PYPL vs PAYD vs NYAX Stock Comparison

PayPal Holdings, Paid and Nayax Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.40B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
1.02%
Payment Processing Technology
8 wins
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.20 -8.7% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.65M
P/E
147.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win
NYAX Nayax Ltd.
$50.41 +11.9% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
236.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$453.18M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPYPLPAYDNYAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.40B $18.65M $1.86B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 147.0x 236.8x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x — 123.0x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +12.6% +30.0% NYAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 0.6% 1.7% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% — 5.9% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — 0.7x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.2% -26.7% +14.2% NYAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr -2.8%/yr — PAYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 58.4% 49.6% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 48/100 54/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

PYPLPAYDNYAX

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

AxisPYPLPAYDNYAX
Valuation 86 #8 of 50 48 #47 of 90 51 #25 of 50
Growth 73 #13 of 46 60 #31 of 75 78 #11 of 46
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 51 #37 of 75 63 #16 of 42
Financial Health 38 #34 of 54 40 #60 of 99 43 #31 of 54
Shareholder Returns 68 #8 of 23 43 #21 of 36 36 #15 of 23
Overall 71 48 54
  • PYPL ranked among 57 companies in Fintech
  • PAYD ranked among 102 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NYAX ranked among 57 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYPLPAYDNYAXSPY
1 month -0.1%-8.7%+11.9% -0.8%
3 months -1.9%-10.6%-27.8% +3.5%
6 months +10.5%-6.0%-24.3% +7.0%
Year to date -5.8%-26.4%-0.4% +12.2%
1 year -21.2%-26.7%+14.2% +13.0%
3 years +9.1%+29.4%+165.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.0%+9.0%+38.5% +23.1%
5 years -76.6%-13.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.2%-2.8%— +11.0%
10 years +29.9%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePYPLPAYDNYAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%58.4%49.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%120.1%50.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.040.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-0.460.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.5%-59.4%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-33.3%-33.5% -1.8%
52-week high $73.02$3.30$75.81 $779.14
52-week low $39.08$1.95$39.72 $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.

MultiplePYPLPAYDNYAX
P/E now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.8x 147.0xmedian 17.9x 236.8xmedian 9.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.7x 4.1xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.7x 271.8xmedian 11.8x 35.9xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.5x 66.0xmedian 10.1x 59.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.9x 3.3xmedian 1.2x 7.6xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 1.21 -4.51median 0.38 8.90median 1.21

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 monthsPYPLPAYDNYAX
Revenue $34.13B $22.10M $453.18M
Gross profit – $4.71M $216.61M
Operating income $5.95B -$229.23K $24.56M
Net income $4.90B $128.94K $7.87M
Free cash flow $6.59B $282.66K $31.11M
R&D $3.25B – $33.69M
EPS (diluted) $5.56 $0.02 $0.21
Cash & equivalents $8.31B $1.08M $302.83M
Total debt $13.40B – $829.59M
Shares (diluted) 882.00M 8.55M 37.66M
Enterprise value $5.63B $14.36M $760.34M

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
MetricPYPLPAYDNYAX
P/E 9.8x 147.0x 236.8x
P/FCF 7.2x 66.0x 59.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 65.3x 65.7x
P/S 1.4x 0.8x 4.1x
P/B 2.4x 3.3x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.8x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 271.8x 35.9x
EV/EBIT 8.3x -76.7x 77.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.8x 4.2x
EV/FCF 7.5x 62.2x 61.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 61.5x 67.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 -4.51 8.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYPLPAYDNYAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 12.6% 30.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 10.5% 29.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% 44.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.4% 75.8% -13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 24.3% 45.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.8% 115.1% -62.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -31.1% 31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.1% 114.7% -64.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -32.6% 26.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% 140.0% -40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -14.2% 68.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 142.3% -28.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.7% -14.5% 65.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYPLPAYDNYAX
Gross margin – 21.3% 47.8%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 0.3% 11.7%
Operating margin 17.4% -1.0% 5.4%
Pretax margin 17.2% -0.5% 3.8%
Net margin 14.4% 0.6% 1.7%
FCF margin 19.3% 1.3% 6.9%
Operating cash flow margin 21.9% 1.3% 6.3%
Return on equity 24.6% 2.3% 3.3%
Return on assets 6.0% 1.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 15.9% – 5.9%
Return on capital employed 17.9% -3.6% 4.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 2.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.2x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 2.2% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYPLPAYDNYAX
Debt / assets 16.2% – 36.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.0x – 11.0x
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 32.5% 73.6%
Equity / assets 24.0% 67.5% 26.4%
Interest coverage – – 1.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.89 -4.92 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYPLPAYDNYAX
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 12.7% 0.0% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 13.7% 0.0% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusPYPLPAYDNYAX
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 – 123.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.55FY2026 – $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 – -56.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% – +202.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.55BFY2026 – $501.81MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 – +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% – +33.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYPLPAYDNYAX
Held by institutions 74.2% – 12.9%
Institutions holding 1,378 – 59
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% – -5.2%
Institutions buying 521 – 26
Institutions selling 671 – 16
Buyers to sellers 0.78 – 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.

PYPLPAYDNYAX
PYPL 1.00 0.02 0.03
PAYD 0.02 1.00 0.04
NYAX 0.03 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYPL, PAYD and NYAX?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.40B, Paid (PAYD) $18.65M, Nayax (NYAX) $1.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYPL, PAYD and NYAX?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, Paid (PAYD) 147.0x, Nayax (NYAX) 236.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Nayax (NYAX) 123.0x). 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) +5.7%, Paid (PAYD) +12.6%, Nayax (NYAX) +30.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Paid (PAYD) 0.6%, Nayax (NYAX) 1.7%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Nayax (NYAX) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nayax (NYAX) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Paid (PAYD) -26.7%, Nayax (NYAX) +14.2%. Over five years, Paid (PAYD) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Paid (PAYD) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.02%. Paid (PAYD) and Nayax (NYAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Paid (PAYD) 58.4%, Nayax (NYAX) 49.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.