PSFE vs CPAY vs SEZL Stock Comparison

Paysafe, Corpay and Sezzle Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.37 -10.9% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$277.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$395.89 -0.1% 1M +38.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.99B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$130.02 +20.1% 1M +80.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPSFECPAYSEZLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $277.50M $25.99B $4.38B CPAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x 22.7x 27.1x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.6x 15.1x 23.5x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +20.4% +43.1% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.9% 22.7% 30.3% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 10.7% 49.6% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 2.8x 0.2x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% +38.6% +80.3% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.6%/yr +9.9%/yr — CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.6% 36.5% 89.0% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 61/100 76/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

PSFECPAYSEZL

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

AxisPSFECPAYSEZL
Valuation 91 #10 of 99 57 #43 of 99 62 #38 of 99
Growth 28 #68 of 94 59 #39 of 94 97 #4 of 94
Profitability 56 #40 of 90 90 #10 of 90 98 #3 of 90
Financial Health 12 #93 of 105 23 #81 of 105 77 #25 of 105
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 59 74 #16 of 59 47 #32 of 59
Overall 56 61 76
  • PSFE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SEZL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSFECPAYSEZLSPY
1 month -10.9%-0.1%+20.1% +0.9%
3 months -37.8%+0.8%-14.9% +5.9%
6 months -40.1%+29.0%+69.9% +8.5%
Year to date -33.6%+31.6%+104.9% +13.3%
1 year -56.3%+38.6%+80.3% +12.4%
3 years -43.9%+78.4%+9,460.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -17.6%+21.3%+357.7% +23.5%
5 years -94.3%+60.0%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -43.6%+9.9%— +11.0%
10 years —+127.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+8.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePSFECPAYSEZLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.6%36.5%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.2%33.9%95.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.920.812.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.801.060.90 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.4%-37.3%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.3%-6.9%-31.0% -0.9%
52-week high $12.29$425.23$188.55 $779.14
52-week low $5.37$255.00$50.97 $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.

MultiplePSFECPAYSEZL
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 19.6x 22.7xmedian 19.6x 27.1xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 8.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 17.5x 12.6xmedian 17.5x 20.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 15.9x 15.9xmedian 15.9x 15.9xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.0x 7.2xmedian 2.0x 18.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.01 1.96median 1.01 0.16median 1.01

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 monthsPSFECPAYSEZL
Revenue $1.78B $5.02B $531.93M
Gross profit $1.01B – –
Operating income $29.42M $2.20B $214.81M
Net income -$208.30M $1.15B $161.43M
Free cash flow $205.33M $1.64B $274.61M
EPS (diluted) $-2.71 $17.20 $4.65
Cash & equivalents $226.16M $3.16B $79.76M
Total debt $10.05B $39.11B $121.52M
Shares (diluted) 58.07M 66.33M 34.72M
Enterprise value -$708.29M $16.19B $4.01B

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
MetricPSFECPAYSEZL
P/E -2.0x 22.7x 27.1x
P/FCF 1.4x 15.9x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 1.2x 14.1x 15.9x
P/S 0.2x 5.2x 8.2x
P/B 0.5x 7.2x 18.8x
P/Tangible book -1.2x 38.9x 18.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 12.6x 20.4x
EV/EBIT 87.0x 15.2x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 6.7x 8.3x
EV/FCF 12.5x 20.4x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 18.1x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 1.96 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSFECPAYSEZL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 20.4% 43.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 11.5% 56.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -68.9% 17.9% 56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 12.4% 119.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.5% 9.4% 54.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -75.9% 7.4% 174.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -216.8% 17.0% 57.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -62.4% 11.6% 172.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% -12.7% 64.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 0.6% 284.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% -15.0% 63.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.1% -0.2% 286.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSFECPAYSEZL
Gross margin 56.6% – –
EBITDA margin 17.3% 53.0% 40.8%
Operating margin 1.7% 43.7% 40.4%
Pretax margin -6.1% 33.3% 37.8%
Net margin -8.9% 22.7% 30.3%
FCF margin 11.5% 32.6% 51.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 36.8% 51.8%
Return on equity -35.1% 32.2% 75.1%
Return on assets -4.5% 4.2% 35.4%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 10.7% 49.6%
Return on capital employed 0.9% 20.9% 60.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 1.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 2.3% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSFECPAYSEZL
Debt / assets 54.8% 37.6% 26.6%
Debt / equity 4.4x 3.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 2.8x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 12.2x 6.5x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 87.5% 87.3% 49.0%
Equity / assets 12.5% 12.7% 51.0%
Interest coverage 0.2x 5.0x 15.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 4.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score -0.25 1.59 15.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSFECPAYSEZL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 26.2% 6.6% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 26.2% 6.6% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusPSFECPAYSEZL
Forward P/E 2.6xFY2026 15.1xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.05FY2026 $26.14FY2026 $5.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 +54.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +17.2% +26.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.73BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $625.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +8.1% +17.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSFECPAYSEZL
Held by institutions 50.8% 97.9% 44.1%
Institutions holding 144 732 323
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +0.8% +11.3%
Institutions buying 56 389 215
Institutions selling 54 240 79
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.62 2.72

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.

PSFECPAYSEZL
PSFE 1.00 0.37 0.31
CPAY 0.37 1.00 0.25
SEZL 0.31 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSFE, CPAY and SEZL?

Corpay (CPAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paysafe (PSFE) $277.50M, Corpay (CPAY) $25.99B, Sezzle (SEZL) $4.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, PSFE, CPAY and SEZL?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paysafe (PSFE) -2.0x, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7x, Sezzle (SEZL) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paysafe (PSFE) is cheapest (Paysafe (PSFE) 2.6x, Corpay (CPAY) 15.1x, Sezzle (SEZL) 23.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sezzle (SEZL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%, Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%, Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: Paysafe (PSFE) -56.3%, Corpay (CPAY) +38.6%, Sezzle (SEZL) +80.3%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (Paysafe (PSFE) -43.6%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corpay (CPAY) has been the steadiest (Paysafe (PSFE) 70.6%, Corpay (CPAY) 36.5%, Sezzle (SEZL) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PSFE, CPAY and SEZL?

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