AFRM vs STNE vs BCS Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, StoneCo and Barclays Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$69.49 -2.8% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.69B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.33 -10.4% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
3.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
BCS Barclays Plc
$22.26 -10.3% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$78.76B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAFRMSTNEBCSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.69B $2.22B $78.76B BCS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.3x 3.1x 7.3x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.4x 4.2x 7.7x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +18.3% +9.5% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% 26.2% 26.0% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% -56.2% +7.6% BCS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr -24.4%/yr +15.0%/yr BCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.7% 65.4% 31.0% BCS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 80/100 51/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMSTNEBCS

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

AxisAFRMSTNEBCS
Valuation 34 #113 of 170 99 #3 of 170 99 #5 of 362
Growth 99 #3 of 160 87 #22 of 160 70 #67 of 221
Profitability 65 #53 of 149 85 #24 of 149 20 #161 of 200
Financial Health 61 #63 of 158 33 #107 of 158 1 #201 of 203
Shareholder Returns 13 #118 of 135 99 #3 of 135 63 #127 of 342
Overall 54 80 51
  • AFRM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BCS ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRMSTNEBCSSPY
1 month -2.8%-10.4%-10.3% -0.8%
3 months -4.9%-23.5%-22.1% +3.5%
6 months +6.7%-30.5%-3.6% +7.0%
Year to date -6.6%-43.7%-12.5% +12.2%
1 year -7.8%-56.2%+7.6% +13.0%
3 years +310.5%-13.2%+256.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +60.2%-4.6%+52.8% +23.1%
5 years -54.0%-75.4%+100.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%-24.4%+15.0% +11.0%
10 years ——+151.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+9.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAFRMSTNEBCSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.7%65.4%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%74.7%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.601.451.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.860.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-79.1%-50.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-57.0%-22.1% -1.8%
52-week high $85.78$19.39$28.56 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$8.33$20.07 $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.

MultipleAFRMSTNEBCS
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 11.0x 3.1xmedian 11.0x 7.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 13.1x 0.9xmedian 13.1x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 6.9x 3.0xmedian 6.9x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.32 0.04median 0.32 0.41median 1.36

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 monthsAFRMSTNEBCS
Revenue $4.26B $2.73B $41.50B
Gross profit – $1.19B –
Operating income $416.98M $1.03B –
Net income $1.93B $545.33M $10.83B
Free cash flow $992.63M $874.35M –
EPS (diluted) $5.53 $2.62 $2.95
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $1.42B $335.17B
Total debt $10.58B – $302.10B
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 273.49M 3.65B
Enterprise value $17.38B -$3.50B -$1.63T

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
MetricAFRMSTNEBCS
P/E 12.1x 3.1x 7.3x
P/FCF 23.6x 3.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 3.4x –
P/S 5.5x 1.0x 1.9x
P/B 4.3x 1.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 1.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 33.6x 0.9x –
EV/EBIT 60.3x 1.0x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 0.4x -1.6x
EV/FCF 25.3x 1.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 1.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 0.04 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMSTNEBCS
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 18.3% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 2.0% 9.8%
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% 19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% 51.1% 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% 89.5% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 84.2% 17.8%
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
MetricAFRMSTNEBCS
Gross margin – 43.7% –
EBITDA margin 17.6% 42.4% –
Operating margin 9.8% 37.5% –
Pretax margin 11.6% 19.8% 33.1%
Net margin 45.3% 26.2% 26.0%
FCF margin 23.3% 32.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% 28.5% –
Return on equity 41.6% 35.1% 10.4%
Return on assets 13.3% 6.4% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – –
Return on capital employed – 28.7% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMSTNEBCS
Debt / assets 21.1% – 13.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 3.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 84.4% 95.5%
Equity / assets 34.7% 15.6% 4.5%
Interest coverage 0.9x 1.2x –
Current ratio – 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMSTNEBCS
Dividend yield – 30.4% 2.8%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – –
Shareholder yield -0.7% 30.4% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusAFRMSTNEBCS
Forward P/E 37.4xFY2027 4.2xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.86FY2027 $1.96FY2026 $2.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.4%FY2027 +10.7%FY2026 +25.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.2% +16.3% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.22BFY2027 $3.15BFY2026 $42.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.5%FY2027 +22.2%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.2% +4.4% -4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMSTNEBCS
Held by institutions 77.1% 59.4% 8.5%
Institutions holding 658 273 556
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -7.6% +2.9%
Institutions buying 401 148 306
Institutions selling 173 81 161
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.83 1.90

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.

AFRMSTNEBCS
AFRM 1.00 0.19 0.34
STNE 0.19 1.00 0.24
BCS 0.34 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, STNE and BCS?

Barclays (BCS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $23.69B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.22B, Barclays (BCS) $78.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, STNE and BCS?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.3x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.1x, Barclays (BCS) 7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.4x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.2x, Barclays (BCS) 7.7x). 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%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%, Barclays (BCS) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%, Barclays (BCS) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barclays (BCS) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%, StoneCo (STNE) -56.2%, Barclays (BCS) +7.6%. Over five years, Barclays (BCS) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -24.4%/yr, Barclays (BCS) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barclays (BCS) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.4%, Barclays (BCS) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRM, STNE and BCS?

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