Global Paymentsvs.PayPal
GPN vs PYPL · both in Payment rails & networks, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: The networks and processors that take a fee every time a card is swiped — the fee engine.
PayPal is about 2.0× larger than Global Payments by market cap; year to date, Global Payments leads (−1.8% vs −20.7%).
Side by side
| GPN | PYPL | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $20.8B | $40.9B |
| Price | $77.66 | $47.13 |
| Today | +2.1% | +1.7% |
| Return YTD | −1.8% | −20.7% |
| Return 1Y | −6.4% | −38.8% |
| P/E | — | 8.1 |
| P/S | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| P/B | 0.9 | 2.0 |
Data as of 2026-07-13 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Global PaymentsGPN
A merchant-acquiring and payment-technology company that helps businesses accept and manage payments across channels. Competes directly with Fiserv and Block.
Full GPN profile →PayPalPYPL
A digital-payments platform spanning online checkout, peer-to-peer (Venmo) and merchant services. Growth has matured and competition has intensified.
Full PYPL profile →More comparisons in Payment rails & networks
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