PSFE vs PYPL vs FISV Stock Comparison

Paysafe, PayPal Holdings and Fiserv Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.38 -16.3% 1M -56.9% 1Y
Market cap
$311.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.09 +1.9% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.88B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins
FISV Fiserv Inc
$47.40 +2.0% 1M -62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.37B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.87B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 7, Fiserv 2, Paysafe 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSFEPYPLFISVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $311.84M $47.88B $25.37B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x 10.1x 9.1x FISV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.6x 10.1x 6.4x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +4.4% -1.2% PSFE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.9% 13.8% 13.4% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 14.6% 7.0% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 0.5x 3.4x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.9% -20.2% -62.5% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -43.1%/yr -25.0%/yr -13.6%/yr FISV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.6% 43.9% 70.1% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 69/100 63/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

PSFEPYPLFISV

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

AxisPSFEPYPLFISV
Valuation 91 #10 of 99 92 #9 of 99 90 #11 of 99
Growth 28 #68 of 94 62 #36 of 94 40 #57 of 94
Profitability 55 #41 of 90 87 #13 of 90 83 #16 of 90
Financial Health 11 #94 of 105 37 #67 of 105 30 #74 of 105
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 61 68 #20 of 61 73 #17 of 61
Overall 56 69 63
  • PSFE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • FISV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSFEPYPLFISVSPY
1 month -16.3%+1.9%+2.0% -0.2%
3 months -40.4%-3.8%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months -40.4%+13.0%-23.1% +8.2%
Year to date -33.5%-3.9%-29.4% +12.9%
1 year -56.9%-20.2%-62.5% +12.3%
3 years -43.8%+11.3%-57.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.5%+3.6%-25.0% +23.3%
5 years -94.0%-76.3%-51.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -43.1%-25.0%-13.6% +10.9%
10 years —+34.5%-2.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.0%-0.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePSFEPYPLFISVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.6%43.9%70.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.3%48.4%93.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.911.020.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.46-0.89 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.4%-83.5%-81.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.9%-23.2%-62.5% -1.2%
52-week high $12.47$73.02$126.54 $779.14
52-week low $5.38$39.08$44.36 $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.

MultiplePSFEPYPLFISV
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 20.0x 10.1xmedian 20.0x 9.0xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 17.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x 6.6xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 15.9x 7.5xmedian 15.9x 6.4xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.03 0.59median 1.03 1.00median 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 monthsPSFEPYPLFISV
Revenue $1.78B $34.30B $20.87B
Gross profit $1.01B – $11.73B
Operating income $29.42M $5.83B $4.66B
Net income -$208.30M $4.73B $2.82B
Free cash flow $205.33M $6.30B $3.93B
R&D – $3.28B –
EPS (diluted) $-2.71 $5.51 $5.25
Cash & equivalents $226.16M $7.16B $627.00M
Total debt $10.05B $13.47B $27.89B
Shares (diluted) 58.07M 858.00M 533.70M
Enterprise value -$673.95M $6.58B $22.05B

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
MetricPSFEPYPLFISV
P/E -2.0x 10.1x 9.0x
P/FCF 1.4x 7.5x 6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.2x 6.6x 4.3x
P/S 0.2x 1.4x 1.2x
P/B 0.5x 2.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 2.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 7.4x 6.6x
EV/EBIT 87.0x 8.6x 11.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.5x 2.5x
EV/FCF 12.5x 8.0x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 7.1x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.59 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSFEPYPLFISV
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 4.4% -1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 5.6% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% – -9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -68.9% -2.8% -26.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 8.6% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -324.5% -3.9% -17.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -75.9% 7.9% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -216.8% 7.6% -14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -62.4% 17.1% 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% 10.4% -13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 22.9% 6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% 13.2% -23.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 25.5% 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSFEPYPLFISV
Gross margin 56.6% – 56.2%
EBITDA margin 17.3% 19.8% 38.2%
Operating margin 1.7% 17.0% 22.3%
Pretax margin -6.1% 16.6% 15.8%
Net margin -8.9% 13.8% 13.4%
FCF margin 11.5% 18.4% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 20.7% 27.9%
Return on equity -35.1% 24.1% 10.6%
Return on assets -4.5% 5.8% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 14.6% 7.0%
Return on capital employed 0.9% 17.0% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 1.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 2.8% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSFEPYPLFISV
Debt / assets 54.8% 16.5% 34.5%
Debt / equity 4.4x 0.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 0.5x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 12.2x 2.1x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 87.5% 76.1% 66.7%
Equity / assets 12.5% 23.9% 33.3%
Interest coverage 0.2x – 3.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -0.25 1.90 1.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSFEPYPLFISV
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 26.2% 12.8% 6.4%
Shareholder yield 26.2% 13.8% 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.

ConsensusPSFEPYPLFISV
Forward P/E 2.6xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.05FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $7.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% -3.1% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.73BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $18.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 -6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +5.1% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSFEPYPLFISV
Held by institutions 50.8% 74.2% 89.7%
Institutions holding 144 1,378 1,150
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +0.8% +2.6%
Institutions buying 56 521 499
Institutions selling 54 671 502
Buyers to sellers 1.04 0.78 0.99

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.

PSFEPYPLFISV
PSFE 1.00 0.36 0.42
PYPL 0.36 1.00 0.45
FISV 0.42 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSFE, PYPL and FISV?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paysafe (PSFE) $311.84M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.88B, Fiserv (FISV) $25.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, PSFE, PYPL and FISV?

Fiserv (FISV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paysafe (PSFE) -2.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Fiserv (FISV) 9.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paysafe (PSFE) is cheapest (Paysafe (PSFE) 2.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Fiserv (FISV) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Paysafe (PSFE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Fiserv (FISV) -1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Fiserv (FISV) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Fiserv (FISV) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Paysafe (PSFE) -56.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%, Fiserv (FISV) -62.5%. Over five years, Fiserv (FISV) compounded fastest (Paysafe (PSFE) -43.1%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Fiserv (FISV) -13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Paysafe (PSFE) 70.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%, Fiserv (FISV) 70.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PSFE, PYPL and FISV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads on 7. 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.