UPST vs XYZ vs PGY Stock Comparison

Upstart Holdings, Block and Pagaya Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$23.78 -2.7% 1M -54.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
36.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
1 win
XYZ Block, Inc.
$76.47 +2.4% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.46B
P/E
124.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
PGY Pagaya Technologies Ltd.
$19.08 +1.9% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Block leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Block 6, Pagaya Technologies 4, Upstart Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUPSTXYZPGYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.22B $44.46B $1.57B XYZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.7x 124.5x 12.5x PGY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.5x 19.7x 11.0x PGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.6% +5.1% +20.5% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 1.4% 9.0% PGY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 2.0% 31.5% PGY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 20.6x 0.3x 0.6x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.4% -2.7% -35.4% XYZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -41.4%/yr -21.3%/yr -30.7%/yr XYZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.1% 46.3% 74.5% XYZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 73/100 70/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

UPSTXYZPGY

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

AxisUPSTXYZPGY
Valuation 50 #50 of 98 83 #18 of 98 94 #7 of 98
Growth 75 #24 of 94 82 #18 of 94 91 #9 of 94
Profitability 49 #46 of 90 65 #32 of 90 87 #13 of 90
Financial Health 9 #96 of 105 67 #35 of 105 44 #59 of 105
Shareholder Returns 66 #22 of 62 69 #20 of 62 34 #41 of 62
Overall 50 73 70
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PGY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUPSTXYZPGYSPY
1 month -2.7%+2.4%+1.9% -1.0%
3 months -11.7%-0.9%+20.1% +2.9%
6 months -29.0%+6.8%+40.4% +6.4%
Year to date -45.6%+17.5%-8.7% +11.4%
1 year -54.4%-2.7%-35.4% +13.1%
3 years -3.3%+68.6%+32.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.1%+19.0%+9.8% +21.5%
5 years -93.1%-69.8%-84.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -41.4%-21.3%-30.7% +10.9%
10 years —+575.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+21.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureUPSTXYZPGYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%46.3%74.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.5%46.2%77.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.911.833.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-0.06-0.47 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.6%-85.1%-98.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.9%-9.9%-35.4% -2.5%
52-week high $52.74$84.84$29.52 $779.14
52-week low $22.74$49.09$10.64 $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.

MultipleUPSTXYZPGY
P/E now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 21.5x 128.0xmedian 21.5x 12.6xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 51.3xmedian 15.7x 30.0xmedian 15.7x 4.7xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 16.4x 11.8xmedian 16.4x 6.3xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 1.06 1.90median 1.06 —median 1.06

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 monthsUPSTXYZPGY
Revenue $1.25B $25.04B $1.39B
Gross profit $1.03B $11.61B $603.06M
Operating income $49.71M $1.17B $345.48M
Net income $60.33M $357.28M $127.54M
Free cash flow -$289.05M $3.88B $251.78M
R&D $304.91M $3.07B $70.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.55 $0.59 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $455.96M $6.43B $249.26M
Total debt $2.00B $6.88B $471.87M
Shares (diluted) 109.72M 608.85M 97.25M
Enterprise value $145.30M $15.76B $549.82M

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
MetricUPSTXYZPGY
P/E 38.1x 128.0x 12.6x
P/FCF -8.0x 11.8x 6.3x
P/Operating cash flow -8.1x 11.3x 6.0x
P/S 1.9x 1.8x 1.1x
P/B 2.9x 2.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.2x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 51.3x 30.0x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 77.7x 39.7x 5.2x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF -13.4x 12.0x 7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.6x 11.4x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 1.90 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUPSTXYZPGY
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.6% 5.1% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 8.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 23.7% 23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 19.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 199.7% 1.7% 118.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 77.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,050% -87.9% 141.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 64.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 990.2% -87.7% 136.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 67.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -335.4% 236.4% 135.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 105.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -341.5% 266.4% 160.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 129.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUPSTXYZPGY
Gross margin 82.5% 46.4% 43.4%
EBITDA margin 6.0% 6.2% 27.7%
Operating margin 4.0% 4.7% 24.9%
Pretax margin 4.9% 2.8% 7.1%
Net margin 4.8% 1.4% 9.0%
FCF margin -23.2% 15.5% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin -22.8% 16.2% 19.0%
Return on equity 7.9% 1.6% 19.0%
Return on assets 2.0% 0.9% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 2.0% 31.5%
Return on capital employed – 4.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.7x 11.4x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 11.7% 4.8% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUPSTXYZPGY
Debt / assets 63.2% 17.6% 27.9%
Debt / equity 2.5x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 20.6x 0.3x 0.6x
Debt / FCF -6.9x 1.8x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 43.7% 61.7%
Equity / assets 25.1% 56.3% 38.3%
Interest coverage 1.2x – –
Current ratio – 2.2x –
Quick ratio – 0.8x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 2.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUPSTXYZPGY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.6% 3.9% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 3.9% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusUPSTXYZPGY
Forward P/E 34.5xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.69FY2026 $3.89FY2026 $1.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -58.4%FY2026 +64.1%FY2026 +86.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +191.3% +38.3% +28.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.35BFY2026 $24.58BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.4%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +42.2% +21.4% +28.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUPSTXYZPGY
Held by institutions 60.0% 73.6% 38.9%
Institutions holding 363 1,081 221
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +3.0% -12.0%
Institutions buying 196 581 133
Institutions selling 98 330 62
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.76 2.15

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.

UPSTXYZPGY
UPST 1.00 0.53 0.65
XYZ 0.53 1.00 0.42
PGY 0.65 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UPST, XYZ and PGY?

Block (XYZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.22B, Block (XYZ) $44.46B, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) $1.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, UPST, XYZ and PGY?

Pagaya Technologies (PGY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 36.7x, Block (XYZ) 124.5x, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) is cheapest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 34.5x, Block (XYZ) 19.7x, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 11.0x). 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%, Block (XYZ) +5.1%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pagaya Technologies (PGY) has the highest net margin (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, Block (XYZ) 1.4%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) leads (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%, Block (XYZ) 2.0%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 31.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Block (XYZ) returned the most: Upstart Holdings (UPST) -54.4%, Block (XYZ) -2.7%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -35.4%. Over five years, Block (XYZ) compounded fastest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) -41.4%/yr, Block (XYZ) -21.3%/yr, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) -30.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Block (XYZ) has been the steadiest (Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.1%, Block (XYZ) 46.3%, Pagaya Technologies (PGY) 74.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UPST, XYZ and PGY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Block (XYZ) leads on 6. 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.