VVV vs VGES vs FCFS Stock Comparison

Valvoline, Vanguard Green Investment and FirstCash Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VVV Valvoline Inc
$35.83 +16.1% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.49B
P/E
44.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
$187.55 -11.9% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.01B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

FirstCash Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (FirstCash Holdings 8, Valvoline 2, Vanguard Green Investment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVVVVGESFCFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.49B $33.28M $8.01B FCFS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.2x -338.8x 19.7x FCFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x — 16.4x FCFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.1% — +22.9% FCFS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% — 9.5% FCFS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% — 8.7% VVV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — 3.3x FCFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.7% +86.7% +15.6% VGES
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.9%/yr -10.6%/yr +16.8%/yr FCFS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 57.5% 36.8% VVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 4/100 58/100 FCFS

Percentile Scorecard

VVVVGESFCFS

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

AxisVVVVGESFCFS
Valuation 12 #30 of 34 9 #31 of 34 44 #94 of 168
Growth 29 #23 of 32 3 #31 of 32 75 #42 of 163
Profitability 73 #9 of 31 – 75 #39 of 154
Financial Health 8 #37 of 40 0 #40 of 40 67 #54 of 161
Shareholder Returns – – 27 #99 of 136
Overall 31 4 58
  • VVV ranked among 40 companies in Consumer Services
  • VGES 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

PeriodVVVVGESFCFSSPY
1 month +16.1%0.0%-11.9% -5.9%
3 months +0.6%0.0%-8.8% -4.6%
6 months -0.1%0.0%-16.6% +0.2%
Year to date +23.3%+86.7%+17.7% +7.5%
1 year +11.7%+86.7%+15.6% +8.2%
3 years +17.5%-37.1%+70.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.5%-14.3%+19.5% +19.0%
5 years +4.6%-42.9%+116.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.9%-10.6%+16.8% +9.4%
10 years +73.3%—+312.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +5.7%—+15.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureVVVVGESFCFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%57.5%36.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%—40.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.020.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.331.510.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.1%-88.2%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%0.0%-20.7% -5.9%
52-week high $40.28$0.56$236.43 $779.14
52-week low $26.62$0.30$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.

MultipleVVVVGESFCFS
P/E now vs peer median 45.1xmedian 12.1x -338.8xmedian 12.1x 19.9xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x 1.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 8.3x —median 8.3x 15.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 10.5x -447.4xmedian 10.5x 15.5xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 1.7x -40.5xmedian 1.7x 3.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.80median 0.28 26.90median 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 monthsVVVVGESFCFS
Revenue $1.96B – $4.29B
Gross profit $751.90M – $2.15B
Operating income $301.00M – $553.59M
Net income $101.50M -$98.25K $406.49M
Free cash flow $140.50M -$74.39K $518.18M
EPS (diluted) $0.79 $0.00 $9.38
Cash & equivalents $84.20M $55.00 $203.16M
Total debt $1.60B $680.21K $2.45B
Shares (diluted) 128.40M 59.43M 43.34M
Enterprise value $4.20B $33.28M $7.38B

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
MetricVVVVGESFCFS
P/E 45.1x -338.8x 19.9x
P/FCF 32.5x -447.4x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x -447.4x 11.8x
P/S 2.3x – 1.9x
P/B 11.0x -40.5x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 11.0x -40.5x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x – 15.0x
EV/EBIT 20.2x -345.7x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 3.1x – 2.4x
EV/FCF 43.3x -456.6x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x -456.6x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.80 26.90 0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVVVVGESFCFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.1% – 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% – 23.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.6% – 33.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – 22.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.5% -28.0% 31.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.5% -12.6% 20.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.5% -28.0% 34.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.2% -12.6% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% -0.5% 17.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -23.1% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.6% -0.5% 14.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -23.1% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVVVVGESFCFS
Gross margin 38.3% – 50.2%
EBITDA margin 22.6% – 16.0%
Operating margin 15.3% – 12.9%
Pretax margin 9.0% – 12.9%
Net margin 5.2% – 9.5%
FCF margin 7.2% – 12.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% – 15.8%
Return on equity 26.4% – 17.7%
Return on assets 2.9% -603.0% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 8.8% – 8.7%
Return on capital employed 9.9% – 10.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 0.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVVVVGESFCFS
Debt / assets 46.0% 4,243% 44.0%
Debt / equity 3.8x -0.8x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – 3.3x
Debt / FCF 11.4x -9.1x 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 5,233% 59.1%
Equity / assets 12.0% -5,133% 40.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.0x 4.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.84 – 3.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVVVVGESFCFS
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.

ConsensusVVVVGESFCFS
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 – 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.70FY2026 – $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 – +30.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% – +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.98BFY2026 – $4.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 – +16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% – +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVVVVGESFCFS
Held by institutions 100.0% – 97.2%
Institutions holding 451 – 502
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% – +2.9%
Institutions buying 235 – 255
Institutions selling 143 – 166
Buyers to sellers 1.64 – 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.

VVVVGESFCFS
VVV 1.00 -0.02 0.13
VGES -0.02 1.00 -0.07
FCFS 0.13 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VVV, VGES and FCFS?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valvoline (VVV) $4.49B, Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) $33.28M, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) $8.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, VVV, VGES and FCFS?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valvoline (VVV) 44.2x, Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) -338.8x, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) is cheapest (Valvoline (VVV) 21.1x, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) has the highest net margin (Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Valvoline (VVV) leads (Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) returned the most: Valvoline (VVV) +11.7%, Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) +86.7%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) +15.6%. Over five years, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) compounded fastest (Valvoline (VVV) +0.9%/yr, 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, Valvoline (VVV) has been the steadiest (Valvoline (VVV) 35.5%, Vanguard Green Investment (VGES) 57.5%, FirstCash Holdings (FCFS) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VVV, VGES 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 8. 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.