PYPL vs QFIN vs CPAY Stock Comparison

PayPal Holdings, Qfin Holdings and Corpay 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
2 wins
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.68 -22.2% 1M -77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$692.46M
P/E
1.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
21.83%
Digital Lending Technology
5 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$397.32 -0.2% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$26.09B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qfin Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qfin Holdings 5, Corpay 5, PayPal Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPYPLQFINCPAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.95B $692.46M $26.09B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 1.4x 22.8x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 2.0x 15.2x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% -7.8% +20.4% CPAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 22.2% 22.7% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 17.5% 10.7% QFIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 2.8x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.00% 21.83% — QFIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.2% -77.2% +39.8% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.0%/yr -23.3%/yr +9.5%/yr CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 58.7% 36.5% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 79/100 61/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

PYPLQFINCPAY

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

AxisPYPLQFINCPAY
Valuation 92 #9 of 99 97 #4 of 99 57 #43 of 99
Growth 62 #36 of 94 38 #59 of 94 59 #39 of 94
Profitability 87 #13 of 90 94 #6 of 90 90 #10 of 90
Financial Health 37 #67 of 105 73 #29 of 105 22 #82 of 105
Shareholder Returns 68 #20 of 61 92 #6 of 61 78 #14 of 61
Overall 69 79 61
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYPLQFINCPAYSPY
1 month +1.9%-22.2%-0.2% -0.2%
3 months -3.8%-58.3%+3.4% +3.9%
6 months +13.0%-56.2%+27.5% +8.2%
Year to date -3.9%-70.5%+32.0% +12.9%
1 year -20.2%-77.2%+39.8% +12.3%
3 years +11.3%-62.3%+79.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%-27.8%+21.4% +23.3%
5 years -76.3%-73.5%+57.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.0%-23.3%+9.5% +10.9%
10 years +34.5%—+129.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.0%—+8.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePYPLQFINCPAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%58.7%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%59.2%34.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.120.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-1.311.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.5%-89.1%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-77.2%-6.6% -1.2%
52-week high $73.02$24.86$425.23 $779.14
52-week low $39.08$5.26$255.00 $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.

MultiplePYPLQFINCPAY
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 20.0x 1.4xmedian 20.0x 22.8xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 0.3xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x 12.6xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 15.9x 0.5xmedian 15.9x 15.9xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.0x 0.2xmedian 2.0x 7.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 1.03 0.29median 1.03 1.97median 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 monthsPYPLQFINCPAY
Revenue $34.30B $2.41B $5.02B
Operating income $5.83B $675.86M $2.20B
Net income $4.73B $533.22M $1.15B
Free cash flow $6.30B $1.27B $1.64B
R&D $3.28B – –
EPS (diluted) $5.51 $3.93 $17.20
Cash & equivalents $7.16B $607.06M $3.16B
Total debt $13.47B $1.05B $39.11B
Shares (diluted) 858.00M 136.09M 66.33M
Enterprise value $5.65B -$3.87B $16.29B

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
MetricPYPLQFINCPAY
P/E 10.1x 1.4x 22.8x
P/FCF 7.5x 0.5x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 0.5x 14.1x
P/S 1.4x 0.3x 5.2x
P/B 2.4x 0.2x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 0.2x 39.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – 12.6x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 0.0x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.0x 6.7x
EV/FCF 8.0x 0.0x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 0.0x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 0.29 1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYPLQFINCPAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% -7.8% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 3.1% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.8% -41.5% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 3.8% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.9% -47.1% 9.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -1.2% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.6% -40.9% 17.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 4.9% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -16.1% -12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 8.8% 0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% -16.1% -15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 8.9% -0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYPLQFINCPAY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 19.8% – 53.0%
Operating margin 17.0% 28.1% 43.7%
Pretax margin 16.6% 31.1% 33.3%
Net margin 13.8% 22.2% 22.7%
FCF margin 18.4% 52.6% 32.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.7% 52.6% 36.8%
Return on equity 24.1% 14.8% 32.2%
Return on assets 5.8% 6.8% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 17.5% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 17.0% 13.6% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYPLQFINCPAY
Debt / assets 16.5% 4.1% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 0.3x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 76.1% 53.3% 87.3%
Equity / assets 23.9% 46.7% 12.7%
Interest coverage – 8.7x 5.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.90 – 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYPLQFINCPAY
Dividend yield 1.0% 21.8% –
Net buyback yield 12.8% – 6.5%
Shareholder yield 13.8% 21.8% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusPYPLQFINCPAY
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 2.0xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.55FY2026 $2.84FY2026 $26.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 -54.8%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% -10.2% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.55BFY2026 $1.84BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 -33.0%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% -13.1% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYPLQFINCPAY
Held by institutions 74.2% 61.8% 97.9%
Institutions holding 1,378 158 732
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.0% +0.8%
Institutions buying 521 71 389
Institutions selling 671 64 240
Buyers to sellers 0.78 1.11 1.62

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.

PYPLQFINCPAY
PYPL 1.00 0.19 0.32
QFIN 0.19 1.00 0.18
CPAY 0.32 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYPL, QFIN and CPAY?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $46.95B, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $692.46M, Corpay (CPAY) $26.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYPL, QFIN and CPAY?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.4x, Corpay (CPAY) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 2.0x, Corpay (CPAY) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corpay (CPAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 17.5%, Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -77.2%, Corpay (CPAY) +39.8%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -23.3%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest dividend yield: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.00%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 21.83%. Corpay (CPAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corpay (CPAY) has been the steadiest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 58.7%, Corpay (CPAY) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYPL, QFIN and CPAY?

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