FCFS vs TAAG vs ZEO Stock Comparison

FirstCash Holdings, Awareness and Zeo Energy Prices as of Nov 6, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$185.67 -11.4% 1M +14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.99B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
7 wins
TAAG Awareness Group, Inc.
$0.01 0.0% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$584.09K
P/E
1.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.41M
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins
ZEO Zeo Energy Corp.
$0.21 -30.0% 1M -85.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$71.82M
Div. yield
–
Solar Installers Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

FirstCash Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (FirstCash Holdings 7, Awareness 2, Zeo Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCFSTAAGZEOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.99B $584.09K $7.31M FCFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.7x 1.0x -0.7x TAAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% -65.3% +10.2% FCFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 10.7% -15.4% TAAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% — -67.1% FCFS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — -0.4x ZEO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.7% -50.0% -85.9% FCFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr -46.1%/yr — FCFS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 319.2% 119.6% FCFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 53/100 33/100 FCFS

Percentile Scorecard

FCFSTAAGZEO

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

AxisFCFSTAAGZEO
Valuation 44 #94 of 168 77 #39 of 168 26 #39 of 52
Growth 75 #42 of 163 49 #83 of 163 8 #35 of 38
Profitability 75 #39 of 154 70 #47 of 154 16 #32 of 38
Financial Health 67 #54 of 161 14 #139 of 161 31 #39 of 56
Shareholder Returns 27 #99 of 136 – 86 #5 of 29
Overall 58 53 33
  • FCFS ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TAAG ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ZEO ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCFSTAAGZEOSPY
1 month -11.4%0.0%-30.0% -5.4%
3 months -8.3%0.0%-63.8% -4.9%
6 months -18.5%-50.0%-76.4% -0.3%
Year to date +16.5%-50.0%-80.7% +7.8%
1 year +14.7%-50.0%-85.9% +9.7%
3 years +70.6%-95.0%-98.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.5%-63.2%-73.5% +19.0%
5 years +114.8%-95.5%— +57.0%
5 years, per year +16.5%-46.1%— +9.4%
10 years +308.5%-98.0%— +252.6%
10 years, per year +15.1%-32.4%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFCFSTAAGZEOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%319.2%119.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%930.7%112.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.912.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.40-0.16-0.72 0.72
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-99.2%-98.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-80.0%-86.6% -5.6%
52-week high $236.43$0.05$1.57 $779.14
52-week low $148.05$0.01$0.21 $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.

MultipleFCFSTAAGZEO
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 11.9x 1.0xmedian 11.9x -0.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.7x 0.1xmedian 2.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x -2.0xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 5.4x 0.0xmedian 5.4x -2.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 0.7x -0.7xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 0.34 —median 0.34 0.02median 0.56

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 monthsFCFSTAAGZEO
Revenue $4.29B $5.41M $71.82M
Gross profit $2.15B $2.73M $36.70M
Operating income $553.59M $1.51M -$11.92M
Net income $406.49M $1.32M -$11.05M
Free cash flow $518.18M $17.35M -$6.29M
EPS (diluted) $9.38 $0.01 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $203.16M $217.29K $2.50M
Total debt $2.45B – $6.17M
Shares (diluted) 43.34M 59.61M 35.84M
Enterprise value $7.36B $289.71K -$6.98M

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
MetricFCFSTAAGZEO
P/E 19.9x 1.0x -0.7x
P/FCF 15.5x 0.0x -2.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x -2.7x -3.0x
P/S 1.9x 0.1x 0.2x
P/B 3.5x -0.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 3.9x -0.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x – -2.0x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 0.2x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 0.1x 0.3x
EV/FCF 19.9x 0.0x -3.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x -1.7x -3.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 – 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCFSTAAGZEO
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% -65.3% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.3% -66.7% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.6% -77.9% 41.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 80.7% -144.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.2% -81.0% 44.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 89.3% -47.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.7% -91.5% 29.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% – -39.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% 69.3% -497.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -64.9% -44.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% 2,159% -257.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 613.9% -46.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCFSTAAGZEO
Gross margin 50.2% 50.5% 51.1%
EBITDA margin 16.0% – -14.0%
Operating margin 12.9% 27.9% -16.6%
Pretax margin 12.9% 24.2% -15.5%
Net margin 9.5% 10.7% -15.4%
FCF margin 12.1% 320.6% -8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% -4.0% -7.6%
Return on equity 17.7% – -96.1%
Return on assets 7.4% 4.2% -19.6%
Return on invested capital 8.7% – -67.1%
Return on capital employed 10.9% 8.0% -27.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -0.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCFSTAAGZEO
Debt / assets 44.0% – 11.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.7x – -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 102.6% 83.4%
Equity / assets 40.9% -2.6% 16.6%
Interest coverage 3.9x – -60.1x
Current ratio 4.8x 0.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.40 -0.03 -0.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCFSTAAGZEO
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 3.4% – 6.3%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 0.0% 6.3%
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.

ConsensusFCFSTAAGZEO
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $11.43FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.25BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCFSTAAGZEO
Held by institutions 97.2% – –
Institutions holding 502 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% – –
Institutions buying 255 – –
Institutions selling 166 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.54 – –

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.

FCFSTAAGZEO
FCFS 1.00 0.03 0.04
TAAG 0.03 1.00 -0.08
ZEO 0.04 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCFS, TAAG and ZEO?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $7.99B, Awareness (TAAG) $584.09K, Zeo Energy (ZEO) $7.31M.

Which stock is cheaper, FCFS, TAAG and ZEO?

Awareness (TAAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 19.7x, Awareness (TAAG) 1.0x, Zeo Energy (ZEO) -0.7x). 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%, Awareness (TAAG) -65.3%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Awareness (TAAG) has the highest net margin (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 9.5%, Awareness (TAAG) 10.7%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) -15.4%). On return on invested capital, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) leads (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 8.7%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) -67.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) returned the most: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +14.7%, Awareness (TAAG) -50.0%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) -85.9%. Over five years, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) compounded fastest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +16.5%/yr, Awareness (TAAG) -46.1%/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) 36.9%, Awareness (TAAG) 319.2%, Zeo Energy (ZEO) 119.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCFS, TAAG and ZEO?

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 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.