Fiserv vs PayPal
FISV and PYPL side by side, both in miscellaneous business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FISV and PYPL compare
PayPal is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Fiserv ($48.8B against $26.6B).
On earnings, Fiserv is cheaper: it trades at 9.6× trailing earnings, against 10.8× for PayPal.
PayPal grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.7% versus −1.2% for Fiserv).
PayPal keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.4% compared with 13.4% at Fiserv.
PayPal pays a dividend yielding 0.98%; Fiserv does not pay one.
PayPal scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 12 for Fiserv), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FISV | PYPL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $26.6B | $48.8B |
| Share price | $50.02 | $57.01 |
| Change, 1 year | −29.2% | −18.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −50.2% | −74.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 1.39 |
| Employees | 38K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 9.6× (better) | 10.8× |
| P/S | 1.3× (better) | 1.4× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 2.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.6× | 7.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 6.8× (better) | 7.4× |
| PEG | 0.55 | 0.29 (better) |
| FCF yield | 14.8% (better) | 13.5% |
| Fair value | $127.69 | $97.92 |
| Margin of safety | 60.8% (better) | 41.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.2% | 5.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.4% | 9.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −17.1% | 4.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −13.0% | 13.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 35.3% (better) | 8.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 22.3% (better) | 17.4% |
| Net margin | 13.4% | 14.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 18.8% | 19.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 24.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.2% | 21.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.04 | 0.68 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.85 | 0.31 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.0× | 12.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.04 | 1.29 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.25 | 1.90 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.98% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | – | 12.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 13.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.0% | 76.4% |
| Held by insiders | 1.0% | 0.11% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $3.8M (better) | −$7.3M |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.9% | 3.5% |
Go deeper
- FISV stock overview
- FISV income statement
- FISV valuation and score
- PYPL stock overview
- PYPL income statement
- PYPL valuation and score
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