CACC vs STNE vs BFH Stock Comparison

Credit Acceptance, StoneCo and Bread Financial 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
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.00 -13.8% 1M -58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.06B
P/E
2.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

StoneCo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (StoneCo 5, Bread Financial Holdings 4, Credit Acceptance 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCACCSTNEBFHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.87B $2.06B $3.93B CACC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 2.9x 7.5x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 4.3x 8.6x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +18.3% +5.5% STNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 26.2% 13.2% STNE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% — 19.7% BFH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x — -1.0x BFH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.4% -58.0% +69.8% BFH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.8%/yr -25.1%/yr +9.2%/yr BFH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 65.3% 39.5% CACC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 80/100 80/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

CACCSTNEBFH

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

AxisCACCSTNEBFH
Valuation 50 #85 of 169 96 #7 of 169 96 #8 of 169
Growth 39 #98 of 159 89 #19 of 159 55 #72 of 159
Profitability 88 #19 of 146 85 #23 of 146 86 #21 of 146
Financial Health 24 #116 of 153 33 #103 of 153 74 #40 of 153
Shareholder Returns 84 #23 of 135 99 #3 of 135 89 #16 of 135
Overall 57 80 80
  • CACC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BFH 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

PeriodCACCSTNEBFHSPY
1 month +7.2%-13.8%+5.5% +0.7%
3 months +3.6%-30.0%-4.5% +3.7%
6 months +14.0%-27.1%+24.6% +7.1%
Year to date +29.8%-45.9%+42.7% +12.8%
1 year +25.4%-58.0%+69.8% +11.9%
3 years +45.0%-17.8%+289.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.2%-6.3%+57.4% +22.8%
5 years -3.7%-76.4%+55.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.8%-25.1%+9.2% +10.9%
10 years +214.5%—-35.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.1%—-4.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCACCSTNEBFHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%65.3%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%74.4%45.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.251.441.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.68-0.891.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.7%-78.6%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-58.0%-6.8% -1.2%
52-week high $657.20$19.06$113.40 $779.14
52-week low $411.04$8.00$59.98 $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.

MultipleCACCSTNEBFH
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 11.7x 3.0xmedian 11.7x 7.7xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 13.1x 0.8xmedian 13.1x 1.5xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 6.5x 2.9xmedian 6.5x 1.8xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.84median 0.33 0.04median 0.33 1.02median 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 monthsCACCSTNEBFH
Revenue $2.34B $2.73B $4.00B
Gross profit $2.27B $1.19B –
Operating income $863.90M $1.03B –
Net income $337.10M $545.33M $537.00M
Free cash flow $1.26B $874.35M $2.19B
EPS (diluted) $32.36 $2.62 $13.41
Cash & equivalents $1.30M $1.42B $3.96B
Total debt $6.72B – $2.32B
Shares (diluted) 10.42M 273.49M 39.30M
Enterprise value $4.82B -$3.65B -$10.95B

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
MetricCACCSTNEBFH
P/E 17.8x 3.0x 7.7x
P/FCF 4.6x 2.9x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 3.2x 1.8x
P/S 2.5x 0.9x 1.0x
P/B 4.2x 1.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 0.8x 1.5x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 0.9x 1.6x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 0.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 10.0x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 1.2x 1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.84 0.04 1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACCSTNEBFH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 18.3% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 2.0% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -16.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.6% 1,432% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -3.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -25.7% 86.4% 13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 51.1% -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.2% 89.5% 34.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 84.2% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 415.0% 9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 22.3% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% 249.7% 9.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 16.5% 5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACCSTNEBFH
Gross margin 97.1% 43.7% –
EBITDA margin 37.9% 42.4% 39.3%
Operating margin 36.9% 37.5% –
Pretax margin 18.2% 19.8% 17.4%
Net margin 14.4% 26.2% 13.2%
FCF margin 53.6% 32.0% 54.7%
Operating cash flow margin 53.8% 28.5% 54.7%
Return on equity 22.6% 35.1% 15.8%
Return on assets 3.9% 6.4% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 8.5% – 19.7%
Return on capital employed – 28.7% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 1.4x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACCSTNEBFH
Debt / assets 75.7% – 10.0%
Debt / equity 4.8x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 5.4x – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 84.4% 84.4% 85.2%
Equity / assets 15.6% 15.6% 14.8%
Interest coverage 2.0x 1.2x 1.9x
Current ratio – 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACCSTNEBFH
Dividend yield – 31.6% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 9.7% – 13.1%
Shareholder yield 9.7% 31.6% 13.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 9.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 2.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 19.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.4%

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.

ConsensusCACCSTNEBFH
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 4.3xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.85FY2026 $1.84FY2026 $12.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.9% +15.8% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.32BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +4.0% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACCSTNEBFH
Held by institutions 72.5% 59.4% 98.3%
Institutions holding 299 273 422
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.5% -7.6% -14.5%
Institutions buying 174 148 205
Institutions selling 88 81 156
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.83 1.31

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.

CACCSTNEBFH
CACC 1.00 0.17 0.37
STNE 0.17 1.00 0.18
BFH 0.37 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACC, STNE and BFH?

Credit Acceptance (CACC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credit Acceptance (CACC) $4.87B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.06B, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) $3.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACC, STNE and BFH?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 14.5x, StoneCo (STNE) 2.9x, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 7.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 12.6x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.3x, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 8.6x). 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) +1.7%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

StoneCo (STNE) has the highest net margin (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 14.4%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) leads (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 8.5%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 19.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) returned the most: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +25.4%, StoneCo (STNE) -58.0%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +69.8%. Over five years, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) compounded fastest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) -0.8%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -25.1%/yr, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +9.2%/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%, StoneCo (STNE) 0.00%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 0.01%. 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) 37.2%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.3%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.