CACC vs FCFS vs WW Stock Comparison

Credit Acceptance, FirstCash Holdings and Ww International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CACC Credit Acceptance Corp
$522.58 -2.6% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.55B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$187.55 -11.9% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.02B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
6 wins
WW Ww International, Inc.
$12.75 -18.7% 1M -61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$116.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

FirstCash Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (FirstCash Holdings 6, Credit Acceptance 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCACCFCFSWWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.55B $8.02B $116.75M FCFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 19.7x — CACC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 16.4x — CACC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +22.9% — FCFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 9.5% — CACC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 8.7% — FCFS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 3.3x — FCFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% +15.6% -61.6% CACC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr +16.8%/yr — FCFS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 36.8% 95.1% FCFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 58/100 — CACC

Percentile Scorecard

CACCFCFSWW

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

AxisCACCFCFSWW
Valuation 55 #76 of 168 44 #94 of 168 –
Growth 41 #97 of 163 75 #42 of 163 –
Profitability 90 #16 of 154 75 #39 of 154 –
Financial Health 24 #122 of 161 67 #54 of 161 39 #25 of 40
Shareholder Returns 84 #22 of 136 27 #99 of 136 –
Overall 59 58 –
  • CACC ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • FCFS ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WW ranked among 40 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCACCFCFSWWSPY
1 month -2.6%-11.9%-18.7% -5.9%
3 months -10.1%-8.8%-24.5% -4.6%
6 months -0.1%-16.6%+39.0% +0.2%
Year to date +17.8%+17.7%-56.4% +7.5%
1 year +15.8%+15.6%-61.6% +8.2%
3 years +21.5%+70.7%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +6.7%+19.5%— +19.0%
5 years -23.8%+116.9%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.3%+16.8%— +9.4%
10 years +212.6%+312.7%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +12.1%+15.2%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCACCFCFSWWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%36.8%95.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.8%40.9%98.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.752.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.370.42-0.65 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.0%-30.3%-79.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-20.7%-63.0% -5.9%
52-week high $657.20$236.43$34.43 $779.14
52-week low $411.04$148.05$9.12 $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.

MultipleCACCFCFSWW
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 11.9x 19.9xmedian 11.9x —median 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 2.7x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.1x 15.0xmedian 12.1x —median 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 5.4x 15.5xmedian 5.4x —median 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.7x 3.5xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 0.34 0.87median 0.34 —median 0.28

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 monthsCACCFCFSWW
Revenue $2.34B $4.29B –
Gross profit $2.27B $2.15B –
Operating income $863.90M $553.59M –
Net income $337.10M $406.49M –
Free cash flow $1.26B $518.18M –
EPS (diluted) $32.36 $9.38 –
Cash & equivalents $1.30M $203.16M $160.28M
Total debt $6.72B $2.45B $465.47M
Shares (diluted) 10.42M 43.34M 9.99M
Enterprise value $5.50B $7.39B -$590.61M

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
MetricCACCFCFSWW
P/E 16.1x 19.9x –
P/FCF 4.2x 15.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 11.8x –
P/S 2.3x 1.9x –
P/B 3.8x 3.5x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 3.9x -0.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 15.0x –
EV/EBIT 13.9x 18.6x –
EV/Revenue 5.1x 2.4x –
EV/FCF 9.6x 19.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 15.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 0.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACCFCFSWW
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 22.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 12.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 23.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 14.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.6% 33.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 22.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -25.7% 31.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 20.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -18.2% 34.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 22.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 17.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 13.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% 14.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 8.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACCFCFSWW
Gross margin 97.1% 50.2% –
EBITDA margin 37.9% 16.0% –
Operating margin 36.9% 12.9% –
Pretax margin 18.2% 12.9% –
Net margin 14.4% 9.5% –
FCF margin 53.6% 12.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 53.8% 15.8% –
Return on equity 22.6% 17.7% –
Return on assets 3.9% 7.4% –
Return on invested capital 8.5% 8.7% –
Return on capital employed – 10.9% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACCFCFSWW
Debt / assets 75.7% 44.0% 49.2%
Debt / equity 4.8x 1.1x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF 5.4x 4.7x –
Liabilities / assets 84.4% 59.1% 66.4%
Equity / assets 15.6% 40.9% 33.6%
Interest coverage 2.0x 3.9x –
Current ratio – 4.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.40 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACCFCFSWW
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 10.7% 3.4% –
Shareholder yield 10.7% 4.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCACCFCFSWW
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $46.57FY2026 $11.43FY2026 $-3.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.3% +8.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.08BFY2026 $4.25BFY2026 $656.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.2%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% +2.9% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACCFCFSWW
Held by institutions 72.5% 97.2% 77.9%
Institutions holding 301 502 78
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.5% +2.9% +8.1%
Institutions buying 175 255 35
Institutions selling 88 166 17
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.54 2.06

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.

CACCFCFSWW
CACC 1.00 0.12 0.15
FCFS 0.12 1.00 0.07
WW 0.15 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACC, FCFS and WW?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credit Acceptance (CACC) $5.55B, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $8.02B, Ww International (WW) $116.75M.

Which stock is cheaper, CACC, FCFS and WW?

Credit Acceptance (CACC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 16.5x, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Credit Acceptance (CACC) is cheapest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.2x, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 16.4x). 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: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +1.7%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Credit Acceptance (CACC) has the highest net margin (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 14.4%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) leads (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 8.5%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Credit Acceptance (CACC) returned the most: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +15.8%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +15.6%, Ww International (WW) -61.6%. Over five years, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) compounded fastest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) -5.3%/yr, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +16.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) has been the steadiest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 42.6%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 36.8%, Ww International (WW) 95.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CACC, FCFS and WW?

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