AFRM vs STNE vs KSPI Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, StoneCo and Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$72.68 +1.6% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.51B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.15 -12.4% 1M -58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.56B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
31.04%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
KSPI Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz
$90.79 -5.1% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.27B
P/E
8.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
8.26%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionAFRMSTNEKSPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.51B $2.56B $17.27B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 3.0x 8.4x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.9x 4.4x 6.9x 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 — 31.04% 8.26% STNE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.9% -58.0% +18.2% KSPI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -25.1%/yr — AFRM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 65.3% 34.1% KSPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 80/100 — STNE

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMSTNEKSPI

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

AxisAFRMSTNEKSPI
Valuation 31 #117 of 169 97 #6 of 169 28 #258 of 360
Growth 99 #3 of 160 87 #22 of 160 –
Profitability 64 #54 of 149 85 #24 of 149 –
Financial Health 61 #62 of 158 33 #106 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 13 #118 of 136 99 #3 of 136 99 #4 of 341
Overall 54 80 –
  • AFRM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • KSPI ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRMSTNEKSPISPY
1 month +1.6%-12.4%-5.1% -0.2%
3 months +0.4%-27.0%+4.7% +3.9%
6 months +15.1%-30.1%+5.7% +8.2%
Year to date -2.4%-44.9%+16.2% +12.9%
1 year -4.9%-58.0%+18.2% +12.3%
3 years +329.3%-15.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.6%-5.3%— +23.3%
5 years -55.1%-76.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.8%-25.1%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAFRMSTNEKSPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%65.3%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%74.4%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.611.441.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.890.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-79.1%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-58.0%-16.5% -1.2%
52-week high $85.78$19.39$108.75 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$8.15$68.84 $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.

MultipleAFRMSTNEKSPI
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.1x 3.0xmedian 11.1x 8.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 2.6x 2.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.0xmedian 13.5x 0.8xmedian 13.5x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 7.0x 2.9xmedian 7.0x 18.2xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 3.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.32 0.04median 0.32 —median 1.34

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 monthsAFRMSTNEKSPI
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 $1.42B $1.81B
Total debt $10.58B – –
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 273.49M 191.90M
Enterprise value $18.20B -$3.15B $11.12B

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
MetricAFRMSTNEKSPI
P/E 12.6x 3.0x 8.4x
P/FCF 24.7x 2.9x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.9x 3.3x –
P/S 5.8x 0.9x 2.2x
P/B 4.5x 1.5x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 1.5x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 35.0x 0.8x –
EV/EBIT 62.9x 1.0x –
EV/Revenue 6.2x 0.4x –
EV/FCF 26.4x 1.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 1.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 0.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMSTNEKSPI
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
MetricAFRMSTNEKSPI
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
MetricAFRMSTNEKSPI
Debt / assets 21.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 3.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 84.4% 76.5%
Equity / assets 34.7% 15.6% 23.5%
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
MetricAFRMSTNEKSPI
Dividend yield – 31.0% 8.3%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 31.0% 8.3%
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.

ConsensusAFRMSTNEKSPI
Forward P/E 38.9xFY2027 4.4xFY2026 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $1.84FY2026 $13.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 +4.0%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +15.8% +6.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $2.94BFY2026 $9.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 +14.0%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% +4.0% +25.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMSTNEKSPI
Held by institutions 77.1% 59.4% 44.0%
Institutions holding 658 273 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -7.6% -0.9%
Institutions buying 401 148 122
Institutions selling 173 81 60
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.83 2.03

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.

AFRMSTNEKSPI
AFRM 1.00 0.19 0.41
STNE 0.19 1.00 0.29
KSPI 0.41 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, STNE and KSPI?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.51B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.56B, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) $17.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, STNE and KSPI?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.6x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.0x, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 8.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 38.9x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.4x, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 6.9x). 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 Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -4.9%, StoneCo (STNE) -58.0%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) +18.2%. Over five years, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.8%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

StoneCo (STNE) has the highest dividend yield: StoneCo (STNE) 31.04%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 8.26%. Affirm Holdings (AFRM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.8%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.3%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.