AFRM vs BFH vs STNE Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, Bread Financial Holdings and StoneCo Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$73.32 +9.1% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.16B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.09 -12.7% 1M -58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bread Financial Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bread Financial Holdings 5, Affirm Holdings 3, StoneCo 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRMBFHSTNELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.16B $4.03B $2.13B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x 7.6x 3.0x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.2x 8.6x 4.4x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +5.5% +18.3% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% 13.2% 26.2% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 19.7% — BFH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -1.0x — BFH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.4% +61.1% -58.0% BFH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr +9.0%/yr -24.9%/yr BFH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 39.8% 65.3% BFH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 80/100 80/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMBFHSTNE

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

AxisAFRMBFHSTNE
Valuation 31 #117 of 169 96 #7 of 169 97 #6 of 169
Growth 99 #3 of 162 55 #73 of 162 88 #21 of 162
Profitability 64 #54 of 149 85 #23 of 149 85 #24 of 149
Financial Health 59 #65 of 158 75 #41 of 158 33 #107 of 158
Shareholder Returns 12 #120 of 136 88 #17 of 136 99 #3 of 136
Overall 53 80 80
  • AFRM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BFH ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE 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

PeriodAFRMBFHSTNESPY
1 month +9.1%+3.3%-12.7% +0.9%
3 months +4.6%-2.2%-26.2% +5.9%
6 months +15.5%+22.5%-25.4% +8.5%
Year to date -1.5%+41.3%-45.3% +13.3%
1 year -3.4%+61.1%-58.0% +12.4%
3 years +333.1%+290.9%-15.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +63.1%+57.6%-5.5% +23.5%
5 years -54.9%+53.8%-76.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -14.7%+9.0%-24.9% +11.0%
10 years —-35.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-4.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAFRMBFHSTNESPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%39.8%65.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.6%45.7%74.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.611.191.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.061.54-0.89 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-70.4%-78.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-7.7%-58.0% -0.9%
52-week high $85.78$113.40$19.25 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$59.98$8.09 $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.

MultipleAFRMBFHSTNE
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 11.4x 7.6xmedian 11.4x 3.0xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 11.3x 1.5xmedian 11.3x 0.8xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 6.9x 1.8xmedian 6.9x 2.9xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.34 1.01median 0.34 0.04median 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 monthsAFRMBFHSTNE
Revenue $4.26B $4.00B $2.73B
Gross profit – – $1.19B
Operating income $416.98M – $1.03B
Net income $1.93B $537.00M $545.33M
Free cash flow $992.63M $2.19B $874.35M
EPS (diluted) $5.53 $13.41 $2.62
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $3.96B $1.42B
Total debt $10.58B $2.32B –
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 39.30M 273.49M
Enterprise value $18.85B -$10.86B -$3.58B

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
MetricAFRMBFHSTNE
P/E 12.7x 7.6x 3.0x
P/FCF 24.9x 1.8x 2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 1.8x 3.3x
P/S 5.8x 1.0x 0.9x
P/B 4.5x 1.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 1.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 35.3x 1.5x 0.8x
EV/EBIT 63.4x 1.6x 0.9x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 0.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 26.6x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 1.1x 1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 1.01 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMBFHSTNE
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 5.5% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -2.4% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -16.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.8% – 1,432%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% – -3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,598% 13.8% 86.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% -0.2% 51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% 34.9% 89.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 7.6% 84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% 9.3% 415.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% 5.4% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% 9.3% 249.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% 5.7% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMBFHSTNE
Gross margin – – 43.7%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 39.3% 42.4%
Operating margin 9.8% – 37.5%
Pretax margin 11.6% 17.4% 19.8%
Net margin 45.3% 13.2% 26.2%
FCF margin 23.3% 54.7% 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% 54.7% 28.5%
Return on equity 41.6% 15.8% 35.1%
Return on assets 13.3% 2.3% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 19.7% –
Return on capital employed – – 28.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 4.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 1.5% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMBFHSTNE
Debt / assets 21.1% 10.0% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 85.2% 84.4%
Equity / assets 34.7% 14.8% 15.6%
Interest coverage 0.9x 1.9x 1.2x
Current ratio – – 1.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.2x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMBFHSTNE
Dividend yield – 0.9% 31.3%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 13.2% –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 14.1% 31.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 19.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusAFRMBFHSTNE
Forward P/E 39.2xFY2027 8.6xFY2026 4.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $12.23FY2026 $1.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 +0.6%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +7.8% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $3.93BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 +2.2%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% +11.2% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMBFHSTNE
Held by institutions 77.1% 98.3% 59.4%
Institutions holding 658 421 273
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -14.5% -7.6%
Institutions buying 401 205 148
Institutions selling 173 155 81
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.32 1.83

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.

AFRMBFHSTNE
AFRM 1.00 0.45 0.19
BFH 0.45 1.00 0.18
STNE 0.19 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, BFH and STNE?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $25.16B, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) $4.03B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, BFH and STNE?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 13.0x, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 7.6x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 39.2x, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 8.6x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.4x). 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%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +5.5%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 13.2%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 19.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -3.4%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +61.1%, StoneCo (STNE) -58.0%. Over five years, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.7%/yr, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +9.0%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -24.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 0.00%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 0.01%, StoneCo (STNE) 0.00%. Affirm Holdings (AFRM) and StoneCo (STNE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.8%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 39.8%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRM, BFH and STNE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) leads on 5. 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.