AFRM vs BCS vs HTT Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, Barclays and High Templar Tech Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$69.49 -2.8% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$24.19B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
BCS Barclays Plc
$22.26 -10.3% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.22B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.90 -20.8% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$818.26M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Barclays leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Barclays 6, Affirm Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRMBCSHTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.19B $79.22B $818.26M BCS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x 7.4x — BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.2x 7.6x — BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +9.5% — AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% 26.0% — AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% +7.6% -57.2% BCS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +15.0%/yr +1.8%/yr BCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.7% 31.0% 56.9% BCS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 51/100 — AFRM

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMBCSHTT

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

AxisAFRMBCSHTT
Valuation 34 #113 of 170 99 #5 of 362 –
Growth 99 #3 of 160 70 #67 of 221 –
Profitability 65 #53 of 149 20 #161 of 200 –
Financial Health 61 #63 of 158 1 #201 of 203 93 #12 of 158
Shareholder Returns 13 #118 of 135 63 #127 of 342 –
Overall 54 51 –
  • AFRM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BCS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRMBCSHTTSPY
1 month -2.8%-10.3%-20.8% -0.8%
3 months -4.9%-22.1%-21.5% +3.5%
6 months +6.7%-3.6%-21.8% +7.0%
Year to date -6.6%-12.5%-46.5% +12.2%
1 year -7.8%+7.6%-57.2% +13.0%
3 years +310.5%+256.7%+5.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +60.2%+52.8%+1.8% +23.1%
5 years -54.0%+100.9%+9.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%+15.0%+1.8% +11.0%
10 years —+151.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAFRMBCSHTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.7%31.0%56.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%31.8%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.601.601.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.25-1.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-50.0%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-22.1%-61.6% -1.8%
52-week high $85.78$28.56$4.95 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$20.07$1.90 $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.

MultipleAFRMBCSHTT
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 11.0x 7.3xmedian 12.1x —median 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 3.4x —median 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 13.1x —median 5.0x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 6.9x —median 11.0x —median 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.32 0.41median 1.36 —median 0.32

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 monthsAFRMBCSHTT
Revenue $4.26B $41.50B –
Operating income $416.98M – –
Net income $1.93B $10.83B –
Free cash flow $992.63M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.53 $2.95 –
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $335.17B $561.74M
Total debt $10.58B $302.10B $879.65M
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 3.65B 500.73M
Enterprise value $17.88B -$1.63T -$2.22B

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
MetricAFRMBCSHTT
P/E 12.1x 7.3x –
P/FCF 23.6x – –
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x – –
P/S 5.5x 1.9x –
P/B 4.3x 0.8x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 0.8x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 33.6x – –
EV/EBIT 60.3x 17.0x –
EV/Revenue 5.9x -1.6x –
EV/FCF 25.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 0.41 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMBCSHTT
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 9.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 9.8% –
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% 19.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% 10.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% 29.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 17.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMBCSHTT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 17.6% – –
Operating margin 9.8% – –
Pretax margin 11.6% 33.1% –
Net margin 45.3% 26.0% –
FCF margin 23.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% – –
Return on equity 41.6% 10.4% –
Return on assets 13.3% 0.5% –
Return on invested capital 5.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x – –
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMBCSHTT
Debt / assets 21.1% 13.1% 16.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 3.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 95.5% 21.2%
Equity / assets 34.7% 4.5% 78.8%
Interest coverage 0.9x – –
Current ratio – – 4.8x
Quick ratio – – 2.4x
Cash ratio – – 2.4x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMBCSHTT
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% – –
Shareholder yield -0.7% 2.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAFRMBCSHTT
Forward P/E 37.2xFY2027 7.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $2.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2024
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 +26.0%FY2026 -233.3%FY2024
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +12.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $42.91BFY2026 $47.00MFY2024
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 +7.7%FY2026 +164.2%FY2024
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% -4.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMBCSHTT
Held by institutions 77.1% 8.5% 2.2%
Institutions holding 658 556 42
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +2.9% -26.1%
Institutions buying 401 306 14
Institutions selling 173 161 21
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.90 0.67

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.

AFRMBCSHTT
AFRM 1.00 0.35 0.26
BCS 0.35 1.00 0.17
HTT 0.26 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, BCS and HTT?

Barclays (BCS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.19B, Barclays (BCS) $79.22B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $818.26M.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, BCS and HTT?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.5x, Barclays (BCS) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.2x, Barclays (BCS) 7.6x). 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%, Barclays (BCS) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Barclays (BCS) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barclays (BCS) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%, Barclays (BCS) +7.6%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%. Over five years, Barclays (BCS) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, Barclays (BCS) +15.0%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barclays (BCS) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%, Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRM, BCS and HTT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Barclays (BCS) leads on 6. 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.