QFIN vs UPST vs XYF Stock Comparison

Qfin Holdings, Upstart Holdings and X Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QFIN Qfin Holdings, Inc.
$5.27 -22.0% 1M -75.0% 1Y
Market cap
$642.48M
P/E
1.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
23.53%
Digital Lending Technology
7 wins
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc.
$24.84 +7.3% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.42B
P/E
39.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
Digital Lending Technology
3 wins
XYF X Financial
$4.92 -4.3% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$384.61M
P/E
2.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$802.29M
Div. yield
11.38%
Digital Lending Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qfin Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Qfin Holdings 7, Upstart Holdings 3, X Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQFINUPSTXYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $642.48M $2.42B $384.61M UPST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.3x 39.8x 2.7x QFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.9x 36.0x — QFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.8% +48.6% -23.1% UPST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.2% 4.8% 9.3% QFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.5% 1.8% 8.6% QFIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 20.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 23.53% — 11.38% QFIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -75.0% -49.0% -58.9% UPST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.7%/yr -40.1%/yr +1.9%/yr XYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 65.1% 60.6% QFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 49/100 75/100 QFIN

Percentile Scorecard

QFINUPSTXYF

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

AxisQFINUPSTXYF
Valuation 96 #5 of 99 50 #50 of 99 95 #6 of 99
Growth 36 #61 of 94 76 #23 of 94 27 #69 of 94
Profitability 94 #6 of 90 53 #43 of 90 79 #20 of 90
Financial Health 72 #30 of 105 9 #96 of 105 90 #11 of 105
Shareholder Returns 92 #6 of 60 56 #27 of 60 86 #9 of 60
Overall 78 49 75
  • QFIN ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • UPST ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • XYF ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQFINUPSTXYFSPY
1 month -22.0%+7.3%-4.3% +0.7%
3 months -61.9%-8.1%-2.0% +3.7%
6 months -59.7%-21.3%+4.2% +7.1%
Year to date -72.7%-43.2%-12.1% +12.8%
1 year -75.0%-49.0%-58.9% +11.9%
3 years -64.4%+6.5%+21.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -29.1%+2.1%+6.8% +22.8%
5 years -74.2%-92.3%+9.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.7%-40.1%+1.9% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureQFINUPSTXYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%65.1%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.3%68.5%71.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.142.911.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.31-0.75-0.97 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-96.5%-83.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -78.2%-51.0%-61.0% -1.2%
52-week high $24.15$50.70$12.60 $779.14
52-week low $5.26$22.74$3.41 $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.

MultipleQFINUPSTXYF
P/E now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 19.5x 39.8xmedian 19.5x 2.7xmedian 19.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 0.5xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x 52.7xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 16.1x -8.4xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.0x 3.0xmedian 2.0x 0.3xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.98 1.35median 0.98 -0.17median 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 monthsQFINUPSTXYF
Revenue $2.41B $1.25B $802.29M
Gross profit – $1.03B $523.52M
Operating income $675.86M $49.71M $102.85M
Net income $533.22M $60.33M $74.27M
Free cash flow $1.27B -$289.05M –
R&D – $304.91M –
EPS (diluted) $3.93 $0.55 $1.79
Cash & equivalents $607.06M $455.96M $166.80M
Total debt $1.05B $2.00B $247.79M
Shares (diluted) 136.09M 109.72M 41.58M
Enterprise value -$3.92B $346.04M -$1.11B

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
MetricQFINUPSTXYF
P/E 1.3x 39.8x 2.7x
P/FCF 0.5x -8.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 0.5x -8.5x –
P/S 0.3x 1.9x 0.5x
P/B 0.2x 3.0x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 3.0x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – 52.7x –
EV/EBIT -0.1x 79.8x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 3.2x -0.2x
EV/FCF 0.0x -13.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 0.0x -14.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 1.35 -0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQFINUPSTXYF
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.8% 48.6% -23.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 27.9% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 53.0% -33.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 33.7% 31.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.5% 199.7% -67.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 29.6% -18.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -47.1% 1,050% -69.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 30.5% -23.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -40.9% 990.2% -64.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 29.5% -15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% -335.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -13.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% -341.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -13.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQFINUPSTXYF
Gross margin – 82.5% 65.3%
EBITDA margin – 6.0% –
Operating margin 28.1% 4.0% 12.8%
Pretax margin 31.1% 4.9% 15.8%
Net margin 22.2% 4.8% 9.3%
FCF margin 52.6% -23.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% -22.8% –
Return on equity 14.8% 7.9% 6.5%
Return on assets 6.8% 2.0% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 17.5% 1.8% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 13.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x -4.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 11.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQFINUPSTXYF
Debt / assets 4.1% 63.2% 3.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 20.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x -6.9x –
Liabilities / assets 53.3% 74.9% 35.9%
Equity / assets 46.7% 25.1% 64.1%
Interest coverage 8.7x 1.2x 51.7x
Current ratio 2.2x – –
Quick ratio 0.4x – –
Cash ratio 0.3x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQFINUPSTXYF
Dividend yield 23.5% – 11.4%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% –
Shareholder yield 23.5% 3.4% 11.4%
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.

ConsensusQFINUPSTXYF
Forward P/E 1.9xFY2026 36.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.84FY2026 $0.69FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -54.8%FY2026 -58.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -10.2% +191.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.84BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -33.0%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -13.1% +42.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQFINUPSTXYF
Held by institutions 61.8% 60.0% 1.1%
Institutions holding 158 364 24
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +3.2% -32.2%
Institutions buying 71 196 13
Institutions selling 64 98 8
Buyers to sellers 1.11 2.00 1.63

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.

QFINUPSTXYF
QFIN 1.00 0.29 0.26
UPST 0.29 1.00 0.24
XYF 0.26 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QFIN, UPST and XYF?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) $642.48M, Upstart Holdings (UPST) $2.42B, X Financial (XYF) $384.61M.

Which stock is cheaper, QFIN, UPST and XYF?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.3x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 39.8x, X Financial (XYF) 2.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) is cheapest (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 1.9x, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 36.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Upstart Holdings (UPST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -7.8%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) +48.6%, X Financial (XYF) -23.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest net margin (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 22.2%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 4.8%, X Financial (XYF) 9.3%). On return on invested capital, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) leads (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 17.5%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 1.8%, X Financial (XYF) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Upstart Holdings (UPST) returned the most: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -75.0%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -49.0%, X Financial (XYF) -58.9%. Over five years, X Financial (XYF) compounded fastest (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) -23.7%/yr, Upstart Holdings (UPST) -40.1%/yr, X Financial (XYF) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has the highest dividend yield: Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 23.53%, X Financial (XYF) 11.38%. Upstart Holdings (UPST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qfin Holdings (QFIN) has been the steadiest (Qfin Holdings (QFIN) 57.1%, Upstart Holdings (UPST) 65.1%, X Financial (XYF) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QFIN, UPST and XYF?

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