SHOP vs TACT vs PAYD Stock Comparison

Shopify, Transact Technologies and Paid 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
TACT Transact Technologies Inc
$5.33 +9.4% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$56.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$52.99M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
3 wins
PAYD Paid Inc
$2.20 -8.7% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.65M
P/E
147.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.10M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Shopify leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Shopify 5, Transact Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHOPTACTPAYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $214.76B $56.80M $18.65M SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 111.4x -142.0x 147.0x SHOP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 89.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +10.5% +12.6% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% -0.8% 0.6% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -82.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% +12.4% -26.7% TACT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr -17.7%/yr -2.8%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.1% 51.2% 58.4% TACT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 60/100 44/100 TACT

Percentile Scorecard

SHOPTACTPAYD

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

AxisSHOPTACTPAYD
Valuation 18 #137 of 167 83 #16 of 90 40 #101 of 167
Growth 61 #60 of 153 31 #57 of 82 57 #66 of 153
Profitability 76 #38 of 153 49 #40 of 77 50 #77 of 153
Financial Health 92 #15 of 179 78 #22 of 96 43 #102 of 179
Shareholder Returns 36 #61 of 94 – 29 #67 of 94
Overall 57 60 44
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TACT ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • PAYD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHOPTACTPAYDSPY
1 month +18.2%+9.4%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months +32.6%+6.0%-10.6% +3.5%
6 months +35.4%+59.1%-6.0% +7.0%
Year to date +4.5%+33.3%-26.4% +12.2%
1 year -2.8%+12.4%-26.7% +13.0%
3 years +262.5%-11.3%+29.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.7%-3.9%+9.0% +23.1%
5 years +23.6%-62.2%-13.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.3%-17.7%-2.8% +11.0%
10 years +3,811.2%-23.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +44.3%-2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSHOPTACTPAYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.1%51.2%58.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.3%48.5%120.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.870.610.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.050.24-0.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-78.0%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.2%-8.7%-33.3% -1.8%
52-week high $179.22$5.84$3.30 $779.14
52-week low $95.40$3.21$1.95 $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.

MultipleSHOPTACTPAYD
P/E now vs peer median 113.0xmedian 17.5x -137.1xmedian 42.4x 147.0xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 2.7x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 113.7xmedian 14.5x 194.2xmedian 19.0x 271.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 92.6xmedian 12.1x 10.5xmedian 19.4x 66.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 3.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.41 4.95median 1.75 -4.51median 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 monthsSHOPTACTPAYD
Revenue $13.27B $52.99M $22.10M
Gross profit $6.34B $26.26M $4.71M
Operating income $1.84B -$425.00K -$229.23K
Net income $1.93B -$400.00K $128.94K
Free cash flow $2.35B $5.23M $282.66K
R&D $1.65B $5.95M –
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $-0.04 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $19.39M $1.08M
Total debt – $3.00M –
Shares (diluted) 1.30B 10.29M 8.55M
Enterprise value $191.94B -$21.91M $14.36M

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
MetricSHOPTACTPAYD
P/E 113.0x -137.1x 147.0x
P/FCF 92.6x 10.5x 66.0x
P/Operating cash flow 91.6x 10.1x 65.3x
P/S 16.4x 1.0x 0.8x
P/B 17.2x 1.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 17.2x 1.9x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 113.7x 194.2x 271.8x
EV/EBIT 115.4x -90.9x -76.7x
EV/Revenue 16.0x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF 90.5x 7.4x 62.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.6x 7.1x 61.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.95 -4.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHOPTACTPAYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 10.5% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -12.1% 10.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% 15.4% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -12.7% 8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.5% 80.3% 75.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -27.5% 24.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.8% 95.4% 115.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -27.8% -31.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.1% 95.5% 114.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -27.7% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -11.4% 140.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% -14.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.4% -13.4% 142.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% -14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHOPTACTPAYD
Gross margin 47.8% 49.6% 21.3%
EBITDA margin 14.1% 0.4% 0.3%
Operating margin 13.9% -0.8% -1.0%
Pretax margin 17.6% -0.5% -0.5%
Net margin 14.5% -0.8% 0.6%
FCF margin 17.7% 9.9% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 10.3% 1.3%
Return on equity 15.3% -1.2% 2.3%
Return on assets 13.5% -0.8% 1.5%
Return on invested capital – -1.2% –
Return on capital employed 14.4% -1.2% -3.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -13.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% 3.8% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHOPTACTPAYD
Debt / assets – 5.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -82.3x –
Debt / FCF – 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 12.3% 36.0% 32.5%
Equity / assets 87.7% 64.0% 67.5%
Interest coverage – -1.3x –
Current ratio 5.4x 2.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.7x 1.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 3.4x 1.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 75.41 3.51 -4.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHOPTACTPAYD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusSHOPTACTPAYD
Forward P/E 89.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.88FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +26.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.78BFY2026 $59.30MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +37.8%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -7.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHOPTACTPAYD
Held by institutions 68.9% 38.0% –
Institutions holding 1,704 37 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -14.2% –
Institutions buying 788 13 –
Institutions selling 651 8 –
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.63 –

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.

SHOPTACTPAYD
SHOP 1.00 0.04 0.02
TACT 0.04 1.00 -0.11
PAYD 0.02 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHOP, TACT and PAYD?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shopify (SHOP) $214.76B, Transact Technologies (TACT) $56.80M, Paid (PAYD) $18.65M.

Which stock is cheaper, SHOP, TACT and PAYD?

Shopify (SHOP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shopify (SHOP) 111.4x, Transact Technologies (TACT) -142.0x, Paid (PAYD) 147.0x). 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%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +10.5%, Paid (PAYD) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Transact Technologies (TACT) -0.8%, Paid (PAYD) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transact Technologies (TACT) returned the most: Shopify (SHOP) -2.8%, Transact Technologies (TACT) +12.4%, Paid (PAYD) -26.7%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Shopify (SHOP) +4.3%/yr, Transact Technologies (TACT) -17.7%/yr, Paid (PAYD) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Transact Technologies (TACT) has been the steadiest (Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%, Transact Technologies (TACT) 51.2%, Paid (PAYD) 58.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHOP, TACT and PAYD?

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.