SEZL vs GPN vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Sezzle, Global Payments and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SEZL Sezzle Inc.
$155.00 +37.4% 1M +134.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.03B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$531.93M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$95.36 +16.6% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.49B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$58.96 +8.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.29B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sezzle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sezzle 5, Global Payments 4, PayPal Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSEZLGPNPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.03B $25.78B $50.29B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.2x -20.0x 10.6x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 7.4x 10.3x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.1% +48.5% +4.4% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.3% -11.2% 13.8% SEZL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 49.6% 0.0% 14.6% SEZL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 4.7x 0.5x SEZL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +134.0% +20.4% -13.4% SEZL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.0%/yr -23.6%/yr GPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.9% 41.7% 43.5% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 46/100 69/100 SEZL

Percentile Scorecard

SEZLGPNPYPL

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

AxisSEZLGPNPYPL
Valuation 59 #41 of 99 66 #34 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Growth 97 #4 of 94 25 #71 of 94 60 #38 of 94
Profitability 98 #3 of 90 61 #36 of 90 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 76 #26 of 105 28 #76 of 105 38 #66 of 105
Shareholder Returns 44 #35 of 62 53 #30 of 62 67 #21 of 62
Overall 75 46 69
  • SEZL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN 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

PeriodSEZLGPNPYPLSPY
1 month +37.4%+16.6%+8.0% -5.9%
3 months -13.2%+8.7%-1.4% -4.6%
6 months +55.3%+36.0%+27.6% +0.2%
Year to date +144.2%+23.2%+1.0% +7.5%
1 year +134.0%+20.4%-13.4% +8.2%
3 years +9,900.0%-14.1%+7.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +364.6%-4.9%+2.6% +19.0%
5 years —-30.3%-73.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-7.0%-23.6% +9.4%
10 years —+34.7%+44.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+3.0%+3.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSEZLGPNPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.9%41.7%43.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.0%35.8%48.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.880.770.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.490.49-0.31 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-58.8%-83.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-4.3%-13.4% -5.9%
52-week high $188.55$99.62$68.06 $779.14
52-week low $50.97$62.47$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.

MultipleSEZLGPNPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 22.5x -19.6xmedian 22.5x 10.6xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 23.6x 11.2xmedian 23.6x 7.7xmedian 23.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 17.3x -149.3xmedian 17.3x 7.8xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.64 0.38median 0.64 0.62median 0.64

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 monthsSEZLGPNPYPL
Revenue $531.93M $11.49B $34.30B
Gross profit – $7.07B –
Operating income $214.81M $783.04M $5.83B
Net income $161.43M -$1.24B $4.73B
Free cash flow $274.61M -$169.03M $6.30B
R&D – – $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $4.65 $-4.86 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $79.76M $5.57B $7.16B
Total debt $121.52M $23.70B $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 34.72M 265.16M 858.00M
Enterprise value $4.66B $604.58M $8.99B

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
MetricSEZLGPNPYPL
P/E 32.3x -19.6x 10.6x
P/FCF 19.0x -149.3x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 34.6x 7.0x
P/S 9.8x 2.2x 1.4x
P/B 22.4x 1.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 22.4x 4.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 24.2x 11.2x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 55.4x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 3.8x 1.5x
EV/FCF 19.2x -256.5x 8.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 59.6x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.38 0.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSEZLGPNPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.1% 48.5% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 56.7% 6.7% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.0% -65.0% -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 119.1% -21.6% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 54.4% -168.4% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 174.1% -49.4% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.8% -166.7% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 172.0% -51.1% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.0% -75.9% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 284.0% -31.9% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.9% -107.1% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 286.4% -28.1% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSEZLGPNPYPL
Gross margin – 61.5% –
EBITDA margin 40.8% 33.6% 19.8%
Operating margin 40.4% 6.8% 17.0%
Pretax margin 37.8% -0.4% 16.6%
Net margin 30.3% -11.2% 13.8%
FCF margin 51.6% -1.5% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 51.8% 6.3% 20.7%
Return on equity 75.1% -5.1% 24.1%
Return on assets 35.4% -1.9% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 49.6% 0.0% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 60.7% 1.6% 17.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -0.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.1% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSEZLGPNPYPL
Debt / assets 26.6% 38.0% 16.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 4.7x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.4x -140.2x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 49.0% 61.9% 76.1%
Equity / assets 51.0% 38.1% 23.9%
Interest coverage 15.5x 0.8x –
Current ratio 4.0x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 17.74 0.66 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSEZLGPNPYPL
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 4.8% 12.2%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 5.9% 13.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -20.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -153.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% –

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.

ConsensusSEZLGPNPYPL
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.53FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $5.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.2% +18.0% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $625.83MFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $33.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.0%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +8.4% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSEZLGPNPYPL
Held by institutions 44.1% 100.0% 74.2%
Institutions holding 323 794 1,382
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +7.4% +0.8%
Institutions buying 215 375 523
Institutions selling 79 308 672
Buyers to sellers 2.72 1.22 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.

SEZLGPNPYPL
SEZL 1.00 0.28 0.17
GPN 0.28 1.00 0.45
PYPL 0.17 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SEZL, GPN and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sezzle (SEZL) $5.03B, Global Payments (GPN) $25.78B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $50.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, SEZL, GPN and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sezzle (SEZL) 31.2x, Global Payments (GPN) -20.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (Sezzle (SEZL) 28.0x, Global Payments (GPN) 7.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x). 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: Sezzle (SEZL) +43.1%, Global Payments (GPN) +48.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sezzle (SEZL) has the highest net margin (Sezzle (SEZL) 30.3%, Global Payments (GPN) -11.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Sezzle (SEZL) leads (Sezzle (SEZL) 49.6%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sezzle (SEZL) returned the most: Sezzle (SEZL) +134.0%, Global Payments (GPN) +20.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -13.4%. Over five years, Global Payments (GPN) compounded fastest (Global Payments (GPN) -7.0%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sezzle (SEZL) 0.00%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.01%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.00%. Sezzle (SEZL) and PayPal Holdings (PYPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (Sezzle (SEZL) 89.9%, Global Payments (GPN) 41.7%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SEZL, GPN 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, Sezzle (SEZL) 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.