SHOP vs PYPL vs BLIV Stock Comparison

Shopify, PayPal Holdings and BeLive Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$168.18 +18.2% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$214.76B
P/E
111.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
5 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
BLIV BeLive Holdings
$2.30 -1.7% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionSHOPPYPLBLIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $214.76B $49.17B $24.99M SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 111.4x 10.0x -4.6x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 89.5x 9.9x — PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +5.7% — SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 14.4% — SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -21.2% -37.0% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr -25.2%/yr — SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.1% 44.0% 82.4% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 70/100 — PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

SHOPPYPLBLIV

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

AxisSHOPPYPLBLIV
Valuation 18 #137 of 167 92 #9 of 99 8 #153 of 167
Growth 61 #60 of 153 63 #35 of 94 –
Profitability 76 #38 of 153 88 #12 of 90 –
Financial Health 92 #15 of 179 39 #65 of 105 99 #3 of 179
Shareholder Returns 36 #61 of 94 67 #21 of 61 –
Overall 57 70 –
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • BLIV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHOPPYPLBLIVSPY
1 month +18.2%-0.1%-1.7% -0.8%
3 months +32.6%-1.9%-3.4% +3.5%
6 months +35.4%+10.5%-8.0% +7.0%
Year to date +4.5%-5.8%-35.8% +12.2%
1 year -2.8%-21.2%-37.0% +13.0%
3 years +262.5%+9.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.7%+3.0%— +23.1%
5 years +23.6%-76.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.3%-25.2%— +11.0%
10 years +3,811.2%+29.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +44.3%+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSHOPPYPLBLIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.1%44.0%82.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.3%48.4%94.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.871.010.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.48-0.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-83.5%-68.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.2%-24.7%-41.8% -1.8%
52-week high $179.22$73.02$3.95 $779.14
52-week low $95.40$39.08$2.10 $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.

MultipleSHOPPYPLBLIV
P/E now vs peer median 113.0xmedian 17.5x 9.8xmedian 20.6x -4.6xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 43.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 113.7xmedian 14.5x 7.2xmedian 15.4x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 92.6xmedian 12.1x 7.2xmedian 16.4x -8.8xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.41 0.66median 1.05 —median 0.41

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 monthsSHOPPYPLBLIV
Revenue $13.27B $34.13B –
Gross profit $6.34B – –
Operating income $1.84B $5.95B –
Net income $1.93B $4.90B –
Free cash flow $2.35B $6.59B –
R&D $1.65B $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $5.56 –
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $8.31B $6.68M
Total debt – $13.40B –
Shares (diluted) 1.30B 882.00M 10.14M
Enterprise value $191.94B $7.39B $18.31M

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
MetricSHOPPYPLBLIV
P/E 113.0x 9.8x -4.6x
P/FCF 92.6x 7.2x -8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 91.6x 6.3x –
P/S 16.4x 1.4x 43.1x
P/B 17.2x 2.4x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 17.2x 2.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 113.7x 7.2x –
EV/EBIT 115.4x 8.3x –
EV/Revenue 16.0x 1.5x –
EV/FCF 90.5x 7.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 89.6x 6.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHOPPYPLBLIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 5.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.5% 1.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -17.8% 4.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -17.1% 16.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 23.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.4% 24.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHOPPYPLBLIV
Gross margin 47.8% – –
EBITDA margin 14.1% 20.2% –
Operating margin 13.9% 17.4% –
Pretax margin 17.6% 17.2% –
Net margin 14.5% 14.4% –
FCF margin 17.7% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 21.9% –
Return on equity 15.3% 24.6% –
Return on assets 13.5% 6.0% –
Return on invested capital – 15.9% –
Return on capital employed 14.4% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% 2.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHOPPYPLBLIV
Debt / assets – 16.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 12.3% 76.0% 5.8%
Equity / assets 87.7% 24.0% 94.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.4x 1.3x 17.1x
Quick ratio 3.7x 0.4x 17.1x
Cash ratio 3.4x 0.2x 16.6x
Altman Z-score 75.41 1.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHOPPYPLBLIV
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 12.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 13.7% –
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.

ConsensusSHOPPYPLBLIV
Forward P/E 89.5xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.88FY2026 $5.55FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +26.6% -3.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.78BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +37.8%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +5.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHOPPYPLBLIV
Held by institutions 68.9% 74.2% –
Institutions holding 1,704 1,378 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +0.8% –
Institutions buying 788 521 –
Institutions selling 651 671 –
Buyers to sellers 1.21 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.

SHOPPYPLBLIV
SHOP 1.00 0.39 0.07
PYPL 0.39 1.00 -0.05
BLIV 0.07 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHOP, PYPL and BLIV?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shopify (SHOP) $214.76B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) $24.99M.

Which stock is cheaper, SHOP, PYPL and BLIV?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shopify (SHOP) 111.4x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.0x, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) -4.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Shopify (SHOP) 89.5x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x). 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: Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Shopify (SHOP) -2.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) -37.0%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Shopify (SHOP) +4.3%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, BeLive Holdings (BLIV) 82.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHOP, PYPL and BLIV?

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 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.