Fintech & Payments Public Comp Sheet and Valuation Guide Summary
Core Content
This report provides an analysis of the performance and valuation trends of public fintech and payments companies as of March 31, 2025. It highlights the impact of macroeconomic factors such as trade war fears, inflation, and lower consumer spending on the sector's stock returns and valuations. The analysis is divided into key takeaways, stock returns, valuations, revenue, and further insights into the financial performance of various fintech and payments segments.
Key Takeaways
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Market-wide concerns affect fintech returns: Despite a strong start to 2025, most public fintech companies experienced negative year-to-date (YTD) returns. This is attributed to global trade war fears, inflation, and reduced consumer spending.
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Top-performing fintech cohorts:
- Proptech: Median return of 17%, driven by Better, Latch, and Redfin.
- Medium-growth & legacy fintech: Median return of -2%, led by Fiserv and Jack Henry.
- Neobanks, brokers & crypto: Median return of -3%, with Robinhood as a key performer.
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Underperforming fintech cohorts:
- High-growth fintech: Median return of -22%, including Ibotta, Alkami Technology, Affirm, and Upstart.
- High-growth payments: Median return of -13%, with Flywire, Bill.com, and Block as notable underperformers.
- Medium-growth & legacy payments: Median return of -8%, including REPAY, PaySafe, and Shift4.
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Revenue multiples contract: Across all cohorts, the median enterprise value (EV)/trailing 12-month (TTM) sales multiples decreased, especially for high-growth companies. Block, AvidXchange, Coinbase, and Bill.com saw significant contractions.
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IPO delays: Klarna and eToro delayed their IPOs due to market uncertainty. Both are valued below the median EV/TTM sales multiple of the neobanks, brokers & crypto cohort.
Stock Returns
Neobanks, Brokers & Crypto
| Company |
IPO/SPAC |
Type |
1 Week |
30 Days |
90 Days |
YTD |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
| Coinbase |
IPO |
Crypto |
-15% |
-20% |
-31% |
-31% |
-35% |
-9% |
N/A |
| Dave |
SPAC |
Neobank |
-15% |
-18% |
-5% |
-5% |
123% |
-64% |
N/A |
| MoneyLion |
SPAC |
Neobank |
-2% |
-1% |
1% |
1% |
21% |
15% |
N/A |
| Nubank |
IPO |
Neobank |
-12% |
-5% |
-1% |
-1% |
-14% |
33% |
N/A |
| Robinhood |
IPO |
Neobroker & Neobank |
-14% |
-17% |
12% |
12% |
107% |
208% |
N/A |
| SoFi |
SPAC |
Neobroker & Neobank |
-15% |
-20% |
-24% |
-24% |
59% |
23% |
N/A |
| Mean |
|
|
-12% |
-13% |
-8% |
-8% |
43% |
N/A |
N/A |
| Median |
|
|
-14% |
-17% |
-3% |
-3% |
40% |
N/A |
N/A |
Insurtech
| Company |
IPO/SPAC |
Type |
1 Week |
30 Days |
90 Days |
YTD |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
| Clover Health |
SPAC |
Insurtech |
-6% |
-10% |
13% |
13% |
350% |
1% |
N/A |
| Hippo |
SPAC |
Insurtech |
-7% |
-11% |
-5% |
-5% |
40% |
-49% |
N/A |
| Lemonade |
IPO |
Insurtech |
-15% |
-14% |
-14% |
-14% |
92% |
19% |
N/A |
| Oscar |
IPO |
Insurtech |
-6% |
-10% |
-2% |
-2% |
-12% |
31% |
N/A |
| Root |
IPO |
Insurtech |
-25% |
-1% |
84% |
84% |
118% |
276% |
N/A |
| Mean |
|
|
-12% |
-9% |
15% |
15% |
118% |
56% |
N/A |
| Median |
|
|
-11% |
-11% |
-3% |
-3% |
66% |
25% |
N/A |
Proptech
| Company |
IPO/SPAC |
Type |
1 Week |
30 Days |
90 Days |
YTD |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
| Better |
SPAC |
Proptech |
-11% |
-4% |
23% |
23% |
-56% |
N/A |
N/A |
| Latch |
SPAC |
Proptech |
13% |
0% |
38% |
38% |
-77% |
-96% |
N/A |
| Opendoor |
SPAC |
Proptech |
-17% |
-24% |
-36% |
-36% |
-66% |
-88% |
N/A |
| Redfin |
IPO |
Proptech |
-14% |
38% |
17% |
17% |
39% |
-49% |
-42% |
| Zillow |
IPO |
Proptech |
-7% |
-11% |
-7% |
-7% |
41% |
39% |
85% |
| Mean |
|
|
-7% |
0% |
7% |
7% |
-24% |
-48% |
21% |
| Median |
|
|
-11% |
-4% |
17% |
17% |
-56% |
-69% |
21% |
Medium-growth & Legacy Payments
| Company |
IPO/SPAC |
Type |
1 Week |
30 Days |
90 Days |
YTD |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
| Euronet Worldwide |
IPO |
Payments |
-2% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
-3% |
-18% |
19% |
| Corpay |
IPO |
Payments |
-3% |
-5% |
3% |
3% |
13% |
40% |
80% |
| Global Payments |
IPO |
Payments |
-1% |
-7% |
-13% |
-13% |
-27% |
-28% |
-35% |
| Mastercard |
IPO |
Payments |
1% |
-5% |
4% |
4% |
14% |
53% |
116% |
| PayPal |
IPO |
Payments |
-8% |
-8% |
-24% |
-24% |
-3% |
-44% |
-33% |
| Paysafe |
SPAC |
Payments |
-12% |
-21% |
-8% |
-8% |
-1% |
-61% |
N/A |
| REPAY |
SPAC |
Payments |
-6% |
-23% |
-27% |
-27% |
-49% |
-62% |
-63% |
| Shift4 |
SPAC |
Payments |
-7% |
-17% |
-21% |
-21% |
24% |
32% |
N/A |
| Visa |
IPO |
Payments |
2% |
-3% |
11% |
11% |
26% |
58% |
112% |
| Western Union |
IPO |
Payments |
1% |
-2% |
0% |
0% |
-24% |
-44% |
-44% |
| WEX |
IPO |
Payments |
0% |
0% |
-10% |
-10% |
-34% |
-12% |
44% |
| Mean |
|
|
-3% |
-8% |
-7% |
-7% |
-6% |
22% |
|
| Median |
|
|
-2% |
-5% |
-8% |
-8% |
19% |
-16% |
-12% |
High-growth Payments
| Company |
IPO/SPAC |
Type |
1 Week |
30 Days |
90 Days |
YTD |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
| Adyen |
IPO |
Payments |
-7% |
-16% |
2% |
2% |
-10% |
-25% |
74% |
| AvidXchange |
IPO |
Payments |
-2% |
12% |
-18% |
-18% |
-35% |
5% |
N/A |
| Bill.com |
IPO |
Payments |
-10% |
-17% |
-46% |
-46% |
-33% |
-80% |
22% |
| Block |
IPO |
Payments & Neobank |
-13% |
-17% |
-36% |
-36% |
-36% |
-60% |
-1% |
| Flywire |
IPO |
Payments |
-6% |
-17% |
-54% |
-54% |
-62% |
-69% |
N/A |
| Remitly |
IPO |
Payments |
-1% |
-13% |
-8% |
-8% |
0% |
N/A |
N/A |
| Toast |
IPO |
Payments & POS |
-8% |
-14% |
-9% |
-9% |
33% |
53% |
N/A |
| Wise |
IPO |
Payments |
-2% |
-2% |
-9% |
-9% |
4% |
88% |
N/A |
| Mean |
|
|
-6% |
-11% |
-22% |
-22% |
-17% |
-12% |
32% |
| Median |
|
|
-6% |
-15% |
-13% |
-13% |
-22% |
-25% |
22% |
Medium-growth & Legacy Fintech
| Company |
IPO/SPAC |
Type |
1 Week |
30 Days |
90 Days |
YTD |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
| Fidelity National |
IPO |
Payments & Infrastructure |
1% |
5% |
-8% |
-8% |
1% |
-26% |
-40% |
| Fiserv |
IPO |
Payments & Infrastructure |
-3% |
-7% |
5% |
5% |
36% |
111% |
121% |
| Green Dot |
IPO |
Infrastructure |
7% |
10% |
-21% |
-21% |
-10% |
-69% |
-68% |
| Jack Henry |
IPO |
Infrastructure |
6% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
5% |
-7% |
17% |
| Mean |
|
|
3% |
3% |
-5% |
-5% |
8% |
2% |
7% |
| Median |
|
|
3% |
5% |
-2% |
-2% |
-16% |
-12% |
-12% |
Indexes
| Index |
1 Week |
30 Days |
90 Days |
YTD |
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
| S&P 500 |
-3% |
-6% |
-5% |
-5% |
7% |
24% |
114% |
| Nasdaq |
-5% |
-8% |
-10% |
-10% |
6% |
22% |
123% |
| Russell 2000 |
-5% |
-7% |
-10% |
-10% |
-5% |
-3% |
74% |
| S&P Financials |
-1% |
-4% |
3% |
3% |
18% |
30% |
133% |
| Recent fintech & payments IPOs |
-8% |
-9% |
-10% |
-10% |
15% |
38% |
N/A |
| Recent fintech & payments SPACs |
-10% |
-13% |
-1% |
-1% |
35% |
-30% |
N/A |
Valuations
- EV/LTM revenue: The report includes data on enterprise value (EV) to last twelve months (LTM) revenue multiples for various fintech and payments companies.
- EV/LTM EBITDA: This is also presented, though the specific data is not included in the summary due to the lack of visible details in the provided text.
Revenue Analysis
Neobanks, Brokers & Crypto
| Company |
Actual Revenue ($B) |
YoY Revenue Growth |
| Coinbase |
$6.56 |
111% |
| Dave |
$0.34 |
5% |
| MoneyLion |
$0.55 |
29% |
| Nubank |
$13.01 |
N/A |
| Robinhood |
$2.95 |
N/A |
| SoFi |
$13.35 |
N/A |
| Mean |
|
57% |
| Median |
|
58% |
High-growth Payments
| Company |
Actual Revenue ($B) |
YoY Revenue Growth |
| Adyen |
$24.12 |
34% |
| AvidXchange |
$1.29 |
22% |
| Bill.com |
$3.11 |
19% |
| Block |
$31.95 |
N/A |
| Flywire |
$0.49 |
22% |
| Remitly |
$1.93 |
34% |
| Stone |
$0.44 |
N/A |
| Wise |
$2.95 |
N/A |
| Mean |
|
26% |
| Median |
|
22% |
Medium-growth & Legacy Payments
| Company |
Actual Revenue ($B) |
YoY Revenue Growth |
| Euronet Worldwide |
$3.99 |
10% |
| Corpay |
$3.97 |
8% |
| Global Payments |
$3.99 |
10% |
| Mastercard |
$120.23 |
2.3% |
| PayPal |
$35.93 |
8% |
| REPAY |
$2.63 |
6% |
| Shift4 |
$28.17 |
8% |
| Visa |
$120.23 |
2.3% |
| WEX |
$2.63 |
8% |
| Mean |
|
11% |
| Median |
|
10% |
High-growth Fintech
| Company |
Actual Revenue ($B) |
YoY Revenue Growth |
EV/TTM Revenue |
| Affirm |
$1.59 |
46% |
33.5x |
| Alkami Technology |
$0.26 |
26% |
20.58x |
| Marqeta |
$0.68 |
-25% |
31.7x |
| nCino |
$0.41 |
17% |
41.4x |
| Pagaya |
$0.63 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Upstart |
$0.63 |
24% |
N/A |
| Ibotta |
$0.37 |
N/A |
5.3x |
| ServiceTitan |
$0.61 |
31% |
16.2x |
| Mean |
|
31% |
N/A |
| Median |
|
58% |
N/A |
Summary of Key Trends
- Overall Market Impact: The fintech and payments sector faced a decline in stock returns due to macroeconomic uncertainty and trade war fears.
- Sector Performance: Proptech outperformed with a positive return, while high-growth fintech and payments underperformed significantly.
- Valuation Adjustments: Revenue multiples for high-growth companies fell, indicating market re-evaluation of valuations.
- IPO Delays: Klarna and eToro delayed their IPOs, showing investor caution.
- Revenue Growth: There was a mixed pattern in revenue growth, with some companies experiencing rapid growth and others declining.