Corpay
Corpay's revenue rose 13.9% to $4.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 44.0%, down from 45.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.3 billion, down 26.4%. It paid out $783 million in dividends and buybacks, 60% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.1%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 13.7% a year and net income 10.0% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 25%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Corpay yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Corpay's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Corpay's fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $1.3B, net cash of −$9.1B at December 31, 2025 and 71 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Corpay: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 9.7% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 9% for a business of moderate risk (Transaction & Payment Processing Services); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $399.72
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Corpay's earnings per share of $16.43 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 13.8×, the middle of Corpay's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (the Financials median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 10%, 9% and 8%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $399.72
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Corpay's P/E at the last close
- 24.3×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| CorpayCPAY | $399.72 | $16.43 | 24.3× |
| AffirmAFRM | $69.49 | $5.53 | 12.6× |
| Euronet WorldwideEEFT | $63.95 | $6.29 | 10.2× |
| Western UnionWU | $6.21 | $1.22 | 5.1× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 1,520 | 1,435 | 1,390 | 1,554 | 2,408 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 6,377 | 8,064 | 7,543 | 9,443 | 11,524 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 4,857 | 6,629 | 6,153 | 7,890 | 9,116 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.2x | 3.8x | 3.1x | 3.7x | 3.8x |
| Debt to equity | 2.2x | 3.2x | 2.3x | 3.0x | 3.0x |
| Interest coverage | 9.4x | 8.8x | 4.8x | 4.7x | 4.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, 1 insider bought $2.5 million of Corpay shares on the open market, and 7 insiders sold $148.2 million.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Ronald ClarkeCEO & Chairman of BOD, Director | Sold | 119,486 | $412.40 | $49.3 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Ronald ClarkeCEO & Chairman of BOD, Director | Sold | 94,374 | $415.77 | $39.2 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Alan KingGroupPresident IntlVehiclePmts | Sold | 3,805 | $416.61 | $1.6 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Alan KingGroupPresident IntlVehiclePmts | Sold | 18,423 | $414.64 | $7.6 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Steven T StullDirector | Sold | 2,357 | $413.62 | $974,912 | Form 4 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Steven T StullDirector | Sold | 4,000 | $410.66 | $1.6 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Alan KingGroupPresident IntlVehiclePmts | Sold | 18,663 | $410.57 | $7.7 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Steven T StullDirector | Sold | 643 | $410.68 | $264,070 | Form 4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Alan KingGroupPresident IntlVehiclePmts | Sold | 7,122 | $419.58 | $3.0 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Joseph W FarrellyDirector | Sold | 1,751 | $415.03 | $726,718 | Form 4 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Joseph W FarrellyDirector | Sold | 3,549 | $407.52 | $1.4 million | Form 4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Armando Lins NettoGroupPresident Brazil&USVehPmt | Sold | 70,476 | $352.13 | $24.8 million | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | 7 of 8 | 4 of 8 | 5 of 8 |
| Accruals ratio | −7.6% | −5.6% | −1.9% |
Compare
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| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpay | FY25 | 13.9% | 44.0% | 28.7% | 11.5% | 3.8x | 5 | |
| Affirm | FY26 | 32.1% | 9.8% | 23.3% | — | — | — | Compare |
| Euronet Worldwide | FY25 | 6.4% | 12.5% | 10.2% | 29.9% | 0.1x | 7 | Compare |
| Shift4 | FY25 | 25.5% | 8.4% | 14.9% | 6.5% | 4.6x | 6 | Compare |
| Western Union | FY25 | −3.8% | 18.7% | 12.5% | 24.0% | 1.8x | — | Compare |
10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,832 | 2,250 | 2,434 | 2,649 | 2,389 | 2,834 | 3,427 | 3,758 | 3,975 | 4,528 |
| Revenue growth | 7.6% | 22.8% | 8.2% | 8.8% | −9.8% | 18.6% | 20.9% | 9.7% | 5.8% | 13.9% |
| Gross profit | 1,740 | 2,153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | 754 | 884 | 1,091 | 1,231 | 972 | 1,243 | 1,447 | 1,657 | 1,787 | 1,994 |
| Net income | 452 | 740 | 812 | 895 | 704 | 840 | 954 | 982 | 1,004 | 1,070 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 4.75 | 7.91 | 8.81 | 9.94 | 8.12 | 9.99 | 12.42 | 13.20 | 13.97 | 15.03 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 95 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 708 | 680 | 903 | 1,162 | 1,473 | 1,197 | 755 | 2,101 | 1,941 | 1,500 |
| Capital expenditure | 59 | 70 | 81 | 75 | 78 | 112 | 151 | 154 | 175 | 201 |
| Free cash flow | 649 | 610 | 822 | 1,087 | 1,394 | 1,086 | 603 | 1,947 | 1,765 | 1,299 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 188 | 402 | 959 | 695 | 850 | 1,356 | 1,405 | 687 | 1,288 | 783 |
| Acquisitions | 1,332 | 705 | 21 | 448 | 81 | 602 | 217 | 428 | 822 | 1,934 |
| Stock-based compensation | 64 | 93 | 70 | 61 | 43 | 80 | 121 | 116 | 117 | 103 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 475 | 914 | 1,031 | 1,272 | 935 | 1,520 | 1,435 | 1,390 | 1,554 | 2,408 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 4,604 | 5,324 | 6,004 | 5,813 | 4,809 | 6,377 | 8,064 | 7,543 | 9,443 | 11,524 |
| Total assets | 9,627 | 11,318 | 11,202 | 12,248 | 11,195 | 13,405 | 14,089 | 15,476 | 17,957 | 26,408 |
| Total liabilities | 6,543 | 7,642 | 7,862 | 8,537 | 7,839 | 10,538 | 11,548 | 12,194 | 14,811 | 22,482 |
| Shareholders' equity | 3,084 | 3,676 | 3,340 | 3,712 | 3,355 | 2,867 | 2,542 | 3,282 | 3,122 | 3,884 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 95.0% | 95.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 41.2% | 39.3% | 44.8% | 46.5% | 40.7% | 43.9% | 42.2% | 44.1% | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| Net margin | 24.7% | 32.9% | 33.4% | 33.8% | 29.5% | 29.6% | 27.9% | 26.1% | 25.2% | 23.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 35.5% | 27.1% | 33.8% | 41.0% | 58.4% | 38.3% | 17.6% | 51.8% | 44.4% | 28.7% |
| Return on capital | 8.3% | 9.6% | 9.9% | 12.3% | 10.0% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Return on equity | 15.3% | 21.9% | 23.1% | 25.4% | 19.9% | 27.0% | 35.3% | 33.7% | 31.3% | 30.5% |
| Return on assets | 5.2% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 6.0% | 4.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 4.3x | 3.8x | 3.6x | 3.0x | 3.2x | 3.2x | 3.8x | 3.1x | 3.7x | 3.8x |