AFRM vs HTT vs UPS Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, High Templar Tech and United Parcel Service 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
$24.16B
P/E
12.5x
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
$828.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
1 win
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$100.20 +6.7% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$89.80B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Parcel Service leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Parcel Service 6, Affirm Holdings 4, High Templar Tech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRMHTTUPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.16B $828.83M $89.80B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x — 19.6x AFRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.2x — 14.8x UPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% — -0.4% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% — 5.1% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — 12.9% UPS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.9x UPS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% -57.2% +14.9% UPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +1.8%/yr -13.9%/yr HTT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.7% 56.9% 30.6% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 — 45/100 AFRM

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMHTTUPS

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

AxisAFRMHTTUPS
Valuation 34 #113 of 170 – 46 #74 of 136
Growth 99 #3 of 160 – 23 #94 of 122
Profitability 65 #53 of 149 – 70 #36 of 116
Financial Health 61 #63 of 158 93 #12 of 158 33 #97 of 144
Shareholder Returns 13 #118 of 135 – 56 #37 of 82
Overall 54 – 45
  • AFRM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRMHTTUPSSPY
1 month -2.8%-20.8%+6.7% -0.8%
3 months -4.9%-21.5%-11.2% +3.5%
6 months +6.7%-21.8%-7.4% +7.0%
Year to date -6.6%-46.5%+1.0% +12.2%
1 year -7.8%-57.2%+14.9% +13.0%
3 years +310.5%+5.6%-25.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +60.2%+1.8%-9.4% +23.1%
5 years -54.0%+9.2%-52.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%+1.8%-13.9% +11.0%
10 years ——-7.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAFRMHTTUPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.7%56.9%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%59.8%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.601.150.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-1.010.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-64.4%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-61.6%-16.5% -1.8%
52-week high $85.78$4.95$120.00 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$1.90$89.22 $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.

MultipleAFRMHTTUPS
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 18.7xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 9.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x 13.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 5.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.32 —median 0.32 -0.82median 0.81

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 monthsAFRMHTTUPS
Revenue $4.26B – $89.93B
Operating income $416.98M – $6.58B
Net income $1.93B – $4.57B
Free cash flow $992.63M – $5.46B
EPS (diluted) $5.53 – $5.37
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $561.74M $4.65B
Total debt $10.58B $879.65M $24.48B
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 500.73M 851.00M
Enterprise value $17.85B -$2.20B $66.69B

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
MetricAFRMHTTUPS
P/E 12.1x – 18.7x
P/FCF 23.6x – 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x – 8.5x
P/S 5.5x – 0.8x
P/B 4.3x 0.5x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 0.5x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 33.6x – 9.1x
EV/EBIT 60.3x – 14.4x
EV/Revenue 5.9x – 1.1x
EV/FCF 25.3x – 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x – 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 – -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMHTTUPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% – -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% – -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.8% – -21.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% – -17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,598% – -20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% – -23.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% – -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% – -22.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% – 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% – -8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% – 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% – -4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMHTTUPS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 17.6% – 11.6%
Operating margin 9.8% – 7.3%
Pretax margin 11.6% – 6.5%
Net margin 45.3% – 5.1%
FCF margin 23.3% – 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% – 9.9%
Return on equity 41.6% – 29.6%
Return on assets 13.3% – 6.4%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMHTTUPS
Debt / assets 21.1% 16.0% 34.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 3.4x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 21.2% 78.8%
Equity / assets 34.7% 78.8% 21.2%
Interest coverage 0.9x – 6.0x
Current ratio – 4.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 2.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 2.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMHTTUPS
Dividend yield – – 6.5%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield -0.7% – 6.4%
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.

ConsensusAFRMHTTUPS
Forward P/E 37.2xFY2027 – 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $-0.04FY2024 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 -233.3%FY2024 -5.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% – +26.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $47.00MFY2024 $87.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 +164.2%FY2024 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% – +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMHTTUPS
Held by institutions 77.1% 2.2% 70.9%
Institutions holding 658 42 2,137
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -26.1% +6.0%
Institutions buying 401 14 1,088
Institutions selling 173 21 809
Buyers to sellers 2.32 0.67 1.34

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.

AFRMHTTUPS
AFRM 1.00 0.26 0.26
HTT 0.26 1.00 -0.05
UPS 0.26 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, HTT and UPS?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.16B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $828.83M, United Parcel Service (UPS) $89.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, HTT and UPS?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.5x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Parcel Service (UPS) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.2x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 14.8x). 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%, United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, United Parcel Service (UPS) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Parcel Service (UPS) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +14.9%. Over five years, High Templar Tech (HTT) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Parcel Service (UPS) 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.