ENVA vs SLM vs BFH Stock Comparison

Enova International, Slm and Bread Financial Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ENVA Enova International, Inc.
$181.01 +7.6% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.31B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
SLM SLM Corp
$18.25 -20.3% 1M -32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionENVASLMBFHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.31B $3.27B $3.93B ENVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 5.9x 7.5x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 8.3x 8.6x SLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% -6.7% +5.5% ENVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.5% 30.9% 13.2% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.1% 16.6% 19.7% ENVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.3x -1.0x BFH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.01% SLM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.1% -32.4% +69.8% BFH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.1%/yr -0.1%/yr +9.2%/yr ENVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.9% 42.3% 39.5% BFH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 48/100 80/100 BFH

Percentile Scorecard

ENVASLMBFH

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

AxisENVASLMBFH
Valuation 86 #24 of 169 48 #88 of 169 96 #8 of 169
Growth 82 #29 of 159 28 #115 of 159 55 #72 of 159
Profitability 90 #15 of 146 54 #68 of 146 86 #21 of 146
Financial Health 65 #54 of 153 37 #97 of 153 74 #40 of 153
Shareholder Returns 54 #63 of 135 75 #35 of 135 89 #16 of 135
Overall 76 48 80
  • ENVA ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SLM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BFH ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENVASLMBFHSPY
1 month +7.6%-20.3%+5.5% +0.7%
3 months -28.6%-29.4%-4.5% +3.7%
6 months +6.8%-20.9%+24.6% +7.1%
Year to date +15.1%-32.6%+42.7% +12.8%
1 year +49.1%-32.4%+69.8% +11.9%
3 years +357.9%+38.7%+289.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +66.1%+11.5%+57.4% +22.8%
5 years +458.0%-0.5%+55.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +41.1%-0.1%+9.2% +10.9%
10 years +1,815.4%+156.3%-35.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +34.4%+9.9%-4.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureENVASLMBFHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.9%42.3%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%51.7%45.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.031.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.07-0.761.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.8%-48.5%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-40.8%-6.8% -1.2%
52-week high $265.45$30.85$113.40 $779.14
52-week low $119.22$17.72$59.98 $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.

MultipleENVASLMBFH
P/E now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.7x 6.1xmedian 11.7x 7.7xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 13.1x 4.0xmedian 13.1x 1.5xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 6.5x -8.7xmedian 6.5x 1.8xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.33 0.21median 0.33 1.02median 0.33

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 monthsENVASLMBFH
Revenue $3.65B $1.79B $4.00B
Gross profit $2.21B – –
Operating income $878.11M – –
Net income $382.44M $567.40M $537.00M
Free cash flow $2.01B -$381.64M $2.19B
EPS (diluted) $14.47 $2.98 $13.41
Cash & equivalents $105.96M $2.17B $3.96B
Total debt $1.61B $6.43B $2.32B
Shares (diluted) 26.43M 185.57M 39.30M
Enterprise value $3.91B -$13.07B -$10.95B

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
MetricENVASLMBFH
P/E 11.8x 6.1x 7.7x
P/FCF 2.2x -8.7x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x -8.7x 1.8x
P/S 1.2x 1.9x 1.0x
P/B 2.9x 1.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x 4.0x 1.5x
EV/EBIT 6.8x 4.1x 1.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 4.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF 3.0x -19.8x 1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.9x -19.8x 1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.21 1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENVASLMBFH
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% -6.7% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 1.6% -2.4%
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% 13.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 19.1% -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 3.4% 34.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 28.7% 7.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% -15.8% 9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -47.7% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% -15.8% 9.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.0% -47.7% 5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENVASLMBFH
Gross margin 60.6% – –
EBITDA margin 25.5% 104.4% 39.3%
Operating margin 24.0% – –
Pretax margin 13.5% 41.2% 17.4%
Net margin 10.5% 30.9% 13.2%
FCF margin 54.9% -21.3% 54.7%
Operating cash flow margin 56.2% -21.3% 54.7%
Return on equity 24.9% 24.0% 15.8%
Return on assets 5.1% 1.9% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 22.1% 16.6% 19.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.4x -0.7x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 2.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENVASLMBFH
Debt / assets 21.0% 21.6% 10.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x 2.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.3x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.8x -16.9x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 79.6% 92.4% 85.2%
Equity / assets 20.4% 7.6% 14.8%
Interest coverage 2.3x 1.7x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENVASLMBFH
Dividend yield – 2.8% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 16.3% 13.1%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 19.2% 13.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 17.7% 9.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -26.3% 2.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.9% 19.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 4.4%

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.

ConsensusENVASLMBFH
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.45FY2026 $2.20FY2026 $12.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.9%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.6% +30.5% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.65BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.7%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.0% -0.3% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENVASLMBFH
Held by institutions 94.5% 100.0% 98.3%
Institutions holding 426 388 422
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.4% -14.5%
Institutions buying 239 194 205
Institutions selling 135 135 156
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.44 1.31

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.

ENVASLMBFH
ENVA 1.00 0.45 0.50
SLM 0.45 1.00 0.49
BFH 0.50 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENVA, SLM and BFH?

Enova International (ENVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enova International (ENVA) $4.31B, Slm (SLM) $3.27B, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) $3.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENVA, SLM and BFH?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enova International (ENVA) 11.3x, Slm (SLM) 5.9x, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 7.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slm (SLM) is cheapest (Enova International (ENVA) 11.0x, Slm (SLM) 8.3x, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 8.6x). 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%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Enova International (ENVA) 10.5%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Enova International (ENVA) leads (Enova International (ENVA) 22.1%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 19.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) returned the most: Enova International (ENVA) +49.1%, Slm (SLM) -32.4%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +69.8%. Over five years, Enova International (ENVA) compounded fastest (Enova International (ENVA) +41.1%/yr, Slm (SLM) -0.1%/yr, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Slm (SLM) has the highest dividend yield: Enova International (ENVA) 0.00%, Slm (SLM) 0.03%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 0.01%. Enova International (ENVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) has been the steadiest (Enova International (ENVA) 45.9%, Slm (SLM) 42.3%, Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.