AFRM vs HTT vs STNE Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, High Templar Tech and StoneCo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$69.49 -2.8% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.43B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.90 -20.8% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$803.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.33 -10.4% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.62B
P/E
3.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
30.37%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Affirm Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Affirm Holdings 4, StoneCo 3, High Templar Tech 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRMHTTSTNELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.43B $803.46M $2.62B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x — 3.1x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.4x — 4.2x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% — +18.3% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% — 26.2% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 30.37% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% -57.2% -56.2% AFRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +1.8%/yr -24.4%/yr HTT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.7% 56.9% 65.4% HTT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 — 82/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMHTTSTNE

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

AxisAFRMHTTSTNE
Valuation 51 #33 of 66 – 100 #1 of 66
Growth 95 #4 of 63 – 87 #9 of 63
Profitability 57 #25 of 57 – 86 #9 of 57
Financial Health 56 #29 of 64 89 #8 of 64 41 #38 of 64
Shareholder Returns 20 #34 of 42 – 98 #2 of 42
Overall 56 – 82
  • AFRM ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit
  • HTT ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRMHTTSTNESPY
1 month -2.8%-20.8%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months -4.9%-21.5%-23.5% +3.5%
6 months +6.7%-21.8%-30.5% +7.0%
Year to date -6.6%-46.5%-43.7% +12.2%
1 year -7.8%-57.2%-56.2% +13.0%
3 years +310.5%+5.6%-13.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +60.2%+1.8%-4.6% +23.1%
5 years -54.0%+9.2%-75.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%+1.8%-24.4% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureAFRMHTTSTNESPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.7%56.9%65.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%59.8%74.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.601.151.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-1.01-0.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-64.4%-79.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-61.6%-57.0% -1.8%
52-week high $85.78$4.95$19.39 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$1.90$8.33 $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.

MultipleAFRMHTTSTNE
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 3.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.3x —median 3.3x 1.0xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x 0.9xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x 3.0xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.26 —median 0.26 0.04median 0.26

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 monthsAFRMHTTSTNE
Revenue $4.26B – $2.73B
Gross profit – – $1.19B
Operating income $416.98M – $1.03B
Net income $1.93B – $545.33M
Free cash flow $992.63M – $874.35M
EPS (diluted) $5.53 – $2.62
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $561.74M $1.42B
Total debt $10.58B $879.65M –
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 500.73M 273.49M
Enterprise value $17.12B -$2.23B -$3.09B

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
MetricAFRMHTTSTNE
P/E 12.1x – 3.1x
P/FCF 23.6x – 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x – 3.4x
P/S 5.5x – 1.0x
P/B 4.3x 0.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 0.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 33.6x – 0.9x
EV/EBIT 60.3x – 1.0x
EV/Revenue 5.9x – 0.4x
EV/FCF 25.3x – 1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x – 1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 – 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMHTTSTNE
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% – 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% – 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% – 86.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% – 51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% – 89.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% – 84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% – 415.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% – 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% – 249.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% – 16.5%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMHTTSTNE
Debt / assets 21.1% 16.0% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 3.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 21.2% 84.4%
Equity / assets 34.7% 78.8% 15.6%
Interest coverage 0.9x – 1.2x
Current ratio – 4.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 2.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 2.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMHTTSTNE
Dividend yield – – 30.4%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – –
Shareholder yield -0.7% – 30.4%
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.

ConsensusAFRMHTTSTNE
Forward P/E 37.4xFY2027 – 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.86FY2027 $-0.04FY2024 $1.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.4%FY2027 -233.3%FY2024 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.2% – +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.22BFY2027 $47.00MFY2024 $3.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.5%FY2027 +164.2%FY2024 +22.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.2% – +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMHTTSTNE
Held by institutions 77.1% 2.2% 59.4%
Institutions holding 658 42 273
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -26.1% -7.6%
Institutions buying 401 14 148
Institutions selling 173 21 81
Buyers to sellers 2.32 0.67 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.

AFRMHTTSTNE
AFRM 1.00 0.26 0.19
HTT 0.26 1.00 0.18
STNE 0.19 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, HTT and STNE?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $23.43B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $803.46M, StoneCo (STNE) $2.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, HTT and STNE?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.1x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.4x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.2x). 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%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affirm Holdings (AFRM) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, StoneCo (STNE) -56.2%. Over five years, High Templar Tech (HTT) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -24.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: StoneCo (STNE) 30.37%. Affirm Holdings (AFRM) and High Templar Tech (HTT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, High Templar Tech (HTT) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRM, HTT 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, 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.