AFRM vs SHG vs STNE Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, Shinhan Financial 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
$24.36B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.33 -10.4% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAFRMSHGSTNELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.36B $31.29B $2.18B SHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 8.3x 3.0x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.2x 7.4x 4.5x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% -2.5% +18.3% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% 5.9% 26.2% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 3.9% — AFRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 10.1x — AFRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% +26.5% -56.2% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +14.3%/yr -24.4%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.7% 34.0% 65.4% SHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 43/100 80/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMSHGSTNE

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

AxisAFRMSHGSTNE
Valuation 34 #113 of 170 80 #73 of 362 99 #3 of 170
Growth 99 #3 of 160 22 #173 of 221 87 #22 of 160
Profitability 65 #53 of 149 25 #151 of 200 85 #24 of 149
Financial Health 61 #63 of 158 3 #197 of 203 33 #107 of 158
Shareholder Returns 13 #118 of 135 87 #47 of 342 99 #3 of 135
Overall 54 43 80
  • AFRM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SHG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • STNE ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRMSHGSTNESPY
1 month -2.8%-19.4%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months -4.9%-8.8%-23.5% +3.5%
6 months +6.7%-2.3%-30.5% +7.0%
Year to date -6.6%+21.6%-43.7% +12.2%
1 year -7.8%+26.5%-56.2% +13.0%
3 years +310.5%+159.6%-13.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +60.2%+37.5%-4.6% +23.1%
5 years -54.0%+95.0%-75.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%+14.3%-24.4% +11.0%
10 years —+70.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+5.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAFRMSHGSTNESPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.7%34.0%65.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%32.3%74.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.601.091.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.78-0.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-36.5%-79.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-22.8%-57.0% -1.8%
52-week high $85.78$84.56$19.39 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$51.42$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.

MultipleAFRMSHGSTNE
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 11.0x 8.5xmedian 12.1x 3.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 3.4x 1.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 13.1x 15.5xmedian 5.0x 0.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 6.9x 4.4xmedian 11.0x 3.0xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.32 6.02median 1.36 0.04median 0.32

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 monthsAFRMSHGSTNE
Revenue $4.26B $64.00B $2.73B
Gross profit – – $1.19B
Operating income $416.98M $4.92B $1.03B
Net income $1.93B $3.42B $545.33M
Free cash flow $992.63M $7.15B $874.35M
EPS (diluted) $5.53 $7.67 $2.62
Cash & equivalents $1.63B – $1.42B
Total debt $10.58B $246.90B –
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 488.92M 273.49M
Enterprise value $18.05B $31.29B -$3.53B

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
MetricAFRMSHGSTNE
P/E 12.1x 8.5x 3.1x
P/FCF 23.6x 4.4x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 4.2x 3.4x
P/S 5.5x 0.5x 1.0x
P/B 4.3x 0.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 0.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 33.6x 15.5x 0.9x
EV/EBIT 60.3x 18.3x 1.0x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 1.4x 0.4x
EV/FCF 25.3x 12.6x 1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 12.3x 1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 6.02 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMSHGSTNE
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% -2.5% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -15.6% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -16.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.8% -52.3% 1,432%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% -10.7% -3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,598% -7.8% 86.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% -4.0% 51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% 5.5% 89.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 1.4% 84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% 100.5% 415.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% 13.3% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% 106.6% 249.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% 14.4% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMSHGSTNE
Gross margin – – 43.7%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 9.1% 42.4%
Operating margin 9.8% 7.7% 37.5%
Pretax margin 11.6% 12.1% 19.8%
Net margin 45.3% 5.9% 26.2%
FCF margin 23.3% 11.2% 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% 11.4% 28.5%
Return on equity 41.6% 11.5% 35.1%
Return on assets 13.3% 0.9% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 3.9% –
Return on capital employed – – 28.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 2.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMSHGSTNE
Debt / assets 21.1% 10.8% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 10.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x 8.2x –
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 92.6% 84.4%
Equity / assets 34.7% 7.4% 15.6%
Interest coverage 0.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Current ratio – – 1.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.2x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMSHGSTNE
Dividend yield – 3.1% 30.4%
Net buyback yield -0.7% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield -0.7% 5.7% 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.

ConsensusAFRMSHGSTNE
Forward P/E 37.2xFY2027 7.4xFY2026 4.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $8.77FY2026 $1.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 +31.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +10.1% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $13.05BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 +24.2%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% -1.9% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMSHGSTNE
Held by institutions 77.1% 5.1% 59.4%
Institutions holding 658 301 273
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +10.6% -7.6%
Institutions buying 401 206 148
Institutions selling 173 59 81
Buyers to sellers 2.32 3.49 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.

AFRMSHGSTNE
AFRM 1.00 0.13 0.19
SHG 0.13 1.00 0.23
STNE 0.19 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, SHG and STNE?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.36B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.29B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, SHG and STNE?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.6x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 8.3x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.2x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.4x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.5x). 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%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) -2.5%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 5.9%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +26.5%, StoneCo (STNE) -56.2%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.3%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -24.4%/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) 59.7%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.0%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRM, SHG 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, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 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.