EZPW vs ENVA vs SLM Stock Comparison

Ezcorp, Enova International and Slm Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EZPW Ezcorp Inc
$28.72 -6.9% 1M +59.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.76B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
ENVA Enova International, Inc.
$173.42 -5.2% 1M +35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.30B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
SLM SLM Corp
$17.52 -22.4% 1M -36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.15B
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Enova International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Enova International 4, Ezcorp 4, Slm 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEZPWENVASLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.76B $4.30B $3.15B ENVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x 11.3x 5.7x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 10.5x 7.9x SLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.6% +20.1% -6.7% EZPW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 10.5% 30.9% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% 22.1% 16.6% ENVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.6x 2.3x EZPW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.6% +35.5% -36.0% EZPW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.8%/yr +33.8%/yr -1.0%/yr ENVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 46.1% 43.1% EZPW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 76/100 48/100 ENVA

Percentile Scorecard

EZPWENVASLM

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

AxisEZPWENVASLM
Valuation 73 #47 of 168 86 #24 of 168 49 #87 of 168
Growth 90 #17 of 163 83 #29 of 163 29 #116 of 163
Profitability 72 #44 of 154 92 #13 of 154 52 #74 of 154
Financial Health 90 #17 of 161 68 #52 of 161 37 #102 of 161
Shareholder Returns 30 #95 of 136 53 #65 of 136 75 #35 of 136
Overall 71 76 48
  • EZPW ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ENVA ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SLM ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEZPWENVASLMSPY
1 month -6.9%-5.2%-22.4% -5.9%
3 months -1.6%-32.2%-36.1% -4.6%
6 months -12.7%+0.5%-22.7% +0.2%
Year to date +47.9%+10.3%-35.3% +7.5%
1 year +59.6%+35.5%-36.0% +8.2%
3 years +237.9%+308.5%+18.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +50.1%+59.9%+5.7% +19.0%
5 years +268.2%+328.2%-5.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +29.8%+33.8%-1.0% +9.4%
10 years +199.2%+1,870.7%+151.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.6%+34.7%+9.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEZPWENVASLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%46.1%43.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%51.8%52.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.211.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.390.77-0.83 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-42.8%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-34.7%-43.2% -5.9%
52-week high $35.59$265.45$30.85 $779.14
52-week low $17.41$119.49$17.52 $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.

MultipleEZPWENVASLM
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 11.9x 11.3xmedian 11.9x 5.9xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.7x 1.2xmedian 2.7x 1.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 12.1x 6.2xmedian 12.1x 4.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 5.4x 2.1xmedian 5.4x -8.4xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.34 0.33median 0.34 0.20median 0.34

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 monthsEZPWENVASLM
Revenue $1.58B $3.65B $1.79B
Gross profit $927.76M $2.21B –
Operating income $220.26M $878.11M –
Net income $159.09M $382.44M $567.40M
Free cash flow $138.33M $2.01B -$381.64M
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $14.47 $2.98
Cash & equivalents $311.03M $105.96M $2.17B
Total debt $519.49M $1.61B $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 83.36M 26.43M 185.57M
Enterprise value $162.96M $3.91B -$13.19B

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
MetricEZPWENVASLM
P/E 11.2x 11.3x 5.9x
P/FCF 12.8x 2.1x -8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 2.1x -8.4x
P/S 1.1x 1.2x 1.8x
P/B 1.5x 2.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x 6.2x 4.0x
EV/EBIT 9.0x 6.6x 4.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.6x 4.1x
EV/FCF 14.3x 2.9x -19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 2.8x -19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 0.33 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEZPWENVASLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.6% 20.1% -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 21.8% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% 27.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 22.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.4% 24.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 26.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 62.2% 30.5% -9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.8% 26.0% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.5% 30.7% 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 34.1% 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.8% 17.3% -15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 22.3% -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% 17.7% -15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 23.0% -47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEZPWENVASLM
Gross margin 58.6% 60.6% –
EBITDA margin 16.3% 25.5% 104.4%
Operating margin 13.9% 24.0% –
Pretax margin 13.4% 13.5% 41.2%
Net margin 10.0% 10.5% 30.9%
FCF margin 8.7% 54.9% -21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% 56.2% -21.3%
Return on equity 13.8% 24.9% 24.0%
Return on assets 7.4% 5.1% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 9.8% 22.1% 16.6%
Return on capital employed 11.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 5.4x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.0% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEZPWENVASLM
Debt / assets 24.0% 21.0% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.0x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 0.8x -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 79.6% 92.4%
Equity / assets 53.9% 20.4% 7.6%
Interest coverage 6.7x 2.3x 1.7x
Current ratio 4.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.6x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score 3.10 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEZPWENVASLM
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 3.1% 17.0%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 3.1% 20.0%
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.

ConsensusEZPWENVASLM
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.91FY2026 $16.45FY2026 $2.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.6%FY2026 +26.9%FY2026 -36.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +26.6% +29.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 $3.65BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +34.0% -0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEZPWENVASLM
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 315 428 389
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +0.4% +2.4%
Institutions buying 140 239 194
Institutions selling 116 136 135
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.76 1.44

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.

EZPWENVASLM
EZPW 1.00 0.30 0.29
ENVA 0.30 1.00 0.46
SLM 0.29 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EZPW, ENVA and SLM?

Enova International (ENVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ezcorp (EZPW) $1.76B, Enova International (ENVA) $4.30B, Slm (SLM) $3.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, EZPW, ENVA and SLM?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ezcorp (EZPW) 11.1x, Enova International (ENVA) 11.3x, Slm (SLM) 5.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slm (SLM) is cheapest (Ezcorp (EZPW) 15.0x, Enova International (ENVA) 10.5x, Slm (SLM) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ezcorp (EZPW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ezcorp (EZPW) +28.6%, Enova International (ENVA) +20.1%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.0%, Enova International (ENVA) 10.5%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Enova International (ENVA) leads (Ezcorp (EZPW) 9.8%, Enova International (ENVA) 22.1%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ezcorp (EZPW) returned the most: Ezcorp (EZPW) +59.6%, Enova International (ENVA) +35.5%, Slm (SLM) -36.0%. Over five years, Enova International (ENVA) compounded fastest (Ezcorp (EZPW) +29.8%/yr, Enova International (ENVA) +33.8%/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: Ezcorp (EZPW) 0.00%, Enova International (ENVA) 0.00%, Slm (SLM) 0.03%. Ezcorp (EZPW) and Enova International (ENVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ezcorp (EZPW) has been the steadiest (Ezcorp (EZPW) 42.9%, Enova International (ENVA) 46.1%, Slm (SLM) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EZPW, ENVA 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 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.