AFRM vs ATMP vs SLM Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, Barclays Bank and Slm Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$73.32 +9.1% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.72B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
ATMP Barclays Bank Plc
$36.14 +3.5% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.42%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
SLM SLM Corp
$17.72 -22.6% 1M -37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
2.93%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Affirm Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Affirm Holdings 4, Slm 4, Barclays Bank 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRMATMPSLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.72B $21.17B $3.24B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x — 5.9x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.2x — 8.1x SLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% — -6.7% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% — 30.9% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — 16.6% SLM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 2.3x SLM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.42% 2.93% ATMP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.4% +29.9% -37.3% ATMP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr +16.8%/yr -0.7%/yr ATMP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 16.0% 42.5% ATMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 — 48/100 AFRM

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMATMPSLM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAFRMATMPSLM
Valuation 31 #117 of 169 – 48 #89 of 169
Growth 99 #3 of 162 – 27 #119 of 162
Profitability 64 #54 of 149 – 55 #68 of 149
Financial Health 59 #65 of 158 51 #78 of 158 36 #101 of 158
Shareholder Returns 12 #120 of 136 91 #31 of 338 76 #33 of 136
Overall 53 – 48
  • AFRM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATMP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SLM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAFRMATMPSLMSPY
1 month +9.1%+3.5%-22.6% +0.9%
3 months +4.6%+0.3%-31.0% +5.9%
6 months +15.5%+4.7%-22.9% +8.5%
Year to date -1.5%+25.6%-34.5% +13.3%
1 year -3.4%+29.9%-37.3% +12.4%
3 years +333.1%+74.6%+38.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +63.1%+20.4%+11.4% +23.5%
5 years -54.9%+117.1%-3.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -14.7%+16.8%-0.7% +11.0%
10 years —+61.0%+148.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+4.9%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAFRMATMPSLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%16.0%42.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.6%16.6%51.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.61-0.191.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.061.86-0.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-23.0%-48.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-3.1%-42.6% -0.9%
52-week high $85.78$37.29$30.85 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$27.56$17.72 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAFRMATMPSLM
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 11.4x —median 12.1x 5.9xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.7x —median 3.4x 1.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 11.3x —median 5.1x 4.0xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 6.9x —median 10.8x -8.5xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.34 —median 1.32 0.21median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAFRMATMPSLM
Revenue $4.26B – $1.79B
Operating income $416.98M – –
Net income $1.93B – $567.40M
Free cash flow $992.63M – -$381.64M
EPS (diluted) $5.53 – $2.98
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $303.23B $2.17B
Total debt $10.58B $116.64M $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 337.58M 185.57M
Enterprise value $18.41B -$1.31T -$13.10B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAFRMATMPSLM
P/E 12.7x – 5.9x
P/FCF 24.9x – -8.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x – -8.5x
P/S 5.8x – 1.8x
P/B 4.5x 0.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 0.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 35.3x – 4.0x
EV/EBIT 63.4x – 4.1x
EV/Revenue 6.2x – 4.2x
EV/FCF 26.6x – -19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x – -19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 – 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMATMPSLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% – -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% – 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 3,598% – -9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% – 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% – 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% – 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% – -15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% – -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% – -15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% – -47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMATMPSLM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 17.6% – 104.4%
Operating margin 9.8% – –
Pretax margin 11.6% – 41.2%
Net margin 45.3% – 30.9%
FCF margin 23.3% – -21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% – -21.3%
Return on equity 41.6% – 24.0%
Return on assets 13.3% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – 16.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x – -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMATMPSLM
Debt / assets 21.1% 0.0% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.4x – -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 95.5% 92.4%
Equity / assets 34.7% 4.5% 7.6%
Interest coverage 0.9x – 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMATMPSLM
Dividend yield – 4.4% 2.9%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – 16.8%
Shareholder yield -0.6% 4.4% 19.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 17.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -26.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -7.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAFRMATMPSLM
Forward P/E 39.2xFY2027 – 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 – $2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 – -36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% – +30.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 – $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 – -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% – -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMATMPSLM
Held by institutions 77.1% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 658 – 387
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% – +2.4%
Institutions buying 401 – 193
Institutions selling 173 – 135
Buyers to sellers 2.32 – 1.43

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AFRMATMPSLM
AFRM 1.00 -0.17 0.37
ATMP -0.17 1.00 -0.10
SLM 0.37 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, ATMP and SLM?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.72B, Barclays Bank (ATMP) $21.17B, Slm (SLM) $3.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, ATMP and SLM?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.7x, Slm (SLM) 5.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slm (SLM) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 39.2x, Slm (SLM) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Slm (SLM) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barclays Bank (ATMP) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -3.4%, Barclays Bank (ATMP) +29.9%, Slm (SLM) -37.3%. Over five years, Barclays Bank (ATMP) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.7%/yr, Barclays Bank (ATMP) +16.8%/yr, Slm (SLM) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Barclays Bank (ATMP) has the highest dividend yield: Barclays Bank (ATMP) 4.42%, Slm (SLM) 2.93%. Affirm Holdings (AFRM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barclays Bank (ATMP) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.8%, Barclays Bank (ATMP) 16.0%, Slm (SLM) 42.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRM, ATMP and SLM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.