PGY vs XYZ vs UPST Stock Comparison

Pagaya Technologies, Block and Upstart Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PGY Pagaya Technologies Ltd.
$20.81 +19.8% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.53B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
4 wins
XYZ Block, Inc.
$76.94 +3.9% 1M +0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$45.94B
P/E
128.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$24.84 +7.3% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.07B
P/E
34.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Block leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Block 6, Pagaya Technologies 4, Upstart Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPGYXYZUPSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.53B $45.94B $2.07B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 128.6x 34.3x PGY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 19.8x 36.0x PGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% +5.1% +48.6% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 1.4% 4.8% PGY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.5% 2.0% 1.8% PGY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.3x 20.6x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.4% +0.6% -49.0% XYZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.6%/yr -21.3%/yr -40.1%/yr XYZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.7% 46.2% 65.1% XYZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 72/100 49/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

PGYXYZUPST

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

AxisPGYXYZUPST
Valuation 93 #8 of 99 83 #18 of 99 50 #50 of 99
Growth 91 #9 of 94 82 #18 of 94 76 #23 of 94
Profitability 85 #14 of 90 65 #32 of 90 53 #43 of 90
Financial Health 40 #63 of 105 68 #34 of 105 9 #96 of 105
Shareholder Returns 34 #40 of 60 64 #22 of 60 56 #27 of 60
Overall 69 72 49
  • PGY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPGYXYZUPSTSPY
1 month +19.8%+3.9%+7.3% +0.7%
3 months +18.0%-6.9%-8.1% +3.7%
6 months +49.8%+9.1%-21.3% +7.1%
Year to date -0.4%+18.2%-43.2% +12.8%
1 year -25.4%+0.6%-49.0% +11.9%
3 years +41.6%+96.2%+6.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.3%+25.2%+2.1% +22.8%
5 years -82.7%-69.8%-92.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -29.6%-21.3%-40.1% +10.9%
10 years —+590.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+21.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePGYXYZUPSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.7%46.2%65.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.3%45.9%68.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.171.822.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.01-0.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.1%-84.6%-96.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.4%-9.3%-51.0% -1.2%
52-week high $27.91$84.84$50.70 $779.14
52-week low $10.64$49.09$22.74 $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.

MultiplePGYXYZUPST
P/E now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 19.5x 128.8xmedian 19.5x 39.8xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 17.8x 30.1xmedian 17.8x 52.7xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 16.1x 11.9xmedian 16.1x -8.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.0x 3.0xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.98 1.91median 0.98 1.35median 0.98

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 monthsPGYXYZUPST
Revenue $1.39B $25.04B $1.25B
Gross profit $603.06M $11.61B $1.03B
Operating income $345.48M $1.17B $49.71M
Net income $127.54M $357.28M $60.33M
Free cash flow $251.78M $3.88B -$289.05M
R&D $70.60M $3.07B $304.91M
EPS (diluted) $1.29 $0.59 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $249.26M $6.43B $455.96M
Total debt $471.87M $6.88B $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 97.25M 608.85M 109.72M
Enterprise value $504.48M $17.24B -$2.45M

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
MetricPGYXYZUPST
P/E 13.8x 128.8x 39.8x
P/FCF 6.9x 11.9x -8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 11.4x -8.5x
P/S 1.2x 1.8x 1.9x
P/B 2.7x 2.1x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.2x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 30.1x 52.7x
EV/EBIT 5.7x 39.9x 79.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.9x 3.2x
EV/FCF 7.8x 12.0x -13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 11.5x -14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.91 1.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPGYXYZUPST
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% 5.1% 48.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.8% 23.7% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% 33.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 118.3% 1.7% 199.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 77.9% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 141.6% -87.9% 1,050%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 64.5% 30.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 136.4% -87.7% 990.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 67.4% 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 135.3% 236.4% -335.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 105.3% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 160.3% 266.4% -341.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 129.4% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPGYXYZUPST
Gross margin 43.4% 46.4% 82.5%
EBITDA margin 27.7% 6.2% 6.0%
Operating margin 24.9% 4.7% 4.0%
Pretax margin 7.1% 2.8% 4.9%
Net margin 9.0% 1.4% 4.8%
FCF margin 18.1% 15.5% -23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% 16.2% -22.8%
Return on equity 19.0% 1.6% 7.9%
Return on assets 7.1% 0.9% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 31.5% 2.0% 1.8%
Return on capital employed – 4.0% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 11.4x -4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 4.8% 11.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPGYXYZUPST
Debt / assets 27.9% 17.6% 63.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.3x 20.6x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 1.8x -6.9x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 43.7% 74.9%
Equity / assets 38.3% 56.3% 25.1%
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio – 2.2x –
Quick ratio – 0.8x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 2.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPGYXYZUPST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 3.9% 3.4%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 3.9% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusPGYXYZUPST
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 36.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.73FY2026 $3.89FY2026 $0.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +86.0%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.3% +38.3% +191.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.38BFY2026 $24.57BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.1% +21.4% +42.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPGYXYZUPST
Held by institutions 38.9% 73.6% 60.0%
Institutions holding 221 1,082 364
Change in shares held, QoQ -12.0% +3.0% +3.2%
Institutions buying 133 582 196
Institutions selling 62 330 98
Buyers to sellers 2.15 1.76 2.00

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.

PGYXYZUPST
PGY 1.00 0.42 0.64
XYZ 0.42 1.00 0.53
UPST 0.64 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PGY, XYZ and UPST?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pagaya Technologies (PGY) $1.53B, Block (XYZ) $45.94B, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, PGY, XYZ and UPST?

Pagaya Technologies (PGY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 12.1x, Block (XYZ) 128.6x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) is cheapest (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 12.0x, Block (XYZ) 19.8x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 36.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pagaya Technologies (PGY) +20.5%, Block (XYZ) +5.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pagaya Technologies (PGY) has the highest net margin (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 9.0%, Block (XYZ) 1.4%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) leads (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 31.5%, Block (XYZ) 2.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Block (XYZ) returned the most: Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -25.4%, Block (XYZ) +0.6%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -49.0%. Over five years, Block (XYZ) compounded fastest (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -29.6%/yr, Block (XYZ) -21.3%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -40.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Block (XYZ) has been the steadiest (Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 74.7%, Block (XYZ) 46.2%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PGY, XYZ and UPST?

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