CACC vs AFRM vs EZPW Stock Comparison

Credit Acceptance, Affirm Holdings and Ezcorp Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CACC Credit Acceptance Corp
$545.04 -1.8% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.64B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.33B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$70.08 +2.9% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.27B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
EZPW Ezcorp Inc
$28.70 -4.9% 1M +58.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.77B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCACCAFRMEZPWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.64B $23.27B $1.77B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 12.1x 11.2x EZPW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 37.7x 15.0x CACC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +32.2% +28.6% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% 45.3% 10.0% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% 5.6% 9.8% EZPW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 2.3x 0.8x EZPW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% -7.2% +58.6% EZPW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -14.7%/yr +30.3%/yr EZPW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 59.6% 42.8% CACC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 54/100 72/100 EZPW

Percentile Scorecard

CACCAFRMEZPW

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

AxisCACCAFRMEZPW
Valuation 52 #83 of 170 32 #116 of 170 75 #44 of 170
Growth 56 #74 of 165 98 #4 of 165 89 #19 of 165
Profitability 89 #18 of 155 64 #57 of 155 74 #41 of 155
Financial Health 23 #126 of 163 62 #62 of 163 92 #14 of 163
Shareholder Returns 80 #28 of 137 15 #117 of 137 31 #95 of 137
Overall 60 54 72
  • CACC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AFRM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EZPW ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCACCAFRMEZPWSPY
1 month -1.8%+2.9%-4.9% -1.0%
3 months -5.1%-0.2%-2.8% +2.9%
6 months +6.0%+10.0%-9.9% +6.4%
Year to date +22.9%-5.8%+47.8% +11.4%
1 year +9.0%-7.2%+58.6% +13.1%
3 years +33.2%+258.3%+264.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.0%+53.1%+54.0% +21.5%
5 years -12.4%-54.8%+275.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-14.7%+30.3% +10.9%
10 years +195.5%—+164.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.4%—+10.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCACCAFRMEZPWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%59.6%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%58.3%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.262.591.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.121.37 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.7%-94.7%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-18.3%-19.4% -2.5%
52-week high $657.20$85.78$35.59 $779.14
52-week low $411.04$42.53$17.41 $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.

MultipleCACCAFRMEZPW
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 11.0x 12.2xmedian 11.0x 11.2xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 13.1x 33.8xmedian 13.1x 7.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 6.9x 23.8xmedian 6.9x 12.8xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 0.7x 4.3xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 0.31 0.23median 0.31 0.17median 0.31

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 monthsCACCAFRMEZPW
Revenue $2.33B $4.26B $1.58B
Gross profit $2.26B – $927.76M
Operating income $579.80M $416.98M $220.26M
Net income $501.90M $1.93B $159.09M
Free cash flow $1.22B $992.63M $138.33M
EPS (diluted) $46.76 $5.53 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $1.40M $1.63B $311.03M
Total debt $25.42B $10.58B $519.49M
Shares (diluted) 10.73M 348.85M 83.36M
Enterprise value $5.57B $16.96B $169.11M

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
MetricCACCAFRMEZPW
P/E 11.4x 12.2x 11.2x
P/FCF 4.6x 23.8x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 19.2x 9.7x
P/S 2.4x 5.5x 1.1x
P/B 3.6x 4.3x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 4.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 33.8x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 20.6x 60.8x 9.0x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 5.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 9.8x 25.5x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 20.6x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.23 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACCAFRMEZPW
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 32.2% 28.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 39.0% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.8% – 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% – 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3% 577.8% 59.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 32.9% 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.3% 3,598% 62.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 58.2% 64.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.7% 3,515% 60.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 54.1% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 55.1% 28.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 365.8% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% 65.0% 39.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 123.3% 39.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACCAFRMEZPW
Gross margin 97.0% – 58.6%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 17.6% 16.3%
Operating margin 24.9% 9.8% 13.9%
Pretax margin 27.9% 11.6% 13.4%
Net margin 21.5% 45.3% 10.0%
FCF margin 52.4% 23.3% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 28.9% 11.5%
Return on equity 32.3% 41.6% 13.8%
Return on assets 5.8% 13.3% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 5.7% 5.6% 9.8%
Return on capital employed – – 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 7.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACCAFRMEZPW
Debt / assets 72.9% 21.1% 24.0%
Debt / equity 4.0x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 2.3x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 5.1x 3.4x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 81.6% 65.3% 46.1%
Equity / assets 18.4% 34.7% 53.9%
Interest coverage 1.3x 0.9x 6.7x
Current ratio – – 4.8x
Quick ratio – – 1.6x
Cash ratio – – 1.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACCAFRMEZPW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.0% -0.7% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 9.0% -0.7% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusCACCAFRMEZPW
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 37.7xFY2027 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.85FY2026 $1.86FY2027 $1.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 -66.4%FY2027 +33.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.9% +45.2% +22.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.32BFY2026 $5.22BFY2027 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +22.5%FY2027 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +24.2% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACCAFRMEZPW
Held by institutions 72.5% 77.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 298 658 313
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.5% +8.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 174 401 138
Institutions selling 88 173 116
Buyers to sellers 1.98 2.32 1.19

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.

CACCAFRMEZPW
CACC 1.00 0.36 0.23
AFRM 0.36 1.00 0.14
EZPW 0.23 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACC, AFRM and EZPW?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credit Acceptance (CACC) $5.64B, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $23.27B, Ezcorp (EZPW) $1.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACC, AFRM and EZPW?

Ezcorp (EZPW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.2x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.1x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Credit Acceptance (CACC) is cheapest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.9x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.7x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 15.0x). 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: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +2.6%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +28.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 21.5%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Ezcorp (EZPW) leads (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 5.7%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ezcorp (EZPW) returned the most: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +9.0%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.2%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +58.6%. Over five years, Ezcorp (EZPW) compounded fastest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) -2.6%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.7%/yr, Ezcorp (EZPW) +30.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Credit Acceptance (CACC) has been the steadiest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 37.6%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.6%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CACC, AFRM and EZPW?

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