PSFE vs PYPL vs WSE Stock Comparison

Paysafe, PayPal Holdings and Wise Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.58 -13.2% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$313.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
8 wins
WSE Wise Group plc
$10.99 -4.8% 1M
Market cap
$11.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionPSFEPYPLWSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $313.29M $49.17B $11.05B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x 10.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.7x 9.9x 20.4x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +5.7% — PYPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.9% 14.4% — PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 15.9% — PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 0.3x — PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.0% -21.2% — PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -42.5%/yr -25.2%/yr — PYPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.7% 44.0% 43.8% WSE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 70/100 — PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

PSFEPYPLWSE

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

AxisPSFEPYPLWSE
Valuation 91 #10 of 99 92 #9 of 99 –
Growth 28 #68 of 94 63 #35 of 94 –
Profitability 55 #41 of 90 88 #12 of 90 –
Financial Health 10 #95 of 105 39 #65 of 105 –
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 61 67 #21 of 61 –
Overall 56 70 –
  • PSFE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • WSE ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSFEPYPLWSESPY
1 month -13.2%-0.1%-4.8% -0.8%
3 months -35.0%-1.9%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months -36.6%+10.5%— +7.0%
Year to date -31.0%-5.8%— +12.2%
1 year -56.0%-21.2%— +13.0%
3 years -41.8%+9.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -16.5%+3.0%— +23.1%
5 years -93.7%-76.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -42.5%-25.2%— +11.0%
10 years —+29.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePSFEPYPLWSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.7%44.0%43.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.4%48.4%48.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.010.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.48— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.4%-83.5%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.3%-24.7%-28.6% -1.8%
52-week high $12.47$73.02$15.40 $779.14
52-week low $5.39$39.08$10.40 $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.

MultiplePSFEPYPLWSE
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 20.6x 9.8xmedian 20.6x —median 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 15.4x 7.2xmedian 15.4x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 16.4x 7.2xmedian 16.4x 1.8xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.05 0.66median 1.05 —median 0.88

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 monthsPSFEPYPLWSE
Revenue $1.78B $34.13B –
Gross profit $1.01B – –
Operating income $29.42M $5.95B –
Net income -$208.30M $4.90B –
Free cash flow $205.33M $6.59B –
R&D – $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $-2.71 $5.56 –
Cash & equivalents $226.16M $8.31B –
Total debt $10.05B $13.40B –
Shares (diluted) 58.07M 882.00M 1.03B
Enterprise value -$672.50M $7.39B $11.05B

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
MetricPSFEPYPLWSE
P/E -2.1x 9.8x –
P/FCF 1.4x 7.2x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 1.2x 6.3x –
P/S 0.2x 1.4x –
P/B 0.5x 2.4x –
P/Tangible book -1.3x 2.4x –
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 7.2x –
EV/EBIT 87.3x 8.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.5x –
EV/FCF 12.5x 7.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 6.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSFEPYPLWSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 5.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 6.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -68.9% 1.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 9.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -324.5% 4.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -75.9% 6.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -216.8% 16.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -62.4% 15.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.2% 23.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 20.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.1% 24.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 21.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSFEPYPLWSE
Gross margin 56.6% – –
EBITDA margin 17.3% 20.2% –
Operating margin 1.7% 17.4% –
Pretax margin -6.1% 17.2% –
Net margin -8.9% 14.4% –
FCF margin 11.5% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 21.9% –
Return on equity -35.1% 24.6% –
Return on assets -4.5% 6.0% –
Return on invested capital 1.0% 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 0.9% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 2.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSFEPYPLWSE
Debt / assets 54.8% 16.2% –
Debt / equity 4.4x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.4x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 12.2x 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 87.5% 76.0% –
Equity / assets 12.5% 24.0% –
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score -0.25 1.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSFEPYPLWSE
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 25.2% 12.7% –
Shareholder yield 25.2% 13.7% –
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.

ConsensusPSFEPYPLWSE
Forward P/E 2.7xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.05FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% -3.1% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.73BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $2.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +5.1% +21.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSFEPYPLWSE
Held by institutions 50.8% 74.2% 26.2%
Institutions holding 144 1,378 214
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +0.8% –
Institutions buying 56 521 214
Institutions selling 54 671 0
Buyers to sellers 1.04 0.78 –

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.

PSFEPYPLWSE
PSFE 1.00 0.37 0.30
PYPL 0.37 1.00 0.32
WSE 0.30 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSFE, PYPL and WSE?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Paysafe (PSFE) $313.29M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B, Wise (WSE) $11.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Paysafe (PSFE) -56.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%. Over five years, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) compounded fastest (Paysafe (PSFE) -42.5%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wise (WSE) has been the steadiest (Paysafe (PSFE) 70.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Wise (WSE) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.