CHYM vs JKHY vs GEN Stock Comparison

Chime Financial, Jack Henry & Associates and Gen Digital Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHYM Chime Financial, Inc.
$28.87 +8.9% 1M +61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Banking Technology
2 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$28.20 +35.3% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.82B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 6, Jack Henry & Associates 3, Chime Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHYMJKHYGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.79B $11.74B $17.82B GEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -593.0x 23.3x 14.8x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 65.6x 21.2x 9.2x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% +7.1% +16.9% CHYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% 19.8% 23.1% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.7% 14.4% JKHY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 43.4x 0.0x 2.8x JKHY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.6% +6.5% +9.1% CHYM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.8%/yr +2.1%/yr GEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.7% 29.4% 42.8% JKHY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 71/100 72/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

CHYMJKHYGEN

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

AxisCHYMJKHYGEN
Valuation 49 #51 of 99 64 #36 of 99 87 #17 of 124
Growth 94 #7 of 94 62 #36 of 94 63 #42 of 113
Profitability 61 #36 of 90 93 #7 of 90 95 #6 of 109
Financial Health 94 #7 of 105 79 #23 of 105 18 #104 of 127
Shareholder Returns 48 #32 of 60 54 #28 of 60 95 #4 of 63
Overall 69 71 72
  • CHYM ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • JKHY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHYMJKHYGENSPY
1 month +8.9%+9.2%+35.3% +0.7%
3 months +27.7%+3.5%+3.3% +3.7%
6 months +32.1%+3.8%+46.2% +7.1%
Year to date +14.7%-12.5%+3.7% +12.8%
1 year +61.6%+6.5%+9.1% +11.9%
3 years —+14.2%+69.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+4.5%+19.2% +22.8%
5 years —-4.1%+10.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-0.8%+2.1% +10.9%
10 years —+99.0%+13.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+7.1%+1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHYMJKHYGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.7%29.4%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.7%31.0%40.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.07-0.100.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.980.220.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-41.5%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%-17.1%-10.2% -1.2%
52-week high $34.55$192.60$31.41 $779.14
52-week low $16.44$123.42$17.89 $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.

MultipleCHYMJKHYGEN
P/E now vs peer median -602.7xmedian 19.5x 22.8xmedian 19.5x 13.9xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -425.1xmedian 17.8x 13.2xmedian 17.8x 9.1xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.0xmedian 16.1x 16.1xmedian 16.1x 9.5xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 2.0x 5.5xmedian 2.0x 6.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.98 1.96median 0.98 -5.13median 1.23

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 monthsCHYMJKHYGEN
Revenue $2.46B $2.54B $5.23B
Gross profit $2.18B $1.11B $4.05B
Operating income -$50.99M $635.03M $2.19B
Net income -$18.19M $502.78M $1.21B
Free cash flow $312.18M $694.86M $1.76B
R&D $457.18M $176.45M $430.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.05 $6.98 $2.00
Cash & equivalents $536.05M $12.06M $589.00M
Total debt $50.00M $40.00M $8.12B
Shares (diluted) 393.42M 72.04M 603.00M
Enterprise value $6.58B $11.64B $15.63B

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
MetricCHYMJKHYGEN
P/E -602.7x 22.8x 13.9x
P/FCF 35.0x 16.1x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 31.7x 14.7x 9.4x
P/S 4.4x 4.4x 3.2x
P/B 7.8x 5.5x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 5.5x 20.5x
EV/EBITDA -425.1x 13.2x 9.1x
EV/EBIT -194.5x 17.7x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 4.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF 31.8x 16.1x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.8x 14.7x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.96 -5.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHYMJKHYGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% 7.1% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.7% 9.5% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.8% 11.7% 30.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.7% 26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.1% 10.3% 111.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% -4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 99.4% 11.9% 118.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% -2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8,825% 18.8% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.9% 22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2,646% 18.1% 35.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.6% 22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHYMJKHYGEN
Gross margin 88.7% 43.7% 77.4%
EBITDA margin -0.9% 33.3% 51.2%
Operating margin -2.1% 25.0% 41.8%
Pretax margin -0.7% 25.7% 32.3%
Net margin -0.7% 19.8% 23.1%
FCF margin 12.7% 27.3% 33.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 29.9% 34.0%
Return on equity -1.3% 24.0% 44.7%
Return on assets -0.9% 16.2% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – 22.7% 14.4%
Return on capital employed -3.2% 25.0% 18.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -19.0x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% 1.3% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHYMJKHYGEN
Debt / assets 2.5% 1.3% 52.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 43.4x 0.0x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.1x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 29.6% 34.8% 82.4%
Equity / assets 70.4% 65.2% 17.6%
Interest coverage – 117.9x 4.3x
Current ratio 4.6x 1.2x 0.4x
Quick ratio 3.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 10.76 9.30 1.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHYMJKHYGEN
Dividend yield – 1.5% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 3.9% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 5.4% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusCHYMJKHYGEN
Forward P/E 65.6xFY2026 21.2xFY2027 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.44FY2026 $7.54FY2027 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +8.0%FY2027 +19.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +102.3% +0.5% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.60BFY2026 $2.54BFY2027 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.6% +19.6% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHYMJKHYGEN
Held by institutions 83.5% 96.5% 89.1%
Institutions holding 271 712 689
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% -4.3% +3.8%
Institutions buying 189 339 392
Institutions selling 49 302 211
Buyers to sellers 3.86 1.12 1.86

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.

CHYMJKHYGEN
CHYM 1.00 0.29 0.31
JKHY 0.29 1.00 0.41
GEN 0.31 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHYM, JKHY and GEN?

Gen Digital (GEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chime Financial (CHYM) $10.79B, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) $11.74B, Gen Digital (GEN) $17.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHYM, JKHY and GEN?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chime Financial (CHYM) -593.0x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 23.3x, Gen Digital (GEN) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Chime Financial (CHYM) 65.6x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 21.2x, Gen Digital (GEN) 9.2x). 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%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +7.1%, Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (Chime Financial (CHYM) -0.7%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 19.8%, Gen Digital (GEN) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) leads (Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.7%, Gen Digital (GEN) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chime Financial (CHYM) returned the most: Chime Financial (CHYM) +61.6%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +6.5%, Gen Digital (GEN) +9.1%. Over five years, Gen Digital (GEN) compounded fastest (Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) -0.8%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) +2.1%/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) 62.7%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 29.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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