GEN vs HOOD vs JKHY Stock Comparison

Gen Digital, Robinhood Markets and Jack Henry & Associates Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$28.20 +35.3% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.33B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc.
$91.59 -21.2% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$75.23B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Retail Brokerage Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Robinhood Markets leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Robinhood Markets 5, Gen Digital 4, Jack Henry & Associates 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGENHOODJKHYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.33B $75.23B $11.62B HOOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.4x 37.9x 23.1x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 44.0x 21.2x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.9% +20.9% +7.1% HOOD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% 39.0% 19.8% HOOD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% — 22.7% JKHY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -1.0x 0.0x HOOD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% -36.7% +6.5% GEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.1%/yr +21.3%/yr -0.8%/yr HOOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 71.0% 29.4% JKHY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 65/100 71/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

GENHOODJKHY

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

AxisGENHOODJKHY
Valuation 87 #17 of 124 38 #60 of 96 64 #36 of 99
Growth 63 #42 of 113 84 #11 of 65 62 #36 of 94
Profitability 95 #6 of 109 92 #6 of 65 93 #7 of 90
Financial Health 18 #104 of 127 72 #27 of 93 79 #23 of 105
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 63 39 #25 of 40 54 #28 of 60
Overall 72 65 71
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • HOOD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • JKHY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGENHOODJKHYSPY
1 month +35.3%-21.2%+9.2% +0.7%
3 months +3.3%+5.8%+3.5% +3.7%
6 months +46.2%+25.7%+3.8% +7.1%
Year to date +3.7%-19.0%-12.5% +12.8%
1 year +9.1%-36.7%+6.5% +11.9%
3 years +69.4%+908.7%+14.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.2%+116.2%+4.5% +22.8%
5 years +10.8%+161.9%-4.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.1%+21.3%-0.8% +10.9%
10 years +13.3%—+99.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.3%—+7.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGENHOODJKHYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%71.0%29.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%69.6%31.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.803.11-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.21-0.520.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-81.9%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-37.7%-17.1% -1.2%
52-week high $31.41$147.08$192.60 $779.14
52-week low $17.89$65.16$123.42 $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.

MultipleGENHOODJKHY
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 39.0x 41.5xmedian 29.6x 22.8xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 4.6x 16.2xmedian 3.1x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 32.7x 25.6xmedian 13.0x 13.2xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 27.4x 27.4xmedian 16.5x 16.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.2x 8.2xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -5.13median 1.23 0.62median 0.48 1.96median 0.98

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 monthsGENHOODJKHY
Revenue $5.23B $5.08B $2.54B
Gross profit $4.05B – $1.11B
Operating income $2.19B – $635.03M
Net income $1.21B $1.98B $502.78M
Free cash flow $1.76B $3.01B $694.86M
R&D $430.00M $983.00M $176.45M
EPS (diluted) $2.00 $2.18 $6.98
Cash & equivalents $589.00M $5.83B $12.06M
Total debt $8.12B $2.66B $40.00M
Shares (diluted) 603.00M 911.00M 72.04M
Enterprise value $15.15B $54.76B $11.52B

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
MetricGENHOODJKHY
P/E 13.9x 41.5x 22.8x
P/FCF 9.5x 27.4x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 27.1x 14.7x
P/S 3.2x 16.2x 4.4x
P/B 6.1x 8.2x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 20.5x 8.4x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 25.6x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 26.4x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 15.6x 4.4x
EV/FCF 13.7x 26.3x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 26.1x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.13 0.62 1.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGENHOODJKHY
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.9% 20.9% 7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 42.0% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% – 9.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.5% – 11.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% – 9.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.6% -9.6% 10.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 67.4% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.9% -8.9% 11.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 66.9% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 159.2% 18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 96.4% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.7% 160.2% 18.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 96.4% 26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGENHOODJKHY
Gross margin 77.4% – 43.7%
EBITDA margin 51.2% 61.0% 33.3%
Operating margin 41.8% – 25.0%
Pretax margin 32.3% 47.3% 25.7%
Net margin 23.1% 39.0% 19.8%
FCF margin 33.7% 59.3% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% 59.9% 29.9%
Return on equity 44.7% 20.4% 24.0%
Return on assets 7.7% 3.5% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 14.4% – 22.7%
Return on capital employed 18.0% 24.7% 25.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 6.9% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGENHOODJKHY
Debt / assets 52.2% 4.6% 1.3%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -1.0x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 0.9x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 82.4% 82.7% 34.8%
Equity / assets 17.6% 17.3% 65.2%
Interest coverage 4.3x 5.0x 117.9x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.45 1.49 9.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGENHOODJKHY
Dividend yield 1.8% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 4.6% 0.5% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 0.5% 5.4%
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.

ConsensusGENHOODJKHY
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 44.0xFY2026 21.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.07FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $7.54FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +8.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +53.4% +0.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $5.55BFY2026 $2.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +0.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +16.5% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGENHOODJKHY
Held by institutions 89.1% 68.1% 96.5%
Institutions holding 689 1,389 712
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +9.9% -4.3%
Institutions buying 392 843 339
Institutions selling 211 404 302
Buyers to sellers 1.86 2.09 1.12

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.

GENHOODJKHY
GEN 1.00 0.23 0.41
HOOD 0.23 1.00 0.00
JKHY 0.41 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEN, HOOD and JKHY?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gen Digital (GEN) $17.33B, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) $75.23B, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) $11.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEN, HOOD and JKHY?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gen Digital (GEN) 14.4x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 37.9x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Gen Digital (GEN) 9.2x, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 44.0x, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +20.9%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) has the highest net margin (Gen Digital (GEN) 23.1%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 39.0%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 19.8%). On return on invested capital, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) leads (Gen Digital (GEN) 14.4%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gen Digital (GEN) returned the most: Gen Digital (GEN) +9.1%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) -36.7%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) +6.5%. Over five years, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) compounded fastest (Gen Digital (GEN) +2.1%/yr, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) +21.3%/yr, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) -0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) has been the steadiest (Gen Digital (GEN) 42.8%, Robinhood Markets (HOOD) 71.0%, Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) 29.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEN, HOOD and JKHY?

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