CORPAY INC (CPAY) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:CPAY • US2199481068
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This CPAY fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. CPAY Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- CPAY had positive earnings in the past year.
- CPAY had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- Each year in the past 5 years CPAY has been profitable.
- Each year in the past 5 years CPAY had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- CPAY has a better Return On Assets (4.05%) than 74.00% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Equity of CPAY (27.55%) is better than 93.00% of its industry peers.
- CPAY has a better Return On Invested Capital (9.95%) than 82.00% of its industry peers.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CPAY is above the industry average of 8.10%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.05% | ||
| ROE | 27.55% | ||
| ROIC | 9.95% |
ROA(3y)5.33%
ROA(5y)5.8%
ROE(3y)29.87%
ROE(5y)31.29%
ROIC(3y)11.18%
ROIC(5y)11.44%
1.3 Margins
- With an excellent Profit Margin value of 23.62%, CPAY belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 82.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CPAY has declined.
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 43.10%, CPAY belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 82.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- CPAY's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
- CPAY has a Gross Margin of 78.60%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CPAY outperforms 84.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 43.1% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 23.62% | ||
| GM | 78.6% |
OM growth 3Y0.7%
OM growth 5Y1.15%
PM growth 3Y-5.33%
PM growth 5Y-4.33%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
2. CPAY Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CPAY is still creating some value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, CPAY has less shares outstanding
- CPAY has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- CPAY has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- CPAY has an Altman-Z score of 1.50. This is a bad value and indicates that CPAY is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- The Altman-Z score of CPAY (1.50) is better than 72.00% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of CPAY is 7.70, which is on the high side as it means it would take CPAY, 7.70 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- CPAY has a Debt to FCF ratio (7.70) which is in line with its industry peers.
- CPAY has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.18. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- The Debt to Equity ratio of CPAY (2.18) is worse than 68.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.18 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.7 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.5 |
ROIC/WACC1.34
WACC7.41%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.98 indicates that CPAY may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- CPAY has a Current ratio of 0.98. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CPAY outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
- CPAY has a Quick Ratio of 0.98. This is a bad value and indicates that CPAY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- CPAY has a Quick ratio of 0.98. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CPAY outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.98 |
3. CPAY Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 12.47% over the past year.
- Measured over the past years, CPAY shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 14.03% on average per year.
- Looking at the last year, CPAY shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 13.93% in the last year.
- CPAY shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 13.64% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.47%
EPS 3Y9.92%
EPS 5Y14.03%
EPS Q2Q%12.69%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)13.93%
Revenue growth 3Y9.73%
Revenue growth 5Y13.64%
Sales Q2Q%20.67%
3.2 Future
- CPAY is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 17.89% yearly.
- CPAY is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 10.72% yearly.
EPS Next Y23.25%
EPS Next 2Y18.99%
EPS Next 3Y17.89%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year16.8%
Revenue Next 2Y13.64%
Revenue Next 3Y12.11%
Revenue Next 5Y10.72%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
- Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
4. CPAY Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 14.34, which indicates a correct valuation of CPAY.
- The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as CPAY.
- CPAY's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 26.91.
- CPAY is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 11.63.
- CPAY's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.68, CPAY is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14.34 | ||
| Fwd PE | 11.63 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CPAY is valued a bit cheaper than 64.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- CPAY's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CPAY is cheaper than 62.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 16.06 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.32 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
- The decent profitability rating of CPAY may justify a higher PE ratio.
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as CPAY's earnings are expected to grow with 17.89% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.62
PEG (5Y)1.02
EPS Next 2Y18.99%
EPS Next 3Y17.89%
5. CPAY Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- CPAY does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
CPAY Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
306.57
+2.65 (+0.87%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services
GICS IndustryFinancial Services
Earnings (Last)02-04 2026-02-04/amc
Earnings (Next)05-04 2026-05-04/amc
Inst Owners94.64%
Inst Owner Change-0.01%
Ins Owners3.57%
Ins Owner Change0.13%
Market Cap20.86B
Revenue(TTM)4.53B
Net Income(TTM)1.07B
Analysts83.64
Price Target394.52 (28.69%)
Short Float %3.83%
Short Ratio3.49
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-0.66%
Min EPS beat(2)-0.95%
Max EPS beat(2)-0.36%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-1.28%
Min EPS beat(4)-2.03%
Max EPS beat(4)-0.36%
EPS beat(8)0
Avg EPS beat(8)-1.4%
EPS beat(12)1
Avg EPS beat(12)-1.39%
EPS beat(16)4
Avg EPS beat(16)-0.52%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.96%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.06%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.86%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.61%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.93%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.86%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.96%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.1%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.34%
PT rev (1m)1.7%
PT rev (3m)8.6%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.23%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.27%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)3.92%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.41%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.02%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.13%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14.34 | ||
| Fwd PE | 11.63 | ||
| P/S | 4.61 | ||
| P/FCF | 16.06 | ||
| P/OCF | 13.91 | ||
| P/B | 5.37 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.32 |
EPS(TTM)21.38
EY6.97%
EPS(NY)26.35
Fwd EY8.6%
FCF(TTM)19.09
FCFY6.23%
OCF(TTM)22.04
OCFY7.19%
SpS66.55
BVpS57.07
TBVpS-101.67
PEG (NY)0.62
PEG (5Y)1.02
Graham Number165.7
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.05% | ||
| ROE | 27.55% | ||
| ROCE | 16.12% | ||
| ROIC | 9.95% | ||
| ROICexc | 12.12% | ||
| ROICexgc | 218.24% | ||
| OM | 43.1% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 23.62% | ||
| GM | 78.6% | ||
| FCFM | 28.69% |
ROA(3y)5.33%
ROA(5y)5.8%
ROE(3y)29.87%
ROE(5y)31.29%
ROIC(3y)11.18%
ROIC(5y)11.44%
ROICexc(3y)13.22%
ROICexc(5y)13.72%
ROICexgc(3y)186.24%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)18.08%
ROCE(5y)17.51%
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y-7.95%
ROICexc growth 5Y2%
OM growth 3Y0.7%
OM growth 5Y1.15%
PM growth 3Y-5.33%
PM growth 5Y-4.33%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.17
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.18 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.7 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.62 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 51.04% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 4.43% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 3.97 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 63.96% | ||
| Profit Quality | 121.44% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.5 |
F-Score6
WACC7.41%
ROIC/WACC1.34
Cap/Depr(3y)48.88%
Cap/Depr(5y)46.57%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.31%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.26%
Profit Quality(3y)165.21%
Profit Quality(5y)137.64%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.47%
EPS 3Y9.92%
EPS 5Y14.03%
EPS Q2Q%12.69%
EPS Next Y23.25%
EPS Next 2Y18.99%
EPS Next 3Y17.89%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)13.93%
Revenue growth 3Y9.73%
Revenue growth 5Y13.64%
Sales Q2Q%20.67%
Revenue Next Year16.8%
Revenue Next 2Y13.64%
Revenue Next 3Y12.11%
Revenue Next 5Y10.72%
EBIT growth 1Y11.16%
EBIT growth 3Y10.5%
EBIT growth 5Y14.96%
EBIT Next Year42.54%
EBIT Next 3Y21.02%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-26.41%
FCF growth 3Y29.13%
FCF growth 5Y-1.4%
OCF growth 1Y-22.71%
OCF growth 3Y25.72%
OCF growth 5Y0.37%
CORPAY INC / CPAY Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for CPAY stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to CPAY.
What is the valuation status for CPAY stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to CORPAY INC (CPAY). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of CPAY stock?
CORPAY INC (CPAY) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.
What is the valuation of CORPAY INC based on its PE and PB ratios?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CORPAY INC (CPAY) is 14.34 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 5.37.
How financially healthy is CORPAY INC?
The financial health rating of CORPAY INC (CPAY) is 3 / 10.