HTT vs STNE vs AFRM Stock Comparison

High Templar Tech, StoneCo 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
$841.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.33 -10.4% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$69.49 -2.8% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$24.23B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Affirm Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Affirm Holdings 4, StoneCo 3, High Templar Tech 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHTTSTNEAFRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $841.52M $2.17B $24.23B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 3.0x 12.6x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.5x 37.2x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.3% +32.2% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 26.2% 45.3% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.6% –
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% -56.2% -7.8% AFRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr -24.4%/yr -14.4%/yr HTT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 65.4% 59.7% HTT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 80/100 54/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

HTTSTNEAFRM

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

AxisHTTSTNEAFRM
Valuation – 99 #3 of 170 34 #113 of 170
Growth – 87 #22 of 160 99 #3 of 160
Profitability – 85 #24 of 149 65 #53 of 149
Financial Health 93 #12 of 158 33 #107 of 158 61 #63 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 99 #3 of 135 13 #118 of 135
Overall – 80 54
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STNE ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • 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

PeriodHTTSTNEAFRMSPY
1 month -20.8%-10.4%-2.8% -0.8%
3 months -21.5%-23.5%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months -21.8%-30.5%+6.7% +7.0%
Year to date -46.5%-43.7%-6.6% +12.2%
1 year -57.2%-56.2%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years +5.6%-13.2%+310.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.8%-4.6%+60.2% +23.1%
5 years +9.2%-75.4%-54.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.8%-24.4%-14.4% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureHTTSTNEAFRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%65.4%59.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%74.7%58.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.452.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.01-0.86-0.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-79.1%-94.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.6%-57.0%-19.0% -1.8%
52-week high $4.95$19.39$85.78 $779.14
52-week low $1.90$8.33$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.

MultipleHTTSTNEAFRM
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.0x 3.1xmedian 11.0x 12.1xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 0.9xmedian 13.1x 33.6xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 3.0xmedian 6.9x 23.6xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 4.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.04median 0.32 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 monthsHTTSTNEAFRM
Revenue – $2.73B $4.26B
Gross profit – $1.19B –
Operating income – $1.03B $416.98M
Net income – $545.33M $1.93B
Free cash flow – $874.35M $992.63M
EPS (diluted) – $2.62 $5.53
Cash & equivalents $561.74M $1.42B $1.63B
Total debt $879.65M – $10.58B
Shares (diluted) 500.73M 273.49M 348.85M
Enterprise value -$2.19B -$3.54B $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
MetricHTTSTNEAFRM
P/E – 3.1x 12.1x
P/FCF – 3.0x 23.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.4x 19.0x
P/S – 1.0x 5.5x
P/B 0.5x 1.5x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.5x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 0.9x 33.6x
EV/EBIT – 1.0x 60.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x 5.9x
EV/FCF – 1.2x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.3x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.04 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTTSTNEAFRM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.3% 32.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% 39.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -16.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1,432% 577.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% 32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 86.4% 3,598%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 51.1% 58.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 89.5% 3,515%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 84.2% 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 415.0% 55.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 365.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 249.7% 65.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.5% 123.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTTSTNEAFRM
Gross margin – 43.7% –
EBITDA margin – 42.4% 17.6%
Operating margin – 37.5% 9.8%
Pretax margin – 19.8% 11.6%
Net margin – 26.2% 45.3%
FCF margin – 32.0% 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 28.5% 28.9%
Return on equity – 35.1% 41.6%
Return on assets – 6.4% 13.3%
Return on invested capital – – 5.6%
Return on capital employed – 28.7% –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTTSTNEAFRM
Debt / assets 16.0% – 21.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.3x
Debt / FCF – – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 84.4% 65.3%
Equity / assets 78.8% 15.6% 34.7%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 0.9x
Current ratio 4.8x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHTTSTNEAFRM
Dividend yield – 30.4% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.7%
Shareholder yield – 30.4% -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.

ConsensusHTTSTNEAFRM
Forward P/E – 4.5xFY2026 37.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2024 $1.84FY2026 $1.87FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -233.3%FY2024 +4.0%FY2026 -66.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +15.8% +44.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.00MFY2024 $2.94BFY2026 $5.23BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +164.2%FY2024 +14.0%FY2026 +22.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +4.0% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTTSTNEAFRM
Held by institutions 2.2% 59.4% 77.1%
Institutions holding 42 273 658
Change in shares held, QoQ -26.1% -7.6% +8.1%
Institutions buying 14 148 401
Institutions selling 21 81 173
Buyers to sellers 0.67 1.83 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.

HTTSTNEAFRM
HTT 1.00 0.18 0.26
STNE 0.18 1.00 0.19
AFRM 0.26 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTT, STNE and AFRM?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Templar Tech (HTT) $841.52M, StoneCo (STNE) $2.17B, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, HTT, STNE and AFRM?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (StoneCo (STNE) 3.0x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (StoneCo (STNE) 4.5x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.2x). 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: StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affirm Holdings (AFRM) returned the most: High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, StoneCo (STNE) -56.2%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%. Over five years, High Templar Tech (HTT) compounded fastest (High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -24.4%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, High Templar Tech (HTT) has been the steadiest (High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.4%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HTT, STNE 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 4. 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.