XYZ vs PYPL vs FLYW Stock Comparison

Block, PayPal Holdings and Flywire Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XYZ Block, Inc.
$74.88 -2.0% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$44.66B
P/E
125.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.04B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
2 wins
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc.
$56.09 +1.9% 1M -20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.67B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.30B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
6 wins
FLYW Flywire Corp
$18.84 +8.3% 1M +35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
68.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$713.54M
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PayPal Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PayPal Holdings 6, Flywire 3, Block 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXYZPYPLFLYWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.66B $47.67B $2.32B PYPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 125.1x 10.1x 68.2x PYPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 10.1x 42.8x PYPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +4.4% +32.2% FLYW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 13.8% 4.8% PYPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 14.6% — PYPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.5x — XYZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% -20.2% +35.4% FLYW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.1%/yr -25.0%/yr -16.6%/yr FLYW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 43.9% 46.1% PYPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 69/100 70/100 XYZ

Percentile Scorecard

XYZPYPLFLYW

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

AxisXYZPYPLFLYW
Valuation 83 #18 of 99 92 #9 of 99 75 #26 of 99
Growth 82 #18 of 94 62 #36 of 94 96 #5 of 94
Profitability 64 #33 of 90 87 #13 of 90 73 #25 of 90
Financial Health 68 #34 of 105 37 #67 of 105 85 #17 of 105
Shareholder Returns 70 #19 of 61 68 #20 of 61 22 #48 of 61
Overall 73 69 70
  • XYZ ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • PYPL ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • FLYW ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXYZPYPLFLYWSPY
1 month -2.0%+1.9%+8.3% -0.2%
3 months -9.9%-3.8%+13.8% +3.9%
6 months +7.7%+13.0%+38.7% +8.2%
Year to date +15.0%-3.9%+33.1% +12.9%
1 year -6.6%-20.2%+35.4% +12.3%
3 years +87.1%+11.3%-28.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.2%+3.6%-10.6% +23.3%
5 years -71.3%-76.3%-59.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -22.1%-25.0%-16.6% +10.9%
10 years +571.6%+34.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.0%+3.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXYZPYPLFLYWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%43.9%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%48.4%41.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.831.021.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.460.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-83.5%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.7%-23.2%-3.6% -1.2%
52-week high $84.84$73.02$19.54 $779.14
52-week low $49.09$39.08$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.

MultipleXYZPYPLFLYW
P/E now vs peer median 125.3xmedian 20.0x 10.1xmedian 20.0x 67.8xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 17.5x 7.4xmedian 17.5x 28.7xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 15.9x 7.5xmedian 15.9x 13.9xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.0x 2.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.86median 1.03 0.59median 1.03 1.43median 1.03

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 monthsXYZPYPLFLYW
Revenue $25.04B $34.30B $713.54M
Gross profit $11.61B – –
Operating income $1.17B $5.83B $39.30M
Net income $357.28M $4.73B $34.04M
Free cash flow $3.88B $6.30B $165.28M
R&D $3.07B $3.28B $74.01M
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $5.51 $0.28
Cash & equivalents $6.43B $7.16B $282.39M
Total debt $6.88B $13.47B –
Shares (diluted) 608.85M 858.00M 122.40M
Enterprise value $15.96B $6.37B $969.18M

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
MetricXYZPYPLFLYW
P/E 125.3x 10.1x 67.8x
P/FCF 11.6x 7.5x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 6.6x 13.8x
P/S 1.8x 1.4x 3.2x
P/B 2.0x 2.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.4x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 29.3x 7.4x 28.7x
EV/EBIT 38.8x 8.6x 50.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.5x 2.8x
EV/FCF 11.7x 8.0x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 7.1x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.86 0.59 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXYZPYPLFLYW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 4.4% 32.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 5.6% 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.7% -2.8% 814.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 77.9% 8.6% 49.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -87.9% -3.9% 398.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.5% 7.9% 49.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -87.7% 7.6% 396.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.4% 17.1% 47.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 236.4% 10.4% 74.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 105.3% 22.9% 182.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 266.4% 13.2% 75.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 129.4% 25.5% 200.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXYZPYPLFLYW
Gross margin 46.4% – –
EBITDA margin 6.2% 19.8% 9.8%
Operating margin 4.7% 17.0% 5.5%
Pretax margin 2.8% 16.6% 5.7%
Net margin 1.4% 13.8% 4.8%
FCF margin 15.5% 18.4% 23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% 20.7% 23.3%
Return on equity 1.6% 24.1% 4.1%
Return on assets 0.9% 5.8% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 14.6% –
Return on capital employed 4.0% 17.0% 4.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 11.4x 1.5x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 2.8% 9.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXYZPYPLFLYW
Debt / assets 17.6% 16.5% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 76.1% 29.8%
Equity / assets 56.3% 23.9% 70.2%
Interest coverage – – 16.7x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.83 1.90 4.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXYZPYPLFLYW
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 4.0% 12.8% -4.4%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 13.8% -4.4%
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.

ConsensusXYZPYPLFLYW
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 42.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.89FY2026 $5.55FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +64.1%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +300.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.3% -3.1% +61.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.57BFY2026 $33.55BFY2026 $732.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +21.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.4% +5.1% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXYZPYPLFLYW
Held by institutions 73.6% 74.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,081 1,378 238
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +0.8% +10.8%
Institutions buying 581 521 154
Institutions selling 330 671 62
Buyers to sellers 1.76 0.78 2.48

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.

XYZPYPLFLYW
XYZ 1.00 0.41 0.44
PYPL 0.41 1.00 0.44
FLYW 0.44 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XYZ, PYPL and FLYW?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Block (XYZ) $44.66B, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) $47.67B, Flywire (FLYW) $2.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, XYZ, PYPL and FLYW?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Block (XYZ) 125.1x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Flywire (FLYW) 68.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) is cheapest (Block (XYZ) 19.2x, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 10.1x, Flywire (FLYW) 42.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Flywire (FLYW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Block (XYZ) +5.1%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) +4.4%, Flywire (FLYW) +32.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has the highest net margin (Block (XYZ) 1.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 13.8%, Flywire (FLYW) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) leads (Block (XYZ) 2.0%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flywire (FLYW) returned the most: Block (XYZ) -6.6%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -20.2%, Flywire (FLYW) +35.4%. Over five years, Flywire (FLYW) compounded fastest (Block (XYZ) -22.1%/yr, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) -25.0%/yr, Flywire (FLYW) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has been the steadiest (Block (XYZ) 46.4%, PayPal Holdings (PYPL) 43.9%, Flywire (FLYW) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.