PayPal vs Coinbase
PYPLPayPal Holdings Inc.vs
COINCoinbase Global Inc.- PayPal: Digital payments + Venmo. Was a darling, now a turnaround story.
- Coinbase: Largest US crypto exchange. Revenue swings wildly with crypto-market volume + Bitcoin price.
- Over the past five years Coinbase stock returned -19% versus -78% for PayPal, in USD. Past performance is not a guide to the future.
- They compete in the same space (Finance & banks), so many investors simply own both through a broad index fund instead of picking a winner.
Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Industry
- Payments, Finance & banks
- Crypto-adjacent, Finance & banks
- 1Y return (USD)
- -22.6%
- -51.8%
- 3Y return (USD)
- -5.7%
- +153.2%
- 5Y return (USD)
- -78.3%
- -18.9%
- Trades in
- USD
- USD
CoinbaseCOINLargest US crypto exchange. Revenue swings wildly with crypto-market volume + Bitcoin price.
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Frequently asked questions
Which performed better, PayPal or Coinbase?
Over the past five years PayPal stock returned -78% and Coinbase returned -19% in US dollars, so Coinbase has been the stronger performer in that window. Past performance says little about the future, which is why the chart on this page lets you check other periods too.
Can I buy both PayPal and Coinbase shares?
Yes. Nothing stops you owning both companies, and many investors do exactly that instead of trying to pick the winner. Both are available to investors worldwide through a broker such as Interactive Brokers.
Is it safer to buy an ETF instead?
A broad index fund holds hundreds of companies at once, usually including both of these, so a single bad year at one business barely dents it. Owning individual shares concentrates that risk, which is why many beginners keep single stocks to a small slice of a mostly fund-based portfolio.