ENVA vs HTT vs SLM Stock Comparison

Enova International, High Templar Tech and Slm Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENVA Enova International, Inc.
$164.93 -2.1% 1M +44.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.24B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
7 wins
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.99 -18.4% 1M -55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$824.60M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
SLM SLM Corp
$19.42 -17.7% 1M -27.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.63B
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionENVAHTTSLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.24B $824.60M $3.63B ENVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x — 6.6x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x — 6.0x SLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% — -6.7% ENVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.5% — 30.9% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.1% — 16.6% ENVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — 2.3x ENVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.6% -55.0% -27.3% ENVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.5%/yr +1.6%/yr +1.0%/yr ENVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 57.4% 42.1% SLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 — 48/100 ENVA

Percentile Scorecard

ENVAHTTSLM

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

AxisENVAHTTSLM
Valuation 88 #21 of 170 – 47 #90 of 170
Growth 79 #36 of 165 – 31 #115 of 165
Profitability 91 #15 of 155 – 55 #71 of 155
Financial Health 69 #51 of 163 93 #12 of 163 38 #102 of 163
Shareholder Returns 60 #56 of 137 – 72 #39 of 137
Overall 77 – 48
  • ENVA ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SLM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENVAHTTSLMSPY
1 month -2.1%-18.4%-17.7% -1.0%
3 months -30.5%-18.1%-20.0% +2.9%
6 months -1.0%-17.8%-18.5% +6.4%
Year to date +4.9%-43.9%-28.2% +11.4%
1 year +44.6%-55.0%-27.3% +13.1%
3 years +273.3%+8.2%+49.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +55.2%+2.6%+14.3% +21.5%
5 years +373.3%+8.2%+5.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +36.5%+1.6%+1.0% +10.9%
10 years +1,702.5%—+172.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +33.5%—+10.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureENVAHTTSLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%57.4%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%59.7%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.231.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.96-0.96-0.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.8%-66.1%-45.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.9%-59.8%-37.1% -2.5%
52-week high $265.45$4.95$30.85 $779.14
52-week low $114.03$1.94$18.74 $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.

MultipleENVAHTTSLM
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 6.5xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x 2.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 4.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x -9.3xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.31 —median 0.31 0.23median 0.31

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 monthsENVAHTTSLM
Revenue $3.65B – $1.79B
Gross profit $2.21B – –
Operating income $878.11M – –
Net income $382.44M – $567.40M
Free cash flow $2.01B – -$381.64M
EPS (diluted) $14.47 – $2.98
Cash & equivalents $105.96M $561.74M $2.17B
Total debt $1.61B $879.65M $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 26.43M 500.73M 185.57M
Enterprise value $3.84B -$2.21B -$12.71B

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
MetricENVAHTTSLM
P/E 10.7x – 6.5x
P/FCF 2.0x – -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x – -9.3x
P/S 1.1x – 2.0x
P/B 2.6x 0.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 0.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x – 4.2x
EV/EBIT 6.4x – 4.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x – 4.3x
EV/FCF 2.8x – -20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x – -20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 – 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENVAHTTSLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% – -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.8% – 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 30.5% – -9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% – 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% – 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% – 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% – -15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% – -15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – -47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENVAHTTSLM
Gross margin 60.6% – –
EBITDA margin 25.5% – 104.4%
Operating margin 24.0% – –
Pretax margin 13.5% – 41.2%
Net margin 10.5% – 30.9%
FCF margin 54.9% – -21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 56.2% – -21.3%
Return on equity 24.9% – 24.0%
Return on assets 5.1% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital 22.1% – 16.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.4x – -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENVAHTTSLM
Debt / assets 21.0% 16.0% 21.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.2x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 79.6% 21.2% 92.4%
Equity / assets 20.4% 78.8% 7.6%
Interest coverage 2.3x – 1.7x
Current ratio – 4.8x –
Quick ratio – 2.4x –
Cash ratio – 2.4x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENVAHTTSLM
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 3.3% – 15.4%
Shareholder yield 3.3% – 18.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 17.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -26.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -7.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.1%

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.

ConsensusENVAHTTSLM
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 – 6.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.45FY2026 $-0.04FY2024 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.9%FY2026 -233.3%FY2024 -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.5% – -0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.64BFY2026 $47.00MFY2024 $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.5%FY2026 +164.2%FY2024 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.8% – -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENVAHTTSLM
Held by institutions 94.5% 2.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 425 42 387
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% -26.1% +2.4%
Institutions buying 239 14 193
Institutions selling 134 21 135
Buyers to sellers 1.78 0.67 1.43

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.

ENVAHTTSLM
ENVA 1.00 0.09 0.47
HTT 0.09 1.00 0.13
SLM 0.47 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENVA, HTT and SLM?

Enova International (ENVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enova International (ENVA) $4.24B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $824.60M, Slm (SLM) $3.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENVA, HTT and SLM?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enova International (ENVA) 11.1x, Slm (SLM) 6.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slm (SLM) is cheapest (Enova International (ENVA) 10.0x, Slm (SLM) 6.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enova International (ENVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Enova International (ENVA) +20.1%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Enova International (ENVA) 10.5%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Enova International (ENVA) leads (Enova International (ENVA) 22.1%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enova International (ENVA) returned the most: Enova International (ENVA) +44.6%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -55.0%, Slm (SLM) -27.3%. Over five years, Enova International (ENVA) compounded fastest (Enova International (ENVA) +36.5%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.6%/yr, Slm (SLM) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Enova International (ENVA) 0.00%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 0.00%, Slm (SLM) 0.03%. Enova International (ENVA) and High Templar Tech (HTT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slm (SLM) has been the steadiest (Enova International (ENVA) 46.6%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 57.4%, Slm (SLM) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ENVA, HTT and SLM?

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