DAVE vs GEN vs JKHY Stock Comparison

Dave, Gen Digital and Jack Henry & Associates Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAVE Dave Inc./DE
$323.01 -0.6% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.70B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$643.65M
Div. yield
–
Digital Banking Technology
7 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$24.41 +12.9% 1M -10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.62B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
2.09%
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dave leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Dave 7, Gen Digital 4, Jack Henry & Associates 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAVEGENJKHYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.70B $14.62B $11.38B GEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x 13.9x 23.2x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 8.0x 21.4x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.6% +20.2% +7.1% DAVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.6% 20.7% 19.8% DAVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 69.3% 13.4% 22.7% DAVE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.9x 0.0x DAVE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.09% 1.48% GEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.9% -10.3% +4.2% DAVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr -1.1%/yr -0.3%/yr DAVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.7% 40.4% 29.6% JKHY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 70/100 70/100 DAVE

Percentile Scorecard

DAVEGENJKHY

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

AxisDAVEGENJKHY
Valuation 78 #23 of 99 89 #15 of 124 61 #39 of 99
Growth 98 #3 of 94 61 #45 of 113 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 97 #4 of 90 95 #6 of 110 93 #7 of 90
Financial Health 82 #20 of 105 15 #110 of 129 79 #23 of 105
Shareholder Returns 77 #15 of 61 92 #6 of 67 57 #27 of 61
Overall 86 70 70
  • DAVE 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

PeriodDAVEGENJKHYSPY
1 month -0.6%+12.9%+9.9% -0.8%
3 months -20.4%-8.7%+6.1% +3.5%
6 months +15.6%+28.3%+7.5% +7.0%
Year to date +45.9%-10.2%-11.0% +12.2%
1 year +29.9%-10.3%+4.2% +13.0%
3 years +6,064.3%+47.8%+17.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +295.4%+13.9%+5.5% +23.1%
5 years +1.4%-5.4%-1.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.3%-1.1%-0.3% +11.0%
10 years —-2.5%+101.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-0.3%+7.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDAVEGENJKHYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.7%40.4%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.2%41.0%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.390.84-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-0.260.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.0%-49.7%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.0%-22.3%-15.7% -1.8%
52-week high $442.53$31.41$192.60 $779.14
52-week low $155.92$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.

MultipleDAVEGENJKHY
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 20.6x 13.9xmedian 38.1x 23.2xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 4.3x 4.5xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 15.4x 8.5xmedian 35.4x 13.5xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 16.4x 9.4xmedian 27.1x 16.4xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 1.9x 5.5xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.05 -2.63median 1.27 1.99median 1.05

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 monthsDAVEGENJKHY
Revenue $643.65M $5.08B $2.54B
Gross profit $604.48M $3.96B $1.11B
Operating income $194.66M $2.12B $635.03M
Net income $222.64M $1.05B $502.78M
Free cash flow $326.54M $1.55B $694.86M
R&D – $418.00M $176.45M
EPS (diluted) $16.27 $1.75 $6.98
Cash & equivalents $209.61M $564.00M $12.06M
Total debt $75.00M $8.16B $40.00M
Shares (diluted) 13.68M 603.00M 72.04M
Enterprise value $3.05B $12.33B $11.29B

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
MetricDAVEGENJKHY
P/E 18.5x 13.9x 23.2x
P/FCF 11.3x 9.4x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 9.3x 14.9x
P/S 5.7x 2.9x 4.5x
P/B 17.8x 5.5x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 19.1x 24.0x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 8.5x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 18.1x 10.5x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 4.4x 4.5x
EV/FCF 10.8x 14.3x 16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 14.1x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 -2.63 1.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAVEGENJKHY
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.6% 20.2% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 12.6% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 49.4% 17.4% 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 11.1% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 173.4% 29.2% 11.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.8% 17.5% 9.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 303.9% 76.4% 10.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.1% -7.3% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 329.7% 82.5% 11.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% -5.3% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% 14.9% 18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 184.8% 26.9% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% 14.8% 18.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 179.2% 26.8% 26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAVEGENJKHY
Gross margin 93.9% 78.0% 43.7%
EBITDA margin 31.4% 51.4% 33.3%
Operating margin 30.2% 41.7% 25.0%
Pretax margin 32.2% 30.2% 25.7%
Net margin 34.6% 20.7% 19.8%
FCF margin 50.7% 30.5% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 50.8% 30.9% 29.9%
Return on equity 108.2% 40.0% 24.0%
Return on assets 40.4% 6.7% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 69.3% 13.4% 22.7%
Return on capital employed 45.5% 16.4% 25.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 5.8% 4.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAVEGENJKHY
Debt / assets 13.1% 52.1% 1.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.9x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 5.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 83.0% 34.8%
Equity / assets 36.4% 17.0% 65.2%
Interest coverage 26.8x 3.9x 117.9x
Current ratio 4.2x 0.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 9.46 1.36 9.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAVEGENJKHY
Dividend yield – 2.1% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 4.1% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 6.2% 5.3%
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.

ConsensusDAVEGENJKHY
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 21.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $13.80FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $7.57FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +52.0% +10.4% +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $716.08MFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $2.55BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +19.0% +8.2% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAVEGENJKHY
Held by institutions 96.6% 89.1% 96.5%
Institutions holding 344 688 711
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.4% +3.8% -4.3%
Institutions buying 225 391 338
Institutions selling 92 211 302
Buyers to sellers 2.45 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.

DAVEGENJKHY
DAVE 1.00 0.31 0.16
GEN 0.31 1.00 0.42
JKHY 0.16 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAVE, GEN and JKHY?

Gen Digital (GEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave (DAVE) $3.70B, Gen Digital (GEN) $14.62B, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) $11.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAVE, GEN and JKHY?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dave (DAVE) 18.5x, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.9x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 23.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Dave (DAVE) 23.4x, Gen Digital (GEN) 8.0x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 21.4x). 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%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dave (DAVE) has the highest net margin (Dave (DAVE) 34.6%, Gen Digital (GEN) 20.7%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Dave (DAVE) leads (Dave (DAVE) 69.3%, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.4%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dave (DAVE) returned the most: Dave (DAVE) +29.9%, Gen Digital (GEN) -10.3%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +4.2%. Over five years, Dave (DAVE) compounded fastest (Dave (DAVE) +0.3%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) -1.1%/yr, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest dividend yield: Gen Digital (GEN) 2.09%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 1.48%. Dave (DAVE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has been the steadiest (Dave (DAVE) 70.7%, Gen Digital (GEN) 40.4%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAVE, 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, 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.