PSFE vs GPN vs WEX Stock Comparison

Paysafe, Global Payments and Wex Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.38 -16.3% 1M -56.9% 1Y
Market cap
$278.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$81.44 -5.8% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$21.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
1.23%
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
WEX WEX Inc.
$186.17 +4.4% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.39B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.79B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Wex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wex 5, Global Payments 3, Paysafe 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSFEGPNWEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $278.02M $21.65B $6.39B GPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x -23.5x 18.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.6x 6.4x 8.7x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +32.5% +7.5% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.9% -9.1% 12.6% WEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 2.3% 7.8% WEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 4.8x -0.7x WEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.23% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.9% -6.2% +15.7% WEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.1%/yr -10.6%/yr +3.0%/yr WEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.6% 40.5% 41.7% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 50/100 54/100 PSFE

Percentile Scorecard

PSFEGPNWEX

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

AxisPSFEGPNWEX
Valuation 91 #10 of 99 74 #27 of 99 71 #29 of 99
Growth 28 #68 of 94 26 #70 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Profitability 55 #41 of 90 63 #34 of 90 72 #26 of 90
Financial Health 11 #94 of 105 24 #80 of 105 32 #72 of 105
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 61 62 #24 of 61 47 #33 of 61
Overall 56 50 54
  • PSFE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • WEX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSFEGPNWEXSPY
1 month -16.3%-5.8%+4.4% -0.2%
3 months -40.4%-6.9%+1.8% +3.9%
6 months -40.4%+20.0%+22.1% +8.2%
Year to date -33.5%+5.2%+25.0% +12.9%
1 year -56.9%-6.2%+15.7% +12.3%
3 years -43.8%-20.8%+14.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.5%-7.5%+4.5% +23.3%
5 years -94.0%-43.0%+15.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -43.1%-10.6%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years —+12.4%+65.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+1.2%+5.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePSFEGPNWEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.6%40.5%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.3%36.9%44.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.911.010.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.150.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.4%-58.8%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.9%-14.1%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $12.47$94.85$203.22 $779.14
52-week low $5.38$62.47$126.86 $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.

MultiplePSFEGPNWEX
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 20.0x -23.5xmedian 20.0x 18.4xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 17.5x 10.6xmedian 17.5x 5.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 15.9x 26.3xmedian 15.9x 58.9xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 2.0x 4.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.03 0.51median 1.03 0.66median 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 monthsPSFEGPNWEX
Revenue $1.78B $10.23B $2.79B
Gross profit $1.01B $6.54B $1.66B
Operating income $29.42M $1.27B $711.30M
Net income -$208.30M -$873.78M $350.80M
Free cash flow $205.33M $822.72M $108.50M
EPS (diluted) $-2.71 $-3.46 $10.05
Cash & equivalents $226.16M $5.41B $1.16B
Total debt $10.05B $23.56B $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 58.07M 270.12M 34.90M
Enterprise value -$707.77M $86.18M -$15.31B

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
MetricPSFEGPNWEX
P/E -2.0x -23.5x 18.4x
P/FCF 1.4x 26.3x 58.9x
P/Operating cash flow 1.2x 13.1x 24.3x
P/S 0.2x 2.1x 2.3x
P/B 0.5x 0.9x 4.7x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 5.0x 22.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 10.6x 5.4x
EV/EBIT 87.0x 31.4x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.9x 2.0x
EV/FCF 12.5x 48.4x 52.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 24.0x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.51 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSFEGPNWEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 32.5% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 3.3% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 14.8% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 5.7% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -68.9% -33.4% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -4.4% 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.5% -158.6% 14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -75.9% -44.6% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -216.8% -158.9% 12.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -62.4% -46.2% 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% -46.4% -38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% -9.1% -37.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% -66.6% -61.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.1% -19.7% -51.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSFEGPNWEX
Gross margin 56.6% 63.9% 59.6%
EBITDA margin 17.3% 36.8% 37.3%
Operating margin 1.7% 12.4% 25.5%
Pretax margin -6.1% 5.5% 17.4%
Net margin -8.9% -9.1% 12.6%
FCF margin 11.5% 8.0% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 16.2% 9.4%
Return on equity -35.1% -3.5% 26.8%
Return on assets -4.5% -1.3% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 2.3% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 0.9% 2.5% 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x -1.9x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 1.3% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSFEGPNWEX
Debt / assets 54.8% 37.1% 32.5%
Debt / equity 4.4x 1.0x 4.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 4.8x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 12.2x 28.6x 49.4x
Liabilities / assets 87.5% 62.6% 91.9%
Equity / assets 12.5% 37.4% 8.1%
Interest coverage 0.2x 1.5x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -0.25 0.59 0.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSFEGPNWEX
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 26.2% 7.3% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 26.2% 8.5% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% –

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.

ConsensusPSFEGPNWEX
Forward P/E 2.6xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.05FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $21.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +18.0% -6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.73BFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $2.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +8.4% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSFEGPNWEX
Held by institutions 50.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 144 792 417
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +7.4% +2.5%
Institutions buying 56 374 189
Institutions selling 54 307 166
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.22 1.14

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.

PSFEGPNWEX
PSFE 1.00 0.51 0.42
GPN 0.51 1.00 0.49
WEX 0.42 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSFE, GPN and WEX?

Global Payments (GPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paysafe (PSFE) $278.02M, Global Payments (GPN) $21.65B, Wex (WEX) $6.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%, Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%, Wex (WEX) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wex (WEX) has the highest net margin (Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%, Wex (WEX) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Wex (WEX) leads (Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%, Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%, Wex (WEX) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wex (WEX) returned the most: Paysafe (PSFE) -56.9%, Global Payments (GPN) -6.2%, Wex (WEX) +15.7%. Over five years, Wex (WEX) compounded fastest (Paysafe (PSFE) -43.1%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -10.6%/yr, Wex (WEX) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Global Payments (GPN) 1.23%. Paysafe (PSFE) and Wex (WEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (Paysafe (PSFE) 70.6%, Global Payments (GPN) 40.5%, Wex (WEX) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PSFE, GPN and WEX?

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