BFH vs AFRM vs STNE Stock Comparison

Bread Financial Holdings, Affirm Holdings and StoneCo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$72.68 +1.6% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.52B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.15 -12.4% 1M -58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bread Financial Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bread Financial Holdings 6, Affirm Holdings 3, StoneCo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFHAFRMSTNELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.17B $24.52B $2.15B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 12.7x 3.0x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x 38.9x 4.4x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +32.2% +18.3% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% 45.3% 26.2% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% 5.6% — BFH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 2.3x — BFH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.8% -4.9% -58.0% BFH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr -14.8%/yr -25.1%/yr BFH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 59.8% 65.3% BFH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 54/100 80/100 BFH

Percentile Scorecard

BFHAFRMSTNE

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

AxisBFHAFRMSTNE
Valuation 96 #7 of 169 31 #117 of 169 97 #6 of 169
Growth 67 #53 of 160 99 #3 of 160 87 #22 of 160
Profitability 85 #23 of 149 64 #54 of 149 85 #24 of 149
Financial Health 73 #43 of 158 61 #62 of 158 33 #106 of 158
Shareholder Returns 85 #21 of 136 13 #118 of 136 99 #3 of 136
Overall 81 54 80
  • BFH ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AFRM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE 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

PeriodBFHAFRMSTNESPY
1 month -0.3%+1.6%-12.4% -0.2%
3 months -4.8%+0.4%-27.0% +3.9%
6 months +18.9%+15.1%-30.1% +8.2%
Year to date +38.6%-2.4%-44.9% +12.9%
1 year +54.8%-4.9%-58.0% +12.3%
3 years +283.3%+329.3%-15.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +56.5%+62.6%-5.3% +23.3%
5 years +48.8%-55.1%-76.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.3%-14.8%-25.1% +10.9%
10 years -36.5%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBFHAFRMSTNESPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%59.8%65.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%58.3%74.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.182.611.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.38-0.08-0.89 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-94.7%-79.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-15.3%-58.0% -1.2%
52-week high $113.40$85.78$19.39 $779.14
52-week low $59.98$42.53$8.15 $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.

MultipleBFHAFRMSTNE
P/E now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.1x 12.6xmedian 11.1x 3.0xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.6x 5.8xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 13.5x 35.0xmedian 13.5x 0.8xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 7.0x 24.7xmedian 7.0x 2.9xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 4.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.32 0.23median 0.32 0.04median 0.32

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 monthsBFHAFRMSTNE
Revenue $3.96B $4.26B $2.73B
Gross profit – – $1.19B
Operating income – $416.98M $1.03B
Net income $569.00M $1.93B $545.33M
Free cash flow $2.19B $992.63M $874.35M
EPS (diluted) $13.88 $5.53 $2.62
Cash & equivalents $3.68B $1.63B $1.42B
Total debt $2.45B $10.58B –
Shares (diluted) 40.70M 348.85M 273.49M
Enterprise value -$10.52B $18.21B -$3.56B

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
MetricBFHAFRMSTNE
P/E 7.2x 12.6x 3.0x
P/FCF 1.8x 24.7x 2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 19.9x 3.3x
P/S 1.0x 5.8x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x 4.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 4.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 1.7x 35.0x 0.8x
EV/EBIT 1.8x 62.9x 1.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 6.2x 0.4x
EV/FCF 1.2x 26.4x 1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.2x 21.3x 1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 0.23 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFHAFRMSTNE
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 32.2% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 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) 99.0% 3,598% 86.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 58.2% 51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.1% 3,515% 89.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 54.1% 84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 55.1% 415.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 365.8% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 65.0% 249.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 123.3% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFHAFRMSTNE
Gross margin – – 43.7%
EBITDA margin 39.7% 17.6% 42.4%
Operating margin – 9.8% 37.5%
Pretax margin 17.3% 11.6% 19.8%
Net margin 14.3% 45.3% 26.2%
FCF margin 55.4% 23.3% 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin 55.4% 28.9% 28.5%
Return on equity 17.0% 41.6% 35.1%
Return on assets 2.5% 13.3% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 20.2% 5.6% –
Return on capital employed – – 28.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 0.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 7.2% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFHAFRMSTNE
Debt / assets 10.9% 21.1% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 3.4x –
Liabilities / assets 85.0% 65.3% 84.4%
Equity / assets 15.0% 34.7% 15.6%
Interest coverage 1.9x 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
MetricBFHAFRMSTNE
Dividend yield 0.9% – 31.0%
Net buyback yield 14.1% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 15.0% -0.6% 31.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – –

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.

ConsensusBFHAFRMSTNE
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 38.9xFY2027 4.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.23FY2026 $1.87FY2027 $1.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 -66.2%FY2027 +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +44.4% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $5.23BFY2027 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +22.7%FY2027 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +24.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFHAFRMSTNE
Held by institutions 98.3% 77.1% 59.4%
Institutions holding 421 658 273
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.5% +8.1% -7.6%
Institutions buying 205 401 148
Institutions selling 155 173 81
Buyers to sellers 1.32 2.32 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.

BFHAFRMSTNE
BFH 1.00 0.45 0.18
AFRM 0.45 1.00 0.19
STNE 0.18 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFH, AFRM and STNE?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) $4.17B, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.52B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, BFH, AFRM and STNE?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 7.4x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.7x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 8.4x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 38.9x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.4x). 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: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +3.9%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 14.3%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) leads (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 20.2%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) returned the most: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +54.8%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -4.9%, StoneCo (STNE) -58.0%. Over five years, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) compounded fastest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +8.3%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.8%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 0.01%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 0.00%, StoneCo (STNE) 0.00%. Affirm Holdings (AFRM) and StoneCo (STNE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) has been the steadiest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 39.8%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.8%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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