UPST vs PYPL vs BLND Stock Comparison

Upstart Holdings, PayPal Holdings and Blend Labs Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$24.14 +4.8% 1M -52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.35B
P/E
38.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.55 +4.2% 1M -22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$47.33B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
0.99%
Payment Processing Technology
10 wins
BLND Blend Labs, Inc.
$1.16 +6.4% 1M -66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$274.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$129.00M
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 10, Upstart Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUPSTPYPLBLNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.35B $47.33B $274.36M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.6x 10.2x -12.2x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.0x 10.2x 16.6x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.6% +4.4% +6.0% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 13.8% -17.7% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 14.6% — PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 20.6x 0.5x — PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.99% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.4% -22.6% -66.4% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.5%/yr -24.6%/yr -39.7%/yr PYPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.2% 43.8% 74.8% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 69/100 66/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

UPSTPYPLBLND

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

AxisUPSTPYPLBLND
Valuation 51 #49 of 99 92 #9 of 99 70 #30 of 99
Growth 76 #23 of 94 62 #36 of 94 80 #20 of 94
Profitability 51 #45 of 90 84 #15 of 90 55 #41 of 90
Financial Health 11 #94 of 105 37 #67 of 105 32 #72 of 105
Shareholder Returns 60 #24 of 59 69 #19 of 59 93 #5 of 59
Overall 50 69 66
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • BLND ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUPSTPYPLBLNDSPY
1 month +4.8%+4.2%+6.4% +0.9%
3 months -9.2%-3.1%-35.9% +5.9%
6 months -20.8%+11.0%-18.3% +8.5%
Year to date -44.8%-3.1%-61.8% +13.3%
1 year -52.4%-22.6%-66.4% +12.4%
3 years +4.8%+12.2%-3.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.6%+3.9%-1.1% +23.5%
5 years -92.5%-75.7%-92.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -40.5%-24.6%-39.7% +11.0%
10 years —+35.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+3.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureUPSTPYPLBLNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.2%43.8%74.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.5%48.4%83.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.931.021.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.52-0.89 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.5%-83.2%-96.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.4%-22.6%-66.4% -0.9%
52-week high $50.70$73.02$3.45 $779.14
52-week low $22.74$39.08$0.90 $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.

MultipleUPSTPYPLBLND
P/E now vs peer median 38.6xmedian 19.6x 10.2xmedian 19.6x -12.2xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 51.8xmedian 17.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x -23.0xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 15.9x 7.5xmedian 15.9x 25.9xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.0x -3.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.31median 1.01 0.59median 1.01 -0.21median 1.01

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 monthsUPSTPYPLBLND
Revenue $1.25B $34.30B $129.00M
Gross profit $1.03B – $95.88M
Operating income $49.71M $5.83B -$16.81M
Net income $60.33M $4.73B -$4.28M
Free cash flow -$289.05M $6.30B $10.59M
R&D $304.91M $3.28B $34.29M
EPS (diluted) $0.55 $5.51 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $455.96M $7.16B $23.31M
Total debt $2.00B $13.47B –
Shares (diluted) 109.72M 858.00M 239.91M
Enterprise value $277.92M $6.03B $23.36M

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
MetricUPSTPYPLBLND
P/E 38.6x 10.2x -12.2x
P/FCF -8.1x 7.5x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow -8.3x 6.7x 16.9x
P/S 1.9x 1.4x 2.1x
P/B 2.9x 2.4x -3.7x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.4x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA 51.8x 7.4x -23.0x
EV/EBIT 78.4x 8.7x -13.7x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.5x 1.8x
EV/FCF -13.5x 8.0x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.7x 7.1x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.31 0.59 -0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUPSTPYPLBLND
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.6% 4.4% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 5.6% -10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% – 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.7% – 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 199.7% -2.8% 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 8.6% 61.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,050% -3.9% 78.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 7.9% 76.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 990.2% 7.6% 39.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 17.1% 58.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -335.4% 10.4% 36.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 22.9% 27.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -341.5% 13.2% 639.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 25.5% 27.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUPSTPYPLBLND
Gross margin 82.5% – 74.3%
EBITDA margin 6.0% 19.8% -7.7%
Operating margin 4.0% 17.0% -13.0%
Pretax margin 4.9% 16.6% 1.4%
Net margin 4.8% 13.8% -17.7%
FCF margin -23.2% 18.4% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin -22.8% 20.7% 12.6%
Return on equity 7.9% 24.1% –
Return on assets 2.0% 5.8% -2.8%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 14.6% –
Return on capital employed – 17.0% -15.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.7x 1.5x -3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 11.7% 2.8% 22.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUPSTPYPLBLND
Debt / assets 63.2% 16.5% –
Debt / equity 2.5x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 20.6x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF -6.9x 2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 76.1% 151.8%
Equity / assets 25.1% 23.9% -51.8%
Interest coverage 1.2x – –
Current ratio – 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.91 -12.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUPSTPYPLBLND
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 3.5% 12.7% 20.8%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 13.7% 20.8%
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.

ConsensusUPSTPYPLBLND
Forward P/E 35.0xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.69FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -58.4%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +600.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +191.3% -3.1% -28.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $125.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.4%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.2% +5.1% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUPSTPYPLBLND
Held by institutions 60.0% 74.2% 64.9%
Institutions holding 363 1,379 184
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +0.8% -4.8%
Institutions buying 196 522 86
Institutions selling 98 671 67
Buyers to sellers 2.00 0.78 1.28

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.

UPSTPYPLBLND
UPST 1.00 0.29 0.37
PYPL 0.29 1.00 0.30
BLND 0.37 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UPST, PYPL and BLND?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.35B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.33B, Blend Labs (BLND) $274.36M.

Which stock is cheaper, UPST, PYPL and BLND?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 38.6x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.2x, Blend Labs (BLND) -12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 35.0x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.2x, Blend Labs (BLND) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Blend Labs (BLND) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Blend Labs (BLND) -17.7%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: Upstart Holdings (UPST) -52.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -22.6%, Blend Labs (BLND) -66.4%. Over five years, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) compounded fastest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) -40.5%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -24.6%/yr, Blend Labs (BLND) -39.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.99%. Upstart Holdings (UPST) and Blend Labs (BLND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.8%, Blend Labs (BLND) 74.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UPST, PYPL and BLND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads on 10. 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.