DAVE vs JKHY vs CHYM Stock Comparison

Dave, Jack Henry & Associates and Chime Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAVE Dave Inc./DE
$354.60 +8.7% 1M +47.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.11B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$643.65M
Div. yield
–
Digital Banking Technology
7 wins
CHYM Chime Financial, Inc.
$29.57 +11.8% 1M +62.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Banking Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dave leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Dave 7, Jack Henry & Associates 3, Chime Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAVEJKHYCHYMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.11B $11.67B $10.82B JKHY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 23.2x -595.0x DAVE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 21.6x 67.2x JKHY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.6% +7.1% +26.4% DAVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.6% 19.8% -0.7% DAVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 65.2% 22.7% — DAVE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.0x 43.4x DAVE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.2% +4.4% +62.7% CHYM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr -1.4%/yr — DAVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.0% 29.5% 62.9% JKHY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 70/100 69/100 DAVE

Percentile Scorecard

DAVEJKHYCHYM

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

AxisDAVEJKHYCHYM
Valuation 70 #30 of 98 61 #39 of 98 49 #51 of 98
Growth 98 #3 of 94 62 #36 of 94 93 #8 of 94
Profitability 97 #4 of 90 93 #7 of 90 61 #36 of 90
Financial Health 82 #20 of 105 78 #24 of 105 93 #8 of 105
Shareholder Returns 72 #18 of 62 56 #28 of 62 49 #32 of 62
Overall 84 70 69
  • DAVE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • JKHY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • CHYM ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDAVEJKHYCHYMSPY
1 month +8.7%+9.6%+11.8% -1.0%
3 months -12.0%+7.9%+42.9% +2.9%
6 months +29.2%+7.5%+31.2% +6.4%
Year to date +60.2%-10.9%+17.5% +11.4%
1 year +47.2%+4.4%+62.7% +13.1%
3 years +6,603.2%+13.2%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +306.6%+4.2%— +21.5%
5 years +11.5%-6.7%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.2%-1.4%— +10.9%
10 years —+98.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+7.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDAVEJKHYCHYMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.0%29.5%62.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.3%31.3%60.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.44-0.092.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.670.151.00 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.0%-41.5%-55.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.9%-15.6%-14.4% -2.5%
52-week high $442.53$192.60$34.55 $779.14
52-week low $155.92$123.42$16.44 $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.

MultipleDAVEJKHYCHYM
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 21.5x 23.2xmedian 21.5x -617.3xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 15.7x 13.5xmedian 15.7x -436.4xmedian 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 16.4x 16.4xmedian 16.4x 35.9xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 1.9x 5.6xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 1.06 2.00median 1.06 —median 1.06

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 monthsDAVEJKHYCHYM
Revenue $643.65M $2.54B $2.46B
Gross profit $604.48M $1.11B $2.18B
Operating income $183.02M $635.03M -$50.99M
Net income $222.64M $502.78M -$18.19M
Free cash flow $326.54M $694.86M $312.18M
R&D – $176.45M $457.18M
EPS (diluted) $16.27 $6.98 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $209.61M $12.06M $536.05M
Total debt $300.00M $40.00M –
Shares (diluted) 13.68M 72.04M 393.42M
Enterprise value $3.46B $11.57B $6.62B

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
MetricDAVEJKHYCHYM
P/E 20.3x 23.2x -617.3x
P/FCF 12.4x 16.4x 35.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 15.0x 32.5x
P/S 6.3x 4.5x 4.6x
P/B 19.5x 5.6x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 20.9x 5.6x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 20.3x 13.5x -436.4x
EV/EBIT 21.2x 18.0x -199.7x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 4.5x 4.1x
EV/FCF 11.9x 16.4x 32.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 15.0x 29.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 2.00 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAVEJKHYCHYM
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.6% 7.1% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 7.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 49.4% 9.5% 27.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 9.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 157.0% 11.7% 94.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.4% 9.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 303.9% 10.3% 98.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.1% 11.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 329.7% 11.9% 99.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.5% 11.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% 18.8% 8,825%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 184.8% 25.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 70.1% 18.1% 2,646%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 179.2% 26.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAVEJKHYCHYM
Gross margin 93.9% 43.7% 88.7%
EBITDA margin 29.6% 33.3% -0.9%
Operating margin 28.4% 25.0% -2.1%
Pretax margin 32.2% 25.7% -0.7%
Net margin 34.6% 19.8% -0.7%
FCF margin 50.7% 27.3% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 50.8% 29.9% 14.0%
Return on equity 108.2% 24.0% -1.3%
Return on assets 40.4% 16.2% -0.9%
Return on invested capital 65.2% 22.7% –
Return on capital employed 42.8% 25.0% -3.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x -19.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.8% 1.3% 11.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAVEJKHYCHYM
Debt / assets 13.1% 1.3% 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.0x 43.4x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 34.8% 29.6%
Equity / assets 36.4% 65.2% 70.4%
Interest coverage 25.2x 117.9x –
Current ratio 4.2x 1.2x 4.6x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.7x 3.5x
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.0x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 9.99 9.41 11.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAVEJKHYCHYM
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 6.0% 3.8% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 5.3% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusDAVEJKHYCHYM
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 21.6xFY2027 67.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.80FY2026 $7.54FY2027 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +8.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +52.0% +0.4% +102.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $716.08MFY2026 $2.54BFY2027 $2.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027 +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.0% +19.6% +33.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAVEJKHYCHYM
Held by institutions 96.6% 96.5% 76.3%
Institutions holding 344 711 270
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.4% -4.3% -1.9%
Institutions buying 225 338 189
Institutions selling 92 302 48
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.12 3.94

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.

DAVEJKHYCHYM
DAVE 1.00 0.16 0.44
JKHY 0.16 1.00 0.29
CHYM 0.44 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAVE, JKHY and CHYM?

Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave (DAVE) $4.11B, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) $11.67B, Chime Financial (CHYM) $10.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAVE, JKHY and CHYM?

Dave (DAVE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dave (DAVE) 18.4x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 23.2x, Chime Financial (CHYM) -595.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) is cheapest (Dave (DAVE) 25.7x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 21.6x, Chime Financial (CHYM) 67.2x). 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%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +7.1%, Chime Financial (CHYM) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dave (DAVE) has the highest net margin (Dave (DAVE) 34.6%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 19.8%, Chime Financial (CHYM) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Dave (DAVE) leads (Dave (DAVE) 65.2%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chime Financial (CHYM) returned the most: Dave (DAVE) +47.2%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +4.4%, Chime Financial (CHYM) +62.7%. Over five years, Dave (DAVE) compounded fastest (Dave (DAVE) +2.2%/yr, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has been the steadiest (Dave (DAVE) 70.0%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 29.5%, Chime Financial (CHYM) 62.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.