BFH vs FCFS vs VGES Stock Comparison

Bread Financial Holdings, FirstCash Holdings and Vanguard Green Investment Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$193.34 -8.5% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.15B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bread Financial Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bread Financial Holdings 6, FirstCash Holdings 4, Vanguard Green Investment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFHFCFSVGESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.94B $8.15B $33.28M FCFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 20.0x -338.8x BFH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 16.9x — BFH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +22.9% — FCFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.2% 9.5% — BFH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.7% 8.7% — BFH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 3.3x — BFH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.5% +20.9% +86.7% VGES
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr +17.5%/yr -10.6%/yr FCFS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 36.7% 57.5% FCFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 58/100 4/100 BFH

Percentile Scorecard

BFHFCFSVGES

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

AxisBFHFCFSVGES
Valuation 95 #9 of 167 48 #88 of 167 9 #31 of 34
Growth 55 #73 of 162 74 #43 of 162 3 #31 of 32
Profitability 87 #21 of 153 76 #37 of 153 –
Financial Health 76 #40 of 160 65 #56 of 160 0 #40 of 40
Shareholder Returns 86 #20 of 138 27 #101 of 138 –
Overall 80 58 4
  • BFH ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • FCFS ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VGES ranked among 40 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBFHFCFSVGESSPY
1 month +5.8%-8.5%0.0% -1.0%
3 months -6.7%-7.0%0.0% -0.4%
6 months +18.7%-14.6%0.0% +4.5%
Year to date +41.6%+21.3%+86.7% +12.4%
1 year +67.5%+20.9%+86.7% +13.6%
3 years +258.6%+77.2%-37.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +53.1%+21.0%-14.3% +20.8%
5 years +42.9%+123.6%-42.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +7.4%+17.5%-10.6% +10.4%
10 years -34.3%+325.4%— +267.7%
10 years, per year -4.1%+15.6%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBFHFCFSVGESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%36.7%57.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.4%40.8%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.760.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.700.571.51 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-30.6%-88.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-18.2%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $113.40$236.43$0.56 $779.14
52-week low $59.98$148.05$0.30 $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.

MultipleBFHFCFSVGES
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 12.0x 20.5xmedian 12.0x -338.8xmedian 12.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 2.6x —median 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 13.2x 15.4xmedian 13.2x —median 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 5.5x 16.0xmedian 5.5x -447.4xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 3.6xmedian 0.7x -40.5xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 0.34 0.90median 0.34 26.90median 0.29

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 monthsBFHFCFSVGES
Revenue $4.00B $4.29B –
Gross profit – $2.15B –
Operating income – $553.59M –
Net income $537.00M $406.49M -$98.25K
Free cash flow $2.19B $518.18M -$74.39K
EPS (diluted) $13.41 $9.38 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $3.96B $203.16M $55.00
Total debt $2.32B $2.45B $680.21K
Shares (diluted) 39.30M 43.34M 59.43M
Enterprise value -$10.94B $7.52B $33.28M

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
MetricBFHFCFSVGES
P/E 7.6x 20.5x -338.8x
P/FCF 1.8x 16.0x -447.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 12.2x -447.4x
P/S 1.0x 1.9x –
P/B 1.2x 3.6x -40.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 4.0x -40.5x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x 15.4x –
EV/EBIT 1.6x 19.0x -345.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.5x –
EV/FCF 1.1x 20.3x -456.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.1x 15.5x -456.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 0.90 26.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFHFCFSVGES
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 22.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 12.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 33.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.8% 31.2% -28.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 20.9% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.9% 34.7% -28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 22.8% -12.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% 17.6% -0.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 13.8% -23.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% 14.7% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 8.8% -23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFHFCFSVGES
Gross margin – 50.2% –
EBITDA margin 39.3% 16.0% –
Operating margin – 12.9% –
Pretax margin 17.4% 12.9% –
Net margin 13.2% 9.5% –
FCF margin 54.7% 12.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 54.7% 15.8% –
Return on equity 15.8% 17.7% –
Return on assets 2.3% 7.4% -603.0%
Return on invested capital 19.7% 8.7% –
Return on capital employed – 10.9% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 1.7x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFHFCFSVGES
Debt / assets 10.0% 44.0% 4,243%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.1x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 4.7x -9.1x
Liabilities / assets 85.2% 59.1% 5,233%
Equity / assets 14.8% 40.9% -5,133%
Interest coverage 1.9x 3.9x –
Current ratio – 4.8x 0.0x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.0x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFHFCFSVGES
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 13.2% 3.3% –
Shareholder yield 14.0% 4.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 19.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – –

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.

ConsensusBFHFCFSVGES
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.23FY2026 $11.43FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +8.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $4.25BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +2.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFHFCFSVGES
Held by institutions 98.3% 97.2% –
Institutions holding 424 502 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.5% +2.9% –
Institutions buying 206 255 –
Institutions selling 157 166 –
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.54 –

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.

BFHFCFSVGES
BFH 1.00 0.22 -0.09
FCFS 0.22 1.00 -0.07
VGES -0.09 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFH, FCFS and VGES?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) $3.94B, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $8.15B, Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) $33.28M.

Which stock is cheaper, BFH, FCFS and VGES?

Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 7.5x, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 20.0x, Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) -338.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) is cheapest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 8.6x, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +5.5%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) has the highest net margin (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 13.2%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) leads (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 19.7%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) returned the most: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +67.5%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +20.9%, Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) +86.7%. Over five years, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) compounded fastest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +7.4%/yr, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +17.5%/yr, Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) -10.6%/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%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 0.00%. FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) and Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) has been the steadiest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 39.7%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 36.7%, Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFH, FCFS and VGES?

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.