AFRM vs CACC vs SHG Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, Credit Acceptance and Shinhan Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (BFH) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$74.84 +8.0% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.90B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
CACC Credit Acceptance Corp
$575.78 +7.2% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.85B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAFRMCACCSHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.90B $4.85B $31.72B SHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 14.4x 11.5x SHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.0x 12.6x 7.5x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +1.7% +23.8% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% 14.4% 3.4% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 8.5% 4.3% CACC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 7.6x 9.9x AFRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% +25.4% +25.2% CACC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr -0.8%/yr +15.3%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 37.2% 34.1% SHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 57/100 46/100 CACC

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMCACCSHG

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

AxisAFRMCACCSHG
Valuation 32 #116 of 169 50 #85 of 169 86 #52 of 361
Growth 99 #3 of 159 39 #98 of 159 33 #103 of 153
Profitability 66 #51 of 146 88 #19 of 146 24 #98 of 128
Financial Health 58 #65 of 153 24 #116 of 153 4 #135 of 140
Shareholder Returns 13 #117 of 135 84 #23 of 135 85 #51 of 335
Overall 53 57 46
  • AFRM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CACC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRMCACCSHGSPY
1 month +8.0%+7.2%-19.5% +0.7%
3 months +2.2%+3.6%-8.8% +3.7%
6 months +16.4%+14.0%-4.2% +7.1%
Year to date +0.6%+29.8%+22.9% +12.8%
1 year +3.0%+25.4%+25.2% +11.9%
3 years +337.7%+45.0%+160.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +63.6%+13.2%+37.7% +22.8%
5 years -53.9%-3.7%+104.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%-0.8%+15.3% +10.9%
10 years —+214.5%+73.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.1%+5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAFRMCACCSHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%37.2%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%38.6%32.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.601.251.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.050.680.74 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-45.7%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-12.4%-22.0% -1.2%
52-week high $85.78$657.20$84.56 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$411.04$51.42 $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.

MultipleAFRMCACCSHG
P/E now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 11.7x 17.8xmedian 11.7x 11.7xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.7x 2.5xmedian 2.7x 0.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 13.1x 14.2xmedian 13.1x 15.2xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 6.5x 4.6xmedian 6.5x 4.4xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 0.7x 4.2xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.33 1.84median 0.33 -1.36median 1.34

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 monthsAFRMCACCSHG
Revenue $4.26B $2.34B $81.30B
Gross profit – $2.27B –
Operating income $416.98M $863.90M $5.04B
Net income $1.93B $337.10M $3.42B
Free cash flow $992.63M $1.26B $7.15B
EPS (diluted) $5.53 $32.36 $5.62
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $1.30M –
Total debt $10.58B $6.72B $58.93B
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 10.42M 488.92M
Enterprise value $17.59B $4.80B $31.72B

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
MetricAFRMCACCSHG
P/E 13.0x 17.8x 11.7x
P/FCF 25.4x 4.6x 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 4.6x 4.3x
P/S 5.9x 2.5x 0.4x
P/B 4.6x 4.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 4.2x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 36.0x 14.2x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 64.6x 14.5x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 5.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 27.1x 10.0x 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 10.0x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 1.84 -1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMCACCSHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 1.7% 23.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 7.8% -8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.8% -18.6% -51.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 9.9% -10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,598% -25.7% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% 1.8% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% -18.2% -22.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 9.7% -8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% 15.5% 100.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% 2.3% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% 15.3% 106.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% 2.2% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMCACCSHG
Gross margin – 97.1% –
EBITDA margin 17.6% 37.9% 7.3%
Operating margin 9.8% 36.9% 6.2%
Pretax margin 11.6% 18.2% 13.1%
Net margin 45.3% 14.4% 3.4%
FCF margin 23.3% 53.6% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% 53.8% 9.0%
Return on equity 41.6% 22.6% 11.5%
Return on assets 13.3% 3.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 8.5% 4.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 3.7x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMCACCSHG
Debt / assets 21.1% 75.7% 10.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 4.8x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 7.6x 9.9x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 5.4x 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 84.4% 92.6%
Equity / assets 34.7% 15.6% 7.4%
Interest coverage 0.9x 2.0x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMCACCSHG
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 9.7% 2.6%
Shareholder yield -0.6% 9.7% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusAFRMCACCSHG
Forward P/E 40.0xFY2027 12.6xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $45.85FY2026 $8.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 +16.0%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +20.9% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $2.32BFY2026 $13.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 -0.1%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% +1.3% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMCACCSHG
Held by institutions 77.1% 72.5% 5.1%
Institutions holding 659 299 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +11.5% +10.6%
Institutions buying 402 174 206
Institutions selling 173 88 59
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.98 3.49

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.

AFRMCACCSHG
AFRM 1.00 0.35 0.12
CACC 0.35 1.00 0.09
SHG 0.12 0.09 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, CACC and SHG?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $23.90B, Credit Acceptance (CACC) $4.85B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, CACC and SHG?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.4x, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 14.4x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 40.0x, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 12.6x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.5x). 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%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) +1.7%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 14.4%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Credit Acceptance (CACC) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 8.5%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Credit Acceptance (CACC) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +3.0%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) +25.4%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +25.2%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, Credit Acceptance (CACC) -0.8%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shinhan Financial (SHG) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.6%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 37.2%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRM, CACC and SHG?

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