CHYM vs GEN vs JKHY Stock Comparison

Chime Financial, Gen Digital and Jack Henry & Associates Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHYM Chime Financial, Inc.
$28.55 +6.6% 1M +51.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Banking Technology
2 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$24.25 +12.2% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.48B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jack Henry & Associates leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jack Henry & Associates 5, Gen Digital 4, Chime Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHYMGENJKHYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.87B $14.48B $11.31B GEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -597.7x 13.8x 22.5x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 64.9x 7.9x 21.0x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% +20.2% +7.1% CHYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% 20.7% 19.8% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% 22.7% JKHY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 43.4x 2.9x 0.0x JKHY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.0% -9.6% +1.2% CHYM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -1.4%/yr -0.7%/yr JKHY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.9% 40.3% 29.6% JKHY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 71/100 71/100 JKHY

Percentile Scorecard

CHYMGENJKHY

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

AxisCHYMGENJKHY
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 89 #15 of 124 62 #38 of 99
Growth 94 #7 of 94 61 #45 of 113 63 #35 of 94
Profitability 61 #36 of 90 95 #6 of 109 93 #7 of 90
Financial Health 94 #7 of 105 15 #108 of 127 79 #23 of 105
Shareholder Returns 50 #31 of 61 94 #5 of 65 58 #26 of 61
Overall 69 71 71
  • CHYM ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • JKHY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHYMGENJKHYSPY
1 month +6.6%+12.2%+7.1% -0.2%
3 months +27.6%-12.1%+0.5% +3.9%
6 months +32.1%+26.0%+3.6% +8.2%
Year to date +13.4%-10.8%-13.3% +12.9%
1 year +51.0%-9.6%+1.2% +12.3%
3 years —+46.9%+14.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+13.7%+4.6% +23.3%
5 years —-6.7%-3.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-1.4%-0.7% +10.9%
10 years —-2.7%+98.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-0.3%+7.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHYMGENJKHYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.9%40.3%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.5%40.9%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.070.84-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.81-0.240.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-49.7%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-22.8%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $34.55$31.41$192.60 $779.14
52-week low $16.44$17.89$123.42 $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.

MultipleCHYMGENJKHY
P/E now vs peer median -596.0xmedian 20.0x 13.8xmedian 38.6x 22.6xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 4.4x 4.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -419.9xmedian 17.5x 8.5xmedian 34.5x 13.1xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 15.9x 9.4xmedian 29.4x 16.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.0x 5.5xmedian 3.3x 5.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.03 -2.62median 1.28 1.94median 1.03

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 monthsCHYMGENJKHY
Revenue $2.46B $5.08B $2.54B
Gross profit $2.18B $3.96B $1.11B
Operating income -$50.99M $2.12B $635.03M
Net income -$18.19M $1.05B $502.78M
Free cash flow $312.18M $1.55B $694.86M
R&D $457.18M $418.00M $176.45M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $1.75 $6.98
Cash & equivalents $536.05M $564.00M $12.06M
Total debt $50.00M $8.16B $40.00M
Shares (diluted) 393.42M 603.00M 72.04M
Enterprise value $6.67B $12.19B $11.22B

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
MetricCHYMGENJKHY
P/E -596.0x 13.8x 22.6x
P/FCF 34.6x 9.4x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 31.3x 9.3x 14.6x
P/S 4.4x 2.9x 4.4x
P/B 7.7x 5.5x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 23.8x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA -419.9x 8.5x 13.1x
EV/EBIT -192.1x 10.4x 17.5x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 4.4x 4.4x
EV/FCF 31.4x 14.3x 16.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.4x 14.1x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.62 1.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHYMGENJKHY
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% 20.2% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.7% 17.4% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.8% 29.2% 11.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 17.5% 9.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.1% 76.4% 10.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -7.3% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 99.4% 82.5% 11.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -5.3% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8,825% 14.9% 18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2,646% 14.8% 18.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% 26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHYMGENJKHY
Gross margin 88.7% 78.0% 43.7%
EBITDA margin -0.9% 51.4% 33.3%
Operating margin -2.1% 41.7% 25.0%
Pretax margin -0.7% 30.2% 25.7%
Net margin -0.7% 20.7% 19.8%
FCF margin 12.7% 30.5% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 30.9% 29.9%
Return on equity -1.3% 40.0% 24.0%
Return on assets -0.9% 6.7% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% 22.7%
Return on capital employed -3.2% 16.4% 25.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -19.0x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% 4.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHYMGENJKHY
Debt / assets 2.5% 52.1% 1.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 3.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 43.4x 2.9x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 5.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.6% 83.0% 34.8%
Equity / assets 70.4% 17.0% 65.2%
Interest coverage – 3.9x 117.9x
Current ratio 4.6x 0.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.5x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 10.64 1.36 9.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHYMGENJKHY
Dividend yield – 2.1% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 4.1% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 6.2% 5.5%
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.

ConsensusCHYMGENJKHY
Forward P/E 64.9xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 21.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $7.54FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +19.9%FY2026 +8.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +102.3% +10.4% +0.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.60BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $2.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +33.6% +8.2% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHYMGENJKHY
Held by institutions 83.5% 89.1% 96.5%
Institutions holding 270 688 711
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +3.8% -4.3%
Institutions buying 189 391 338
Institutions selling 48 211 302
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.85 1.12

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.

CHYMGENJKHY
CHYM 1.00 0.33 0.29
GEN 0.33 1.00 0.42
JKHY 0.29 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHYM, GEN and JKHY?

Gen Digital (GEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chime Financial (CHYM) $10.87B, Gen Digital (GEN) $14.48B, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) $11.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHYM, GEN and JKHY?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chime Financial (CHYM) -597.7x, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.8x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Chime Financial (CHYM) 64.9x, Gen Digital (GEN) 7.9x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chime Financial (CHYM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chime Financial (CHYM) +26.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) +20.2%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (Chime Financial (CHYM) -0.7%, Gen Digital (GEN) 20.7%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) leads (Gen Digital (GEN) 13.4%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chime Financial (CHYM) returned the most: Chime Financial (CHYM) +51.0%, Gen Digital (GEN) -9.6%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +1.2%. Over five years, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) compounded fastest (Gen Digital (GEN) -1.4%/yr, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has been the steadiest (Chime Financial (CHYM) 62.9%, Gen Digital (GEN) 40.3%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHYM, GEN and JKHY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 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.