HTT vs SMFG vs AFRM Stock Comparison

High Templar Tech, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Affirm Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.90 -20.8% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$818.26M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$69.49 -2.8% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$24.22B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 6, Affirm Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHTTSMFGAFRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $818.26M $93.16B $24.22B SMFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -2.1x 12.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 37.2x SMFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +34.8% +32.2% SMFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -42.5% 45.3% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.9% 5.6% AFRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% +48.5% -7.8% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +29.4%/yr -14.4%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 29.2% 59.7% SMFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 23/100 54/100 AFRM

Percentile Scorecard

HTTSMFGAFRM

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

AxisHTTSMFGAFRM
Valuation – 47 #192 of 362 34 #113 of 170
Growth – 34 #147 of 221 99 #3 of 160
Profitability – 18 #165 of 200 65 #53 of 149
Financial Health 93 #12 of 158 4 #196 of 203 61 #63 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 11 #303 of 342 13 #118 of 135
Overall – 23 54
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SMFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • 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

PeriodHTTSMFGAFRMSPY
1 month -20.8%-10.5%-2.8% -0.8%
3 months -21.5%-9.7%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months -21.8%+17.0%+6.7% +7.0%
Year to date -46.5%+23.1%-6.6% +12.2%
1 year -57.2%+48.5%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years +5.6%+147.7%+310.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.8%+35.3%+60.2% +23.1%
5 years +9.2%+262.3%-54.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.8%+29.4%-14.4% +11.0%
10 years —+252.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+13.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHTTSMFGAFRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%29.2%59.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%28.2%58.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.102.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.011.66-0.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-30.0%-94.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.6%-13.6%-19.0% -1.8%
52-week high $4.95$27.55$85.78 $779.14
52-week low $1.90$16.05$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.

MultipleHTTSMFGAFRM
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.0x -2.1xmedian 12.1x 12.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 0.9xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 5.0x 33.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x —median 11.0x 23.6xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 4.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.08median 1.36 0.22median 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 monthsHTTSMFGAFRM
Revenue – $103.68B $4.26B
Gross profit – $67.73B –
Operating income – -$30.78B $416.98M
Net income – $11.49B $1.93B
Free cash flow – – $992.63M
EPS (diluted) – $-11.47 $5.53
Cash & equivalents $561.74M – $1.63B
Total debt $879.65M $397.48B $10.58B
Shares (diluted) 500.73M 3.84B 348.85M
Enterprise value -$2.22B -$1.26T $17.91B

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
MetricHTTSMFGAFRM
P/E – -2.1x 12.1x
P/FCF – – 23.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 19.0x
P/S – 0.9x 5.5x
P/B 0.5x 1.2x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.2x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 33.6x
EV/EBIT – -35.6x 60.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 5.9x
EV/FCF – – 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTTSMFGAFRM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 34.8% 32.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 39.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -32.3% 577.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -75.2% 32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 823.3% 3,598%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 58.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 15.9% 3,515%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -25.7% 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 55.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 365.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 65.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 123.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTTSMFGAFRM
Gross margin – 65.3% –
EBITDA margin – – 17.6%
Operating margin – -29.7% 9.8%
Pretax margin – 14.5% 11.6%
Net margin – -42.5% 45.3%
FCF margin – – 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 28.9%
Return on equity – 13.3% 41.6%
Return on assets – 0.6% 13.3%
Return on invested capital – -0.9% 5.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTTSMFGAFRM
Debt / assets 16.0% 5.0% 21.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.3x
Debt / FCF – – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 96.4% 65.3%
Equity / assets 78.8% 3.6% 34.7%
Interest coverage – -0.1x 0.9x
Current ratio 4.8x – –
Quick ratio 2.4x – –
Cash ratio 2.4x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHTTSMFGAFRM
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.7%
Shareholder yield – 1.2% -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.

ConsensusHTTSMFGAFRM
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 37.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2024 $1.67FY2026 $1.87FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -233.3%FY2024 +28.5%FY2026 -66.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +2.4% +44.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.00MFY2024 $34.01BFY2026 $5.23BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +164.2%FY2024 -50.1%FY2026 +22.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.2% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTTSMFGAFRM
Held by institutions 2.2% 3.5% 77.1%
Institutions holding 42 459 658
Change in shares held, QoQ -26.1% +7.9% +8.1%
Institutions buying 14 291 401
Institutions selling 21 91 173
Buyers to sellers 0.67 3.20 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.

HTTSMFGAFRM
HTT 1.00 0.17 0.26
SMFG 0.17 1.00 0.12
AFRM 0.26 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTT, SMFG and AFRM?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Templar Tech (HTT) $818.26M, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $93.16B, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.22B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +34.8%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.5%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%). On return on invested capital, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) leads (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -0.9%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +48.5%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.4%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) has been the steadiest (High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.2%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HTT, SMFG 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, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) leads on 6. 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.