FCFS vs SLM vs VVV Stock Comparison

FirstCash Holdings, Slm and Valvoline Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$175.27 -19.4% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.96B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
SLM SLM Corp
$19.62 -17.1% 1M -29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.52B
P/E
6.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.93 +10.4% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.08B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

FirstCash Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (FirstCash Holdings 5, Slm 5, Valvoline 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCFSSLMVVVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.96B $3.52B $4.08B FCFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 6.4x 40.2x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 8.9x 18.8x SLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% -6.7% +16.1% FCFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 30.9% 5.2% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 16.6% 8.8% SLM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.3x 3.4x SLM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.7% -29.0% -5.3% FCFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.4%/yr +2.2%/yr -1.1%/yr FCFS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 42.0% 34.6% VVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 48/100 33/100 FCFS

Percentile Scorecard

FCFSSLMVVV

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

AxisFCFSSLMVVV
Valuation 49 #88 of 170 47 #90 of 170 19 #27 of 33
Growth 74 #42 of 160 30 #112 of 160 31 #21 of 30
Profitability 76 #36 of 149 55 #68 of 149 75 #8 of 29
Financial Health 66 #55 of 158 36 #101 of 158 8 #36 of 39
Shareholder Returns 29 #96 of 135 72 #39 of 135 –
Overall 59 48 33
  • FCFS ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SLM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCFSSLMVVVSPY
1 month -19.4%-17.1%+10.4% -0.8%
3 months -15.2%-22.8%-19.3% +3.5%
6 months -19.4%-16.3%-3.2% +7.0%
Year to date +10.0%-27.5%+9.9% +12.2%
1 year +13.7%-29.0%-5.3% +13.0%
3 years +63.7%+53.2%+6.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.9%+15.3%+2.1% +23.1%
5 years +87.8%+11.6%-5.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.4%+2.2%-1.1% +11.0%
10 years +269.8%+172.5%+54.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.0%+10.5%+4.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCFSSLMVVVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%42.0%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%51.1%34.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.070.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.69-0.15 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.7%-45.8%-44.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-36.4%-20.7% -1.8%
52-week high $236.43$30.85$40.28 $779.14
52-week low $148.05$18.74$26.62 $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.

MultipleFCFSSLMVVV
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 11.0x 6.6xmedian 11.0x 40.2xmedian 15.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 2.0xmedian 2.6x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 13.1x 4.2xmedian 13.1x 12.6xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 6.9x -9.4xmedian 6.9x 29.0xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x 9.8xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.81median 0.32 0.23median 0.32 -0.72median 0.35

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 monthsFCFSSLMVVV
Revenue $4.29B $1.79B $1.96B
Gross profit $2.15B – $751.90M
Operating income $553.59M – $301.00M
Net income $406.49M $567.40M $101.50M
Free cash flow $518.18M -$381.64M $140.50M
EPS (diluted) $9.38 $2.98 $0.79
Cash & equivalents $203.16M $2.17B $84.20M
Total debt $2.45B $6.43B $1.60B
Shares (diluted) 43.34M 185.57M 128.40M
Enterprise value $7.33B -$12.82B $3.79B

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
MetricFCFSSLMVVV
P/E 18.6x 6.6x 40.2x
P/FCF 14.5x -9.4x 29.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x -9.4x 9.9x
P/S 1.8x 2.0x 2.1x
P/B 3.3x 1.6x 9.8x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 1.6x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 4.2x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 4.3x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 4.4x 2.8x
EV/FCF 18.8x -20.5x 39.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x -20.5x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.81 0.23 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCFSSLMVVV
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% -6.7% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 1.6% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.3% – 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 12.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.6% – -31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.2% -9.0% -63.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 19.1% -59.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.7% 3.4% -63.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 28.7% -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% -15.8% 40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -47.7% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% -15.8% 129.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -47.7% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCFSSLMVVV
Gross margin 50.2% – 38.3%
EBITDA margin 16.0% 104.4% 22.6%
Operating margin 12.9% – 15.3%
Pretax margin 12.9% 41.2% 9.0%
Net margin 9.5% 30.9% 5.2%
FCF margin 12.1% -21.3% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% -21.3% 21.0%
Return on equity 17.7% 24.0% 26.4%
Return on assets 7.4% 1.9% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 16.6% 8.8%
Return on capital employed 10.9% – 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -0.7x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 2.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCFSSLMVVV
Debt / assets 44.0% 21.6% 46.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 2.9x 3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.3x 3.4x
Debt / FCF 4.7x -16.9x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 92.4% 88.0%
Equity / assets 40.9% 7.6% 12.0%
Interest coverage 3.9x 1.7x –
Current ratio 4.8x – 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.31 – 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCFSSLMVVV
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% 15.2% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 17.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusFCFSSLMVVV
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.43FY2026 $2.20FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +30.5% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.25BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% -0.3% +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCFSSLMVVV
Held by institutions 97.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 500 387 450
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +2.4% -0.1%
Institutions buying 253 193 234
Institutions selling 166 135 143
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.43 1.64

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.

FCFSSLMVVV
FCFS 1.00 0.24 0.12
SLM 0.24 1.00 0.27
VVV 0.12 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCFS, SLM and VVV?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $7.96B, Slm (SLM) $3.52B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCFS, SLM and VVV?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 19.6x, Slm (SLM) 6.4x, Valvoline (VVV) 40.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slm (SLM) is cheapest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 15.3x, Slm (SLM) 8.9x, Valvoline (VVV) 18.8x). 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%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 9.5%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Slm (SLM) leads (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 8.7%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%, Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) returned the most: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +13.7%, Slm (SLM) -29.0%, Valvoline (VVV) -5.3%. Over five years, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) compounded fastest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +13.4%/yr, Slm (SLM) +2.2%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 0.00%, Slm (SLM) 0.03%, Valvoline (VVV) 0.00%. FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) and Valvoline (VVV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valvoline (VVV) has been the steadiest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 36.1%, Slm (SLM) 42.0%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCFS, SLM and VVV?

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