CACC vs EZPW vs AFRM Stock Comparison

Credit Acceptance, Ezcorp and Affirm Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CACC Credit Acceptance Corp
$575.78 +7.2% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins
EZPW Ezcorp Inc
$29.11 -3.5% 1M +67.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.72B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
6 wins
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$74.84 +8.0% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.55B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 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.

QuestionCACCEZPWAFRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.87B $1.72B $24.55B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 10.9x 12.7x EZPW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 15.2x 40.0x CACC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +28.6% +32.2% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 10.0% 45.3% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 9.8% 5.6% EZPW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 0.8x 2.3x EZPW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.4% +67.0% +3.0% EZPW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.8%/yr +31.3%/yr -14.4%/yr EZPW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 42.8% 59.6% CACC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 73/100 53/100 EZPW

Percentile Scorecard

CACCEZPWAFRM

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

AxisCACCEZPWAFRM
Valuation 50 #85 of 169 76 #41 of 169 32 #116 of 169
Growth 39 #98 of 159 91 #15 of 159 99 #3 of 159
Profitability 88 #19 of 146 75 #38 of 146 66 #51 of 146
Financial Health 24 #116 of 153 91 #14 of 153 58 #65 of 153
Shareholder Returns 84 #23 of 135 32 #92 of 135 13 #117 of 135
Overall 57 73 53
  • CACC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EZPW ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AFRM 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

PeriodCACCEZPWAFRMSPY
1 month +7.2%-3.5%+8.0% +0.7%
3 months +3.6%-0.2%+2.2% +3.7%
6 months +14.0%-11.2%+16.4% +7.1%
Year to date +29.8%+49.9%+0.6% +12.8%
1 year +25.4%+67.0%+3.0% +11.9%
3 years +45.0%+257.6%+337.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.2%+53.0%+63.6% +22.8%
5 years -3.7%+290.2%-53.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.8%+31.3%-14.4% +10.9%
10 years +214.5%+191.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.1%+11.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCACCEZPWAFRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%42.8%59.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%43.3%58.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.251.322.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.681.570.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.7%-35.9%-94.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-18.2%-12.8% -1.2%
52-week high $657.20$35.59$85.78 $779.14
52-week low $411.04$17.41$42.53 $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.

MultipleCACCEZPWAFRM
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 11.7x 11.3xmedian 11.7x 13.0xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.7x 1.1xmedian 2.7x 5.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 13.1x 7.7xmedian 13.1x 36.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 6.5x 12.9xmedian 6.5x 25.4xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 4.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.84median 0.33 0.17median 0.33 0.24median 0.33

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 monthsCACCEZPWAFRM
Revenue $2.34B $1.58B $4.26B
Gross profit $2.27B $927.76M –
Operating income $863.90M $220.26M $416.98M
Net income $337.10M $159.09M $1.93B
Free cash flow $1.26B $138.33M $992.63M
EPS (diluted) $32.36 $1.90 $5.53
Cash & equivalents $1.30M $311.03M $1.63B
Total debt $6.72B $519.49M $10.58B
Shares (diluted) 10.42M 83.36M 348.85M
Enterprise value $4.82B $123.57M $18.24B

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
MetricCACCEZPWAFRM
P/E 17.8x 11.3x 13.0x
P/FCF 4.6x 12.9x 25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 9.9x 20.5x
P/S 2.5x 1.1x 5.9x
P/B 4.2x 1.5x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 1.7x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 7.7x 36.0x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 9.1x 64.6x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 1.3x 6.3x
EV/FCF 10.0x 14.4x 27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 11.0x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.84 0.17 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACCEZPWAFRM
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 28.6% 32.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 16.1% 39.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 28.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 16.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.6% 59.4% 577.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 34.5% 32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.7% 62.2% 3,598%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 64.8% 58.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.2% 60.5% 3,515%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 66.8% 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 28.8% 55.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 25.3% 365.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% 39.6% 65.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 39.6% 123.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACCEZPWAFRM
Gross margin 97.1% 58.6% –
EBITDA margin 37.9% 16.3% 17.6%
Operating margin 36.9% 13.9% 9.8%
Pretax margin 18.2% 13.4% 11.6%
Net margin 14.4% 10.0% 45.3%
FCF margin 53.6% 8.7% 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin 53.8% 11.5% 28.9%
Return on equity 22.6% 13.8% 41.6%
Return on assets 3.9% 7.4% 13.3%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 9.8% 5.6%
Return on capital employed – 11.5% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 1.1x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.0% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACCEZPWAFRM
Debt / assets 75.7% 24.0% 21.1%
Debt / equity 4.8x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 0.8x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 3.8x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 84.4% 46.1% 65.3%
Equity / assets 15.6% 53.9% 34.7%
Interest coverage 2.0x 6.7x 0.9x
Current ratio – 4.8x –
Quick ratio – 1.6x –
Cash ratio – 1.3x –
Altman Z-score – 3.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACCEZPWAFRM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.7% 0.5% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 9.7% 0.5% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusCACCEZPWAFRM
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 40.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $45.85FY2026 $1.91FY2026 $1.87FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026 -66.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.9% +22.0% +44.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.32BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026 $5.23BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026 +22.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +19.1% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACCEZPWAFRM
Held by institutions 72.5% 100.0% 77.1%
Institutions holding 299 314 659
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.5% +1.4% +8.1%
Institutions buying 174 139 402
Institutions selling 88 116 173
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.20 2.32

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.

CACCEZPWAFRM
CACC 1.00 0.22 0.35
EZPW 0.22 1.00 0.14
AFRM 0.35 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACC, EZPW and AFRM?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credit Acceptance (CACC) $4.87B, Ezcorp (EZPW) $1.72B, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACC, EZPW and AFRM?

Ezcorp (EZPW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 14.5x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.9x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Credit Acceptance (CACC) is cheapest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 12.6x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 15.2x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 40.0x). 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) +1.7%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +28.6%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 14.4%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.0%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%). On return on invested capital, Ezcorp (EZPW) leads (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 8.5%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 9.8%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ezcorp (EZPW) returned the most: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +25.4%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +67.0%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +3.0%. Over five years, Ezcorp (EZPW) compounded fastest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) -0.8%/yr, Ezcorp (EZPW) +31.3%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/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) 37.2%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 42.8%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.