PYPL vs SHOP vs WEX Stock Comparison

PayPal Holdings, Shopify and Wex 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
3 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$165.81 +16.6% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$214.76B
P/E
111.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
3 wins
WEX WEX Inc.
$186.17 +4.4% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.39B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.79B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wex 5, Shopify 3, PayPal Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPYPLSHOPWEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.95B $214.76B $6.39B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 111.4x 18.4x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 88.2x 8.7x WEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +32.5% +7.5% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 14.5% 12.6% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — 7.8% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — -0.7x WEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.2% -5.3% +15.7% WEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.0%/yr +2.6%/yr +3.0%/yr WEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 59.0% 41.7% WEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 57/100 54/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

PYPLSHOPWEX

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

AxisPYPLSHOPWEX
Valuation 92 #9 of 99 18 #137 of 167 71 #29 of 99
Growth 62 #36 of 94 61 #61 of 153 46 #51 of 94
Profitability 87 #13 of 90 76 #38 of 153 72 #26 of 90
Financial Health 37 #67 of 105 92 #15 of 179 32 #72 of 105
Shareholder Returns 68 #20 of 61 38 #59 of 94 47 #33 of 61
Overall 69 57 54
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • WEX ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYPLSHOPWEXSPY
1 month +1.9%+16.6%+4.4% -0.2%
3 months -3.8%+27.3%+1.8% +3.9%
6 months +13.0%+35.9%+22.1% +8.2%
Year to date -3.9%+3.0%+25.0% +12.9%
1 year -20.2%-5.3%+15.7% +12.3%
3 years +11.3%+257.3%+14.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%+52.9%+4.5% +23.3%
5 years -76.3%+13.8%+15.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.0%+2.6%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years +34.5%+3,905.1%+65.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.0%+44.6%+5.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePYPLSHOPWEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%59.0%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%60.1%44.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.860.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.090.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.5%-84.8%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-7.5%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $73.02$179.22$203.22 $779.14
52-week low $39.08$95.40$126.86 $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.

MultiplePYPLSHOPWEX
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 20.0x 111.4xmedian 17.3x 18.4xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 16.2xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 17.5x 112.0xmedian 14.2x 5.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 15.9x 91.3xmedian 11.5x 58.9xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.0x 16.9xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 1.03 —median 0.40 0.66median 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 monthsPYPLSHOPWEX
Revenue $34.30B $13.27B $2.79B
Gross profit – $6.34B $1.66B
Operating income $5.83B $1.84B $711.30M
Net income $4.73B $1.93B $350.80M
Free cash flow $6.30B $2.35B $108.50M
R&D $3.28B $1.65B –
EPS (diluted) $5.51 $1.49 $10.05
Cash & equivalents $7.16B $1.66B $1.16B
Total debt $13.47B – $5.36B
Shares (diluted) 858.00M 1.30B 34.90M
Enterprise value $5.65B $191.94B -$15.31B

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
MetricPYPLSHOPWEX
P/E 10.1x 111.4x 18.4x
P/FCF 7.5x 91.3x 58.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 90.3x 24.3x
P/S 1.4x 16.2x 2.3x
P/B 2.4x 16.9x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 17.0x 22.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 112.0x 5.4x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 113.8x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 15.8x 2.0x
EV/FCF 8.0x 89.2x 52.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 88.3x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 – 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYPLSHOPWEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 32.5% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 28.3% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.8% 48.5% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.9% -17.8% 14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.6% -17.1% 12.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 29.7% -38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% – -37.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 29.4% -61.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.5% – -51.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYPLSHOPWEX
Gross margin – 47.8% 59.6%
EBITDA margin 19.8% 14.1% 37.3%
Operating margin 17.0% 13.9% 25.5%
Pretax margin 16.6% 17.6% 17.4%
Net margin 13.8% 14.5% 12.6%
FCF margin 18.4% 17.7% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 20.7% 17.9% 9.4%
Return on equity 24.1% 15.3% 26.8%
Return on assets 5.8% 13.5% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – 7.8%
Return on capital employed 17.0% 14.4% 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 3.6% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYPLSHOPWEX
Debt / assets 16.5% – 32.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 4.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – -0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – 49.4x
Liabilities / assets 76.1% 12.3% 91.9%
Equity / assets 23.9% 87.7% 8.1%
Interest coverage – – 3.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 5.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 3.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.90 74.38 0.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYPLSHOPWEX
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 12.8% 0.8% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 13.8% 0.8% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusPYPLSHOPWEX
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 88.2xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.55FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $21.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +26.6% -6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.55BFY2026 $15.78BFY2026 $2.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +14.8% -3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYPLSHOPWEX
Held by institutions 74.2% 68.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,378 1,704 417
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.6% +2.5%
Institutions buying 521 788 189
Institutions selling 671 651 166
Buyers to sellers 0.78 1.21 1.14

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.

PYPLSHOPWEX
PYPL 1.00 0.38 0.36
SHOP 0.38 1.00 0.31
WEX 0.36 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYPL, SHOP and WEX?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $46.95B, Shopify (SHOP) $214.76B, Wex (WEX) $6.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYPL, SHOP and WEX?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Shopify (SHOP) 111.4x, Wex (WEX) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wex (WEX) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Shopify (SHOP) 88.2x, Wex (WEX) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Wex (WEX) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Wex (WEX) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Wex (WEX) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wex (WEX) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%, Shopify (SHOP) -5.3%, Wex (WEX) +15.7%. Over five years, Wex (WEX) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +2.6%/yr, Wex (WEX) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.00%. Shopify (SHOP) and Wex (WEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wex (WEX) has been the steadiest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.0%, Wex (WEX) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYPL, SHOP and WEX?

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