SHOP vs PYPL vs RZLV Stock Comparison

Shopify, PayPal Holdings and Rezolve Ai Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SHOP Shopify Inc.
$143.75 -12.6% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$184.99B
P/E
87.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.17B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
5 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$58.96 +8.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$49.35B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
0.95%
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins
RZLV Rezolve Ai Plc
$1.22 -43.3% 1M -70.5% 1Y
Market cap
$326.94M
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.

QuestionSHOPPYPLRZLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.99B $49.35B $326.94M SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 87.0x 10.6x -2.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.3x 10.3x — PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +4.4% — SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 13.8% — SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.95% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.8% -13.4% -70.5% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr -23.6%/yr — SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 43.5% 100.1% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 69/100 — PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

SHOPPYPLRZLV

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

AxisSHOPPYPLRZLV
Valuation 21 #132 of 166 92 #9 of 99 7 #155 of 166
Growth 79 #33 of 154 60 #38 of 94 –
Profitability 80 #32 of 154 87 #13 of 90 –
Financial Health 92 #16 of 179 38 #66 of 105 28 #129 of 179
Shareholder Returns 41 #58 of 97 67 #21 of 62 –
Overall 62 69 –
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • RZLV ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHOPPYPLRZLVSPY
1 month -12.6%+8.0%-43.3% -5.9%
3 months -2.5%-1.4%-53.8% -4.6%
6 months +28.6%+27.6%-49.0% +0.2%
Year to date -10.7%+1.0%-52.5% +7.5%
1 year -11.8%-13.4%-70.5% +8.2%
3 years +137.9%+7.9%-88.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +33.5%+2.6%-51.5% +19.0%
5 years -5.9%-73.9%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.2%-23.6%— +9.4%
10 years +3,576.5%+44.2%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +43.4%+3.7%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSHOPPYPLRZLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%43.5%100.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.7%48.1%93.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.820.902.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.31-0.70 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-83.0%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.8%-13.4%-73.7% -5.9%
52-week high $179.22$68.06$4.63 $779.14
52-week low $95.40$39.08$1.22 $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.

MultipleSHOPPYPLRZLV
P/E now vs peer median 87.0xmedian 18.0x 10.6xmedian 22.5x -2.0xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 2.1x 7.0xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 86.0xmedian 15.5x 7.7xmedian 23.6x —median 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.5xmedian 11.4x 7.8xmedian 17.3x -5.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 0.62median 0.64 —median 0.38

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 monthsSHOPPYPLRZLV
Revenue $14.17B $34.30B –
Gross profit $6.73B – –
Operating income $2.07B $5.83B –
Net income $2.13B $4.73B –
Free cash flow $2.66B $6.30B –
R&D $1.77B $3.28B –
EPS (diluted) $1.65 $5.51 –
Cash & equivalents $1.87B $7.16B $111.11M
Total debt – $13.47B $154.04M
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 858.00M 162.86M
Enterprise value $163.79B $8.05B $196.03M

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
MetricSHOPPYPLRZLV
P/E 87.0x 10.6x -2.0x
P/FCF 69.5x 7.8x -5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 69.0x 7.0x –
P/S 13.1x 1.4x 7.0x
P/B 14.5x 2.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 14.7x 2.6x 42.9x
EV/EBITDA 86.0x 7.7x –
EV/EBIT 87.1x 9.0x –
EV/Revenue 12.7x 1.5x –
EV/FCF 67.7x 8.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 67.2x 7.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHOPPYPLRZLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 4.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.9% -2.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.4% -3.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 21.4% 7.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.5% 10.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.8% 13.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHOPPYPLRZLV
Gross margin 47.5% – –
EBITDA margin 14.8% 19.8% –
Operating margin 14.6% 17.0% –
Pretax margin 17.9% 16.6% –
Net margin 15.0% 13.8% –
FCF margin 18.8% 18.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.9% 20.7% –
Return on equity 16.7% 24.1% –
Return on assets 14.6% 5.8% –
Return on invested capital – 14.6% –
Return on capital employed 16.0% 17.0% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHOPPYPLRZLV
Debt / assets – 16.5% 25.2%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x –
Debt / FCF – 2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 13.1% 76.1% 59.7%
Equity / assets 86.9% 23.9% 40.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.9x 1.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 3.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 60.30 1.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHOPPYPLRZLV
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 12.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 13.1% –
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.

ConsensusSHOPPYPLRZLV
Forward P/E 77.3xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.86FY2026 $5.75FY2026 $-0.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.0%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +24.7% -4.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.76BFY2026 $33.36BFY2026 $368.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +687.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +4.9% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHOPPYPLRZLV
Held by institutions 68.9% 74.2% 12.0%
Institutions holding 1,707 1,382 114
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +0.8% -32.9%
Institutions buying 788 523 62
Institutions selling 653 672 43
Buyers to sellers 1.21 0.78 1.44

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.

SHOPPYPLRZLV
SHOP 1.00 0.38 0.28
PYPL 0.38 1.00 0.12
RZLV 0.28 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHOP, PYPL and RZLV?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shopify (SHOP) $184.99B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.35B, Rezolve Ai (RZLV) $326.94M.

Which stock is cheaper, SHOP, PYPL and RZLV?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shopify (SHOP) 87.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.6x, Rezolve Ai (RZLV) -2.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Shopify (SHOP) 77.3x, 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?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Shopify (SHOP) 15.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Shopify (SHOP) -11.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -13.4%, Rezolve Ai (RZLV) -70.5%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Shopify (SHOP) -1.2%/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: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.95%. Shopify (SHOP) and Rezolve Ai (RZLV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Shopify (SHOP) 60.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.5%, Rezolve Ai (RZLV) 100.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.