CACC vs SLM vs STNE Stock Comparison

Credit Acceptance, Slm and StoneCo Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CACC Credit Acceptance Corp
$542.52 -2.4% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.68B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.33B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
SLM SLM Corp
$18.77 -20.7% 1M -34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.26B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.15 -12.4% 1M -58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

StoneCo leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (StoneCo 4, Slm 4, Credit Acceptance 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCACCSLMSTNELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.68B $3.26B $2.15B CACC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 5.9x 3.0x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 8.5x 4.4x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% -6.7% +18.3% STNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% 30.9% 26.2% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 16.6% — SLM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 2.3x — SLM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.8% -34.0% -58.0% CACC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +0.7%/yr -25.1%/yr SLM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 42.1% 65.3% CACC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 49/100 80/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

CACCSLMSTNE

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

AxisCACCSLMSTNE
Valuation 58 #71 of 169 49 #87 of 169 97 #6 of 169
Growth 56 #71 of 160 30 #113 of 160 87 #22 of 160
Profitability 93 #12 of 149 54 #69 of 149 85 #24 of 149
Financial Health 33 #107 of 158 37 #100 of 158 33 #106 of 158
Shareholder Returns 82 #26 of 136 73 #37 of 136 99 #3 of 136
Overall 64 49 80
  • CACC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SLM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE 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

PeriodCACCSLMSTNESPY
1 month -2.4%-20.7%-12.4% -0.2%
3 months -2.9%-25.5%-27.0% +3.9%
6 months +5.0%-19.9%-30.1% +8.2%
Year to date +22.3%-30.6%-44.9% +12.9%
1 year +7.8%-34.0%-58.0% +12.3%
3 years +34.1%+46.5%-15.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.3%+13.6%-5.3% +23.3%
5 years -10.0%+3.5%-76.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%+0.7%-25.1% +10.9%
10 years +196.7%+162.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.5%+10.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCACCSLMSTNESPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%42.1%65.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%51.2%74.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.051.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.21-0.81-0.89 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.7%-45.8%-79.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-39.2%-58.0% -1.2%
52-week high $657.20$30.85$19.39 $779.14
52-week low $411.04$18.74$8.15 $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.

MultipleCACCSLMSTNE
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 11.1x 6.3xmedian 11.1x 3.0xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 13.5x 4.1xmedian 13.5x 0.8xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 7.0x -9.0xmedian 7.0x 2.9xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 0.32 0.22median 0.32 0.04median 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 monthsCACCSLMSTNE
Revenue $2.33B $1.79B $2.73B
Gross profit $2.26B – $1.19B
Operating income $1.10B – $1.03B
Net income $501.90M $567.40M $545.33M
Free cash flow $1.22B -$381.64M $874.35M
EPS (diluted) $46.76 $2.98 $2.62
Cash & equivalents $1.40M $2.17B $1.42B
Total debt $6.29B $6.43B –
Shares (diluted) 10.73M 185.57M 273.49M
Enterprise value $5.61B -$13.08B -$3.56B

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
MetricCACCSLMSTNE
P/E 11.3x 6.3x 3.0x
P/FCF 4.6x -9.0x 2.9x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x -9.0x 3.3x
P/S 2.4x 1.9x 0.9x
P/B 3.5x 1.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 1.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 4.1x 0.8x
EV/EBIT 10.9x 4.2x 1.0x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 4.3x 0.4x
EV/FCF 9.8x -20.1x 1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x -20.1x 1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.22 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACCSLMSTNE
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% -6.7% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.6% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.8% – 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% – -16.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.1% – 1,432%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% – -3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.3% -9.0% 86.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 19.1% 51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.7% 3.4% 89.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 28.7% 84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -15.8% 415.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -47.7% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% -15.8% 249.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -47.7% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACCSLMSTNE
Gross margin 97.0% – 43.7%
EBITDA margin 48.1% 104.4% 42.4%
Operating margin 47.0% – 37.5%
Pretax margin 27.9% 41.2% 19.8%
Net margin 21.5% 30.9% 26.2%
FCF margin 52.4% -21.3% 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% -21.3% 28.5%
Return on equity 32.3% 24.0% 35.1%
Return on assets 5.8% 1.9% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 16.6% –
Return on capital employed – – 28.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -0.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 2.6% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACCSLMSTNE
Debt / assets 72.9% 21.6% –
Debt / equity 4.0x 2.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 5.1x -16.9x –
Liabilities / assets 81.6% 92.4% 84.4%
Equity / assets 18.4% 7.6% 15.6%
Interest coverage 2.5x 1.7x 1.2x
Current ratio – – 1.3x
Quick ratio – – 0.2x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACCSLMSTNE
Dividend yield – 2.8% 31.0%
Net buyback yield 9.1% 15.9% –
Shareholder yield 9.1% 18.7% 31.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 17.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -26.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusCACCSLMSTNE
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 8.5xFY2026 4.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.85FY2026 $2.20FY2026 $1.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.9% +30.5% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.32BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% -0.3% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACCSLMSTNE
Held by institutions 72.5% 100.0% 59.4%
Institutions holding 298 387 273
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.5% +2.4% -7.6%
Institutions buying 174 193 148
Institutions selling 88 135 81
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.43 1.83

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.

CACCSLMSTNE
CACC 1.00 0.33 0.17
SLM 0.33 1.00 0.12
STNE 0.17 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACC, SLM and STNE?

Credit Acceptance (CACC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credit Acceptance (CACC) $5.68B, Slm (SLM) $3.26B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACC, SLM and STNE?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.3x, Slm (SLM) 5.9x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.8x, Slm (SLM) 8.5x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

StoneCo (STNE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +2.6%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 21.5%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Slm (SLM) leads (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 10.7%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Credit Acceptance (CACC) returned the most: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +7.8%, Slm (SLM) -34.0%, StoneCo (STNE) -58.0%. Over five years, Slm (SLM) compounded fastest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) -2.1%/yr, Slm (SLM) +0.7%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Credit Acceptance (CACC) 0.00%, Slm (SLM) 0.03%, StoneCo (STNE) 0.00%. Credit Acceptance (CACC) and StoneCo (STNE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Credit Acceptance (CACC) has been the steadiest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 37.6%, Slm (SLM) 42.1%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CACC, SLM and STNE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, StoneCo (STNE) leads on 4. 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.