ATLC vs QFIN vs SE Stock Comparison

Atlanticus Holdings, Qfin Holdings and Sea Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$98.15 +12.2% 1M +74.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.41B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
5 wins
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.27 -22.0% 1M -75.0% 1Y
Market cap
$681.57M
P/E
1.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
4 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$76.56 -22.4% 1M -50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$44.08B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 5, Qfin Holdings 4, Sea 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATLCQFINSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.41B $681.57M $44.08B SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.6x 1.3x 26.2x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 1.9x 20.2x QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.7% -7.8% +43.5% ATLC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 22.2% 6.3% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% 17.5% — ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.4% -75.0% -50.9% ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr -23.7%/yr -26.0%/yr ATLC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 57.1% 52.2% ATLC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 78/100 71/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

ATLCQFINSE

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

AxisATLCQFINSE
Valuation 88 #22 of 169 96 #5 of 99 77 #39 of 166
Growth 92 #14 of 159 36 #61 of 94 68 #49 of 153
Profitability 95 #8 of 146 94 #6 of 90 69 #48 of 153
Financial Health 27 #112 of 153 72 #30 of 105 69 #56 of 179
Shareholder Returns 36 #87 of 135 92 #6 of 60 –
Overall 67 78 71
  • ATLC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATLCQFINSESPY
1 month +12.2%-22.0%-22.4% +0.7%
3 months -7.4%-61.9%-27.9% +3.7%
6 months +23.6%-59.7%-9.8% +7.1%
Year to date +46.6%-72.7%-40.0% +12.8%
1 year +74.4%-75.0%-50.9% +11.9%
3 years +238.8%-64.4%+84.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +50.2%-29.1%+22.7% +22.8%
5 years +26.7%-74.2%-77.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.8%-23.7%-26.0% +10.9%
10 years +2,712.3%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +39.6%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATLCQFINSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%57.1%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%56.3%55.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.531.141.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.43-1.31-0.97 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.9%-89.1%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.2%-78.2%-51.5% -1.2%
52-week high $111.79$24.15$157.76 $779.14
52-week low $47.96$5.26$74.01 $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.

MultipleATLCQFINSE
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 11.7x 1.3xmedian 19.5x 27.1xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.7x 0.3xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 13.1x —median 17.8x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 6.5x 0.5xmedian 16.1x 9.0xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 2.0x —median 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.33 0.27median 0.98 0.37median 0.39

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 monthsATLCQFINSE
Revenue $2.65B $2.41B $26.55B
Gross profit $2.46B – $12.29B
Operating income $1.93B $675.86M $2.28B
Net income $153.50M $533.22M $3.91B
Free cash flow $936.46M $1.27B $5.22B
R&D – – $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $7.68 $3.93 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $555.22M $607.06M $3.53B
Total debt $25.15B $1.05B $2.37B
Shares (diluted) 19.17M 136.09M 638.23M
Enterprise value -$745.17M -$3.89B $3.97B

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
MetricATLCQFINSE
P/E 10.1x 1.3x 27.1x
P/FCF 1.6x 0.5x 9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 1.6x 0.5x 9.0x
P/S 0.6x 0.3x 1.8x
P/B 2.1x 0.2x –
P/Tangible book 2.2x 0.2x –
EV/EBITDA 3.7x – –
EV/EBIT 3.7x -0.1x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 0.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 7.7x 0.0x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 0.0x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.27 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATLCQFINSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.7% -7.8% 43.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 3.1% 27.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 86.9% – 41.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.8% – -83.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 90.3% -41.5% 57.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 3.8% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.3% -47.1% -97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% -1.2% 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.1% -40.9% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 4.9% 73.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.7% -16.1% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 8.8% 56.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 90.0% -16.1% 14.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 8.9% 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATLCQFINSE
Gross margin 92.6% – 46.3%
EBITDA margin 74.2% – –
Operating margin 72.7% 28.1% 8.6%
Pretax margin 7.7% 31.1% 11.6%
Net margin 5.5% 22.2% 6.3%
FCF margin 35.3% 52.6% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% 52.6% 19.6%
Return on equity 22.8% 14.8% –
Return on assets 2.1% 6.8% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 20.9% 17.5% –
Return on capital employed – 13.6% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 2.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATLCQFINSE
Debt / assets 83.7% 4.1% 1.0%
Debt / equity 8.9x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – –
Debt / FCF 6.7x 0.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 90.6% 53.3% 59.2%
Equity / assets 9.4% 46.7% –
Interest coverage 4.3x 8.7x 123.4x
Current ratio – 2.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATLCQFINSE
Dividend yield – 23.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% – –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 23.5% –
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.

ConsensusATLCQFINSE
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 1.9xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.61FY2026 $2.84FY2026 $3.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 -54.8%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% -10.2% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.18BFY2026 $1.84BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +61.3%FY2026 -33.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.4% -13.1% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATLCQFINSE
Held by institutions 26.0% 61.8% 63.6%
Institutions holding 146 158 774
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% +3.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 93 71 437
Institutions selling 36 64 223
Buyers to sellers 2.58 1.11 1.96

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.

ATLCQFINSE
ATLC 1.00 0.20 0.04
QFIN 0.20 1.00 0.31
SE 0.04 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATLC, QFIN and SE?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.41B, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $681.57M, Sea (SE) $44.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATLC, QFIN and SE?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.6x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.3x, Sea (SE) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 10.2x, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.9x, Sea (SE) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%, Sea (SE) +43.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%, Sea (SE) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +74.4%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -75.0%, Sea (SE) -50.9%. Over five years, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) compounded fastest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +4.8%/yr, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -23.7%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) has been the steadiest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 52.2%, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 57.1%, Sea (SE) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATLC, QFIN and SE?

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