BFH vs HTT vs SLM Stock Comparison

Bread Financial Holdings, High Templar Tech and Slm Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.93 -19.6% 1M -60.1% 1Y
Market cap
$809.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
SLM SLM Corp
$18.77 -20.7% 1M -34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E
6.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bread Financial Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Bread Financial Holdings 9, Slm 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFHHTTSLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.14B $809.80M $3.32B BFH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.3x — 6.0x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x — 8.5x BFH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% — -6.7% BFH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% — 30.9% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% — 16.6% BFH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x — 2.3x BFH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.03% SLM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.8% -60.1% -34.0% BFH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr +2.7%/yr +0.7%/yr BFH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 56.8% 42.1% BFH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 — 49/100 BFH

Percentile Scorecard

BFHHTTSLM

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

AxisBFHHTTSLM
Valuation 96 #7 of 169 – 49 #87 of 169
Growth 67 #53 of 160 – 30 #113 of 160
Profitability 85 #23 of 149 – 54 #69 of 149
Financial Health 73 #43 of 158 93 #12 of 158 37 #100 of 158
Shareholder Returns 85 #21 of 136 – 73 #37 of 136
Overall 81 – 49
  • BFH ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • HTT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SLM 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

PeriodBFHHTTSLMSPY
1 month -0.3%-19.6%-20.7% -0.2%
3 months -4.8%-20.9%-25.5% +3.9%
6 months +18.9%-20.2%-19.9% +8.2%
Year to date +38.6%-45.6%-30.6% +12.9%
1 year +54.8%-60.1%-34.0% +12.3%
3 years +283.3%+7.2%+46.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +56.5%+2.4%+13.6% +23.3%
5 years +48.8%+14.2%+3.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.3%+2.7%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years -36.5%—+162.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.4%—+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBFHHTTSLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%56.8%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%59.8%51.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.161.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.38-1.06-0.81 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-64.4%-45.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-61.0%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $113.40$4.95$30.85 $779.14
52-week low $59.98$1.90$18.74 $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.

MultipleBFHHTTSLM
P/E now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x 6.3xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x 1.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x 4.1xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x -9.0xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.32 —median 0.32 0.22median 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 monthsBFHHTTSLM
Revenue $3.96B – $1.79B
Net income $569.00M – $567.40M
Free cash flow $2.19B – -$381.64M
EPS (diluted) $13.88 – $2.98
Cash & equivalents $3.68B $561.74M $2.17B
Total debt $2.45B $879.65M $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 40.70M 500.73M 185.57M
Enterprise value -$10.55B -$2.22B -$13.03B

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
MetricBFHHTTSLM
P/E 7.2x – 6.3x
P/FCF 1.8x – -9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x – -9.0x
P/S 1.0x – 1.9x
P/B 1.2x 0.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 1.7x – 4.1x
EV/EBIT 1.8x – 4.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 4.3x
EV/FCF 1.2x – -20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.2x – -20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 – 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFHHTTSLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% – -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% – 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 99.0% – -9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% – 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.1% – 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% – 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% – -15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% – -15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – -47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFHHTTSLM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 39.7% – 104.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 17.3% – 41.2%
Net margin 14.3% – 30.9%
FCF margin 55.4% – -21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 55.4% – -21.3%
Return on equity 17.0% – 24.0%
Return on assets 2.5% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital 20.2% – 16.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x – -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFHHTTSLM
Debt / assets 10.9% 16.0% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 1.1x – -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 85.0% 21.2% 92.4%
Equity / assets 15.0% 78.8% 7.6%
Interest coverage 1.9x – 1.7x
Current ratio – 4.8x –
Quick ratio – 2.4x –
Cash ratio – 2.4x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFHHTTSLM
Dividend yield 0.9% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 14.1% – 15.9%
Shareholder yield 15.0% – 18.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.9% – 17.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.1% – -26.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.7% – -7.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – -1.1%

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.

ConsensusBFHHTTSLM
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 – 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.23FY2026 $-0.04FY2024 $2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 -233.3%FY2024 -36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% – +30.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $47.00MFY2024 $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +164.2%FY2024 -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% – -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFHHTTSLM
Held by institutions 98.3% 2.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 421 42 387
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.5% -26.1% +2.4%
Institutions buying 205 14 193
Institutions selling 155 21 135
Buyers to sellers 1.32 0.67 1.43

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.

BFHHTTSLM
BFH 1.00 0.11 0.50
HTT 0.11 1.00 0.12
SLM 0.50 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFH, HTT and SLM?

Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) $4.14B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $809.80M, Slm (SLM) $3.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, BFH, HTT and SLM?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 7.3x, Slm (SLM) 6.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) is cheapest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 8.4x, Slm (SLM) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +3.9%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 14.3%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) leads (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 20.2%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) returned the most: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +54.8%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -60.1%, Slm (SLM) -34.0%. Over five years, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) compounded fastest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +8.3%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +2.7%/yr, Slm (SLM) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Slm (SLM) has the highest dividend yield: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 0.01%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 0.00%, Slm (SLM) 0.03%. High Templar Tech (HTT) 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%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.8%, Slm (SLM) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFH, HTT and SLM?

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 9. 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.