FCFS vs ENVA vs STNE Stock Comparison

FirstCash Holdings, Enova International and StoneCo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$175.27 -19.4% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.92B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
ENVA Enova International, Inc.
$170.07 -2.1% 1M +36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.28B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.33 -10.4% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFCFSENVASTNELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.92B $4.28B $2.17B FCFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.5x 11.2x 3.0x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 10.3x 4.5x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +20.1% +18.3% FCFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 10.5% 26.2% STNE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 22.1% — ENVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.6x — ENVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.7% +36.4% -56.2% ENVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +40.5%/yr -24.4%/yr ENVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 45.8% 65.4% FCFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 75/100 80/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

FCFSENVASTNE

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

AxisFCFSENVASTNE
Valuation 49 #88 of 170 86 #24 of 170 99 #3 of 170
Growth 74 #42 of 160 79 #35 of 160 87 #22 of 160
Profitability 76 #36 of 149 90 #16 of 149 85 #24 of 149
Financial Health 66 #55 of 158 66 #54 of 158 33 #107 of 158
Shareholder Returns 29 #96 of 135 55 #62 of 135 99 #3 of 135
Overall 59 75 80
  • FCFS ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ENVA ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE 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

PeriodFCFSENVASTNESPY
1 month -19.4%-2.1%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months -15.2%-32.6%-23.5% +3.5%
6 months -19.4%-2.0%-30.5% +7.0%
Year to date +10.0%+8.2%-43.7% +12.2%
1 year +13.7%+36.4%-56.2% +13.0%
3 years +63.7%+327.0%-13.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.9%+62.3%-4.6% +23.1%
5 years +87.8%+447.7%-75.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%+40.5%-24.4% +11.0%
10 years +269.8%+1,810.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.0%+34.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCFSENVASTNESPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%45.8%65.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%51.4%74.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.191.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.380.79-0.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.7%-42.8%-79.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-35.9%-57.0% -1.8%
52-week high $236.43$265.45$19.39 $779.14
52-week low $148.05$119.22$8.33 $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.

MultipleFCFSENVASTNE
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 11.0x 11.1xmedian 11.0x 3.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 1.2xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 13.1x 6.1xmedian 13.1x 0.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 6.9x 2.1xmedian 6.9x 3.0xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.81median 0.32 0.32median 0.32 0.04median 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 monthsFCFSENVASTNE
Revenue $4.29B $3.65B $2.73B
Gross profit $2.15B $2.21B $1.19B
Operating income $553.59M $878.11M $1.03B
Net income $406.49M $382.44M $545.33M
Free cash flow $518.18M $2.01B $874.35M
EPS (diluted) $9.38 $14.47 $2.62
Cash & equivalents $203.16M $105.96M $1.42B
Total debt $2.45B $1.61B –
Shares (diluted) 43.34M 26.43M 273.49M
Enterprise value $7.29B $3.88B -$3.54B

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
MetricFCFSENVASTNE
P/E 18.6x 11.1x 3.1x
P/FCF 14.5x 2.1x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 2.0x 3.4x
P/S 1.8x 1.2x 1.0x
P/B 3.3x 2.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 6.1x 0.9x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 6.5x 1.0x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 18.8x 2.8x 1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 2.8x 1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.81 0.32 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCFSENVASTNE
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 20.1% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 21.8% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.3% 27.1% 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 22.8% -16.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.6% 24.0% 1,432%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 26.9% -3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.2% 30.5% 86.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 26.0% 51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.7% 30.7% 89.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 34.1% 84.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% 17.3% 415.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 22.3% 22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% 17.7% 249.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 23.0% 16.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCFSENVASTNE
Gross margin 50.2% 60.6% 43.7%
EBITDA margin 16.0% 25.5% 42.4%
Operating margin 12.9% 24.0% 37.5%
Pretax margin 12.9% 13.5% 19.8%
Net margin 9.5% 10.5% 26.2%
FCF margin 12.1% 54.9% 32.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 56.2% 28.5%
Return on equity 17.7% 24.9% 35.1%
Return on assets 7.4% 5.1% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 22.1% –
Return on capital employed 10.9% – 28.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 5.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCFSENVASTNE
Debt / assets 44.0% 21.0% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 4.7x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 79.6% 84.4%
Equity / assets 40.9% 20.4% 15.6%
Interest coverage 3.9x 2.3x 1.2x
Current ratio 4.8x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.31 – 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCFSENVASTNE
Dividend yield 1.0% – 30.4%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 3.2% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.2% 30.4%
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.

ConsensusFCFSENVASTNE
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 4.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.43FY2026 $16.45FY2026 $1.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +26.9%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +26.6% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.25BFY2026 $3.65BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +34.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCFSENVASTNE
Held by institutions 97.2% 94.5% 59.4%
Institutions holding 500 425 273
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +0.4% -7.6%
Institutions buying 253 239 148
Institutions selling 166 134 81
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.78 1.83

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.

FCFSENVASTNE
FCFS 1.00 0.24 0.08
ENVA 0.24 1.00 0.15
STNE 0.08 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCFS, ENVA and STNE?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $7.92B, Enova International (ENVA) $4.28B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCFS, ENVA and STNE?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 19.5x, Enova International (ENVA) 11.2x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 15.3x, Enova International (ENVA) 10.3x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +22.9%, Enova International (ENVA) +20.1%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

StoneCo (STNE) has the highest net margin (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 9.5%, Enova International (ENVA) 10.5%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Enova International (ENVA) leads (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 8.7%, 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%, Enova International (ENVA) +36.4%, StoneCo (STNE) -56.2%. Over five years, Enova International (ENVA) compounded fastest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +13.4%/yr, Enova International (ENVA) +40.5%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -24.4%/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%, Enova International (ENVA) 45.8%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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