XYZ vs GPN vs PYPL Stock Comparison

Block, Global Payments and PayPal Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XYZ Block, Inc.
$75.21 +2.6% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$46.30B
P/E
129.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
GPN Global Payments Inc
$83.60 -1.3% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$23.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.55 +4.2% 1M -22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.90B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Global Payments leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Global Payments 5, PayPal Holdings 4, Block 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXYZGPNPYPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.30B $23.16B $48.90B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 129.6x -24.8x 10.3x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 6.5x 10.2x GPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +32.5% +4.4% GPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% -9.1% 13.8% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 2.3% 14.6% PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 4.8x 0.5x XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.2% -2.4% -22.6% GPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr -10.2%/yr -24.6%/yr GPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 40.6% 43.8% GPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 50/100 69/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

XYZGPNPYPL

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

AxisXYZGPNPYPL
Valuation 83 #18 of 99 72 #28 of 99 92 #9 of 99
Growth 82 #18 of 94 26 #70 of 94 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 65 #32 of 90 64 #33 of 90 84 #15 of 90
Financial Health 68 #34 of 105 25 #79 of 105 37 #67 of 105
Shareholder Returns 67 #20 of 59 62 #23 of 59 69 #19 of 59
Overall 73 50 69
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GPN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXYZGPNPYPLSPY
1 month +2.6%-1.3%+4.2% +0.9%
3 months -8.5%-5.3%-3.1% +5.9%
6 months +8.3%+17.8%+11.0% +8.5%
Year to date +15.5%+8.0%-3.1% +13.3%
1 year -6.2%-2.4%-22.6% +12.4%
3 years +87.9%-18.7%+12.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.4%-6.7%+3.9% +23.5%
5 years -70.4%-41.5%-75.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -21.6%-10.2%-24.6% +11.0%
10 years +575.1%+15.2%+35.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +21.0%+1.4%+3.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureXYZGPNPYPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%40.6%43.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%37.0%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.831.021.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.06-0.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.6%-58.8%-83.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-11.9%-22.6% -0.9%
52-week high $84.84$94.85$73.02 $779.14
52-week low $49.09$62.47$39.08 $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.

MultipleXYZGPNPYPL
P/E now vs peer median 125.9xmedian 19.6x -24.2xmedian 19.6x 10.2xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 17.5x 10.7xmedian 17.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 15.9x 27.0xmedian 15.9x 7.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.87median 1.01 0.52median 1.01 0.59median 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 monthsXYZGPNPYPL
Revenue $25.04B $10.23B $34.30B
Gross profit $11.61B $6.54B –
Operating income $1.17B $1.27B $5.83B
Net income $357.28M -$873.78M $4.73B
Free cash flow $3.88B $822.72M $6.30B
R&D $3.07B – $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $-3.46 $5.51
Cash & equivalents $6.43B $5.41B $7.16B
Total debt $6.88B $23.56B $13.47B
Shares (diluted) 608.85M 270.12M 858.00M
Enterprise value $17.60B $955.15M $7.60B

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
MetricXYZGPNPYPL
P/E 125.9x -24.2x 10.2x
P/FCF 11.6x 27.0x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 13.4x 6.7x
P/S 1.8x 2.2x 1.4x
P/B 2.0x 0.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 5.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 29.5x 10.7x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 39.0x 31.8x 8.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 3.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 11.8x 49.1x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 24.4x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.87 0.52 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXYZGPNPYPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 32.5% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 3.3% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% 14.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 5.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.7% -33.4% -2.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 77.9% -4.4% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -87.9% -158.6% -3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.5% -44.6% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -87.7% -158.9% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.4% -46.2% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 236.4% -46.4% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 105.3% -9.1% 22.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 266.4% -66.6% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 129.4% -19.7% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXYZGPNPYPL
Gross margin 46.4% 63.9% –
EBITDA margin 6.2% 36.8% 19.8%
Operating margin 4.7% 12.4% 17.0%
Pretax margin 2.8% 5.5% 16.6%
Net margin 1.4% -9.1% 13.8%
FCF margin 15.5% 8.0% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% 16.2% 20.7%
Return on equity 1.6% -3.5% 24.1%
Return on assets 0.9% -1.3% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 2.3% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 4.0% 2.5% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 11.4x -1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 1.3% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXYZGPNPYPL
Debt / assets 17.6% 37.1% 16.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 4.8x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 28.6x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 62.6% 76.1%
Equity / assets 56.3% 37.4% 23.9%
Interest coverage – 1.5x –
Current ratio 2.2x 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.83 0.60 1.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXYZGPNPYPL
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 7.1% 12.7%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 8.3% 13.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% –

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.

ConsensusXYZGPNPYPL
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 6.5xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $12.82FY2026 $5.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.1%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.3% +18.0% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $12.66BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.4% +8.4% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXYZGPNPYPL
Held by institutions 73.6% 100.0% 74.2%
Institutions holding 1,081 792 1,379
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +7.4% +0.8%
Institutions buying 581 374 522
Institutions selling 330 307 671
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.22 0.78

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.

XYZGPNPYPL
XYZ 1.00 0.47 0.41
GPN 0.47 1.00 0.46
PYPL 0.41 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XYZ, GPN and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Block (XYZ) $46.30B, Global Payments (GPN) $23.16B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $48.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, XYZ, GPN and PYPL?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Block (XYZ) 129.6x, Global Payments (GPN) -24.8x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Global Payments (GPN) is cheapest (Block (XYZ) 19.3x, Global Payments (GPN) 6.5x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Global Payments (GPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Block (XYZ) +5.1%, Global Payments (GPN) +32.5%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Block (XYZ) 1.4%, Global Payments (GPN) -9.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Block (XYZ) 2.0%, Global Payments (GPN) 2.3%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global Payments (GPN) returned the most: Block (XYZ) -6.2%, Global Payments (GPN) -2.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -22.6%. Over five years, Global Payments (GPN) compounded fastest (Block (XYZ) -21.6%/yr, Global Payments (GPN) -10.2%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Block (XYZ) 0.00%, Global Payments (GPN) 0.01%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 0.00%. Block (XYZ) and PayPal Holdings (PYPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Payments (GPN) has been the steadiest (Block (XYZ) 46.4%, Global Payments (GPN) 40.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XYZ, GPN and PYPL?

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