PYPL vs NYAX vs CASS Stock Comparison

PayPal Holdings, Nayax and Cass Information Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.09 +1.9% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$46.95B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
1.00%
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
NYAX Nayax Ltd.
$51.92 +15.3% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
243.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$453.18M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cass Information Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cass Information Systems 6, PayPal Holdings 5, Nayax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPYPLNYAXCASSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.95B $1.92B $697.29M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 243.9x 19.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 126.6x 17.7x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +30.0% +8.8% NYAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 1.7% 18.5% CASS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 5.9% 13.9% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.7x -2.2x CASS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.00% — 2.35% CASS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.2% +20.7% +36.9% CASS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.0%/yr — +5.5%/yr CASS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 49.5% 22.6% CASS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 51/100 67/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

PYPLNYAXCASS

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

AxisPYPLNYAXCASS
Valuation 92 #9 of 99 44 #56 of 99 80 #21 of 99
Growth 62 #36 of 94 73 #26 of 94 61 #37 of 94
Profitability 87 #13 of 90 62 #35 of 90 75 #23 of 90
Financial Health 37 #67 of 105 45 #58 of 105 57 #46 of 105
Shareholder Returns 68 #20 of 61 33 #41 of 61 60 #25 of 61
Overall 69 51 67
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • NYAX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CASS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYPLNYAXCASSSPY
1 month +1.9%+15.3%+0.6% -0.2%
3 months -3.8%-24.4%-2.7% +3.9%
6 months +13.0%-23.7%+14.6% +8.2%
Year to date -3.9%+2.6%+31.1% +12.9%
1 year -20.2%+20.7%+36.9% +12.3%
3 years +11.3%+173.3%+46.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%+39.8%+13.6% +23.3%
5 years -76.3%—+30.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.0%—+5.5% +10.9%
10 years +34.5%—+33.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.0%—+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePYPLNYAXCASSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%49.5%22.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%50.6%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.020.890.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.421.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.5%-49.6%-30.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-31.5%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $73.02$75.81$58.54 $779.14
52-week low $39.08$39.72$39.15 $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.

MultiplePYPLNYAXCASS
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 20.0x 243.9xmedian 20.0x 19.0xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 4.2xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 17.5x 36.9xmedian 17.5x 8.0xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 15.9x 61.7xmedian 15.9x 16.6xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.0x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 2.9xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 1.03 9.17median 1.03 2.98median 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 monthsPYPLNYAXCASS
Revenue $34.30B $453.18M $198.99M
Gross profit – $216.61M –
Operating income $5.83B $24.56M –
Net income $4.73B $7.87M $36.71M
Free cash flow $6.30B $31.11M $42.02M
R&D $3.28B $33.69M –
EPS (diluted) $5.51 $0.21 $2.81
Cash & equivalents $7.16B $302.83M $132.84M
Total debt $13.47B $829.59M –
Shares (diluted) 858.00M 37.66M 13.07M
Enterprise value $5.65B $816.18M $468.82M

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
MetricPYPLNYAXCASS
P/E 10.1x 243.9x 19.0x
P/FCF 7.5x 61.7x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 67.7x 14.3x
P/S 1.4x 4.2x 3.5x
P/B 2.4x 7.8x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 7.8x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 36.9x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 79.8x 8.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 4.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 8.0x 63.0x 13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 69.0x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 9.17 2.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYPLNYAXCASS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 30.0% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 29.9% 0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 31.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 44.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.8% -13.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 45.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.9% -62.8% 44.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 31.9% 4.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.6% -64.6% 49.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 26.6% 6.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -40.7% 22.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 68.7% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% -28.3% 24.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 65.4% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYPLNYAXCASS
Gross margin – 47.8% –
EBITDA margin 19.8% 11.7% 34.6%
Operating margin 17.0% 5.4% –
Pretax margin 16.6% 3.8% 22.9%
Net margin 13.8% 1.7% 18.5%
FCF margin 18.4% 6.9% 21.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.7% 6.3% 24.5%
Return on equity 24.1% 3.3% 15.1%
Return on assets 5.8% 0.9% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 5.9% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 17.0% 4.2% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 3.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 3.9% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYPLNYAXCASS
Debt / assets 16.5% 36.9% 3.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.7x -2.2x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 11.0x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 76.1% 73.6% 90.3%
Equity / assets 23.9% 26.4% 9.7%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 1.90 2.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYPLNYAXCASS
Dividend yield 1.0% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 12.8% -0.3% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 13.8% -0.3% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.5%

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.

ConsensusPYPLNYAXCASS
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 126.6xFY2026 17.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.55FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 -56.4%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +202.4% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.55BFY2026 $501.80MFY2026 $199.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +33.8% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYPLNYAXCASS
Held by institutions 74.2% 12.9% 61.4%
Institutions holding 1,378 59 172
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -5.2% -3.4%
Institutions buying 521 26 102
Institutions selling 671 16 43
Buyers to sellers 0.78 1.63 2.37

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.

PYPLNYAXCASS
PYPL 1.00 0.04 0.21
NYAX 0.04 1.00 0.07
CASS 0.21 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYPL, NYAX and CASS?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $46.95B, Nayax (NYAX) $1.92B, Cass Information Systems (CASS) $697.29M.

Which stock is cheaper, PYPL, NYAX and CASS?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Nayax (NYAX) 243.9x, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 19.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Nayax (NYAX) 126.6x, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 17.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nayax (NYAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Nayax (NYAX) +30.0%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cass Information Systems (CASS) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Nayax (NYAX) 1.7%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 18.5%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Nayax (NYAX) 5.9%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cass Information Systems (CASS) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%, Nayax (NYAX) +20.7%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +36.9%. Over five years, Cass Information Systems (CASS) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Cass Information Systems (CASS) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cass Information Systems (CASS) has the highest dividend yield: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.00%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 2.35%. Nayax (NYAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cass Information Systems (CASS) has been the steadiest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%, Nayax (NYAX) 49.5%, Cass Information Systems (CASS) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYPL, NYAX and CASS?

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