PayPal (PYPL) stock vs the S&P 500 and fintech stocks
As of 12 October 2026, PayPal (PYPL) is beating both the S&P 500 and fintech stocks as a group (FINX) over the past three months.
Where PayPal stands now
As of 12 October 2026, PayPal gives a mixed picture against the S&P 500, ahead on some windows and behind on others.
Inside its group, PYPL leads: it is ahead of fintech stocks (FINX) over both the past month and three months. As a group, fintech stocks are losing ground to the S&P 500 right now. The group is in transition, so the stock's place inside it matters more than usual.
PayPal is 6.4% of FINX, so its moves weigh on the fund. It sits in 5 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is the gap to its group: as long as it stays ahead of both the market and its peers, the trend is intact.
PayPal peers in fintech stocks
The largest other holdings of Global X FinTech ETF (FINX), by weight in the fund, with their plain return over the past month. They share the fund with the stock. They are not always direct business competitors.
Is PayPal in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, PayPal is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Financials (XLF), holds it at 0.62% weight.
Every stock in one of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds is in the index. See Financial Stocks (XLF)
PayPal ETF: the funds that hold PYPL
5 funds that Zensei tracks hold PYPL. The main sector is the fund Zensei groups it with. The other funds follow by weight.
PYPL stock performance: 1-month, 3-month and 1-year vs the S&P 500
PayPal and the S&P 500 (SPY) side by side, over each window Zensei tracks.
Prices as of · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
PYPL against fintech stocks, in depth
See the size of the gap between PayPal and fintech stocks (FINX) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among fintech stocks.
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Which stocks are PayPal's peers?
As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of Global X FinTech ETF (FINX) by weight are Robinhood Markets (HOOD), Block Inc (XYZ), Coinbase (COIN), Fiserv Inc (FISV), Global Payments Inc (GPN). They share the fund with PayPal. They are fund peers among fintech stocks, not always direct business competitors.
Which ETFs hold PayPal?
As of 12 October 2026, 5 funds that Zensei tracks hold PYPL. Zensei groups it with fintech stocks in Global X FinTech ETF (FINX), where its weight is 6.4%. It is also in Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (BLOK, 1.8%), First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN, 1.6%), VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ, 1.1%), Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF, 0.6%).
Is PayPal in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, PayPal is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Financials (XLF), holds it at 0.62% weight.
What sector is PayPal in?
As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups PayPal with fintech stocks (FINX, its primary fund). In the S&P 500, it is in the Financials sector fund (XLF). It is also in blockchain stocks (BLOK), internet stocks (FDN) and social sentiment stocks (BUZZ).
Is PayPal stock beating the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, PayPal (PYPL) is up 4.3% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is up 17.9% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.
Is PayPal doing better than other fintech stocks?
As of 12 October 2026, PayPal (PYPL) is ahead of fintech stocks as a group (FINX) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.
Recent changes
- ·Among the strongest → beating the market and fintech stocks
- ·Beating the market and fintech stocks → among the strongest
- ·First tracked: beating the market and fintech stocks
Track PayPal against fintech stocks and the market
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