PSFE vs FOUR vs CPAY Stock Comparison

Paysafe, Shift4 Payments and Corpay Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.91 +9.6% 1M -46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$305.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
FOUR Shift4 Payments, Inc.
$42.06 +16.3% 1M -39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.54B
P/E
76.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$409.08 +3.7% 1M +57.1% 1Y
Market cap
$26.86B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Corpay leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Corpay 8, Shift4 Payments 2, Paysafe 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSFEFOURCPAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $305.41M $6.54B $26.86B CPAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x 76.1x 23.5x CPAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.9x 7.6x 15.6x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +32.4% +20.4% FOUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.9% 0.9% 22.7% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 4.9% 10.7% CPAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 4.5x 2.8x CPAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.3% -39.1% +57.1% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.4%/yr -6.6%/yr +11.1%/yr CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.4% 65.9% 35.5% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 65/100 59/100 FOUR

Percentile Scorecard

PSFEFOURCPAY

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

AxisPSFEFOURCPAY
Valuation 92 #9 of 99 85 #16 of 99 53 #47 of 99
Growth 29 #67 of 94 70 #29 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Profitability 55 #41 of 90 67 #30 of 90 90 #10 of 90
Financial Health 10 #95 of 105 18 #86 of 105 22 #82 of 105
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 61 83 #11 of 61 73 #17 of 61
Overall 56 65 59
  • PSFE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • FOUR ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSFEFOURCPAYSPY
1 month +9.6%+16.3%+3.7% -2.3%
3 months -24.6%-22.5%+6.0% -0.7%
6 months -35.0%-4.4%+31.6% +4.8%
Year to date -26.9%-33.2%+35.9% +10.3%
1 year -46.3%-39.1%+57.1% +10.3%
3 years -45.2%-13.1%+72.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -18.2%-4.6%+20.0% +20.1%
5 years -93.6%-28.9%+69.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -42.4%-6.6%+11.1% +10.1%
10 years ——+169.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+10.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePSFEFOURCPAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.4%65.9%35.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.9%69.9%32.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.811.320.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.591.61 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.4%-71.7%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-43.0%-3.8% -3.5%
52-week high $10.69$73.78$425.23 $779.14
52-week low $5.37$35.57$261.17 $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.

MultiplePSFEFOURCPAY
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 20.4x 76.1xmedian 20.4x 23.5xmedian 20.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 5.3xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 13.7x 11.5xmedian 13.7x 12.9xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 16.4x 15.1xmedian 16.4x 16.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 7.5xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.02 -2.23median 1.02 2.03median 1.02

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 monthsPSFEFOURCPAY
Revenue $1.78B $4.78B $5.02B
Gross profit $1.01B $1.72B –
Operating income $29.42M $387.50M $2.20B
Net income -$208.30M $122.40M $1.15B
Free cash flow $205.33M $433.00M $1.64B
EPS (diluted) $-2.71 $0.55 $17.20
Cash & equivalents $226.16M $356.00M $3.16B
Total debt $2.51B $4.51B $10.62B
Shares (diluted) 58.07M 79.64M 66.33M
Enterprise value -$676.69M $3.35B $17.06B

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
MetricPSFEFOURCPAY
P/E -2.2x 76.1x 23.5x
P/FCF 1.5x 15.1x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.3x 11.0x 14.5x
P/S 0.2x 1.4x 5.3x
P/B 0.5x 3.8x 7.5x
P/Tangible book -1.4x -5.6x 40.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 11.5x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 88.0x 27.6x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.2x 6.8x
EV/FCF 12.6x 24.7x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 18.0x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -2.23 2.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSFEFOURCPAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 32.4% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 28.2% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 55.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 42.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -68.9% 41.2% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 45.3% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.5% -55.2% 9.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -75.9% -4.9% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -216.8% -77.1% 17.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -62.4% -34.2% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% 16.0% -12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 16.4% 0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 8.8% -15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 13.3% -0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSFEFOURCPAY
Gross margin 56.6% 35.9% –
EBITDA margin 17.3% 19.5% 53.0%
Operating margin 1.7% 8.1% 43.7%
Pretax margin -6.1% 3.2% 33.3%
Net margin -8.9% 0.9% 22.7%
FCF margin 11.5% 9.1% 32.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 12.4% 36.8%
Return on equity -35.1% 7.0% 32.2%
Return on assets -4.5% 1.4% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 4.9% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 0.9% 5.5% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 4.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 1.8% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSFEFOURCPAY
Debt / assets 54.8% 51.9% 37.6%
Debt / equity 4.4x 2.6x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 4.5x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 12.2x 10.4x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 87.5% 80.1% 87.3%
Equity / assets 12.5% 19.9% 12.7%
Interest coverage 0.2x 1.5x 5.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.25 1.21 1.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSFEFOURCPAY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 23.8% 9.6% 6.4%
Shareholder yield 23.8% 9.6% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusPSFEFOURCPAY
Forward P/E 2.9xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.05FY2026 $5.50FY2026 $26.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +8.7% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.73BFY2026 $2.44BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +6.6% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSFEFOURCPAY
Held by institutions 50.8% 87.4% 97.9%
Institutions holding 144 358 733
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% -2.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 56 187 390
Institutions selling 54 142 240
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.32 1.63

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.

PSFEFOURCPAY
PSFE 1.00 0.46 0.37
FOUR 0.46 1.00 0.35
CPAY 0.37 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSFE, FOUR and CPAY?

Corpay (CPAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paysafe (PSFE) $305.41M, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) $6.54B, Corpay (CPAY) $26.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, PSFE, FOUR and CPAY?

Corpay (CPAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paysafe (PSFE) -2.2x, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 76.1x, Corpay (CPAY) 23.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paysafe (PSFE) is cheapest (Paysafe (PSFE) 2.9x, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 7.6x, Corpay (CPAY) 15.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shift4 Payments (FOUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) +32.4%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 0.9%, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Corpay (CPAY) leads (Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 4.9%, Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Paysafe (PSFE) -46.3%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) -39.1%, Corpay (CPAY) +57.1%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (Paysafe (PSFE) -42.4%/yr, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) -6.6%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corpay (CPAY) has been the steadiest (Paysafe (PSFE) 70.4%, Shift4 Payments (FOUR) 65.9%, Corpay (CPAY) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Corpay (CPAY) leads on 8. 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.