DAVE vs WSE vs GEN Stock Comparison

Dave, Wise and Gen Digital Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAVE Dave Inc./DE
$336.22 -8.9% 1M +43.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.86B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$690.63M
Div. yield
–
Digital Banking Technology
6 wins
WSE Wise Group plc
$11.58 -0.8% 1M
Market cap
$14.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$30.89 +38.6% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.32B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
1.65%
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dave leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dave 6, Gen Digital 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAVEWSEGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.86B $14.30B $18.32B GEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x — 15.3x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.4x 21.4x 10.1x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +40.6% — +16.9% DAVE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.1% — 23.1% DAVE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 53.2% — 14.4% DAVE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — 2.8x DAVE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.65% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.3% — +19.4% DAVE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.0%/yr — +4.5%/yr GEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.2% 44.5% 43.1% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 — 69/100 DAVE

Percentile Scorecard

DAVEWSEGEN

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

AxisDAVEWSEGEN
Valuation 77 #24 of 99 – 82 #23 of 124
Growth 90 #10 of 94 – 63 #43 of 114
Profitability 97 #4 of 90 – 96 #6 of 111
Financial Health 85 #17 of 105 – 14 #110 of 128
Shareholder Returns 73 #18 of 63 – 90 #8 of 73
Overall 84 – 69
  • DAVE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • WSE ranked among 1,001 companies in Financial Services
  • GEN ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDAVEWSEGENSPY
1 month -8.9%-0.8%+38.6% -1.0%
3 months -21.8%-3.7%+10.5% -0.4%
6 months +36.5%—+57.9% +4.5%
Year to date +51.9%—+13.6% +12.4%
1 year +43.3%—+19.4% +13.6%
3 years +5,850.8%—+75.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +290.8%—+20.6% +20.8%
5 years +5.3%—+24.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +1.0%—+4.5% +10.4%
10 years ——+31.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+2.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDAVEWSEGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.2%44.5%43.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.7%47.6%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.350.760.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.62—0.45 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.0%-32.5%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-24.8%-1.7% -1.6%
52-week high $442.53$15.40$31.41 $779.14
52-week low $155.92$10.40$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.

MultipleDAVEWSEGEN
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 21.9x —median 13.8x 15.3xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.3x —median 3.3x 3.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 16.4x —median 6.0x 9.7xmedian 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 17.4x 1.9xmedian 11.0x 10.4xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 1.7x —median 1.3x 6.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.91 —median 0.95 -5.62median 1.36

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 monthsDAVEWSEGEN
Revenue $690.63M – $5.23B
Gross profit $648.03M – $4.05B
Operating income $193.35M – $2.19B
Net income $194.35M – $1.21B
Free cash flow $324.80M – $1.76B
R&D – – $430.00M
EPS (diluted) $13.96 – $2.00
Cash & equivalents $269.94M – $589.00M
Total debt $75.00M – $8.12B
Shares (diluted) 13.92M 1.03B 603.00M
Enterprise value $3.00B $14.30B $16.13B

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
MetricDAVEWSEGEN
P/E 22.1x – 15.3x
P/FCF 11.9x 1.9x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x – 10.3x
P/S 5.6x – 3.5x
P/B 14.1x – 6.7x
P/Tangible book 14.9x – 22.5x
EV/EBITDA 18.0x – 9.7x
EV/EBIT 18.7x – 11.8x
EV/Revenue 5.2x – 4.9x
EV/FCF 11.1x – 14.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x – 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 – -5.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAVEWSEGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 40.6% – 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.3% – 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.2% – 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 70.3% – 30.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.3% – 26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.5% – 111.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.3% – -4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 38.2% – 118.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 63.6% – -2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.3% – 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 184.1% – 22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.4% – 35.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 190.1% – 22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAVEWSEGEN
Gross margin 93.8% – 77.4%
EBITDA margin 29.1% – 51.2%
Operating margin 28.0% – 41.8%
Pretax margin 32.4% – 32.3%
Net margin 28.1% – 23.1%
FCF margin 47.0% – 33.7%
Operating cash flow margin 47.1% – 34.0%
Return on equity 80.7% – 44.7%
Return on assets 32.5% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital 53.2% – 14.4%
Return on capital employed 41.8% – 18.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% – 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAVEWSEGEN
Debt / assets 12.0% – 52.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% – 82.4%
Equity / assets 43.8% – 17.6%
Interest coverage 25.7x – 4.3x
Current ratio 4.2x – 0.4x
Quick ratio 2.3x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.3x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 9.95 – 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAVEWSEGEN
Dividend yield – – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 5.8% – 4.2%
Shareholder yield 5.8% – 5.8%
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.

ConsensusDAVEWSEGEN
Forward P/E 24.4xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.76FY2026 $0.54FY2026 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +52.3% +20.4% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $716.46MFY2026 $2.84BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.3%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +21.9% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAVEWSEGEN
Held by institutions 100.0% – 89.1%
Institutions holding 345 – 690
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.4% – +3.8%
Institutions buying 226 – 392
Institutions selling 92 – 212
Buyers to sellers 2.46 – 1.85

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.

DAVEWSEGEN
DAVE 1.00 0.24 0.31
WSE 0.24 1.00 0.28
GEN 0.31 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAVE, WSE and GEN?

Gen Digital (GEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave (DAVE) $3.86B, Wise (WSE) $14.30B, Gen Digital (GEN) $18.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAVE, WSE and GEN?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dave (DAVE) 22.1x, Gen Digital (GEN) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Dave (DAVE) 24.4x, Wise (WSE) 21.4x, Gen Digital (GEN) 10.1x). 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) +40.6%, Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dave (DAVE) has the highest net margin (Dave (DAVE) 28.1%, Gen Digital (GEN) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Dave (DAVE) leads (Dave (DAVE) 53.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dave (DAVE) returned the most: Dave (DAVE) +43.3%, Gen Digital (GEN) +19.4%. Over five years, Gen Digital (GEN) compounded fastest (Dave (DAVE) +1.0%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gen Digital (GEN) 1.65%. Dave (DAVE) and Wise (WSE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gen Digital (GEN) has been the steadiest (Dave (DAVE) 70.2%, Wise (WSE) 44.5%, Gen Digital (GEN) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAVE, WSE 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, Dave (DAVE) 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.