AFRM vs DRVN vs VVV Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, Driven Brands Holdings and Valvoline Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$72.68 +1.6% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.51B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
6 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.87 +10.2% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Affirm Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Affirm Holdings 6, Driven Brands Holdings 3, Valvoline 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRMDRVNVVVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.51B $1.92B $4.07B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 11.6x 40.1x DRVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.9x 10.1x 18.7x DRVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +7.6% +16.1% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% 8.6% 5.2% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 10.8% 8.8% DRVN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.8x 3.4x AFRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.9% -23.8% -5.1% AFRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -17.6%/yr -1.3%/yr VVV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 55.7% 34.6% VVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 49/100 33/100 AFRM

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMDRVNVVV

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

AxisAFRMDRVNVVV
Valuation 31 #117 of 169 59 #14 of 33 19 #27 of 33
Growth 99 #3 of 160 62 #12 of 30 31 #21 of 30
Profitability 64 #54 of 149 57 #13 of 29 75 #8 of 29
Financial Health 61 #62 of 158 16 #33 of 39 8 #36 of 39
Shareholder Returns 13 #118 of 136 – –
Overall 54 49 33
  • AFRM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • DRVN ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRMDRVNVVVSPY
1 month +1.6%-5.7%+10.2% -0.2%
3 months +0.4%-22.4%-20.7% +3.9%
6 months +15.1%-7.6%-1.6% +8.2%
Year to date -2.4%-21.7%+9.7% +12.9%
1 year -4.9%-23.8%-5.1% +12.3%
3 years +329.3%+5.5%+6.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.6%+1.8%+2.1% +23.3%
5 years -55.1%-62.0%-6.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.8%-17.6%-1.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+56.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+4.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAFRMDRVNVVVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%55.7%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%63.2%34.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.610.410.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.43-0.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-70.1%-44.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-32.1%-20.9% -1.2%
52-week high $85.78$17.09$40.28 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$10.30$26.62 $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.

MultipleAFRMDRVNVVV
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.1x 11.6xmedian 15.2x 40.1xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.0xmedian 13.5x 8.7xmedian 9.8x 12.6xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 7.0x 14.3xmedian 14.5x 28.9xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 2.0x 9.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.32 1.47median 0.35 -0.71median 0.35

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 monthsAFRMDRVNVVV
Revenue $4.26B $1.93B $1.96B
Gross profit – – $751.90M
Operating income $416.98M $269.79M $301.00M
Net income $1.93B $165.27M $101.50M
Free cash flow $992.63M $133.78M $140.50M
EPS (diluted) $5.53 $1.00 $0.79
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $183.95M $84.20M
Total debt $10.58B $1.69B $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 164.94M 128.40M
Enterprise value $18.20B $1.38B $3.78B

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
MetricAFRMDRVNVVV
P/E 12.6x 11.6x 40.1x
P/FCF 24.7x 14.3x 28.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 6.1x 9.9x
P/S 5.8x 1.0x 2.1x
P/B 4.5x 2.3x 9.8x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 8.4x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 35.0x 8.7x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 62.9x 12.7x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 1.8x 2.8x
EV/FCF 26.4x 25.5x 39.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 10.9x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 1.47 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMDRVNVVV
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 7.6% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -4.6% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.8% 62.7% -31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% -7.1% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,598% 163.3% -63.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% 7.4% -59.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% 163.0% -63.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 7.9% -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% 6.8% 40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% 9.8% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% 276.7% 129.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% 33.1% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMDRVNVVV
Gross margin – – 38.3%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 20.4% 22.6%
Operating margin 9.8% 14.0% 15.3%
Pretax margin 11.6% 8.3% 9.0%
Net margin 45.3% 8.6% 5.2%
FCF margin 23.3% 6.9% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% 16.2% 21.0%
Return on equity 41.6% 20.6% 26.4%
Return on assets 13.3% 4.8% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 10.8% 8.8%
Return on capital employed – 8.6% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.9x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 1.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMDRVNVVV
Debt / assets 21.1% 47.6% 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.0x 3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.8x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 12.6x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 76.5% 88.0%
Equity / assets 34.7% 23.5% 12.0%
Interest coverage 0.9x 2.8x –
Current ratio – 1.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.94 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMDRVNVVV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAFRMDRVNVVV
Forward P/E 38.9xFY2027 10.1xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $1.15FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 -5.0%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +30.4% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $1.93BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 +3.6%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% +18.9% +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMDRVNVVV
Held by institutions 77.1% 43.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 658 193 450
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -8.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 401 111 234
Institutions selling 173 51 143
Buyers to sellers 2.32 2.18 1.64

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.

AFRMDRVNVVV
AFRM 1.00 0.22 0.22
DRVN 0.22 1.00 0.43
VVV 0.22 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, DRVN and VVV?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.51B, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) $1.92B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, DRVN and VVV?

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.6x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 11.6x, Valvoline (VVV) 40.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 38.9x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.1x, Valvoline (VVV) 18.7x). 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%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) +7.6%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 8.6%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.8%, Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affirm Holdings (AFRM) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -4.9%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -23.8%, Valvoline (VVV) -5.1%. Over five years, Valvoline (VVV) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.8%/yr, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -17.6%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valvoline (VVV) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.8%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 55.7%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRM, DRVN and VVV?

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 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.