PYPL vs QFIN vs SE Stock Comparison

PayPal Holdings, Qfin Holdings and Sea Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.92B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.57 -23.7% 1M -79.4% 1Y
Market cap
$742.86M
P/E
1.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
6 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$74.01 -25.7% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.35B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Qfin Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qfin Holdings 6, PayPal Holdings 3, Sea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPYPLQFINSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.92B $742.86M $44.35B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 1.4x 26.4x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 2.0x 19.5x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% -7.8% +43.5% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 22.2% 6.3% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 17.5% — QFIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.2% -79.4% -52.1% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.2%/yr -24.1%/yr -26.3%/yr QFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 58.8% 52.3% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 79/100 71/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

PYPLQFINSE

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

AxisPYPLQFINSE
Valuation 92 #9 of 99 97 #4 of 99 78 #37 of 167
Growth 63 #35 of 94 39 #58 of 94 68 #49 of 153
Profitability 88 #12 of 90 94 #6 of 90 68 #50 of 153
Financial Health 39 #65 of 105 73 #29 of 105 70 #54 of 179
Shareholder Returns 67 #21 of 61 92 #6 of 61 –
Overall 70 79 71
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYPLQFINSESPY
1 month -0.1%-23.7%-25.7% -0.8%
3 months -1.9%-58.9%-29.1% +3.5%
6 months +10.5%-58.1%-13.4% +7.0%
Year to date -5.8%-71.1%-42.0% +12.2%
1 year -21.2%-79.4%-52.1% +13.0%
3 years +9.1%-63.1%+85.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.0%-28.3%+22.8% +23.1%
5 years -76.6%-74.8%-78.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.2%-24.1%-26.3% +11.0%
10 years +29.9%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePYPLQFINSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%58.8%52.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%59.2%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.111.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-1.35-1.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.5%-89.1%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-77.6%-53.8% -1.8%
52-week high $73.02$24.86$160.10 $779.14
52-week low $39.08$5.26$74.01 $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.

MultiplePYPLQFINSE
P/E now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 20.6x 1.4xmedian 20.6x 26.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 0.3xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 16.4x 0.5xmedian 16.4x 8.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.9x —median 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 1.05 0.29median 1.05 0.36median 0.41

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 monthsPYPLQFINSE
Revenue $34.13B $2.41B $26.55B
Gross profit – – $12.29B
Operating income $5.95B $675.86M $2.28B
Net income $4.90B $533.22M $3.91B
Free cash flow $6.59B $1.27B $5.22B
R&D $3.25B – $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $5.56 $3.93 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $8.31B $607.06M $3.53B
Total debt $13.40B $1.05B $2.37B
Shares (diluted) 882.00M 136.09M 638.23M
Enterprise value $7.14B -$3.82B $4.24B

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
MetricPYPLQFINSE
P/E 9.8x 1.4x 26.2x
P/FCF 7.2x 0.5x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x 0.5x 8.7x
P/S 1.4x 0.3x 1.7x
P/B 2.4x 0.2x –
P/Tangible book 2.4x 0.2x –
EV/EBITDA 7.2x – –
EV/EBIT 8.3x 0.0x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 7.5x 0.0x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 0.0x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.29 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYPLQFINSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% -7.8% 43.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 3.1% 27.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 41.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -83.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.4% -41.5% 57.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 3.8% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.8% -47.1% -97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -1.2% 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.1% -40.9% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 4.9% 73.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% -16.1% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 8.8% 56.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% -16.1% 14.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 8.9% 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYPLQFINSE
Gross margin – – 46.3%
EBITDA margin 20.2% – –
Operating margin 17.4% 28.1% 8.6%
Pretax margin 17.2% 31.1% 11.6%
Net margin 14.4% 22.2% 6.3%
FCF margin 19.3% 52.6% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.9% 52.6% 19.6%
Return on equity 24.6% 14.8% –
Return on assets 6.0% 6.8% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 17.5% –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 13.6% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYPLQFINSE
Debt / assets 16.2% 4.1% 1.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 53.3% 59.2%
Equity / assets 24.0% 46.7% –
Interest coverage – 8.7x 123.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.89 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYPLQFINSE
Dividend yield 1.0% 22.3% –
Net buyback yield 12.7% – –
Shareholder yield 13.7% 22.3% –
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.

ConsensusPYPLQFINSE
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 2.0xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.55FY2026 $2.84FY2026 $3.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 -54.8%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% -10.2% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.55BFY2026 $1.84BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 -33.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% -13.1% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYPLQFINSE
Held by institutions 74.2% 61.8% 63.6%
Institutions holding 1,378 158 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 521 71 436
Institutions selling 671 64 223
Buyers to sellers 0.78 1.11 1.96

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.

PYPLQFINSE
PYPL 1.00 0.16 0.17
QFIN 0.16 1.00 0.29
SE 0.17 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYPL, QFIN and SE?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.92B, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $742.86M, Sea (SE) $44.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYPL, QFIN and SE?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.4x, Sea (SE) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 2.0x, Sea (SE) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%, Sea (SE) +43.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%, Sea (SE) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -79.4%, Sea (SE) -52.1%. Over five years, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -24.1%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 58.8%, Sea (SE) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.