AFRM vs SMFG vs CACC Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Credit Acceptance Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$72.68 +1.6% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.52B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins
CACC Credit Acceptance Corp
$542.52 -2.4% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.73B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.33B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 5, Credit Acceptance 4, Affirm Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRMSMFGCACCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.52B $92.73B $5.73B SMFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.7x -2.1x 11.4x CACC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.9x 14.5x 11.8x CACC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +34.8% +2.6% SMFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% -42.5% 21.5% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% -0.9% 10.7% CACC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 5.6x AFRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.9% +51.1% +7.8% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr +29.9%/yr -2.1%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 29.2% 37.6% SMFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 22/100 64/100 CACC

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMSMFGCACC

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

AxisAFRMSMFGCACC
Valuation 31 #117 of 169 44 #201 of 360 58 #71 of 169
Growth 99 #3 of 160 33 #128 of 191 56 #71 of 160
Profitability 64 #54 of 149 18 #138 of 168 93 #12 of 149
Financial Health 61 #62 of 158 5 #167 of 175 33 #107 of 158
Shareholder Returns 13 #118 of 136 12 #300 of 341 82 #26 of 136
Overall 54 22 64
  • AFRM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SMFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CACC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRMSMFGCACCSPY
1 month +1.6%-8.8%-2.4% -0.2%
3 months +0.4%-5.2%-2.9% +3.9%
6 months +15.1%+15.8%+5.0% +8.2%
Year to date -2.4%+25.5%+22.3% +12.9%
1 year -4.9%+51.1%+7.8% +12.3%
3 years +329.3%+152.3%+34.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.6%+36.2%+10.3% +23.3%
5 years -55.1%+270.2%-10.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.8%+29.9%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years —+257.7%+196.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.6%+11.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAFRMSMFGCACCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%29.2%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%28.2%39.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.611.111.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.081.750.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-30.0%-45.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-12.0%-17.4% -1.2%
52-week high $85.78$27.55$657.20 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$16.05$411.04 $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.

MultipleAFRMSMFGCACC
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.1x -2.1xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 3.4x 2.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.0xmedian 13.5x —median 5.0x 10.6xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 7.0x —median 10.9x 4.6xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 3.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.32 0.08median 1.34 0.51median 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 monthsAFRMSMFGCACC
Revenue $4.26B $103.68B $2.33B
Gross profit – $67.73B $2.26B
Operating income $416.98M -$30.78B $1.10B
Net income $1.93B $11.49B $501.90M
Free cash flow $992.63M – $1.22B
EPS (diluted) $5.53 $-11.47 $46.76
Cash & equivalents $1.63B – $1.40M
Total debt $10.58B $397.48B $6.29B
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 3.84B 10.73M
Enterprise value $18.21B -$1.26T $5.66B

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
MetricAFRMSMFGCACC
P/E 12.6x -2.1x 11.3x
P/FCF 24.7x – 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x – 4.6x
P/S 5.8x 0.9x 2.4x
P/B 4.5x 1.3x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 1.3x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 35.0x – 10.6x
EV/EBIT 62.9x -36.3x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 0.8x 5.1x
EV/FCF 26.4x – 9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x – 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 0.08 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMSMFGCACC
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 34.8% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 14.6% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.6% 2.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.8% -32.3% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% -75.2% 19.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,598% 823.3% 18.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% 4.6% 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% 15.9% 29.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% -25.7% 22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% – 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% – 0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% – 10.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% – 0.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMSMFGCACC
Gross margin – 65.3% 97.0%
EBITDA margin 17.6% – 48.1%
Operating margin 9.8% -29.7% 47.0%
Pretax margin 11.6% 14.5% 27.9%
Net margin 45.3% -42.5% 21.5%
FCF margin 23.3% – 52.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% – 52.6%
Return on equity 41.6% 13.3% 32.3%
Return on assets 13.3% 0.6% 5.8%
Return on invested capital 5.6% -0.9% 10.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMSMFGCACC
Debt / assets 21.1% 5.0% 72.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.4x 4.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 5.6x
Debt / FCF 3.4x – 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 96.4% 81.6%
Equity / assets 34.7% 3.6% 18.4%
Interest coverage 0.9x -0.1x 2.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMSMFGCACC
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.6% – 9.1%
Shareholder yield -0.6% 1.2% 9.1%
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.

ConsensusAFRMSMFGCACC
Forward P/E 38.9xFY2027 14.5xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $1.67FY2026 $45.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 +28.5%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +2.4% +20.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $34.01BFY2026 $2.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 -50.1%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% +14.2% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMSMFGCACC
Held by institutions 77.1% 3.5% 72.5%
Institutions holding 658 459 298
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +7.9% +11.5%
Institutions buying 401 291 174
Institutions selling 173 91 88
Buyers to sellers 2.32 3.20 1.98

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.

AFRMSMFGCACC
AFRM 1.00 0.12 0.35
SMFG 0.12 1.00 0.15
CACC 0.35 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, SMFG and CACC?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.52B, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $92.73B, Credit Acceptance (CACC) $5.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, SMFG and CACC?

Credit Acceptance (CACC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.7x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Credit Acceptance (CACC) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 38.9x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.5x, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +34.8%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.5%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 21.5%). On return on invested capital, Credit Acceptance (CACC) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -0.9%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -4.9%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +51.1%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) +7.8%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.8%/yr, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.9%/yr, Credit Acceptance (CACC) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.8%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.2%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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