V vs PYPL vs CPAY Stock Comparison

Visa, PayPal Holdings and Corpay Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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V Visa Inc.
$404.22 +10.1% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$720.72B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.49B
Div. yield
0.66%
Payment Networks Financial Services
5 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.40B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
1.02%
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$399.69 +0.4% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$26.24B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Visa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Visa 5, PayPal Holdings 5, Corpay 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVPYPLCPAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $720.72B $47.40B $26.24B V
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x 9.8x 23.0x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.2x 9.9x 15.3x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.4% +5.7% +20.4% CPAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 50.8% 14.4% 22.7% V
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.1% 15.9% 10.7% V
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.3x 2.8x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.66% 1.02% — PYPL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% -21.2% +40.5% CPAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr -25.2%/yr +8.8%/yr V
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 44.0% 36.5% V
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 71/100 62/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

VPYPLCPAY

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

AxisVPYPLCPAY
Valuation 33 #278 of 412 86 #8 of 50 61 #20 of 50
Growth 54 #138 of 301 73 #13 of 46 62 #18 of 46
Profitability 97 #10 of 317 88 #6 of 42 90 #5 of 42
Financial Health 72 #113 of 400 38 #34 of 54 25 #41 of 54
Shareholder Returns 32 #154 of 227 68 #8 of 23 73 #7 of 23
Overall 58 71 62
  • V ranked among 469 companies in Financial Services
  • PYPL ranked among 57 companies in Fintech
  • CPAY ranked among 57 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVPYPLCPAYSPY
1 month +10.1%-0.1%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months +11.6%-1.9%+5.3% +3.5%
6 months +30.5%+10.5%+27.8% +7.0%
Year to date +15.3%-5.8%+32.8% +12.2%
1 year +16.4%-21.2%+40.5% +13.0%
3 years +76.3%+9.1%+80.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.8%+3.0%+21.7% +23.1%
5 years +87.3%-76.6%+52.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%-25.2%+8.8% +11.0%
10 years +394.5%+29.9%+132.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.3%+2.7%+8.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVPYPLCPAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%44.0%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%48.4%34.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.281.010.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.74-0.481.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.5%-83.5%-37.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-24.7%-6.0% -1.8%
52-week high $414.26$73.02$425.23 $779.14
52-week low $295.52$39.08$255.00 $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.

MultipleVPYPLCPAY
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 19.9x 9.8xmedian 9.8x 23.0xmedian 9.8x
P/S now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 3.3x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 5.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 6.6x 7.2xmedian 11.7x 12.7xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.3xmedian 11.8x 7.2xmedian 11.5x 16.0xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 0.9x 7.3xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.08median 0.88 0.66median 1.21 1.98median 1.21

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 monthsVPYPLCPAY
Revenue $44.49B $34.13B $5.02B
Operating income $27.00B $5.95B $2.20B
Net income $22.59B $4.90B $1.15B
Free cash flow $21.01B $6.59B $1.64B
R&D – $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) $11.90 $5.56 $17.20
Cash & equivalents $12.36B $8.31B $3.16B
Total debt $23.86B $13.40B $39.11B
Shares (diluted) 1.90B 882.00M 66.33M
Enterprise value $664.04B $5.63B $16.44B

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
MetricVPYPLCPAY
P/E 29.9x 9.8x 23.0x
P/FCF 34.3x 7.2x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 31.9x 6.3x 14.2x
P/S 16.2x 1.4x 5.2x
P/B 20.5x 2.4x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 94.3x 2.4x 39.3x
EV/EBITDA 25.8x 7.2x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 27.1x 8.3x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 16.5x 1.5x 6.7x
EV/FCF 34.8x 7.5x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.4x 6.6x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.08 0.66 1.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVPYPLCPAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.4% 5.7% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 6.1% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 1.4% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 9.8% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.4% 4.8% 9.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 6.4% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.9% 16.1% 17.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 15.0% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% 23.2% -12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 20.1% 0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 24.5% -15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 21.7% -0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVPYPLCPAY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 63.7% 20.2% 53.0%
Operating margin 60.7% 17.4% 43.7%
Pretax margin 60.6% 17.2% 33.3%
Net margin 50.8% 14.4% 22.7%
FCF margin 47.2% 19.3% 32.6%
Operating cash flow margin 50.8% 21.9% 36.8%
Return on equity 63.8% 24.6% 32.2%
Return on assets 23.8% 6.0% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 38.1% 15.9% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 42.6% 17.9% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 2.9% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVPYPLCPAY
Debt / assets 25.2% 16.2% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.3x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 2.0x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 62.8% 76.0% 87.3%
Equity / assets 37.2% 24.0% 12.7%
Interest coverage 34.8x – 5.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.87 1.89 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVPYPLCPAY
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 12.7% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 13.7% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusVPYPLCPAY
Forward P/E 29.2xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.83FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $26.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% -3.1% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $44.21BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.9% +5.1% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVPYPLCPAY
Held by institutions 87.6% 74.2% 97.9%
Institutions holding 4,526 1,378 732
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 2,327 521 389
Institutions selling 1,732 671 240
Buyers to sellers 1.34 0.78 1.62

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.

VPYPLCPAY
V 1.00 0.28 0.32
PYPL 0.28 1.00 0.32
CPAY 0.32 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, V, PYPL and CPAY?

Visa (V) is the largest by market capitalisation: Visa (V) $720.72B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.40B, Corpay (CPAY) $26.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, V, PYPL and CPAY?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Visa (V) 29.9x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.8x, Corpay (CPAY) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Visa (V) 29.2x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 9.9x, Corpay (CPAY) 15.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Corpay (CPAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Visa (V) +14.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Visa (V) has the highest net margin (Visa (V) 50.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Visa (V) leads (Visa (V) 38.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corpay (CPAY) returned the most: Visa (V) +16.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Corpay (CPAY) +40.5%. Over five years, Visa (V) compounded fastest (Visa (V) +13.4%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest dividend yield: Visa (V) 0.66%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 1.02%. Corpay (CPAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Visa (V) has been the steadiest (Visa (V) 22.2%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Corpay (CPAY) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, V, PYPL and CPAY?

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