QFIN vs XYF vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Qfin Holdings, X Financial and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.68 -22.2% 1M -77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$692.46M
P/E
1.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
21.83%
Digital Lending Technology
6 wins
XYF X Financial
$4.80 -10.4% 1M -62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$375.23M
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$802.29M
Div. yield
11.67%
Digital Lending Technology
1 win
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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qfin Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qfin Holdings 6, PayPal Holdings 4, X Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQFINXYFPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $692.46M $375.23M $46.95B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.4x 2.6x 10.1x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.0x — 10.1x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.8% -23.1% +4.4% PYPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.2% 9.3% 13.8% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.5% 8.6% 14.6% QFIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 21.83% 11.67% 1.00% QFIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -77.2% -62.4% -20.2% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.3%/yr +0.8%/yr -25.0%/yr XYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 60.8% 43.9% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 75/100 69/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

QFINXYFPYPL

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

AxisQFINXYFPYPL
Valuation 97 #4 of 99 95 #6 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Growth 38 #59 of 94 27 #69 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 94 #6 of 90 78 #21 of 90 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 73 #29 of 105 91 #10 of 105 37 #67 of 105
Shareholder Returns 92 #6 of 61 87 #9 of 61 68 #20 of 61
Overall 79 75 69
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYF ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQFINXYFPYPLSPY
1 month -22.2%-10.4%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months -58.3%-3.6%-3.8% +3.9%
6 months -56.2%-2.4%+13.0% +8.2%
Year to date -70.5%-14.3%-3.9% +12.9%
1 year -77.2%-62.4%-20.2% +12.3%
3 years -62.3%+17.9%+11.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -27.8%+5.7%+3.6% +23.3%
5 years -73.5%+3.9%-76.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -23.3%+0.8%-25.0% +10.9%
10 years ——+34.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureQFINXYFPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%60.8%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.2%71.6%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.121.151.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.31-1.03-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-83.0%-83.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.2%-62.4%-23.2% -1.2%
52-week high $24.86$12.78$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $5.26$3.41$39.08 $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.

MultipleQFINXYFPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 20.0x 2.6xmedian 20.0x 10.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.3x 0.5xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x —median 17.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 15.9x —median 15.9x 7.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.0x 0.3xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 1.03 -0.16median 1.03 0.59median 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 monthsQFINXYFPYPL
Revenue $2.41B $802.29M $34.30B
Gross profit – $523.52M –
Operating income $675.86M $102.85M $5.83B
Net income $533.22M $74.27M $4.73B
Free cash flow $1.27B – $6.30B
R&D – – $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $3.93 $1.79 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $607.06M $166.80M $7.16B
Total debt $1.05B $247.79M $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 136.09M 41.58M 858.00M
Enterprise value -$3.87B -$1.11B $5.65B

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
MetricQFINXYFPYPL
P/E 1.4x 2.6x 10.1x
P/FCF 0.5x – 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 0.5x – 6.6x
P/S 0.3x 0.5x 1.4x
P/B 0.2x 0.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 0.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.4x
EV/EBIT 0.0x -1.3x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 0.0x -0.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF 0.0x – 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.0x – 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 -0.16 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQFINXYFPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.8% -23.1% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 11.5% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -33.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 31.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.5% -67.6% -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -18.1% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -47.1% -69.4% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -23.8% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -40.9% -64.0% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -15.9% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% – 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% – 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQFINXYFPYPL
Gross margin – 65.3% –
EBITDA margin – – 19.8%
Operating margin 28.1% 12.8% 17.0%
Pretax margin 31.1% 15.8% 16.6%
Net margin 22.2% 9.3% 13.8%
FCF margin 52.6% – 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% – 20.7%
Return on equity 14.8% 6.5% 24.1%
Return on assets 6.8% 4.0% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 17.5% 8.6% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 13.6% – 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQFINXYFPYPL
Debt / assets 4.1% 3.3% 16.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.3x – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 53.3% 35.9% 76.1%
Equity / assets 46.7% 64.1% 23.9%
Interest coverage 8.7x 51.7x –
Current ratio 2.2x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQFINXYFPYPL
Dividend yield 21.8% 11.7% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 12.8%
Shareholder yield 21.8% 11.7% 13.8%
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.

ConsensusQFINXYFPYPL
Forward P/E 2.0xFY2026 – 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.84FY2026 – $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -54.8%FY2026 – +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.2% – -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.84BFY2026 – $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -33.0%FY2026 – +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.1% – +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQFINXYFPYPL
Held by institutions 61.8% 1.1% 74.2%
Institutions holding 158 24 1,378
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -32.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 71 13 521
Institutions selling 64 8 671
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.63 0.78

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.

QFINXYFPYPL
QFIN 1.00 0.27 0.19
XYF 0.27 1.00 0.12
PYPL 0.19 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QFIN, XYF and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $692.46M, X Financial (XYF) $375.23M, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $46.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, QFIN, XYF and PYPL?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.4x, X Financial (XYF) 2.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 2.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%, X Financial (XYF) -23.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%, X Financial (XYF) 9.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) leads (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 17.5%, X Financial (XYF) 8.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -77.2%, X Financial (XYF) -62.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%. Over five years, X Financial (XYF) compounded fastest (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -23.3%/yr, X Financial (XYF) +0.8%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest dividend yield: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 21.83%, X Financial (XYF) 11.67%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 58.7%, X Financial (XYF) 60.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.