UPST vs SE vs FINV Stock Comparison

Upstart Holdings, Sea and FinVolution Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SE Sea Ltd
$80.23 -17.2% 1M -48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.09B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins
FINV FinVolution Group
$3.03 +3.8% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$763.47M
P/E
2.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
10.23%
Digital Lending Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionUPSTSEFINVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.31B $49.09B $763.47M SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.2x 28.4x 2.8x FINV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.9x 21.2x 3.2x FINV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.3% +43.5% -1.6% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 6.3% 14.5% FINV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 17.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 10.23% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.4% -48.7% -49.3% SE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.2%/yr -25.9%/yr -13.2%/yr FINV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.9% 52.6% 50.3% FINV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 71/100 69/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

UPSTSEFINV

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

AxisUPSTSEFINV
Valuation 54 #46 of 99 76 #40 of 166 96 #5 of 99
Growth 84 #16 of 94 68 #50 of 154 25 #71 of 94
Profitability 53 #43 of 90 69 #48 of 154 66 #31 of 90
Financial Health 10 #95 of 105 69 #57 of 179 81 #21 of 105
Shareholder Returns 61 #25 of 63 – 76 #16 of 63
Overall 52 71 69
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FINV ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUPSTSEFINVSPY
1 month -4.0%-17.2%+3.8% -1.0%
3 months -22.6%-30.2%-38.0% -0.4%
6 months -18.5%-10.9%-42.0% +4.5%
Year to date -46.5%-37.1%-42.1% +12.4%
1 year -49.4%-48.7%-49.3% +13.6%
3 years -22.9%+79.1%-37.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year -8.3%+21.5%-14.5% +20.8%
5 years -92.9%-77.6%-50.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -41.2%-25.9%-13.2% +10.4%

Risk

MeasureUPSTSEFINVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.9%52.6%50.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%55.4%55.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.971.320.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.93-0.98 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.4%-90.3%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.9%-49.1%-51.0% -1.6%
52-week high $50.70$157.76$6.18 $779.14
52-week low $21.31$74.01$2.84 $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.

MultipleUPSTSEFINV
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 21.9x 28.4xmedian 18.2x 2.8xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 0.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.3xmedian 16.4x —median 15.3x —median 16.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.4xmedian 17.4x 9.4xmedian 12.2x 4.6xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.7x —median 1.8x 0.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.19median 0.91 0.38median 0.38 -0.63median 0.91

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 monthsUPSTSEFINV
Revenue $1.34B $26.55B $1.89B
Gross profit $1.11B $12.29B –
Operating income $62.04M $2.28B $329.11M
Net income $65.11M $3.91B $273.36M
Free cash flow -$186.96M $5.22B $164.21M
R&D $333.54M $1.17B $75.63M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $2.64 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $461.48M $3.53B $480.37M
Total debt $2.03B $316.17M $80.06M
Shares (diluted) 125.41M 638.23M 266.85M
Enterprise value $269.68M $8.98B -$3.57B

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
MetricUPSTSEFINV
P/E 35.2x 28.4x 2.8x
P/FCF -12.4x 9.4x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow -12.8x 9.4x 4.6x
P/S 1.7x 1.8x 0.4x
P/B 2.6x – 0.3x
P/Tangible book 2.6x – 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 44.3x – –
EV/EBIT 62.5x 17.6x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.5x -0.1x
EV/FCF -20.7x 7.7x -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -21.4x 7.7x -0.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.19 0.38 -0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUPSTSEFINV
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.3% 43.5% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 27.7% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.7% 41.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 39.8% -83.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 227.2% 57.3% -22.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 26.1% -3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% -97.5% -29.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 26.3% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.8% 31.1% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 73.7% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% 14.3% -51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 56.7% -13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.1% 14.3% -51.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 56.7% -13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUPSTSEFINV
Gross margin 82.7% 46.3% –
EBITDA margin 6.5% – –
Operating margin 4.6% 8.6% 17.4%
Pretax margin 5.0% 11.6% 17.8%
Net margin 4.9% 6.3% 14.5%
FCF margin -14.0% 19.6% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin -13.5% 19.6% 8.7%
Return on equity 7.7% – –
Return on assets 2.0% 12.5% –
Return on invested capital 2.1% – –
Return on capital employed – 15.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.8x 1.3x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 11.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUPSTSEFINV
Debt / assets 60.7% 1.0% 2.1%
Debt / equity 2.3x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 17.9x – –
Debt / FCF -10.8x 0.1x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 73.4% 59.2% 35.8%
Equity / assets 26.6% – 64.2%
Interest coverage 1.4x 123.4x -2.8x
Current ratio – 1.5x –
Quick ratio – 0.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUPSTSEFINV
Dividend yield – – 10.2%
Net buyback yield 3.5% – –
Shareholder yield 3.5% – 10.2%
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.

ConsensusUPSTSEFINV
Forward P/E 33.9xFY2026 21.2xFY2026 3.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.69FY2026 $3.79FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -58.4%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 -29.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +191.3% +14.2% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.4%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 -7.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.2% +21.1% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUPSTSEFINV
Held by institutions 60.0% 63.6% 21.9%
Institutions holding 365 776 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +0.6% -9.3%
Institutions buying 197 439 51
Institutions selling 98 223 50
Buyers to sellers 2.01 1.97 1.02

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.

UPSTSEFINV
UPST 1.00 0.27 0.24
SE 0.27 1.00 0.23
FINV 0.24 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UPST, SE and FINV?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.31B, Sea (SE) $49.09B, FinVolution (FINV) $763.47M.

Which stock is cheaper, UPST, SE and FINV?

FinVolution (FINV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 35.2x, Sea (SE) 28.4x, FinVolution (FINV) 2.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, FinVolution (FINV) is cheapest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 33.9x, Sea (SE) 21.2x, FinVolution (FINV) 3.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Upstart Holdings (UPST) +41.3%, Sea (SE) +43.5%, FinVolution (FINV) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

FinVolution (FINV) has the highest net margin (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.9%, Sea (SE) 6.3%, FinVolution (FINV) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sea (SE) returned the most: Upstart Holdings (UPST) -49.4%, Sea (SE) -48.7%, FinVolution (FINV) -49.3%. Over five years, FinVolution (FINV) compounded fastest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.2%/yr, Sea (SE) -25.9%/yr, FinVolution (FINV) -13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: FinVolution (FINV) 10.23%. Upstart Holdings (UPST) and Sea (SE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, FinVolution (FINV) has been the steadiest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.9%, Sea (SE) 52.6%, FinVolution (FINV) 50.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UPST, SE and FINV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, FinVolution (FINV) 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.