL 0.23 1.00 0.19
QFIN 0.22 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PGY, PYPL and QFIN?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pagaya Technologies (PGY) $1.70B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.88B, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $729.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, PGY, PYPL and QFIN?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 13.5x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 11.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 2.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Pagaya Technologies (PGY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pagaya Technologies (PGY) +20.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 9.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%). On return on invested capital, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) leads (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 31.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -31.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -77.2%. Over five years, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) compounded fastest (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -30.3%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -23.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 74.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 58.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PGY, PYPL and QFIN?

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