CRDO
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd
CRDO has the edge over PYPL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
PYPL
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
PYPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
CRDO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CRDO's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
PYPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
PYPL's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like PYPL.
CRDO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $140 | — |
| Current | 49x | $140 | — |
| Cheap | 75x | $212 | +52% |
| Fair | 124x | $353 | +152% |
| Expensive | 395x | $1,122 | +703% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRDO has the edge over PYPL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PYPL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.9x | $58.30 | — |
| Current | 11x | $58.30 | — |
| Cheap | 15x | $76.16 | +31% |
| Fair | 26x | $136 | +133% |
| Expensive | 67x | $351 | +503% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PYPL's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.9x next year's earnings.
CRDO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
CRDO has the edge over PYPL on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
PYPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect PYPL's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
CRDO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.35 | +194% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.84 | +312% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.51 | +766% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.82 | +18100% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.16 | +$1.31 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.69 | +$0.85 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.29 | +$0.47 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.15 | +$0.06 |
CRDO's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $2.84 over the past year, about four times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year for nine quarters in a row.
PYPL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.87 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.24 | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.29 | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.33 | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.41 | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.97 | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.66 | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.45 | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.99 | +3.9% |
PYPL's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.24 over the past year, up 5.4% from the year before, and higher year over year for 14 quarters in a row.
CRDO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $479M | +115% |
| Q2 2026 | $437M | +157% |
| Q1 2026 | $407M | +201% |
| Q4 2025 | $268M | +272% |
| Q3 2025 | $223.1M | +274% |
| Q2 2025 | $170M | +180% |
| Q1 2025 | $135M | +154% |
| Q4 2024 | $72M | +64% |
CRDO has the edge over PYPL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | -2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 36% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 37% | +17 points |
| Q4 2025 | 29% | +41 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | +51 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | +33 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +31 points |
| Q4 2024 | -12% | +8.5 points |
CRDO has the edge over PYPL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PYPL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.6B | +2% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.7B | +4.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.4B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.7B | +3.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.4B | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.3B | +5.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.4B | +4.2% |
PYPL's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $8.6B last quarter, up 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | -1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +4.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | -4.3 points |
PYPL's operating margin was 16% last quarter, down 1.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CRDO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $82.9M | +62% |
| Q2 2026 | $177.5M | +228% |
| Q1 2026 | $139.7M | +$140.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $38.5M | +$50.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $51.3M | +$64.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $54.2M | +5531% |
| Q1 2025 | -$383K | +$5.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$11.7M | -494% |
CRDO has the edge over PYPL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PYPL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | -17% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +157% |
| Q1 2026 | $903M | -6.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2B | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.7B | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $692M | -49% |
| Q1 2025 | $964M | -45% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2B | -11% |
PYPL's free cash flow was $6.3B over the past year, up 13% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PYPL.
CRDO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +6.1M shares |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +9.8M shares |
| 3 years | +30% | +45.1M shares |
| 5 years | +39% | +54.4M shares |
CRDO has 194M diluted shares, up 5.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $22.9M |
| Q3 2020 | — |
PYPL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.7% | -24M shares |
| 1 year | -11% | -102M shares |
| 3 years | -22% | -240M shares |
| 5 years | -28% | -329M shares |
| Available history | -28% | -329M shares |
PYPL has the edge over CRDO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B |
PYPL spent $6.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 4% from the year before.
CRDO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -22.2x | Net Cash |
CRDO has the edge over PYPL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PYPL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
PYPL's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like PYPL.
CRDO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.2 | Oversold |
CRDO's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
PYPL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.9 | Neutral |
PYPL's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (neutral).
CRDO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRDO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 49x | 28x | 77% above |
| PE % | 1 | 48 | 47 pts below |
CRDO is trading at 49x earnings, a 77% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
PYPL PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | PYPL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 15% below |
| PE % | 10 | 63 | 53 pts below |
PYPL has the edge over CRDO on valuation relative to its sector.
CRDO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $171.8 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $199.0 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $174.7 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $134.3 | 4.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $78.2 | 79% above |
CRDO has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 79% above its 200-week average.
PYPL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $56.5 | 3.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $55.5 | 5% above |
| 50 week MA | $51.5 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $61.6 | 5.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $64.5 | 9.6% below |
PYPL has the edge over CRDO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CRDO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $11.2 | $13.0 | +16% |
| 2023 | $13.0 | $19.5 | +50% |
| 2024 | $19.5 | $69.3 | +256% |
| 2025 | $69.3 | $144.8 | +109% |
| 2026 YTD | $144.8 | $139.8 | -3.5% |
CRDO has finished every year since 2022 higher, and it's down 3.5% so far in 2026.
PYPL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $109.4 | $238.6 | +118% |
| 2021 | $238.6 | $192.0 | -20% |
| 2022 | $192.0 | $69.0 | -64% |
| 2023 | $69.0 | $61.4 | -11% |
| 2024 | $61.4 | $86.9 | +41% |
| 2025 | $86.9 | $60.0 | -31% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.0 | $58.3 | -2.8% |
PYPL has the edge over CRDO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.