CACC vs STNE vs TAAG Stock Comparison

Credit Acceptance, StoneCo and Awareness Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CACC Credit Acceptance Corp
$542.52 -2.4% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.66B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.33B
Div. yield
–
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
TAAG Awareness Group, Inc.
$0.01 0.0% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$584.09K
P/E
1.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.41M
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Credit Acceptance leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Credit Acceptance 4, StoneCo 4, Awareness 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCACCSTNETAAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.66B $2.15B $584.09K CACC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 3.0x 1.0x TAAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 4.4x — STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +18.3% -65.3% STNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% 26.2% 10.7% STNE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.8% -58.0% 0.0% CACC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr -25.1%/yr -43.3%/yr CACC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 65.3% 346.3% CACC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 80/100 54/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

CACCSTNETAAG

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

AxisCACCSTNETAAG
Valuation 58 #71 of 169 97 #6 of 169 80 #34 of 169
Growth 56 #71 of 160 87 #22 of 160 47 #85 of 160
Profitability 93 #12 of 149 85 #24 of 149 73 #41 of 149
Financial Health 33 #107 of 158 33 #106 of 158 14 #136 of 158
Shareholder Returns 82 #26 of 136 99 #3 of 136 –
Overall 64 80 54
  • CACC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TAAG 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

PeriodCACCSTNETAAGSPY
1 month -2.4%-12.4%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -2.9%-27.0%0.0% +3.9%
6 months +5.0%-30.1%0.0% +8.2%
Year to date +22.3%-44.9%-50.0% +12.9%
1 year +7.8%-58.0%0.0% +12.3%
3 years +34.1%-15.1%-95.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.3%-5.3%-63.2% +23.3%
5 years -10.0%-76.5%-94.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%-25.1%-43.3% +10.9%
10 years +196.7%—-98.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.5%—-32.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCACCSTNETAAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%65.3%346.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%74.4%899.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.442.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.21-0.890.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.7%-79.1%-99.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-58.0%-80.0% -1.2%
52-week high $657.20$19.39$0.05 $779.14
52-week low $411.04$8.15$0.01 $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.

MultipleCACCSTNETAAG
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 11.1x 3.0xmedian 11.1x 1.0xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.6x 0.9xmedian 2.6x 0.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 13.5x 0.8xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 7.0x 2.9xmedian 7.0x 0.0xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x -0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 0.32 0.04median 0.32 —median 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 monthsCACCSTNETAAG
Revenue $2.33B $2.73B $5.41M
Gross profit $2.26B $1.19B $2.73M
Operating income $1.10B $1.03B $1.51M
Net income $501.90M $545.33M $1.32M
Free cash flow $1.22B $874.35M $17.35M
EPS (diluted) $46.76 $2.62 $0.01
Cash & equivalents $1.40M $1.42B $217.29K
Total debt $6.29B – –
Shares (diluted) 10.73M 273.49M 59.61M
Enterprise value $5.60B -$3.56B $289.71K

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
MetricCACCSTNETAAG
P/E 11.3x 3.0x 1.0x
P/FCF 4.6x 2.9x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 3.3x -2.7x
P/S 2.4x 0.9x 0.1x
P/B 3.5x 1.5x -0.7x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 1.5x -0.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 0.8x –
EV/EBIT 10.9x 1.0x 0.2x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 0.4x 0.1x
EV/FCF 9.8x 1.1x 0.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 1.3x -1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACCSTNETAAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 18.3% -65.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 2.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.8% 13.7% -66.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -16.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.1% 1,432% -77.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% -3.0% 80.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.3% 86.4% -81.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 51.1% 89.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.7% 89.5% -91.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 84.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 415.0% 69.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 22.3% -64.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% 249.7% 2,159%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 16.5% 613.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACCSTNETAAG
Gross margin 97.0% 43.7% 50.5%
EBITDA margin 48.1% 42.4% –
Operating margin 47.0% 37.5% 27.9%
Pretax margin 27.9% 19.8% 24.2%
Net margin 21.5% 26.2% 10.7%
FCF margin 52.4% 32.0% 320.6%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 28.5% -4.0%
Return on equity 32.3% 35.1% –
Return on assets 5.8% 6.4% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 10.7% – –
Return on capital employed – 28.7% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.4x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACCSTNETAAG
Debt / assets 72.9% – –
Debt / equity 4.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x – –
Debt / FCF 5.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 81.6% 84.4% 102.6%
Equity / assets 18.4% 15.6% -2.6%
Interest coverage 2.5x 1.2x –
Current ratio – 1.3x 0.3x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.03 -0.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACCSTNETAAG
Dividend yield – 31.0% –
Net buyback yield 9.1% – –
Shareholder yield 9.1% 31.0% 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.

ConsensusCACCSTNETAAG
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 4.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $45.85FY2026 $1.84FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +20.9% +15.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.32BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +4.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACCSTNETAAG
Held by institutions 72.5% 59.4% –
Institutions holding 298 273 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.5% -7.6% –
Institutions buying 174 148 –
Institutions selling 88 81 –
Buyers to sellers 1.98 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.

CACCSTNETAAG
CACC 1.00 0.17 0.07
STNE 0.17 1.00 -0.05
TAAG 0.07 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACC, STNE and TAAG?

Credit Acceptance (CACC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credit Acceptance (CACC) $5.66B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.15B, Awareness (TAAG) $584.09K.

Which stock is cheaper, CACC, STNE and TAAG?

Awareness (TAAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.3x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.0x, Awareness (TAAG) 1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.8x, 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%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%, Awareness (TAAG) -65.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

StoneCo (STNE) has the highest net margin (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 21.5%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%, Awareness (TAAG) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Credit Acceptance (CACC) returned the most: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +7.8%, StoneCo (STNE) -58.0%, Awareness (TAAG) 0.0%. Over five years, Credit Acceptance (CACC) compounded fastest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) -2.1%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -25.1%/yr, Awareness (TAAG) -43.3%/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%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.3%, Awareness (TAAG) 346.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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