PGY vs SHOP vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Pagaya Technologies, Shopify and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SHOP Shopify Inc.
$143.75 -12.6% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$184.99B
P/E
87.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.17B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
5 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$58.96 +8.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$49.35B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
0.95%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Shopify leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Shopify 5, Pagaya Technologies 3, PayPal Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPGYSHOPPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.46B $184.99B $49.35B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.5x 87.0x 10.6x PGY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 77.3x 10.3x PGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +32.5% +4.4% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 15.0% 13.8% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.5% — 14.6% PGY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 0.5x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.95% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.0% -11.8% -13.4% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.1%/yr -1.2%/yr -23.6%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.7% 60.3% 43.5% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 62/100 69/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

PGYSHOPPYPL

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

AxisPGYSHOPPYPL
Valuation 95 #6 of 99 21 #132 of 166 92 #9 of 99
Growth 83 #17 of 94 79 #33 of 154 60 #38 of 94
Profitability 88 #12 of 90 80 #32 of 154 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 44 #59 of 105 92 #16 of 179 38 #66 of 105
Shareholder Returns 30 #44 of 62 41 #58 of 97 67 #21 of 62
Overall 68 62 69
  • PGY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPGYSHOPPYPLSPY
1 month -3.5%-12.6%+8.0% -5.9%
3 months -18.7%-2.5%-1.4% -4.6%
6 months +12.3%+28.6%+27.6% +0.2%
Year to date -16.7%-10.7%+1.0% +7.5%
1 year -32.0%-11.8%-13.4% +8.2%
3 years +4.4%+137.9%+7.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +1.4%+33.5%+2.6% +19.0%
5 years -85.5%-5.9%-73.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -32.1%-1.2%-23.6% +9.4%
10 years —+3,576.5%+44.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+43.4%+3.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePGYSHOPPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.7%60.3%43.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%61.7%48.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.061.820.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.20-0.31 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.1%-84.8%-83.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.3%-19.8%-13.4% -5.9%
52-week high $27.77$179.22$68.06 $779.14
52-week low $10.64$95.40$39.08 $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.

MultiplePGYSHOPPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 22.5x 87.0xmedian 18.0x 10.6xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 13.1xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 23.6x 86.0xmedian 15.5x 7.7xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 17.3x 69.5xmedian 11.4x 7.8xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.7x 14.5xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.64 —median 0.38 0.62median 0.64

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 monthsPGYSHOPPYPL
Revenue $1.43B $14.17B $34.30B
Gross profit $628.26M $6.73B –
Operating income $378.07M $2.07B $5.83B
Net income $154.00M $2.13B $4.73B
Free cash flow $233.74M $2.66B $6.30B
R&D $69.72M $1.77B $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $1.56 $1.65 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $247.12M $1.87B $7.16B
Total debt $472.33M – $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 98.47M 1.29B 858.00M
Enterprise value $455.81M $163.79B $8.05B

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
MetricPGYSHOPPYPL
P/E 9.5x 87.0x 10.6x
P/FCF 6.3x 69.5x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 69.0x 7.0x
P/S 1.0x 13.1x 1.4x
P/B 2.2x 14.5x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 14.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x 86.0x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 4.5x 87.1x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 12.7x 1.5x
EV/FCF 7.2x 67.7x 8.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 67.2x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 – 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPGYSHOPPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 32.5% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.6% – 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 29.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 75.2% 58.9% -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.2% – 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 173.6% 19.4% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.6% – 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 173.5% 21.4% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.4% – 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.2% 39.5% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.0% 39.8% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPGYSHOPPYPL
Gross margin 43.9% 47.5% –
EBITDA margin 29.3% 14.8% 19.8%
Operating margin 26.4% 14.6% 17.0%
Pretax margin 9.5% 17.9% 16.6%
Net margin 10.8% 15.0% 13.8%
FCF margin 16.3% 18.8% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 18.9% 20.7%
Return on equity 21.3% 16.7% 24.1%
Return on assets 8.0% 14.6% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 33.5% – 14.6%
Return on capital employed – 16.0% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 3.6% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPGYSHOPPYPL
Debt / assets 26.3% – 16.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.0x – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 62.9% 13.1% 76.1%
Equity / assets 37.1% 86.9% 23.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 4.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 3.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 3.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 60.30 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPGYSHOPPYPL
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 1.3% 12.2%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 1.3% 13.1%
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.

ConsensusPGYSHOPPYPL
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 77.3xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $1.86FY2026 $5.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.7%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.1% +24.7% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.39BFY2026 $15.76BFY2026 $33.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +15.0% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPGYSHOPPYPL
Held by institutions 38.9% 68.9% 74.2%
Institutions holding 222 1,707 1,382
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.0% +3.6% +0.8%
Institutions buying 134 788 523
Institutions selling 62 653 672
Buyers to sellers 2.16 1.21 0.78

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.

PGYSHOPPYPL
PGY 1.00 0.40 0.21
SHOP 0.40 1.00 0.38
PYPL 0.21 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PGY, SHOP and PYPL?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pagaya Technologies (PGY) $1.46B, Shopify (SHOP) $184.99B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, PGY, SHOP and PYPL?

Pagaya Technologies (PGY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 9.5x, Shopify (SHOP) 87.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) is cheapest (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 9.6x, Shopify (SHOP) 77.3x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x). 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: Pagaya Technologies (PGY) +14.8%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 10.8%, Shopify (SHOP) 15.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) leads (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 33.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -32.0%, Shopify (SHOP) -11.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -13.4%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -32.1%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) -1.2%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.95%. Pagaya Technologies (PGY) and Shopify (SHOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 75.7%, Shopify (SHOP) 60.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.