VGES vs WW vs FCFS Stock Comparison

Vanguard Green Investment, Ww International and FirstCash Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WW Ww International, Inc.
$12.75 -18.7% 1M -61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$112.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$187.55 -11.9% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.99B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

FirstCash Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (FirstCash Holdings 4, Vanguard Green Investment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVGESWWFCFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.28M $112.65M $7.99B FCFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -338.8x — 19.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 16.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +22.9% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 9.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +86.7% -61.6% +15.6% VGES
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.6%/yr — +16.8%/yr FCFS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.5% 95.1% 36.8% FCFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 4/100 — 58/100 FCFS

Percentile Scorecard

VGESWWFCFS

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

AxisVGESWWFCFS
Valuation 9 #31 of 34 – 44 #94 of 168
Growth 3 #31 of 32 – 75 #42 of 163
Profitability – – 75 #39 of 154
Financial Health 0 #40 of 40 39 #25 of 40 67 #54 of 161
Shareholder Returns – – 27 #99 of 136
Overall 4 – 58
  • VGES ranked among 40 companies in Consumer Services
  • WW ranked among 40 companies in Consumer Services
  • FCFS ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVGESWWFCFSSPY
1 month 0.0%-18.7%-11.9% -5.9%
3 months 0.0%-24.5%-8.8% -4.6%
6 months 0.0%+39.0%-16.6% +0.2%
Year to date +86.7%-56.4%+17.7% +7.5%
1 year +86.7%-61.6%+15.6% +8.2%
3 years -37.1%—+70.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -14.3%—+19.5% +19.0%
5 years -42.9%—+116.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -10.6%—+16.8% +9.4%
10 years ——+312.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+15.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureVGESWWFCFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.5%95.1%36.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y —98.8%40.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.022.000.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.51-0.650.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.2%-79.7%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-63.0%-20.7% -5.9%
52-week high $0.56$34.43$236.43 $779.14
52-week low $0.30$9.12$148.05 $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.

MultipleVGESWWFCFS
P/E now vs peer median -338.8xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x 19.9xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.0x —median 1.0x 1.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.3x —median 8.3x 15.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -447.4xmedian 10.5x —median 10.5x 15.5xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median -40.5xmedian 1.7x 0.4xmedian 1.7x 3.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 26.90median 0.28 —median 0.28 0.87median 0.34

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 monthsVGESWWFCFS
Revenue – – $4.29B
Gross profit – – $2.15B
Operating income – – $553.59M
Net income -$98.25K – $406.49M
Free cash flow -$74.39K – $518.18M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 – $9.38
Cash & equivalents $55.00 $160.28M $203.16M
Total debt $680.21K $465.47M $2.45B
Shares (diluted) 59.43M 9.99M 43.34M
Enterprise value $33.28M -$594.70M $7.36B

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
MetricVGESWWFCFS
P/E -338.8x – 19.9x
P/FCF -447.4x – 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow -447.4x – 11.8x
P/S – – 1.9x
P/B -40.5x 0.4x 3.5x
P/Tangible book -40.5x -0.7x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.0x
EV/EBIT -345.7x – 18.6x
EV/Revenue – – 2.4x
EV/FCF -456.6x – 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -456.6x – 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 26.90 – 0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVGESWWFCFS
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 23.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 33.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 22.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.0% – 31.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% – 20.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.0% – 34.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.6% – 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% – 17.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.1% – 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% – 14.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.1% – 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVGESWWFCFS
Gross margin – – 50.2%
EBITDA margin – – 16.0%
Operating margin – – 12.9%
Pretax margin – – 12.9%
Net margin – – 9.5%
FCF margin – – 12.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 15.8%
Return on equity – – 17.7%
Return on assets -603.0% – 7.4%
Return on invested capital – – 8.7%
Return on capital employed – – 10.9%
Asset turnover – – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVGESWWFCFS
Debt / assets 4,243% 49.2% 44.0%
Debt / equity -0.8x 1.5x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.3x
Debt / FCF -9.1x – 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 5,233% 66.4% 59.1%
Equity / assets -5,133% 33.6% 40.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.9x
Current ratio 0.0x 1.7x 4.8x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 3.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVGESWWFCFS
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 3.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusVGESWWFCFS
Forward P/E – – 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-3.38FY2026 $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +30.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $656.64MFY2026 $4.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -7.6%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -9.3% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVGESWWFCFS
Held by institutions – 77.9% 97.2%
Institutions holding – 78 502
Change in shares held, QoQ – +8.1% +2.9%
Institutions buying – 35 255
Institutions selling – 17 166
Buyers to sellers – 2.06 1.54

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.

VGESWWFCFS
VGES 1.00 -0.03 -0.07
WW -0.03 1.00 0.07
FCFS -0.07 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VGES, WW and FCFS?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) $33.28M, Ww International (WW) $112.65M, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $7.99B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) returned the most: Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) +86.7%, Ww International (WW) -61.6%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +15.6%. Over five years, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) compounded fastest (Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) -10.6%/yr, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +16.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) has been the steadiest (Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) 57.5%, Ww International (WW) 95.1%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VGES, WW and FCFS?

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