FCFS vs VVV vs AFRM Stock Comparison

FirstCash Holdings, Valvoline and Affirm Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$172.75 -20.2% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.67B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.61 +10.0% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.08B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$70.08 +2.9% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.27B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Affirm Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Affirm Holdings 5, FirstCash Holdings 4, Valvoline 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCFSVVVAFRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.67B $4.08B $23.27B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 40.2x 12.1x AFRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 18.6x 37.7x FCFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% +16.1% +32.2% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 5.2% 45.3% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 8.8% 5.6% VVV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 3.4x 2.3x AFRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.6% -6.6% -7.2% FCFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.7%/yr -2.2%/yr -14.7%/yr FCFS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 34.6% 59.6% VVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 33/100 54/100 FCFS

Percentile Scorecard

FCFSVVVAFRM

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

AxisFCFSVVVAFRM
Valuation 47 #91 of 170 19 #27 of 33 32 #116 of 170
Growth 76 #41 of 165 31 #21 of 30 98 #4 of 165
Profitability 77 #36 of 155 75 #8 of 29 64 #57 of 155
Financial Health 67 #55 of 163 5 #37 of 39 62 #62 of 163
Shareholder Returns 28 #99 of 137 – 15 #117 of 137
Overall 59 33 54
  • FCFS ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • AFRM 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

PeriodFCFSVVVAFRMSPY
1 month -20.2%+10.0%+2.9% -1.0%
3 months -11.4%-18.9%-0.2% +2.9%
6 months -21.1%-4.9%+10.0% +6.4%
Year to date +8.4%+8.8%-5.8% +11.4%
1 year +11.6%-6.6%-7.2% +13.1%
3 years +69.7%+4.8%+258.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.3%+1.6%+53.1% +21.5%
5 years +89.9%-10.4%-54.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.7%-2.2%-14.7% +10.9%
10 years +268.7%+46.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.9%+3.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFCFSVVVAFRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%34.6%59.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.4%33.9%58.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.562.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.19-0.12 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.2%-44.1%-94.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.9%-21.5%-18.3% -2.5%
52-week high $236.43$40.28$85.78 $779.14
52-week low $148.05$26.62$42.53 $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.

MultipleFCFSVVVAFRM
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 11.0x 39.8xmedian 16.9x 12.2xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 2.1xmedian 1.3x 5.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.1x 12.5xmedian 9.4x 33.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 6.9x 28.7xmedian 14.5x 23.8xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 0.7x 9.7xmedian 2.0x 4.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 0.31 -0.71median 0.33 0.23median 0.31

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 monthsFCFSVVVAFRM
Revenue $4.12B $1.96B $4.26B
Gross profit $2.08B $751.90M –
Operating income $527.40M $301.00M $416.98M
Net income $388.15M $101.50M $1.93B
Free cash flow $531.91M $140.50M $992.63M
EPS (diluted) $8.81 $0.79 $5.53
Cash & equivalents $172.30M $84.20M $1.63B
Total debt $2.35B $1.60B $10.58B
Shares (diluted) 44.04M 128.40M 348.85M
Enterprise value $7.12B $3.79B $16.96B

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
MetricFCFSVVVAFRM
P/E 19.5x 39.8x 12.2x
P/FCF 14.1x 28.7x 23.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 9.8x 19.2x
P/S 1.8x 2.1x 5.5x
P/B 3.2x 9.7x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 9.7x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 12.5x 33.8x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 18.4x 60.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.8x 5.9x
EV/FCF 18.2x 39.5x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 13.5x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 -0.71 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCFSVVVAFRM
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% 16.1% 32.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 12.2% 39.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.1% 15.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 12.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% -31.6% 577.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 7.2% 32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.0% -63.5% 3,598%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -59.5% 58.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% -63.5% 3,515%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% -56.2% 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.3% 40.6% 55.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 6.3% 365.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 129.6% 65.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% -7.0% 123.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCFSVVVAFRM
Gross margin 50.5% 38.3% –
EBITDA margin 15.9% 22.6% 17.6%
Operating margin 12.8% 15.3% 9.8%
Pretax margin 12.8% 9.0% 11.6%
Net margin 9.4% 5.2% 45.3%
FCF margin 12.9% 7.2% 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.3% 21.0% 28.9%
Return on equity 16.8% 26.4% 41.6%
Return on assets 7.2% 2.9% 13.3%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 8.8% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 10.5% 9.9% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 4.1x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCFSVVVAFRM
Debt / assets 42.8% 46.0% 21.1%
Debt / equity 1.0x 3.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 3.4x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 11.4x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 88.0% 65.3%
Equity / assets 42.3% 12.0% 34.7%
Interest coverage 3.8x – 0.9x
Current ratio 4.9x 0.7x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.31 1.74 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCFSVVVAFRM
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% – -0.7%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 0.0% -0.7%
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.

ConsensusFCFSVVVAFRM
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 37.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $11.64FY2026 $1.70FY2026 $1.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +32.9%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 -66.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +10.6% +45.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.27BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $5.22BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +22.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +23.4% +24.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCFSVVVAFRM
Held by institutions 97.2% 100.0% 77.1%
Institutions holding 500 450 658
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -0.1% +8.1%
Institutions buying 253 234 401
Institutions selling 166 143 173
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.64 2.32

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.

FCFSVVVAFRM
FCFS 1.00 0.12 0.08
VVV 0.12 1.00 0.22
AFRM 0.08 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCFS, VVV and AFRM?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $7.67B, Valvoline (VVV) $4.08B, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $23.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCFS, VVV and AFRM?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 19.8x, Valvoline (VVV) 40.2x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is cheapest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 14.8x, Valvoline (VVV) 18.6x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.7x). 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) +21.6%, Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 9.4%, Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%). On return on invested capital, Valvoline (VVV) leads (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 8.4%, Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) returned the most: FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +11.6%, Valvoline (VVV) -6.6%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.2%. Over five years, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) compounded fastest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +13.7%/yr, Valvoline (VVV) -2.2%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valvoline (VVV) has been the steadiest (FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 36.1%, Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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