EZPW vs KSPI vs SLM Stock Comparison

Ezcorp, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz and Slm Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EZPW Ezcorp Inc
$29.11 -3.5% 1M +67.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.72B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
KSPI Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz
$94.66 -1.1% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.38B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ezcorp leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ezcorp 5, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz 3, Slm 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEZPWKSPISLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.72B $17.38B $3.27B KSPI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.9x 8.7x 5.9x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 7.2x 8.3x KSPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.6% — -6.7% EZPW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% — 30.9% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% — 16.6% SLM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — 2.3x EZPW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.0% +26.2% -32.4% EZPW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.3%/yr — -0.1%/yr EZPW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 34.1% 42.3% KSPI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 — 48/100 EZPW

Percentile Scorecard

EZPWKSPISLM

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

AxisEZPWKSPISLM
Valuation 76 #41 of 169 26 #266 of 361 48 #88 of 169
Growth 91 #15 of 159 – 28 #115 of 159
Profitability 75 #38 of 146 – 54 #68 of 146
Financial Health 91 #14 of 153 – 37 #97 of 153
Shareholder Returns 32 #92 of 135 99 #4 of 335 75 #35 of 135
Overall 73 – 48
  • EZPW ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • KSPI ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SLM 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

PeriodEZPWKSPISLMSPY
1 month -3.5%-1.1%-20.3% +0.7%
3 months -0.2%+6.3%-29.4% +3.7%
6 months -11.2%+10.3%-20.9% +7.1%
Year to date +49.9%+21.2%-32.6% +12.8%
1 year +67.0%+26.2%-32.4% +11.9%
3 years +257.6%—+38.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +53.0%—+11.5% +22.8%
5 years +290.2%—-0.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +31.3%—-0.1% +10.9%
10 years +191.4%—+156.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.3%—+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEZPWKSPISLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%34.1%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%29.3%51.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.021.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.77-0.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-50.4%-48.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-13.0%-40.8% -1.2%
52-week high $35.59$108.75$30.85 $779.14
52-week low $17.41$68.84$17.72 $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.

MultipleEZPWKSPISLM
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 11.7x 8.7xmedian 12.2x 6.1xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.7x 2.3xmedian 3.4x 1.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 13.1x —median 5.3x 4.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 6.5x 19.0xmedian 10.8x -8.7xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.7x 3.5xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.33 —median 1.34 0.21median 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 monthsEZPWKSPISLM
Revenue $1.58B – $1.79B
Gross profit $927.76M – –
Operating income $220.26M – –
Net income $159.09M – $567.40M
Free cash flow $138.33M – -$381.64M
EPS (diluted) $1.90 – $2.98
Cash & equivalents $311.03M $1.81B $2.17B
Total debt $519.49M – $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 83.36M 191.90M 185.57M
Enterprise value $123.57M $11.24B -$13.07B

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
MetricEZPWKSPISLM
P/E 11.3x 8.7x 6.1x
P/FCF 12.9x 19.0x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x – -8.7x
P/S 1.1x 2.3x 1.9x
P/B 1.5x 3.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 3.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x – 4.0x
EV/EBIT 9.1x – 4.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x – 4.2x
EV/FCF 14.4x – -19.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x – -19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 – 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEZPWKSPISLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.6% – -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 62.2% – -9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.8% – 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.5% – 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% – 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.8% – -15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.3% – -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% – -15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.6% – -47.7%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEZPWKSPISLM
Debt / assets 24.0% – 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.8x – -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 76.5% 92.4%
Equity / assets 53.9% 23.5% 7.6%
Interest coverage 6.7x – 1.7x
Current ratio 4.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.6x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score 3.11 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEZPWKSPISLM
Dividend yield – 7.9% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – 16.3%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 7.9% 19.2%
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.

ConsensusEZPWKSPISLM
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.91FY2026 $13.08FY2026 $2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.6%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +6.0% +30.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 $9.18BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% +25.7% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEZPWKSPISLM
Held by institutions 100.0% 44.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 314 207 388
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -0.9% +2.4%
Institutions buying 139 122 194
Institutions selling 116 60 135
Buyers to sellers 1.20 2.03 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.

EZPWKSPISLM
EZPW 1.00 0.18 0.28
KSPI 0.18 1.00 0.24
SLM 0.28 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EZPW, KSPI and SLM?

Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ezcorp (EZPW) $1.72B, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) $17.38B, Slm (SLM) $3.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, EZPW, KSPI and SLM?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.9x, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 8.7x, Slm (SLM) 5.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) is cheapest (Ezcorp (EZPW) 15.2x, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 7.2x, Slm (SLM) 8.3x). 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%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ezcorp (EZPW) returned the most: Ezcorp (EZPW) +67.0%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) +26.2%, Slm (SLM) -32.4%. Over five years, Ezcorp (EZPW) compounded fastest (Ezcorp (EZPW) +31.3%/yr, Slm (SLM) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ezcorp (EZPW) 0.00%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 0.00%, Slm (SLM) 0.03%. Ezcorp (EZPW) and Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) has been the steadiest (Ezcorp (EZPW) 42.8%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 34.1%, Slm (SLM) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EZPW, KSPI 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, 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.