SE vs GWRE vs EBAY Stock Comparison

Sea, Guidewire Software and Ebay Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SE Sea Ltd
$74.67 -27.8% 1M -52.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.99B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins
EBAY Ebay Inc
$121.41 +11.3% 1M +27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$52.77B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.01B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSEGWREEBAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.99B $15.51B $52.77B EBAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 111.3x 23.7x EBAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 46.1x 21.2x SE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.5% +22.7% +14.7% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% 9.4% 18.5% EBAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 19.3% EBAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 1.2x GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.2% -25.1% +27.1% EBAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.8%/yr +8.9%/yr +8.5%/yr GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 62.2% 36.7% EBAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 66/100 49/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

SEGWREEBAY

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

AxisSEGWREEBAY
Valuation 78 #37 of 167 38 #61 of 98 36 #107 of 167
Growth 68 #49 of 153 88 #12 of 94 50 #77 of 153
Profitability 68 #49 of 153 78 #21 of 90 86 #22 of 153
Financial Health 70 #54 of 179 74 #28 of 105 37 #113 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 54 #29 of 62 38 #59 of 94
Overall 71 66 49
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • EBAY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSEGWREEBAYSPY
1 month -27.8%+23.6%+11.3% -1.0%
3 months -25.4%+36.7%+11.0% +2.9%
6 months -12.6%+35.4%+24.0% +6.4%
Year to date -41.5%-6.0%+39.4% +11.4%
1 year -52.2%-25.1%+27.1% +13.1%
3 years +64.9%+111.3%+196.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.2%+28.4%+43.6% +21.5%
5 years -79.0%+53.1%+50.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -26.8%+8.9%+8.5% +10.9%
10 years —+227.2%+317.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+12.6%+15.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSEGWREEBAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%62.2%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%63.4%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.700.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.00-0.400.74 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.3%-60.8%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.4%-25.3%-1.2% -2.5%
52-week high $160.10$253.05$122.91 $779.14
52-week low $74.67$102.69$79.41 $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.

MultipleSEGWREEBAY
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 17.5x 114.2xmedian 21.5x 24.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 10.5xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.9x 72.5xmedian 15.7x 19.6xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.2x 41.0xmedian 16.4x 21.6xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.7x 13.0xmedian 1.9x 11.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.42 2.41median 1.06 0.97median 0.42

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 monthsSEGWREEBAY
Revenue $26.55B $1.48B $12.01B
Gross profit $12.29B $947.37M $8.70B
Operating income $2.28B $149.87M $2.46B
Net income $3.91B $139.28M $2.22B
Free cash flow $5.22B $377.66M $2.51B
R&D $1.17B $340.10M $1.79B
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $1.63 $4.88
Cash & equivalents $3.53B $372.89M $2.31B
Total debt $2.37B $2.71B $6.74B
Shares (diluted) 638.23M 85.41M 455.00M
Enterprise value $3.88B $12.07B $39.30B

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
MetricSEGWREEBAY
P/E 26.4x 114.2x 24.3x
P/FCF 8.8x 41.0x 21.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 39.8x 17.4x
P/S 1.7x 10.5x 4.5x
P/B – 13.0x 11.6x
P/Tangible book – 13.2x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA – 72.5x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 102.9x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 10.5x 4.8x
EV/FCF 7.1x 40.8x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 39.6x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 2.41 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEGWREEBAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.5% 22.7% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 17.7% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.1% 26.0% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 27.4% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.3% 264.9% 10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 44.3% 3.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -97.5% 99.5% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 48.1% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 100.7% 5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 73.7% 47.3% 25.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 29.5% 68.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 116.5% 2.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.3% 28.0% 77.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 126.3% 1.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEGWREEBAY
Gross margin 46.3% 64.2% 72.5%
EBITDA margin – 14.4% 24.4%
Operating margin 8.6% 10.2% 20.5%
Pretax margin 11.6% 11.1% 20.6%
Net margin 6.3% 9.4% 18.5%
FCF margin 19.6% 25.6% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 26.4% 25.9%
Return on equity – 11.1% 49.0%
Return on assets 12.5% 5.4% 12.4%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 19.3%
Return on capital employed 15.0% 7.9% 20.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.3% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEGWREEBAY
Debt / assets 1.0% 26.3% 37.6%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.8x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 53.7% 74.0%
Equity / assets – 46.3% 26.0%
Interest coverage 123.4x 11.2x 9.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 7.17 6.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEGWREEBAY
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% 3.6%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusSEGWREEBAY
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 46.1xFY2027 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.75FY2026 $4.10FY2027 $5.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +19.5%FY2027 +3.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +34.9% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.91BFY2026 $1.61BFY2027 $11.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +30.2% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEGWREEBAY
Held by institutions 63.6% 99.3% 92.4%
Institutions holding 773 546 1,293
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -1.0% +0.3%
Institutions buying 436 248 616
Institutions selling 223 226 485
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.10 1.27

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.

SEGWREEBAY
SE 1.00 0.19 0.13
GWRE 0.19 1.00 0.20
EBAY 0.13 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SE, GWRE and EBAY?

Ebay (EBAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sea (SE) $43.99B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $15.51B, Ebay (EBAY) $52.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, SE, GWRE and EBAY?

Ebay (EBAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sea (SE) 26.2x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 111.3x, Ebay (EBAY) 23.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sea (SE) is cheapest (Sea (SE) 19.9x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 46.1x, Ebay (EBAY) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sea (SE) +43.5%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Ebay (EBAY) +14.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ebay (EBAY) has the highest net margin (Sea (SE) 6.3%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Ebay (EBAY) 18.5%). On return on invested capital, Ebay (EBAY) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Ebay (EBAY) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ebay (EBAY) returned the most: Sea (SE) -52.2%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -25.1%, Ebay (EBAY) +27.1%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Sea (SE) -26.8%/yr, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +8.9%/yr, Ebay (EBAY) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ebay (EBAY) has been the steadiest (Sea (SE) 52.3%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.2%, Ebay (EBAY) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SE, GWRE and EBAY?

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