PYPL vs SEZL vs CPAY Stock Comparison

PayPal Holdings, Sezzle and Corpay Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$58.96 +8.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.66B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins
SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$155.00 +37.4% 1M +134.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.28B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$446.09 +9.7% 1M +70.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.67B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sezzle leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sezzle 6, PayPal Holdings 3, Corpay 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPYPLSEZLCPAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.66B $5.28B $29.67B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 32.7x 23.9x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 28.0x 17.1x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +43.1% +21.2% SEZL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 30.3% 23.7% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 49.6% 11.4% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.2x 2.9x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.4% +134.0% +70.5% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.6%/yr — +12.8%/yr CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 89.9% 36.1% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 75/100 62/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

PYPLSEZLCPAY

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

AxisPYPLSEZLCPAY
Valuation 92 #9 of 99 59 #41 of 99 53 #47 of 99
Growth 60 #38 of 94 97 #4 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 87 #13 of 90 98 #3 of 90 90 #10 of 90
Financial Health 38 #66 of 105 76 #26 of 105 21 #83 of 105
Shareholder Returns 67 #21 of 62 44 #35 of 62 82 #12 of 62
Overall 69 75 62
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SEZL 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

PeriodPYPLSEZLCPAYSPY
1 month +8.0%+37.4%+9.7% -5.9%
3 months -1.4%-13.2%+11.9% -4.6%
6 months +27.6%+55.3%+45.9% +0.2%
Year to date +1.0%+144.2%+48.2% +7.5%
1 year -13.4%+134.0%+70.5% +8.2%
3 years +7.9%+9,900.0%+91.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +2.6%+364.6%+24.1% +19.0%
5 years -73.9%—+82.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -23.6%—+12.8% +9.4%
10 years +44.2%—+197.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.7%—+11.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePYPLSEZLCPAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%89.9%36.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.1%95.0%32.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.901.880.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.311.491.95 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.0%-89.9%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-17.8%0.0% -5.9%
52-week high $68.06$188.55$446.09 $779.14
52-week low $39.08$50.97$261.69 $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.

MultiplePYPLSEZLCPAY
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 22.5x 32.3xmedian 22.5x 23.6xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x 9.8xmedian 2.1x 5.5xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 23.6x 24.2xmedian 23.6x 13.3xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 17.3x 19.0xmedian 17.3x 21.6xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 22.4xmedian 1.7x 8.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.64 0.19median 0.64 1.73median 0.64

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 monthsPYPLSEZLCPAY
Revenue $34.30B $531.93M $5.23B
Operating income $5.83B $214.81M $2.29B
Net income $4.73B $161.43M $1.25B
Free cash flow $6.30B $274.61M $1.33B
R&D $3.28B – –
EPS (diluted) $5.51 $4.65 $18.70
Cash & equivalents $7.16B $79.76M $3.07B
Total debt $13.47B $121.52M $11.23B
Shares (diluted) 858.00M 34.72M 66.39M
Enterprise value $9.36B $4.91B $18.49B

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
MetricPYPLSEZLCPAY
P/E 10.6x 32.3x 23.6x
P/FCF 7.8x 19.0x 21.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 18.9x 18.8x
P/S 1.4x 9.8x 5.5x
P/B 2.5x 22.4x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 22.4x 58.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 24.2x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 9.0x 24.5x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 9.9x 7.1x
EV/FCF 8.3x 19.2x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 19.1x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 0.19 1.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYPLSEZLCPAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 43.1% 21.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 56.7% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.8% 56.0% 19.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 119.1% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.9% 54.4% 19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 174.1% 9.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.6% 57.8% 26.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 172.0% 13.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 64.0% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 284.0% -3.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 63.9% 16.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 286.4% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYPLSEZLCPAY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 19.8% 40.8% 53.1%
Operating margin 17.0% 40.4% 43.9%
Pretax margin 16.6% 37.8% 33.5%
Net margin 13.8% 30.3% 23.7%
FCF margin 18.4% 51.6% 25.5%
Operating cash flow margin 20.7% 51.8% 29.2%
Return on equity 24.1% 75.1% 36.2%
Return on assets 5.8% 35.4% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 49.6% 11.4%
Return on capital employed 17.0% 60.7% 20.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 1.4% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYPLSEZLCPAY
Debt / assets 16.5% 26.6% 40.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.2x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 0.4x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 76.1% 49.0% 88.1%
Equity / assets 23.9% 51.0% 11.9%
Interest coverage – 15.5x 5.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 4.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.93 17.74 1.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYPLSEZLCPAY
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 12.2% 1.3% 7.4%
Shareholder yield 13.1% 1.3% 7.4%
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.

ConsensusPYPLSEZLCPAY
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.75FY2026 $5.53FY2026 $26.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +54.0%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +26.2% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.36BFY2026 $625.83MFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +17.0% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYPLSEZLCPAY
Held by institutions 74.2% 44.1% 97.9%
Institutions holding 1,382 323 733
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +11.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying 523 215 390
Institutions selling 672 79 240
Buyers to sellers 0.78 2.72 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.

PYPLSEZLCPAY
PYPL 1.00 0.17 0.31
SEZL 0.17 1.00 0.30
CPAY 0.31 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYPL, SEZL and CPAY?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $50.66B, Sezzle (SEZL) $5.28B, Corpay (CPAY) $29.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYPL, SEZL and CPAY?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.7x, Sezzle (SEZL) 32.7x, Corpay (CPAY) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Sezzle (SEZL) 28.0x, Corpay (CPAY) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sezzle (SEZL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%, Corpay (CPAY) +21.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%, Corpay (CPAY) 23.7%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%, Corpay (CPAY) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -13.4%, Sezzle (SEZL) +134.0%, Corpay (CPAY) +70.5%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -23.6%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corpay (CPAY) has been the steadiest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.5%, Sezzle (SEZL) 89.9%, Corpay (CPAY) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYPL, SEZL 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, Sezzle (SEZL) 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.