QFIN vs LSPD vs SHOP Stock Comparison

Qfin Holdings, Lightspeed Commerce and Shopify Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.27 -22.0% 1M -75.0% 1Y
Market cap
$642.48M
P/E
1.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
23.53%
Digital Lending Technology
4 wins
LSPD Lightspeed Commerce Inc.
$10.95 +12.2% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24B
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
1 win
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$166.89 +12.6% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$216.16B
P/E
112.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Shopify leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Shopify 4, Qfin Holdings 4, Lightspeed Commerce 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQFINLSPDSHOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $642.48M $1.51B $216.16B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.3x -15.7x 112.1x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.9x 18.2x 88.8x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.8% +11.6% +32.5% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.2% -7.8% 14.5% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 23.53% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -75.0% -10.4% -6.8% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.7%/yr -35.5%/yr +2.6%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 44.4% 59.0% LSPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 73/100 58/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

QFINLSPDSHOP

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

AxisQFINLSPDSHOP
Valuation 96 #5 of 99 61 #35 of 89 19 #135 of 166
Growth 36 #61 of 94 94 #6 of 81 63 #57 of 153
Profitability 94 #6 of 90 40 #46 of 76 78 #35 of 153
Financial Health 72 #30 of 105 83 #17 of 93 92 #15 of 179
Shareholder Returns 92 #6 of 60 88 #7 of 50 38 #57 of 91
Overall 78 73 58
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • LSPD ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQFINLSPDSHOPSPY
1 month -22.0%+12.2%+12.6% +0.7%
3 months -61.9%+13.6%+36.3% +3.7%
6 months -59.7%+18.4%+37.8% +7.1%
Year to date -72.7%-9.4%+3.7% +12.8%
1 year -75.0%-10.4%-6.8% +11.9%
3 years -64.4%-13.4%+255.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -29.1%-4.7%+52.7% +22.8%
5 years -74.2%-88.8%+13.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.7%-35.5%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+3,990.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+44.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureQFINLSPDSHOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%44.4%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.3%46.5%59.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.141.061.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.31-0.23-0.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-92.2%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -78.2%-18.5%-6.9% -1.2%
52-week high $24.15$13.44$179.22 $779.14
52-week low $5.26$8.37$95.40 $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.

MultipleQFINLSPDSHOP
P/E now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 19.5x -15.7xmedian 39.2x 112.1xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.4x 16.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x 192.9xmedian 17.3x 112.8xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 16.1x 30.4xmedian 20.3x 91.9xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.0x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 17.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.98 -0.30median 1.52 —median 0.39

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 monthsQFINLSPDSHOP
Revenue $2.41B $1.24B $13.27B
Gross profit – $536.41M $6.34B
Operating income $675.86M -$115.79M $1.84B
Net income $533.22M -$97.27M $1.93B
Free cash flow $1.27B $49.64M $2.35B
R&D – $125.76M $1.65B
EPS (diluted) $3.93 $-0.70 $1.49
Cash & equivalents $607.06M $372.14M $1.66B
Total debt $1.05B – –
Shares (diluted) 136.09M 139.17M 1.30B
Enterprise value -$3.92B -$258.96M $193.34B

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
MetricQFINLSPDSHOP
P/E 1.3x -15.7x 112.1x
P/FCF 0.5x 30.4x 91.9x
P/Operating cash flow 0.5x 34.9x 90.9x
P/S 0.3x 1.2x 16.3x
P/B 0.2x 1.1x 17.0x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 1.2x 17.1x
EV/EBITDA – 192.9x 112.8x
EV/EBIT -0.1x -9.8x 114.5x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 0.9x 15.9x
EV/FCF 0.0x 22.9x 89.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.0x 26.3x 88.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -0.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQFINLSPDSHOP
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.8% 11.6% 32.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 17.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.9% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.5% 83.3% 48.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 52.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -47.1% 85.7% -17.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 54.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -40.9% 84.2% -17.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 53.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% 804.1% 29.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 34.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% 3,659% 29.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 34.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQFINLSPDSHOP
Gross margin – 43.1% 47.8%
EBITDA margin – 0.5% 14.1%
Operating margin 28.1% -9.3% 13.9%
Pretax margin 31.1% -7.7% 17.6%
Net margin 22.2% -7.8% 14.5%
FCF margin 52.6% 4.0% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 3.5% 17.9%
Return on equity 14.8% -6.8% 15.3%
Return on assets 6.8% -6.0% 13.5%
Return on invested capital 17.5% – –
Return on capital employed 13.6% -8.0% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -0.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.5% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQFINLSPDSHOP
Debt / assets 4.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 53.3% 12.5% 12.3%
Equity / assets 46.7% 87.5% 87.7%
Interest coverage 8.7x – –
Current ratio 2.2x 3.5x 5.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.4x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.0x 3.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.24 74.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQFINLSPDSHOP
Dividend yield 23.5% – –
Net buyback yield – 7.0% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 23.5% 7.0% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusQFINLSPDSHOP
Forward P/E 1.9xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 88.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.84FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -54.8%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.2% +46.7% +26.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.84BFY2026 $1.22BFY2026 $15.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -33.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.1% +23.4% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQFINLSPDSHOP
Held by institutions 61.8% 54.9% 68.9%
Institutions holding 158 108 1,705
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -4.3% +3.6%
Institutions buying 71 54 788
Institutions selling 64 37 652
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.46 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.

QFINLSPDSHOP
QFIN 1.00 0.26 0.17
LSPD 0.26 1.00 0.54
SHOP 0.17 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QFIN, LSPD and SHOP?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $642.48M, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) $1.51B, Shopify (SHOP) $216.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, QFIN, LSPD and SHOP?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.3x, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -15.7x, Shopify (SHOP) 112.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.9x, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 18.2x, Shopify (SHOP) 88.8x). 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: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) +11.6%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -7.8%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -75.0%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -10.4%, Shopify (SHOP) -6.8%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -23.7%/yr, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) -35.5%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 23.53%. Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) and Shopify (SHOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) has been the steadiest (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 57.1%, Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) 44.4%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QFIN, LSPD and SHOP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Shopify (SHOP) leads on 4. 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.