EZPW vs BCS vs AFRM Stock Comparison

Ezcorp, Barclays and Affirm Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EZPW Ezcorp Inc
$28.74 -7.8% 1M +58.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.82B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
BCS Barclays Plc
$22.26 -10.3% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.20B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$69.49 -2.8% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$24.36B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ezcorp leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ezcorp 5, Barclays 4, Affirm Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEZPWBCSAFRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.82B $79.20B $24.36B BCS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 7.4x 12.6x BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 7.6x 37.2x BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.6% +9.5% +32.2% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 26.0% 45.3% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% — 5.6% EZPW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — 2.3x EZPW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.3% +7.6% -7.8% EZPW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.3%/yr +15.0%/yr -14.4%/yr EZPW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 31.0% 59.7% BCS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 51/100 54/100 EZPW

Percentile Scorecard

EZPWBCSAFRM

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

AxisEZPWBCSAFRM
Valuation 75 #43 of 170 99 #5 of 362 34 #113 of 170
Growth 89 #19 of 160 70 #67 of 221 99 #3 of 160
Profitability 74 #40 of 149 20 #161 of 200 65 #53 of 149
Financial Health 92 #14 of 158 1 #201 of 203 61 #63 of 158
Shareholder Returns 28 #98 of 135 63 #127 of 342 13 #118 of 135
Overall 71 51 54
  • EZPW ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BCS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • AFRM 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

PeriodEZPWBCSAFRMSPY
1 month -7.8%-10.3%-2.8% -0.8%
3 months -5.5%-22.1%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months -10.2%-3.6%+6.7% +7.0%
Year to date +48.0%-12.5%-6.6% +12.2%
1 year +58.3%+7.6%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years +258.4%+256.7%+310.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.1%+52.8%+60.2% +23.1%
5 years +289.4%+100.9%-54.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +31.3%+15.0%-14.4% +11.0%
10 years +175.6%+151.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.7%+9.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEZPWBCSAFRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%31.0%59.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.2%31.8%58.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.602.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.360.25-0.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-50.0%-94.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-22.1%-19.0% -1.8%
52-week high $35.59$28.56$85.78 $779.14
52-week low $17.41$20.07$42.53 $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.

MultipleEZPWBCSAFRM
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 11.0x 7.3xmedian 12.1x 12.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 13.1x —median 5.0x 33.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 6.9x —median 11.0x 23.6xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 4.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.32 0.41median 1.36 0.22median 0.32

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 monthsEZPWBCSAFRM
Revenue $1.58B $41.50B $4.26B
Gross profit $927.76M – –
Operating income $220.26M – $416.98M
Net income $159.09M $10.83B $1.93B
Free cash flow $138.33M – $992.63M
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $2.95 $5.53
Cash & equivalents $311.03M $335.17B $1.63B
Total debt $519.49M $302.10B $10.58B
Shares (diluted) 83.36M 3.65B 348.85M
Enterprise value $217.11M -$1.63T $18.05B

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
MetricEZPWBCSAFRM
P/E 11.2x 7.3x 12.1x
P/FCF 12.8x – 23.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x – 19.0x
P/S 1.1x 1.9x 5.5x
P/B 1.5x 0.8x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.8x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x – 33.6x
EV/EBIT 9.0x 17.0x 60.3x
EV/Revenue 1.2x -1.6x 5.9x
EV/FCF 14.3x – 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x – 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 0.41 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEZPWBCSAFRM
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.6% 9.5% 32.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 9.8% 39.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.4% – 577.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.5% – 32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.2% 19.1% 3,598%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.8% 10.5% 58.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.5% 29.0% 3,515%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 17.8% 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.8% – 55.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.3% – 365.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% – 65.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.6% – 123.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEZPWBCSAFRM
Gross margin 58.6% – –
EBITDA margin 16.3% – 17.6%
Operating margin 13.9% – 9.8%
Pretax margin 13.4% 33.1% 11.6%
Net margin 10.0% 26.0% 45.3%
FCF margin 8.7% – 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% – 28.9%
Return on equity 13.8% 10.4% 41.6%
Return on assets 7.4% 0.5% 13.3%
Return on invested capital 9.8% – 5.6%
Return on capital employed 11.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEZPWBCSAFRM
Debt / assets 24.0% 13.1% 21.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.8x – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 95.5% 65.3%
Equity / assets 53.9% 4.5% 34.7%
Interest coverage 6.7x – 0.9x
Current ratio 4.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.6x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score 3.10 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEZPWBCSAFRM
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% – -0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 2.8% -0.7%
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.

ConsensusEZPWBCSAFRM
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 37.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.91FY2026 $2.91FY2026 $1.87FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.6%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 -66.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +12.7% +44.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 $42.91BFY2026 $5.23BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026 +22.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% -4.3% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEZPWBCSAFRM
Held by institutions 100.0% 8.5% 77.1%
Institutions holding 313 556 658
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.9% +8.1%
Institutions buying 138 306 401
Institutions selling 116 161 173
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.90 2.32

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.

EZPWBCSAFRM
EZPW 1.00 0.34 0.14
BCS 0.34 1.00 0.35
AFRM 0.14 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EZPW, BCS and AFRM?

Barclays (BCS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ezcorp (EZPW) $1.82B, Barclays (BCS) $79.20B, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, EZPW, BCS and AFRM?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ezcorp (EZPW) 11.5x, Barclays (BCS) 7.4x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Ezcorp (EZPW) 15.0x, Barclays (BCS) 7.6x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ezcorp (EZPW) +28.6%, Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.0%, Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%). On return on invested capital, Ezcorp (EZPW) leads (Ezcorp (EZPW) 9.8%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ezcorp (EZPW) returned the most: Ezcorp (EZPW) +58.3%, Barclays (BCS) +7.6%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%. Over five years, Ezcorp (EZPW) compounded fastest (Ezcorp (EZPW) +31.3%/yr, Barclays (BCS) +15.0%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barclays (BCS) has been the steadiest (Ezcorp (EZPW) 42.8%, Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EZPW, BCS and AFRM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ezcorp (EZPW) leads on 5. 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.