WSE vs PYPL vs PSFE Stock Comparison

Wise, PayPal Holdings and Paysafe Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WSE Wise Group plc
$10.99 -4.8% 1M
Market cap
$11.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
1 win
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$54.99 -0.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.13B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
8 wins
PSFE Paysafe Ltd
$5.58 -13.2% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$313.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 8, Paysafe 1, Wise 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWSEPYPLPSFELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.05B $49.17B $313.29M PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 10.0x -2.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 9.9x 2.7x PSFE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.7% +5.1% PYPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 14.4% -8.9% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% 1.0% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x 7.4x PYPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -21.2% -56.0% PYPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -25.2%/yr -42.5%/yr PYPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 44.0% 70.7% WSE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 56/100 PYPL

Percentile Scorecard

WSEPYPLPSFE

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

AxisWSEPYPLPSFE
Valuation – 92 #9 of 99 91 #10 of 99
Growth – 63 #35 of 94 28 #68 of 94
Profitability – 88 #12 of 90 55 #41 of 90
Financial Health – 39 #65 of 105 10 #95 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 67 #21 of 61 95 #4 of 61
Overall – 70 56
  • WSE ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PSFE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWSEPYPLPSFESPY
1 month -4.8%-0.1%-13.2% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%-1.9%-35.0% +3.5%
6 months —+10.5%-36.6% +7.0%
Year to date —-5.8%-31.0% +12.2%
1 year —-21.2%-56.0% +13.0%
3 years —+9.1%-41.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+3.0%-16.5% +23.1%
5 years —-76.6%-93.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-25.2%-42.5% +11.0%
10 years —+29.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWSEPYPLPSFESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%44.0%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%48.4%75.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.601.011.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.48-0.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-83.5%-94.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-24.7%-55.3% -1.8%
52-week high $15.40$73.02$12.47 $779.14
52-week low $10.40$39.08$5.39 $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.

MultipleWSEPYPLPSFE
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.1x 9.8xmedian 20.6x -2.1xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 0.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x 7.2xmedian 15.4x 8.3xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 10.9x 7.2xmedian 16.4x 1.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.88 0.66median 1.05 0.03median 1.05

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 monthsWSEPYPLPSFE
Revenue – $34.13B $1.78B
Gross profit – – $1.01B
Operating income – $5.95B $29.42M
Net income – $4.90B -$208.30M
Free cash flow – $6.59B $205.33M
R&D – $3.25B –
EPS (diluted) – $5.56 $-2.71
Cash & equivalents – $8.31B $226.16M
Total debt – $13.40B $10.05B
Shares (diluted) 1.03B 882.00M 58.07M
Enterprise value $11.05B $7.39B -$672.50M

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
MetricWSEPYPLPSFE
P/E – 9.8x -2.1x
P/FCF 1.8x 7.2x 1.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.3x 1.2x
P/S – 1.4x 0.2x
P/B – 2.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book – 2.4x -1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 7.2x 8.3x
EV/EBIT – 8.3x 87.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 7.5x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.6x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.66 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWSEPYPLPSFE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.7% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1.4% -68.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% -31.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 4.8% -324.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% -75.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 16.1% -216.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.0% -62.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.2% 0.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.1% 29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.5% -14.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.7% 29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWSEPYPLPSFE
Gross margin – – 56.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.2% 17.3%
Operating margin – 17.4% 1.7%
Pretax margin – 17.2% -6.1%
Net margin – 14.4% -8.9%
FCF margin – 19.3% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.9% 13.1%
Return on equity – 24.6% -35.1%
Return on assets – 6.0% -4.5%
Return on invested capital – 15.9% 1.0%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% 0.9%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.9% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWSEPYPLPSFE
Debt / assets – 16.2% 54.8%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x 7.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 12.2x
Liabilities / assets – 76.0% 87.5%
Equity / assets – 24.0% 12.5%
Interest coverage – – 0.2x
Current ratio – 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.89 -0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWSEPYPLPSFE
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 12.7% 25.2%
Shareholder yield – 13.7% 25.2%
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.

ConsensusWSEPYPLPSFE
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 2.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.54FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $2.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% -3.1% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.84BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $1.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% +5.1% +14.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWSEPYPLPSFE
Held by institutions 26.2% 74.2% 50.8%
Institutions holding 214 1,378 144
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% -2.2%
Institutions buying 214 521 56
Institutions selling 0 671 54
Buyers to sellers – 0.78 1.04

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.

WSEPYPLPSFE
WSE 1.00 0.32 0.30
PYPL 0.32 1.00 0.37
PSFE 0.30 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WSE, PYPL and PSFE?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wise (WSE) $11.05B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $49.17B, Paysafe (PSFE) $313.29M.

Which company is growing faster?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +5.7%, Paysafe (PSFE) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.4%, Paysafe (PSFE) -8.9%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 15.9%, Paysafe (PSFE) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PayPal Holdings (PYPL) returned the most: PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -21.2%, Paysafe (PSFE) -56.0%. Over five years, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) compounded fastest (PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.2%/yr, Paysafe (PSFE) -42.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wise (WSE) has been the steadiest (Wise (WSE) 43.8%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 44.0%, Paysafe (PSFE) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WSE, PYPL and PSFE?

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 8. 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.