FCFS vs AFRM vs ENVA Stock Comparison

FirstCash Holdings, Affirm Holdings and Enova International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$175.27 -19.4% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.98B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
1 win
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
3 wins
ENVA Enova International, Inc.
$170.07 -2.1% 1M +36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.27B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Enova International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Enova International 7, Affirm Holdings 3, FirstCash Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCFSAFRMENVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.98B $24.36B $4.27B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 12.6x 11.2x ENVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 37.2x 10.3x ENVA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +32.2% +20.1% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 45.3% 10.5% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 5.6% 22.1% ENVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.3x 1.6x ENVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.7% -7.8% +36.4% ENVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr -14.4%/yr +40.5%/yr ENVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 59.7% 45.8% FCFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 54/100 75/100 ENVA

Percentile Scorecard

FCFSAFRMENVA

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

AxisFCFSAFRMENVA
Valuation 49 #88 of 170 34 #113 of 170 86 #24 of 170
Growth 74 #42 of 160 99 #3 of 160 79 #35 of 160
Profitability 76 #36 of 149 65 #53 of 149 90 #16 of 149
Financial Health 66 #55 of 158 61 #63 of 158 66 #54 of 158
Shareholder Returns 29 #96 of 135 13 #118 of 135 55 #62 of 135
Overall 59 54 75
  • FCFS ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AFRM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ENVA 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

PeriodFCFSAFRMENVASPY
1 month -19.4%-2.8%-2.1% -0.8%
3 months -15.2%-4.9%-32.6% +3.5%
6 months -19.4%+6.7%-2.0% +7.0%
Year to date +10.0%-6.6%+8.2% +12.2%
1 year +13.7%-7.8%+36.4% +13.0%
3 years +63.7%+310.5%+327.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.9%+60.2%+62.3% +23.1%
5 years +87.8%-54.0%+447.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%-14.4%+40.5% +11.0%
10 years +269.8%—+1,810.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.0%—+34.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCFSAFRMENVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%59.7%45.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%58.3%51.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.682.601.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.130.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.7%-94.7%-42.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-19.0%-35.9% -1.8%
52-week high $236.43$85.78$265.45 $779.14
52-week low $148.05$42.53$119.22 $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.

MultipleFCFSAFRMENVA
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 11.0x 12.1xmedian 11.0x 11.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 13.1x 33.6xmedian 13.1x 6.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 6.9x 23.6xmedian 6.9x 2.1xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 0.7x 4.3xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.81median 0.32 0.22median 0.32 0.32median 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 monthsFCFSAFRMENVA
Revenue $4.29B $4.26B $3.65B
Gross profit $2.15B – $2.21B
Operating income $553.59M $416.98M $878.11M
Net income $406.49M $1.93B $382.44M
Free cash flow $518.18M $992.63M $2.01B
EPS (diluted) $9.38 $5.53 $14.47
Cash & equivalents $203.16M $1.63B $105.96M
Total debt $2.45B $10.58B $1.61B
Shares (diluted) 43.34M 348.85M 26.43M
Enterprise value $7.35B $18.05B $3.87B

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
MetricFCFSAFRMENVA
P/E 18.6x 12.1x 11.1x
P/FCF 14.5x 23.6x 2.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 19.0x 2.0x
P/S 1.8x 5.5x 1.2x
P/B 3.3x 4.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 4.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 33.6x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 60.3x 6.5x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 5.9x 1.6x
EV/FCF 18.8x 25.3x 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 20.4x 2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.81 0.22 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCFSAFRMENVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 32.2% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 39.0% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.3% – 27.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 22.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.6% 577.8% 24.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 32.9% 26.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.2% 3,598% 30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 58.2% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.7% 3,515% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 54.1% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% 55.1% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 365.8% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% 65.0% 17.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 123.3% 23.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCFSAFRMENVA
Gross margin 50.2% – 60.6%
EBITDA margin 16.0% 17.6% 25.5%
Operating margin 12.9% 9.8% 24.0%
Pretax margin 12.9% 11.6% 13.5%
Net margin 9.5% 45.3% 10.5%
FCF margin 12.1% 23.3% 54.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 28.9% 56.2%
Return on equity 17.7% 41.6% 24.9%
Return on assets 7.4% 13.3% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 5.6% 22.1%
Return on capital employed 10.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.6x 5.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 7.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCFSAFRMENVA
Debt / assets 44.0% 21.1% 21.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.3x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 4.7x 3.4x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 65.3% 79.6%
Equity / assets 40.9% 34.7% 20.4%
Interest coverage 3.9x 0.9x 2.3x
Current ratio 4.8x – –
Quick ratio 0.5x – –
Cash ratio 0.5x – –
Altman Z-score 3.31 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCFSAFRMENVA
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 3.7% -0.7% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 4.6% -0.7% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusFCFSAFRMENVA
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 37.2xFY2027 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.43FY2026 $1.87FY2027 $16.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 -66.2%FY2027 +26.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +44.4% +26.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.25BFY2026 $5.23BFY2027 $3.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 +22.7%FY2027 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +24.0% +34.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCFSAFRMENVA
Held by institutions 97.2% 77.1% 94.5%
Institutions holding 500 658 425
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +8.1% +0.4%
Institutions buying 253 401 239
Institutions selling 166 173 134
Buyers to sellers 1.52 2.32 1.78

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.

FCFSAFRMENVA
FCFS 1.00 0.08 0.24
AFRM 0.08 1.00 0.36
ENVA 0.24 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCFS, AFRM and ENVA?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $7.98B, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.36B, Enova International (ENVA) $4.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCFS, AFRM and ENVA?

Enova International (ENVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 19.6x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.6x, Enova International (ENVA) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enova International (ENVA) is cheapest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 15.3x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.2x, Enova International (ENVA) 10.3x). 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: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +22.9%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%, Enova International (ENVA) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 9.5%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Enova International (ENVA) 10.5%). On return on invested capital, Enova International (ENVA) leads (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 8.7%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Enova International (ENVA) 22.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enova International (ENVA) returned the most: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +13.7%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%, Enova International (ENVA) +36.4%. Over five years, Enova International (ENVA) compounded fastest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +13.4%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, Enova International (ENVA) +40.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) has been the steadiest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 36.1%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%, Enova International (ENVA) 45.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCFS, AFRM and ENVA?

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.