FCFS vs AFRM vs EZPW Stock Comparison

FirstCash Holdings, Affirm Holdings and Ezcorp Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$187.82 -11.7% 1M +26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.80B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
1 win
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$74.84 +8.0% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.55B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
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
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ezcorp leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ezcorp 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.

QuestionFCFSAFRMEZPWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.80B $24.55B $1.72B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 12.7x 10.9x EZPW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 40.0x 15.2x EZPW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +32.2% +28.6% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 45.3% 10.0% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 5.6% 9.8% EZPW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.3x 0.8x EZPW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.8% +3.0% +67.0% EZPW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr -14.4%/yr +31.3%/yr EZPW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 59.6% 42.8% FCFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 53/100 73/100 EZPW

Percentile Scorecard

FCFSAFRMEZPW

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

AxisFCFSAFRMEZPW
Valuation 46 #92 of 169 32 #116 of 169 76 #41 of 169
Growth 78 #36 of 159 99 #3 of 159 91 #15 of 159
Profitability 76 #36 of 146 66 #51 of 146 75 #38 of 146
Financial Health 64 #56 of 153 58 #65 of 153 91 #14 of 153
Shareholder Returns 29 #96 of 135 13 #117 of 135 32 #92 of 135
Overall 58 53 73
  • FCFS ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AFRM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EZPW 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

PeriodFCFSAFRMEZPWSPY
1 month -11.7%+8.0%-3.5% +0.7%
3 months -7.0%+2.2%-0.2% +3.7%
6 months -13.9%+16.4%-11.2% +7.1%
Year to date +17.8%+0.6%+49.9% +12.8%
1 year +26.8%+3.0%+67.0% +11.9%
3 years +72.4%+337.7%+257.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.9%+63.6%+53.0% +22.8%
5 years +112.3%-53.9%+290.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.3%-14.4%+31.3% +10.9%
10 years +298.8%—+191.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.8%—+11.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCFSAFRMEZPWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%59.6%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%58.5%43.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.712.601.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.730.051.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.6%-94.7%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.6%-12.8%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $236.43$85.78$35.59 $779.14
52-week low $148.05$42.53$17.41 $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.

MultipleFCFSAFRMEZPW
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 11.7x 13.0xmedian 11.7x 11.3xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.7x 5.9xmedian 2.7x 1.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 13.1x 36.0xmedian 13.1x 7.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 6.5x 25.4xmedian 6.5x 12.9xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 0.7x 4.6xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 0.33 0.24median 0.33 0.17median 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 monthsFCFSAFRMEZPW
Revenue $4.29B $4.26B $1.58B
Gross profit $2.15B – $927.76M
Operating income $553.59M $416.98M $220.26M
Net income $406.49M $1.93B $159.09M
Free cash flow $518.18M $992.63M $138.33M
EPS (diluted) $9.38 $5.53 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $203.16M $1.63B $311.03M
Total debt $2.45B $10.58B $519.49M
Shares (diluted) 43.34M 348.85M 83.36M
Enterprise value $7.17B $18.24B $123.57M

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
MetricFCFSAFRMEZPW
P/E 19.9x 13.0x 11.3x
P/FCF 15.5x 25.4x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 20.5x 9.9x
P/S 1.9x 5.9x 1.1x
P/B 3.5x 4.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 4.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 36.0x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 64.6x 9.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 6.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF 19.9x 27.1x 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 21.9x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 0.24 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCFSAFRMEZPW
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 32.2% 28.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 39.0% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.3% – 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.6% 577.8% 59.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 32.9% 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.2% 3,598% 62.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 58.2% 64.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.7% 3,515% 60.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 54.1% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% 55.1% 28.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 365.8% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% 65.0% 39.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 123.3% 39.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCFSAFRMEZPW
Gross margin 50.2% – 58.6%
EBITDA margin 16.0% 17.6% 16.3%
Operating margin 12.9% 9.8% 13.9%
Pretax margin 12.9% 11.6% 13.4%
Net margin 9.5% 45.3% 10.0%
FCF margin 12.1% 23.3% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 28.9% 11.5%
Return on equity 17.7% 41.6% 13.8%
Return on assets 7.4% 13.3% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 5.6% 9.8%
Return on capital employed 10.9% – 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 7.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCFSAFRMEZPW
Debt / assets 44.0% 21.1% 24.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.3x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 4.7x 3.4x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 65.3% 46.1%
Equity / assets 40.9% 34.7% 53.9%
Interest coverage 3.9x 0.9x 6.7x
Current ratio 4.8x – 4.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score 3.41 – 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCFSAFRMEZPW
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 3.4% -0.6% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 4.3% -0.6% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusFCFSAFRMEZPW
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 40.0xFY2027 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.43FY2026 $1.87FY2027 $1.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 -66.2%FY2027 +33.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +44.4% +22.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.25BFY2026 $5.23BFY2027 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 +22.7%FY2027 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +24.0% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCFSAFRMEZPW
Held by institutions 97.2% 77.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 501 659 314
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +8.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 254 402 139
Institutions selling 166 173 116
Buyers to sellers 1.53 2.32 1.20

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.

FCFSAFRMEZPW
FCFS 1.00 0.10 0.70
AFRM 0.10 1.00 0.14
EZPW 0.70 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCFS, AFRM and EZPW?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $7.80B, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.55B, Ezcorp (EZPW) $1.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCFS, AFRM and EZPW?

Ezcorp (EZPW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 19.2x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.7x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ezcorp (EZPW) is cheapest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 16.4x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 40.0x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 15.2x). 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: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +22.9%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +28.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 9.5%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Ezcorp (EZPW) leads (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 8.7%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ezcorp (EZPW) returned the most: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +26.8%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +3.0%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +67.0%. Over five years, Ezcorp (EZPW) compounded fastest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +16.3%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, Ezcorp (EZPW) +31.3%/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) 36.6%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.6%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.