PYPL vs VTEX vs GPN Stock Comparison

PayPal Holdings, Vtex and Global Payments Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.95 +5.7% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.67B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
0.98%
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
VTEX Vtex
$4.03 +12.3% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$697.16M
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$252.69M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
GPN Global Payments Inc
$85.70 +2.8% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
1.17%
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPYPLVTEXGPNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.67B $697.16M $22.78B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 23.9x -24.8x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 18.3x 6.7x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.4% +9.6% +32.5% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 12.0% -9.1% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — 2.3% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 4.8x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.98% — 1.17% GPN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% -8.8% +8.2% GPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.5%/yr -24.1%/yr -9.7%/yr GPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 45.1% 39.9% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 68/100 49/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

PYPLVTEXGPN

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

AxisPYPLVTEXGPN
Valuation 92 #9 of 99 55 #76 of 166 72 #28 of 99
Growth 61 #37 of 94 84 #25 of 153 26 #70 of 94
Profitability 84 #15 of 90 73 #42 of 153 63 #34 of 90
Financial Health 37 #67 of 105 80 #36 of 179 24 #80 of 105
Shareholder Returns 70 #19 of 60 46 #50 of 91 61 #24 of 60
Overall 69 68 49
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • VTEX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYPLVTEXGPNSPY
1 month +5.7%+12.3%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months -1.2%-7.6%-1.3% +3.7%
6 months +13.6%+7.2%+19.1% +7.1%
Year to date -2.4%+7.2%+10.7% +12.8%
1 year -18.3%-8.8%+8.2% +11.9%
3 years +11.6%-24.8%-17.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.7%-9.1%-6.2% +22.8%
5 years -75.5%-74.8%-40.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -24.5%-24.1%-9.7% +10.9%
10 years +36.4%—+18.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +3.2%—+1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePYPLVTEXGPNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%45.1%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%47.4%35.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.531.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.200.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.1%-84.1%-58.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-11.2%-9.6% -1.2%
52-week high $69.68$4.54$94.85 $779.14
52-week low $39.08$2.87$62.47 $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.

MultiplePYPLVTEXGPN
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 19.5x 23.9xmedian 16.7x -24.8xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 17.8x 14.8xmedian 12.7x 10.9xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 16.1x 15.5xmedian 10.5x 27.7xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.0x 3.1xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.98 0.50median 0.39 0.54median 0.98

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 monthsPYPLVTEXGPN
Revenue $34.30B $252.69M $10.23B
Gross profit – $200.31M $6.54B
Operating income $5.83B $30.86M $1.27B
Net income $4.73B $30.26M -$873.78M
Free cash flow $6.30B $44.98M $822.72M
R&D $3.28B $68.73M –
EPS (diluted) $5.51 $0.16 $-3.46
Cash & equivalents $7.16B $15.45M $5.41B
Total debt $13.47B – $23.56B
Shares (diluted) 858.00M 185.11M 270.12M
Enterprise value $6.37B -$77.08M $1.22B

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
MetricPYPLVTEXGPN
P/E 10.2x 23.9x -24.8x
P/FCF 7.6x 15.5x 27.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 15.3x 13.7x
P/S 1.4x 2.8x 2.2x
P/B 2.4x 3.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.2x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 14.8x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 8.7x 16.6x 32.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.0x 4.0x
EV/FCF 8.1x 11.4x 49.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 11.2x 24.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 0.50 0.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYPLVTEXGPN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.4% 9.6% 32.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 37.2% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.3% 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.7% 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.8% 163.5% -33.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 44.0% -4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.9% 53.9% -158.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 34.0% -44.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.6% 123.6% -158.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 47.5% -46.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 14.5% -46.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 45.5% -9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 18.0% -66.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 31.5% -19.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYPLVTEXGPN
Gross margin – 79.3% 63.9%
EBITDA margin 19.8% 13.7% 36.8%
Operating margin 17.0% 12.2% 12.4%
Pretax margin 16.6% 13.0% 5.5%
Net margin 13.8% 12.0% -9.1%
FCF margin 18.4% 17.8% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.7% 18.1% 16.2%
Return on equity 24.1% 8.3% -3.5%
Return on assets 5.8% 5.6% -1.3%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – 2.3%
Return on capital employed 17.0% 12.3% 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 6.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYPLVTEXGPN
Debt / assets 16.5% – 37.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 4.8x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – 28.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.1% 34.2% 62.6%
Equity / assets 23.9% 65.8% 37.4%
Interest coverage – – 1.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.91 4.92 0.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYPLVTEXGPN
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 12.6% 2.3% 6.9%
Shareholder yield 13.6% 2.3% 8.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -28.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.7%

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.

ConsensusPYPLVTEXGPN
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 6.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.55FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $12.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +4.5% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.55BFY2026 $277.83MFY2026 $12.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% -1.9% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYPLVTEXGPN
Held by institutions 74.2% 34.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,380 108 793
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +0.7% +7.4%
Institutions buying 523 67 374
Institutions selling 671 37 308
Buyers to sellers 0.78 1.81 1.21

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.

PYPLVTEXGPN
PYPL 1.00 0.23 0.46
VTEX 0.23 1.00 0.30
GPN 0.46 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYPL, VTEX and GPN?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.67B, Vtex (VTEX) $697.16M, Global Payments (GPN) $22.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYPL, VTEX and GPN?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.2x, Vtex (VTEX) 23.9x, Global Payments (GPN) -24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x, Vtex (VTEX) 18.3x, Global Payments (GPN) 6.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Vtex (VTEX) +9.6%, Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Vtex (VTEX) 12.0%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%, Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global Payments (GPN) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -18.3%, Vtex (VTEX) -8.8%, Global Payments (GPN) +8.2%. Over five years, Global Payments (GPN) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -24.5%/yr, Vtex (VTEX) -24.1%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Global Payments (GPN) has the highest dividend yield: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.98%, Global Payments (GPN) 1.17%. Vtex (VTEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.5%, Vtex (VTEX) 45.1%, Global Payments (GPN) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYPL, VTEX and GPN?

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 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.