Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 6.6x · EV/EBITDA 6.2x · ROE 14.2%. (2014–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $2.6B | $2.9B | $2.0B | $4.0B | $2.9B | $8.7B | $18.8B | $11.2B | $6.0B | — | — |
| Enterprise Value | $10.8B | $45.4B | $41.7B | $17.5B | $13.0B | $9.1B | $18.6B | $10.9B | $3.2B | — | — |
| P/E Ratio → | 6.61 | 1.39 | 0.95 | 2.45 | 1.91 | 7.47 | 14.51 | 8.23 | 6.55 | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.69 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 0.85 | 2.81 | 2.02 | 1.47 | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 0.94 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 4.62 | 10.45 | 5.65 | 0.91 | — | — |
| P/FCF | 8.56 | 1.85 | — | 2.01 | 2.04 | — | 176.80 | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | 5.17 | 1.12 | — | 1.01 | 0.81 | 9.70 | 8.71 | 23.00 | — | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 2.34 | 2.28 | 1.12 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 2.78 | 1.95 | 0.79 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.17 | 5.02 | 5.53 | 2.60 | 2.11 | 3.16 | 8.82 | 5.58 | 2.98 | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | 7.68 | 6.24 | 7.00 | 3.31 | 2.57 | 4.31 | 10.74 | 5.97 | 3.29 | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | 29.18 | — | 8.71 | 9.23 | — | 175.34 | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 50.6% | 50.6% | 47.9% | 48.1% | 50.7% | 43.9% | 43.6% | 50.5% | 47.1% | 47.3% | 45.0% |
| Operating Margin | 37.5% | 37.5% | 32.5% | 34.3% | 33.5% | 20.6% | 25.9% | 32.7% | 24.1% | 31.5% | 19.9% |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.7% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 10.5% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 19.3% | 24.5% | 22.4% | 19.0% | 11.2% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 14.2% | 14.2% | 15.2% | 13.2% | 21.9% | 63.4% | 68.2% | 31.9% | 24.4% | 64.0% | 23.4% |
| ROA | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 23.6% | 32.6% | 18.2% | 11.6% | 14.5% | 6.9% |
| ROIC | 9.8% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 16.6% | 31.3% | 80.4% | 79.1% | 50.2% | 31.8% | 76.3% | 28.0% |
| ROCE | 25.6% | 25.6% | 23.4% | 29.7% | 57.1% | 100.2% | 81.9% | 41.2% | 25.7% | 101.0% | 40.2% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 3.03 | 3.03 | 2.77 | 1.24 | 1.01 | 0.40 | 0.09 | — | — | — | 0.33 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.91 | 4.91 | 5.39 | 2.43 | 1.94 | 0.26 | 0.08 | — | — | — | 0.80 |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 2.90 | 2.71 | 1.02 | 0.86 | 0.23 | -0.09 | -0.18 | -0.42 | -0.08 | 0.20 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 4.70 | 4.70 | 5.27 | 2.00 | 1.64 | 0.15 | -0.07 | -0.18 | -2.57 | -0.08 | 0.49 |
| Debt / FCF | — | 27.33 | — | 6.70 | 7.20 | — | -1.45 | — | — | -0.19 | 29.16 |
| Interest Coverage | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 2.68 | 15.86 | — | 32.64 | 8.12 | 3.47 |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.51 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.41 | 1.66 | 2.30 | 2.34 | 1.21 | 1.32 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.51 | 1.41 | 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.66 | 2.29 | 2.32 | 1.20 | 1.31 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 1.85 | 1.56 | 1.54 | 0.36 | 0.59 | 0.48 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | 5812.01 | 242.50 | 562.53 | 649.45 | 643.93 | 179.40 | 24.22 | 21.50 | 29.67 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 1097.14 | 1162.34 | 947.21 | 886.58 | 153.29 | 174.43 | 174.50 | 187.77 | — | — |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 4.4% | 21.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | 29.1% | 29.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.3% | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 15.1% | 72.2% | 105.8% | 40.9% | 52.3% | 13.4% | 6.9% | 12.1% | 15.3% | — | — |
| FCF Yield | 11.7% | 54.1% | — | 49.8% | 49.1% | — | 0.6% | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 9.8% | 45.4% | 39.2% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 14.2% | 66.5% | 39.2% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $298M | $320M | $324M | $329M | $332M | $330M | $329M | $318M | $315M | $315M |
Pix-driven margin compression
According to current market data, PAGS trades at a forward P/E of 1.07, a valuation that suggests investors are heavily discounting the company's future earnings potential relative to its historical averages and the broader fintech peer group, likely due to concerns over long-term margin sustainability.
The current P/E of 6.74 and forward P/E of 1.07 imply that the market is pricing in a significant contraction in earnings growth, potentially reflecting fears that the core merchant acquiring business is reaching a terminal saturation point. This valuation gap compared to peers like MercadoLibre suggests that investors remain skeptical of the company's ability to successfully transition its micro-merchant base into a high-margin digital banking ecosystem.
Based on reported financial statements, PAGS has seen its ROIC decline from 21.7% in 2023Q4 to 2.3% in 2026Q1, indicating a substantial deterioration in the company's ability to generate meaningful returns on its rapidly expanding invested capital base over the last ten quarters.
The sharp drop in ROIC suggests that the capital-intensive nature of the company's credit and prepayment operations is failing to produce commensurate returns, likely due to the rising cost of funding in the Brazilian market. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the company's recent shift toward larger SME clients is diluting overall capital efficiency or if the core business model is becoming structurally less profitable.
As reported in recent quarterly filings, the company's cash conversion cycle has exhibited extreme instability, with the CCC reaching 1058 days in 2025Q1, highlighting significant friction in managing the liquidity requirements of its merchant prepayment business compared to more efficient industry peers.
The erratic nature of the CCC, driven by massive swings in accounts receivable and payable, suggests that PAGS is struggling to optimize its working capital cycle amidst a challenging macroeconomic environment. Investors should monitor whether these inefficiencies are temporary operational hurdles or a permanent feature of the company's reliance on short-term credit to fund merchant advances.
According to the company's balance sheet data, the debt-to-equity ratio has climbed to 3.19 in 2026Q1, a marked increase from 1.24 in 2023Q4, which suggests that the firm is increasingly dependent on debt financing to sustain its current scale and competitive positioning in the Brazilian market.
While the interest coverage ratio of 1.33 remains above critical levels, the upward trend in leverage indicates that the company's financial cushion is narrowing, leaving it more vulnerable to interest rate volatility. This reliance on debt to fund growth may limit management's ability to pursue strategic initiatives without further straining the balance sheet.
The P/E ratio is frequently misapplied to PAGS, as it obscures the significant impact of financial income and credit loss provisions that are inherent to the company's banking-like business model rather than a traditional software-as-a-service enterprise.
Investors should instead focus on the net take rate and return on assets, as these metrics better capture the underlying profitability of the payment processing and credit ecosystem. Relying on P/E ignores the cyclicality of the prepayment business and the potential for earnings volatility caused by changes in the Brazilian Selic rate.
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PAGS stock.
PagSeguro Digital Ltd.'s current P/E ratio is 6.6x. The historical average is 5.4x. This places it at the 63th percentile of its historical range.
PagSeguro Digital Ltd.'s current EV/EBITDA is 6.2x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 4.5x.
PagSeguro Digital Ltd.'s return on equity (ROE) is 14.2%. The historical average is 29.5%.
Based on historical data, PagSeguro Digital Ltd. is trading at a P/E of 6.6x. This is at the 63th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
PagSeguro Digital Ltd.'s current dividend yield is 4.41% with a payout ratio of 29.1%.
PagSeguro Digital Ltd. has 50.6% gross margin and 37.5% operating margin. Operating margin above 20% indicates strong pricing power and cost efficiency.
PagSeguro Digital Ltd.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 4.9x, indicating high leverage. A ratio above 4x may signal elevated financial risk.