AFRM vs VVV vs FCFS Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, Valvoline and FirstCash Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$74.84 +8.0% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$25.06B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$32.38 +9.2% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
43.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$187.82 -11.7% 1M +26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.33B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAFRMVVVFCFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.06B $4.38B $8.33B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.0x 43.1x 20.5x AFRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.0x 19.0x 16.4x FCFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +16.1% +22.9% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% 5.2% 9.5% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 8.8% 8.7% VVV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.4x 3.3x AFRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% -1.0% +26.8% FCFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr -0.9%/yr +16.3%/yr FCFS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 34.5% 36.6% VVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 33/100 58/100 FCFS

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMVVVFCFS

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

AxisAFRMVVVFCFS
Valuation 32 #116 of 169 16 #28 of 33 46 #92 of 169
Growth 99 #3 of 159 31 #21 of 30 78 #36 of 159
Profitability 66 #51 of 146 74 #8 of 28 76 #36 of 146
Financial Health 58 #65 of 153 11 #33 of 37 64 #56 of 153
Shareholder Returns 13 #117 of 135 – 29 #96 of 135
Overall 53 33 58
  • AFRM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • FCFS 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

PeriodAFRMVVVFCFSSPY
1 month +8.0%+9.2%-11.7% +0.7%
3 months +2.2%-15.6%-7.0% +3.7%
6 months +16.4%-2.6%-13.9% +7.1%
Year to date +0.6%+11.4%+17.8% +12.8%
1 year +3.0%-1.0%+26.8% +11.9%
3 years +337.7%+10.4%+72.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +63.6%+3.3%+19.9% +22.8%
5 years -53.9%-4.7%+112.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%-0.9%+16.3% +10.9%
10 years —+57.3%+298.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+4.6%+14.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAFRMVVVFCFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%34.5%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%33.7%40.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.600.560.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.030.73 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-44.1%-31.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-19.6%-20.6% -1.2%
52-week high $85.78$40.28$236.43 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$26.62$148.05 $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.

MultipleAFRMVVVFCFS
P/E now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 11.7x 40.8xmedian 13.3x 19.9xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.7x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 13.1x 12.7xmedian 9.3x 15.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 6.5x 29.4xmedian 14.1x 15.5xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 0.7x 9.9xmedian 2.0x 3.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.33 -0.73median 0.27 0.87median 0.33

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 monthsAFRMVVVFCFS
Revenue $4.26B $1.96B $4.29B
Gross profit – $751.90M $2.15B
Operating income $416.98M $301.00M $553.59M
Net income $1.93B $101.50M $406.49M
Free cash flow $992.63M $140.50M $518.18M
EPS (diluted) $5.53 $0.79 $9.38
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $84.20M $203.16M
Total debt $10.58B $1.60B $2.45B
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 128.40M 43.34M
Enterprise value $18.75B $4.09B $7.70B

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
MetricAFRMVVVFCFS
P/E 13.0x 40.8x 19.9x
P/FCF 25.4x 29.4x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 10.0x 11.9x
P/S 5.9x 2.1x 1.9x
P/B 4.6x 9.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 9.9x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 36.0x 12.7x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 64.6x 18.8x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 2.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF 27.1x 40.2x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.9x 13.7x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 -0.73 0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMVVVFCFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 16.1% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 12.2% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.4% 23.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.8% -31.6% 33.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 7.2% 22.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,598% -63.5% 31.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% -59.5% 20.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% -63.5% 34.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% -56.2% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% 40.6% 17.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% 6.3% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% 129.6% 14.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% -7.0% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMVVVFCFS
Gross margin – 38.3% 50.2%
EBITDA margin 17.6% 22.6% 16.0%
Operating margin 9.8% 15.3% 12.9%
Pretax margin 11.6% 9.0% 12.9%
Net margin 45.3% 5.2% 9.5%
FCF margin 23.3% 7.2% 12.1%
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% 21.0% 15.8%
Return on equity 41.6% 26.4% 17.7%
Return on assets 13.3% 2.9% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 8.8% 8.7%
Return on capital employed – 9.9% 10.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 4.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMVVVFCFS
Debt / assets 21.1% 46.0% 44.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.8x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.4x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 11.4x 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 88.0% 59.1%
Equity / assets 34.7% 12.0% 40.9%
Interest coverage 0.9x – 3.9x
Current ratio – 0.7x 4.8x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.76 3.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMVVVFCFS
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – 3.4%
Shareholder yield -0.6% 0.0% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusAFRMVVVFCFS
Forward P/E 40.0xFY2027 19.0xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $1.70FY2026 $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 +6.9%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +10.0% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $1.98BFY2026 $4.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 +16.0%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% +23.4% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMVVVFCFS
Held by institutions 77.1% 100.0% 97.2%
Institutions holding 659 450 501
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -0.1% +2.9%
Institutions buying 402 234 254
Institutions selling 173 143 166
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.64 1.53

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.

AFRMVVVFCFS
AFRM 1.00 0.23 0.10
VVV 0.23 1.00 0.11
FCFS 0.10 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, VVV and FCFS?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $25.06B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.38B, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $8.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, VVV and FCFS?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 13.0x, Valvoline (VVV) 43.1x, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 40.0x, Valvoline (VVV) 19.0x, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 16.4x). 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%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Valvoline (VVV) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +3.0%, Valvoline (VVV) -1.0%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +26.8%. Over five years, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -0.9%/yr, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valvoline (VVV) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.6%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.5%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRM, VVV and FCFS?

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 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.