DAVE vs GEN vs FIS Stock Comparison

Dave, Gen Digital and Fidelity National Information Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAVE Dave Inc./DE
$328.47 +1.1% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$643.65M
Div. yield
–
Digital Banking Technology
7 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dave leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Dave 7, Fidelity National Information Services 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAVEGENFISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.09B $14.48B $18.73B FIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 13.8x 5.6x FIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 7.9x 5.6x FIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.6% +20.2% +18.3% DAVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.6% 20.7% 27.6% DAVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 69.3% 13.4% 3.9% DAVE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.9x 4.9x DAVE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.3% -9.6% -46.5% DAVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr -1.4%/yr -20.5%/yr DAVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.6% 40.3% 34.7% FIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 71/100 69/100 DAVE

Percentile Scorecard

DAVEGENFIS

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

AxisDAVEGENFIS
Valuation 78 #23 of 99 89 #15 of 124 97 #4 of 101
Growth 98 #3 of 94 61 #45 of 113 83 #17 of 97
Profitability 97 #4 of 90 95 #6 of 109 68 #31 of 94
Financial Health 82 #20 of 105 15 #108 of 127 20 #87 of 108
Shareholder Returns 75 #16 of 61 94 #5 of 65 76 #16 of 64
Overall 86 71 69
  • DAVE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FIS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDAVEGENFISSPY
1 month +1.1%+12.2%+0.5% -0.2%
3 months -19.2%-12.1%-20.8% +3.9%
6 months +17.9%+26.0%-23.1% +8.2%
Year to date +48.4%-10.8%-46.4% +12.9%
1 year +28.3%-9.6%-46.5% +12.3%
3 years +6,168.5%+46.9%-24.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +297.6%+13.7%-8.9% +23.3%
5 years +2.9%-6.7%-68.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.6%-1.4%-20.5% +10.9%
10 years —-2.7%-51.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-0.3%-7.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDAVEGENFISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.6%40.3%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.2%40.9%37.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.390.840.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.40-0.24-1.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.0%-49.7%-73.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.8%-22.8%-47.3% -1.2%
52-week high $442.53$31.41$67.54 $779.14
52-week low $155.92$17.89$32.43 $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.

MultipleDAVEGENFIS
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 20.0x 13.8xmedian 38.6x 5.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 4.4x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 17.5x 8.5xmedian 34.5x 9.3xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 15.9x 9.4xmedian 29.4x 6.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 2.0x 5.5xmedian 3.3x 1.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.03 -2.62median 1.28 0.19median 0.85

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 monthsDAVEGENFIS
Revenue $643.65M $5.08B $12.20B
Gross profit $604.48M $3.96B $4.39B
Operating income $194.66M $2.12B $1.92B
Net income $222.64M $1.05B $3.38B
Free cash flow $326.54M $1.55B $2.82B
R&D – $418.00M –
EPS (diluted) $16.27 $1.75 $6.52
Cash & equivalents $209.61M $564.00M $744.00M
Total debt $75.00M $8.16B $21.17B
Shares (diluted) 13.68M 603.00M 517.00M
Enterprise value $3.45B $12.19B $16.06B

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
MetricDAVEGENFIS
P/E 18.8x 13.8x 5.4x
P/FCF 11.5x 9.4x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 9.3x 6.2x
P/S 5.8x 2.9x 1.5x
P/B 18.1x 5.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 19.4x 23.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 8.5x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 18.4x 10.4x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 4.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 11.0x 14.3x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 14.1x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 -2.62 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAVEGENFIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.6% 20.2% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 12.6% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 49.4% 17.4% 15.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 11.1% 7.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 173.4% 29.2% 10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.8% 17.5% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 303.9% 76.4% 2,836%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.1% -7.3% 28.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 329.7% 82.5% 2,957%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% -5.3% 29.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% 14.9% 31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 184.8% 26.9% 85.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% 14.8% 32.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 179.2% 26.8% 100.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAVEGENFIS
Gross margin 93.9% 78.0% 35.9%
EBITDA margin 31.4% 51.4% 34.3%
Operating margin 30.2% 41.7% 15.7%
Pretax margin 32.2% 30.2% 11.1%
Net margin 34.6% 20.7% 27.6%
FCF margin 50.7% 30.5% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 50.8% 30.9% 24.4%
Return on equity 108.2% 40.0% 21.1%
Return on assets 40.4% 6.7% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 69.3% 13.4% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 45.5% 16.4% 5.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 5.8% 4.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAVEGENFIS
Debt / assets 13.1% 52.1% 48.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.1x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.9x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 5.3x 7.5x
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 83.0% 63.6%
Equity / assets 36.4% 17.0% 36.4%
Interest coverage 26.8x 3.9x 3.2x
Current ratio 4.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.56 1.36 0.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAVEGENFIS
Dividend yield – 2.1% 4.8%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 4.1% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 6.2% 8.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 31.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.3%
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.

ConsensusDAVEGENFIS
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 5.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.76FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $6.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +52.3% +10.4% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $716.46MFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +21.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +8.2% +4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAVEGENFIS
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.1% 98.7%
Institutions holding 344 688 856
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.4% +3.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 225 391 415
Institutions selling 92 211 331
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.85 1.25

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.

DAVEGENFIS
DAVE 1.00 0.31 0.28
GEN 0.31 1.00 0.41
FIS 0.28 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAVE, GEN and FIS?

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave (DAVE) $4.09B, Gen Digital (GEN) $14.48B, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) $18.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAVE, GEN and FIS?

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dave (DAVE) 18.4x, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.8x, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 5.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is cheapest (Dave (DAVE) 23.9x, Gen Digital (GEN) 7.9x, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 5.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dave (DAVE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dave (DAVE) +48.6%, Gen Digital (GEN) +20.2%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dave (DAVE) has the highest net margin (Dave (DAVE) 34.6%, Gen Digital (GEN) 20.7%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 27.6%). On return on invested capital, Dave (DAVE) leads (Dave (DAVE) 69.3%, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.4%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dave (DAVE) returned the most: Dave (DAVE) +28.3%, Gen Digital (GEN) -9.6%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) -46.5%. Over five years, Dave (DAVE) compounded fastest (Dave (DAVE) +0.6%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) -1.4%/yr, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) -20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dave (DAVE) 0.00%, Gen Digital (GEN) 0.00%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 0.05%. Dave (DAVE) and Gen Digital (GEN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) has been the steadiest (Dave (DAVE) 70.6%, Gen Digital (GEN) 40.3%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAVE, GEN and FIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dave (DAVE) leads on 7. 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.