AFRM vs STNE vs TAAG Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, StoneCo and Awareness Prices as of Nov 6, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$68.11 -9.6% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.27B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.59B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
6 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$7.51 -34.8% 1M -60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
2.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins
TAAG Awareness Group, Inc.
$0.01 0.0% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$584.09K
P/E
1.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.41M
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Affirm Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Affirm Holdings 6, StoneCo 2, Awareness 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRMSTNETAAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.27B $2.00B $584.09K AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 2.8x 1.0x TAAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.3x 4.2x — STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.7% +18.3% -65.3% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 43.9% 26.2% 10.7% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% -60.2% -50.0% AFRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.2%/yr -24.4%/yr -46.1%/yr AFRM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 65.6% 319.2% AFRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 80/100 53/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMSTNETAAG

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

AxisAFRMSTNETAAG
Valuation 32 #115 of 168 92 #14 of 168 77 #39 of 168
Growth 97 #6 of 163 87 #22 of 163 49 #83 of 163
Profitability 64 #56 of 154 86 #22 of 154 70 #47 of 154
Financial Health 66 #56 of 161 34 #107 of 161 14 #139 of 161
Shareholder Returns 13 #118 of 136 99 #2 of 136 –
Overall 54 80 53
  • AFRM ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TAAG ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAFRMSTNETAAGSPY
1 month -9.6%-34.8%0.0% -5.4%
3 months -9.5%-29.2%0.0% -4.9%
6 months +6.4%-30.3%-50.0% -0.3%
Year to date -8.5%-49.2%-50.0% +7.8%
1 year +3.3%-60.2%-50.0% +9.7%
3 years +208.3%-29.2%-95.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +45.6%-10.9%-63.2% +19.0%
5 years -58.5%-75.2%-95.5% +57.0%
5 years, per year -16.2%-24.4%-46.1% +9.4%
10 years ——-98.0% +252.6%
10 years, per year ——-32.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAFRMSTNETAAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%65.6%319.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.1%74.5%930.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.451.361.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.92-0.16 0.72
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-77.1%-99.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.6%-60.2%-80.0% -5.6%
52-week high $85.78$18.87$0.05 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$7.39$0.01 $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.

MultipleAFRMSTNETAAG
P/E now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.9x 2.8xmedian 11.9x 1.0xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x 0.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 5.4x 2.8xmedian 5.4x 0.0xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x -0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.34 0.03median 0.34 —median 0.34

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 monthsAFRMSTNETAAG
Revenue $4.59B $2.73B $5.41M
Gross profit – $1.19B $2.73M
Operating income $540.37M $1.03B $1.51M
Net income $2.01B $584.68M $1.32M
Free cash flow $816.99M $842.18M $17.35M
EPS (diluted) $5.72 $2.62 $0.01
Cash & equivalents $2.07B $1.42B $217.29K
Total debt $2.90B – –
Shares (diluted) 351.78M 273.49M 59.61M
Enterprise value $16.32B -$3.71B $289.71K

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
MetricAFRMSTNETAAG
P/E 11.8x 2.8x 1.0x
P/FCF 28.9x 2.8x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x 3.0x -2.7x
P/S 5.1x 0.9x 0.1x
P/B 4.1x 1.3x -0.7x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 1.3x -0.7x
EV/EBITDA 27.3x – –
EV/EBIT 45.2x 0.8x 0.2x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 0.3x 0.1x
EV/FCF 29.9x 0.9x 0.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 1.0x -1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMSTNETAAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.7% 18.3% -65.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 2.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.7% -66.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -16.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 395.7% 1,432% -77.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.4% -10.7% 80.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 763.7% 99.8% -81.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.6% 54.6% 89.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 755.1% 89.5% -91.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 57.7% 84.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.5% 415.0% 69.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 160.9% 22.3% -64.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 236.8% 2,159%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 143.6% 15.1% 613.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMSTNETAAG
Gross margin – 43.7% 50.5%
EBITDA margin 19.5% – –
Operating margin 11.8% 37.5% 27.9%
Pretax margin 13.4% 19.8% 24.2%
Net margin 43.9% 26.2% 10.7%
FCF margin 17.8% 30.8% 320.6%
Operating cash flow margin 23.2% 28.5% -4.0%
Return on equity 35.8% 35.1% –
Return on assets 12.5% 6.4% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – –
Return on capital employed – 28.7% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 6.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMSTNETAAG
Debt / assets 17.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – –
Debt / FCF 3.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 84.4% 102.6%
Equity / assets 34.9% 15.6% -2.6%
Interest coverage 1.1x 1.2x –
Current ratio – 1.3x 0.3x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.01 -0.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMSTNETAAG
Dividend yield – 33.8% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% – –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 33.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAFRMSTNETAAG
Forward P/E 37.3xFY2027 4.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $1.79FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 +1.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +44.9% +15.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $2.89BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 +11.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +24.2% +4.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMSTNETAAG
Held by institutions 77.1% 59.4% –
Institutions holding 660 273 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -7.6% –
Institutions buying 403 148 –
Institutions selling 173 81 –
Buyers to sellers 2.33 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.

AFRMSTNETAAG
AFRM 1.00 0.23 -0.06
STNE 0.23 1.00 -0.05
TAAG -0.06 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, STNE and TAAG?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $23.27B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.00B, Awareness (TAAG) $584.09K.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, STNE and TAAG?

Awareness (TAAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 11.6x, StoneCo (STNE) 2.8x, Awareness (TAAG) 1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.3x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.2x). 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) +32.7%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%, Awareness (TAAG) -65.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 43.9%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%, Awareness (TAAG) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affirm Holdings (AFRM) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +3.3%, StoneCo (STNE) -60.2%, Awareness (TAAG) -50.0%. Over five years, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -16.2%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -24.4%/yr, Awareness (TAAG) -46.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.6%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.6%, Awareness (TAAG) 319.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.