Added to YB: 2026-05-14
Pitch date: 2026-05-12
ADYEN.AS [neutral]
Adyen N.V.
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Company Info
Adyen N.V. operates a payments platform in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America.
Market Cap
EUR 29.1B
Pitch Price
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
14.74
P/E
27.40
EV/Sales
7.78
Sector
Financial Services
Category
growth
Adyen 1Q26 Earnings: Great Company, Wrong Category
ADYEN.AS (earnings): Q1 rev €620.8M (+16% reported, 20% cc), vol €382B (+21%), Unified Commerce +28% cc, Platforms +40% cc; reiterated 20-22% cc growth guide. Digital rev +13% cc vs +15% vol signals take-rate pressure from large merchant mix. €750M Talon.One acquisition pushes upstream into loyalty/promotions, targeting revenue beyond processing. Issue: market now values payments as processors, not compounders; stock needs proof of incremental revenue from fraud, identity, money movement, embedded finance (currently ~1% growth contribution). Architecture thesis intact but incomplete without visible monetization of value-added services.
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