SLM vs ENVA vs EZPW Stock Comparison

Slm, Enova International and Ezcorp Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SLM SLM Corp
$18.25 -20.3% 1M -32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.26B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
ENVA Enova International, Inc.
$181.01 +7.6% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.30B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
EZPW Ezcorp Inc
$29.11 -3.5% 1M +67.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.72B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Enova International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Enova International 4, Slm 4, Ezcorp 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLMENVAEZPWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.26B $4.30B $1.72B ENVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.9x 11.2x 10.9x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 11.0x 15.2x SLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.7% +20.1% +28.6% EZPW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.9% 10.5% 10.0% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.6% 22.1% 9.8% ENVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.6x 0.8x EZPW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.4% +49.1% +67.0% EZPW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +41.1%/yr +31.3%/yr ENVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 45.9% 42.8% SLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 76/100 73/100 ENVA

Percentile Scorecard

SLMENVAEZPW

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

AxisSLMENVAEZPW
Valuation 48 #88 of 169 86 #24 of 169 76 #41 of 169
Growth 28 #115 of 159 82 #29 of 159 91 #15 of 159
Profitability 54 #68 of 146 90 #15 of 146 75 #38 of 146
Financial Health 37 #97 of 153 65 #54 of 153 91 #14 of 153
Shareholder Returns 75 #35 of 135 54 #63 of 135 32 #92 of 135
Overall 48 76 73
  • SLM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ENVA ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EZPW ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLMENVAEZPWSPY
1 month -20.3%+7.6%-3.5% +0.7%
3 months -29.4%-28.6%-0.2% +3.7%
6 months -20.9%+6.8%-11.2% +7.1%
Year to date -32.6%+15.1%+49.9% +12.8%
1 year -32.4%+49.1%+67.0% +11.9%
3 years +38.7%+357.9%+257.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.5%+66.1%+53.0% +22.8%
5 years -0.5%+458.0%+290.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.1%+41.1%+31.3% +10.9%
10 years +156.3%+1,815.4%+191.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.9%+34.4%+11.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSLMENVAEZPWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%45.9%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%51.6%43.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.031.201.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.761.071.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.5%-42.8%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.8%-31.8%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $30.85$265.45$35.59 $779.14
52-week low $17.72$119.22$17.41 $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.

MultipleSLMENVAEZPW
P/E now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 11.7x 11.8xmedian 11.7x 11.3xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.7x 1.2xmedian 2.7x 1.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 13.1x 6.4xmedian 13.1x 7.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 6.5x 2.2xmedian 6.5x 12.9xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.7x 2.9xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.33 0.34median 0.33 0.17median 0.33

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 monthsSLMENVAEZPW
Revenue $1.79B $3.65B $1.58B
Gross profit – $2.21B $927.76M
Operating income – $878.11M $220.26M
Net income $567.40M $382.44M $159.09M
Free cash flow -$381.64M $2.01B $138.33M
EPS (diluted) $2.98 $14.47 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $105.96M $311.03M
Total debt $6.43B $1.61B $519.49M
Shares (diluted) 185.57M 26.43M 83.36M
Enterprise value -$13.08B $3.90B $121.73M

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
MetricSLMENVAEZPW
P/E 6.1x 11.8x 11.3x
P/FCF -8.7x 2.2x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow -8.7x 2.2x 9.9x
P/S 1.9x 1.2x 1.1x
P/B 1.5x 2.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x 6.4x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 4.1x 6.8x 9.1x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 1.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF -19.8x 3.0x 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -19.8x 2.9x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 0.34 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLMENVAEZPW
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.7% 20.1% 28.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 21.8% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 27.1% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.0% 59.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.0% 30.5% 62.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 26.0% 64.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.4% 30.7% 60.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 34.1% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.8% 17.3% 28.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.7% 22.3% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.8% 17.7% 39.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.7% 23.0% 39.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLMENVAEZPW
Gross margin – 60.6% 58.6%
EBITDA margin 104.4% 25.5% 16.3%
Operating margin – 24.0% 13.9%
Pretax margin 41.2% 13.5% 13.4%
Net margin 30.9% 10.5% 10.0%
FCF margin -21.3% 54.9% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin -21.3% 56.2% 11.5%
Return on equity 24.0% 24.9% 13.8%
Return on assets 1.9% 5.1% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 16.6% 22.1% 9.8%
Return on capital employed – – 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 5.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 1.0% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLMENVAEZPW
Debt / assets 21.6% 21.0% 24.0%
Debt / equity 2.9x 1.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -16.9x 0.8x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 92.4% 79.6% 46.1%
Equity / assets 7.6% 20.4% 53.9%
Interest coverage 1.7x 2.3x 6.7x
Current ratio – – 4.8x
Quick ratio – – 1.6x
Cash ratio – – 1.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLMENVAEZPW
Dividend yield 2.8% – –
Net buyback yield 16.3% 3.0% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 19.2% 3.0% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -26.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – –

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.

ConsensusSLMENVAEZPW
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.20FY2026 $16.45FY2026 $1.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.4%FY2026 +26.9%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.5% +26.6% +22.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $3.65BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.7%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +34.0% +19.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLMENVAEZPW
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 388 426 314
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.4% +1.4%
Institutions buying 194 239 139
Institutions selling 135 135 116
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.77 1.20

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.

SLMENVAEZPW
SLM 1.00 0.45 0.28
ENVA 0.45 1.00 0.29
EZPW 0.28 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLM, ENVA and EZPW?

Enova International (ENVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slm (SLM) $3.26B, Enova International (ENVA) $4.30B, Ezcorp (EZPW) $1.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLM, ENVA and EZPW?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slm (SLM) 5.9x, Enova International (ENVA) 11.2x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slm (SLM) is cheapest (Slm (SLM) 8.3x, Enova International (ENVA) 11.0x, Ezcorp (EZPW) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ezcorp (EZPW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Slm (SLM) -6.7%, Enova International (ENVA) +20.1%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +28.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Slm (SLM) 30.9%, Enova International (ENVA) 10.5%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Enova International (ENVA) leads (Slm (SLM) 16.6%, Enova International (ENVA) 22.1%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ezcorp (EZPW) returned the most: Slm (SLM) -32.4%, Enova International (ENVA) +49.1%, Ezcorp (EZPW) +67.0%. Over five years, Enova International (ENVA) compounded fastest (Slm (SLM) -0.1%/yr, Enova International (ENVA) +41.1%/yr, Ezcorp (EZPW) +31.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Slm (SLM) 0.03%, Enova International (ENVA) 0.00%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 0.00%. Enova International (ENVA) and Ezcorp (EZPW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slm (SLM) has been the steadiest (Slm (SLM) 42.3%, Enova International (ENVA) 45.9%, Ezcorp (EZPW) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLM, ENVA and EZPW?

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