Affirm Holdings, Inc.

AFRM
About the company

Affirm Holdings, Inc. operates payment network in the United States, Canada, and internationally. Its platform includes point-of-sale payment solution for consumers, merchant commerce solutions, and a consumer-focused app. The company's commerce platform, agreements with originating banks, and capital markets partners enables consumers to pay for a purchase over time.

Country: United StatesPrice: $65.11Market Cap: $22.1B

Investment snapshot

13%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

2

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

4 / 10

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$8.43

-87.1% vs price

Models with upside

0 / 16

Positive margin of safety

Key risk

All 4 investors flag AFRM's debt & leverage

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

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Score
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of Safety-1081.4%-2107.1%N/AN/AN/A-102.6%-672.4%N/AN/A-3.0%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-08-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 vs 2025-09-30 · TTM ended 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-08-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-08-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment · TTM ended 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2025-08-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2025-08-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · TTM ended 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

    Where It Falls Short

    • Debt & Leverage0% pass✗ 5▾

      All 4 investors flag AFRM's debt & leverage

      LT Debt / Total Assets Change19.30% -> 68.22%
      ✗PiotroskiDecreased YoY
      Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity1.78
      ✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00x
      Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-1.7833; #3712/4210 (top 88.2%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities
      ✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
    • Valuation0% pass✓ 1✗ 25▾

      No clean pass — all 12 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

      Net income / market capitalization+9.12%; #781/6340 (top 12.3%)
      ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Price / 3-yr avg EPS
      ✗Graham<= 15x
      Price-to-Tangible-Book Ratio8.8x
      ✗Graham<= 1.5x
      P/E x P/TBV
      ✗Graham<= 22.5
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)P/E 434.1x (growth N/A)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      Price / EPS434.1x
      ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
      Price / (CFO / Shares)28.0x
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      Price / Tangible Book Value per Share8.8x
      ✗Dreman< 1.2x✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
      Valuation ReasonablenessP/E=434.1x, OE Yield=0.4%
      ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
      P/E or FCF YieldP/E=434.1x, FCF Yield=2.7%
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/E=434.1x, P/B=7.2x
      ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
      Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Price / FCF per Share36.9x
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Price vs. Trailing Low144% of trailing low ($45.19)
      ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
      Price / Book Value per Share7.2x
      ✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
      Positive book equity / market capitalization+0.2606; #3877/6449 (top 60.1%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Price / Diluted EPS434.1x
      ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
      (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
      ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
      Book Value per Share Change
      ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
      Revenue / market capitalization+0.2079; #3740/5247 (top 71.3%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+3.70%; #1874/4519 (top 41.5%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+34.16%; #927/6202 (top 14.9%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Valuation models0% pass✗ 5▾

      AFRM overvalued: all 5 models price fair value below $65.11 (median $8.43)

      Graham fair value$5.51
      ✗Graham-1081.4% margin vs $65.11
      Buffett fair value$2.95
      ✗Buffett-2107.1% margin vs $65.11
      Munger fair value$32.14
      ✗Munger-102.6% margin vs $65.11
      Pabrai fair value$8.43
      ✗Pabrai-672.4% margin vs $65.11
      Ackman fair value$63.21
      ✗Ackman-3.0% margin vs $65.11
    • Verdicts17% pass✓ 2✗ 10▾

      Split decision: 10 FAIL · 4 NEUTRAL · 2 PASS

      Overall verdict
      ✗GrahamFAIL (1/7)✗BuffettFAIL (1/6)✗LynchFAIL (2/4)•PiotroskiNEUTRAL (F-Score 5)✓DremanPASS (4/9)✗MungerFAIL (1/3)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/5)✗MarksFAIL (0/4)•AckmanNEUTRAL (5/8)✗TempletonFAIL (2/8)✓SleepPASS (3/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (2/6)✗SchlossFAIL (0/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
    • Profitability19% pass✓ 13✗ 22▾

      13 of 16 flag AFRM's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +10 more

      Return on Equity35.0%
      ✓Munger> 15%✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
      Net income / market capitalization+9.12%; #781/6340 (top 12.3%)
      ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Positive EPS (10 years)1/8 years positive
      ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Net Income Positive (10+ years)1/8 years positive
      ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
      ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-20.1%
      ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
      Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-2.7% (latest)
      ✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
      Free Cash Flow Proxy$85.1M
      ✓BuffettPositive and growing
      Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)N/A (negative mean EPS)
      ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
      Retained Earnings Effectiveness
      ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)P/E 434.1x (growth N/A)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      ROE35.0%
      ✓Lynch> 15%
      Net Income / Total Assets0.47%
      ✓PiotroskiROA > 0
      ROA Change YoY-5.44% -> 0.47% (delta: +5.91%)
      ✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=7.12%, ROA=0.47%
      ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Pre-Tax Income / Revenue13.4%
      ✓Dreman>= 8%
      Net Income / Shareholders' Equity35.0%
      ✓Dreman> 12%
      Margin of SafetyP/E=434.1x, P/TBV=8.8x
      ✗PabraiP/TBV < 1.5 or P/E < 15
      ROE (high and growing)FY2022: ROE=-38.9%; FY2023: ROE=-19.0%; FY2024: ROE=1.7%
      ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROE > 15% in each
      Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Positive Net Income Frequency1/7 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      Operating Income / Revenue11.8%
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      Net Income / Shareholders Equity35.0%
      ✓Ackman>= 15%
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Operating Margin Trend-75.6% (2022) -> -2.7% (2024)
      ✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin -75.6% -> -2.7%
      ✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      ROE (5-year)0/5 years above 12% (latest 1.7%)
      ✗SleepROE > 12% in a majority of years
      Gross profit / total assets
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Net income / positive book equity+35.01%; #363/5226 (top 6.9%)
      ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0442; #2414/5884 (top 41.0%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
      Positive Diluted-EPS Years1/7 years positive
      ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
    • Growth25% pass✓ 5✗ 7▾

      6 of 8 flag AFRM's growth — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +3 more

      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)P/E 434.1x (growth N/A)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      EPS Growth Direction$-2.84 (2018) -> $0.15 (2024)
      ✓DremanPositive over recent years
      EPS CAGR
      ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
      Positive Net Income Frequency1/7 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      3yr Median Revenue Growth38.8%
      ✓Ackman>= 5%
      Positive EPS Growth Frequency3/5 years with positive EPS growth
      ✓AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin -75.6% -> -2.7%
      ✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      5-year Revenue CAGR44.6%
      ✓SleepCAGR > 7%
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    • Efficiency33% pass✓ 1✗ 2▾

      2 of 3 flag AFRM's efficiency — Akre and Sleep

      Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.24x -> 0.29x
      ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Reinvestment Rate x ROIC1.7% (RR=100% x ROIC=1.7%)
      ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
      ROE (5-year)0/5 years above 12% (latest 1.7%)
      ✗SleepROE > 12% in a majority of years
    • Cash Flow40% pass✓ 5✗ 7▾

      6 of 10 flag AFRM's cash flow — Dreman, Pabrai, Marks +3 more

      Free Cash Flow Proxy$85.1M
      ✓BuffettPositive and growing
      FCF Positive and Growing$817.0M
      ✓LynchPositive and growing
      Operating Cash Flow$793.9M
      ✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=7.12%, ROA=0.47%
      ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Price / (CFO / Shares)28.0x
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      P/E or FCF YieldP/E=434.1x, FCF Yield=2.7%
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      FCF Positive2/7 years FCF positive
      ✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
      (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap3.7%
      ✗Ackman>= 4%
      Price / FCF per Share36.9x
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency3/7 years positive
      ✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
      Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$817.0M
      ✓Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+3.70%; #1874/4519 (top 41.5%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

    Business & financials

    Financial snapshot: annual FY 2024. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

    Company Profile

    Industry: Banking
    SIC Sector: Credit Institutions
    Size: Large Cap($22.1B)
    Revenue: $3.2B+38.8% YoY
    Net Income: $52.2M+110.1% YoY

    Financial Snapshot

    Operating Margin-2.7%
    Return on Equity1.7%
    Debt / Equity2.48
    Current Ratio--
    EPS (Diluted)$0.15
    Buybacks (1y)$250.0M
    Buybacks (2y)$250.0M
    Shares Retired−10.1% / −15.5% 2y
    Sector-adjusted criteria: Bank

    Leverage is a bank’s business model and current accounts don’t exist on its balance sheet, so debt and liquidity tests are omitted and tangible book value and ROE replace their industrial analogs.

    Shareholder Return

    Fiscal 2024

    Issued 10.1% of shares last year, 15.5% issued over two.

    Buybacks
    $250.0M
    Dividends
    —

    Company Financials

    Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

    TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

    The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.

    MetricTTM · 2026-09-30

    2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

    Sources · derived quarter values

    Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, capex, buybacks, revenue, net income, operating income, ebit, pre tax income, interest expense.

    Q1 FY 2027

    2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30

    Sources
    FY 2024
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2025-08-28
    FY 2023
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2024-08-28
    FY 2022
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2023-08-25
    FY 2021
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2022-08-29
    FY 2020
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2021-09-17
    Market Cap$22.1Bcurrent--$20.8Best.$12.6Best.$4.8Best.$18.0Best.$15.9Best.
    Revenue$4.6B↑33%$1.3B↑35%$3.2B↑39%$2.3B↑46%$1.6B↑18%$1.3B↑55%$870.5M
    Operating Income$540.4M↑396%$187.1M↑194%-$87.3M↑86%-$615.8M↑49%-$1.2B↓39%-$866.0M↓126%-$383.7M
    Net Income$2.0B↑764%$164.2M↑103%$52.2M↑110%-$517.8M↑47%-$985.3M↓39%-$707.4M↓60%-$441.0M
    EPS (Diluted)--$0.47↑104%$0.15↑109%$-1.67↑50%$-3.34↓33%$-2.51↑13%$-2.88
    Gross Margin———————
    Operating Margin11.8%↑274%14.8%↑117%-2.7%↑90%-26.5%↑65%-75.6%↓18%-64.2%↓46%-44.1%
    ROE35.0%↑395%—1.7%↑109%-19.0%↑51%-38.9%↓44%-27.0%↓58%-17.1%
    Total Debt$10.3B↑33%$10.3B↑33%$7.6B↑314%$1.8B↑30%$1.4B↓17%$1.7B$0
    Shareholders' Equity$5.8B↑74%$5.8B↑74%$3.1B↑12%$2.7B↑8%$2.5B↓3%$2.6B↑2%$2.6B
    Current Ratio———————
    Debt / Equity1.78↓24%1.78↓24%2.48↑269%0.67↑20%0.56↓14%0.650.00
    Operating Cash Flow$1.1B↑9%$207.1M↓45%$793.9M↑76%$450.1M↑3595%$12.2M↑108%-$162.2M↑16%-$193.1M
    Free Cash Flow$817.0M↑6%$144.6M↓55%$601.7M↑107%$290.8M↑368%-$108.6M↑56%-$248.5M↓16%-$213.4M

    Score history

    Historical Score Timeline

    Industry peers

    Industry Peers

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    AFRM vs Peers — Financial Grading

    Revenue$3.2BBottom 25%
    Net Income$52.2MBottom 25%
    ROE1.7%Bottom 25%
    D/E2.48Bottom 25%
    Op. Margin-2.7%Bottom 25%
    Curr. Ratio—
    CompanyMarket CapPriceRevenueNet IncomeROED/EOp. MarginCurr. RatioGrahamBuffettLynchPiotroskiDreman
    MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INCMUFG$245.7B$21.83$74.2B$10.8B8.8%1.1219.9%—2/71/61/4F-Score 53/9
    AMERICAN EXPRESS COAXP$215.0B$320.60$41.3B$10.8B32.4%1.68——2/73/63/4F-Score 43/9
    Banco Santander, S.A.SAN$175.9B$12.21—$16.6B12.5%0.02——2/71/62/4F-Score 45/9
    BARCLAYS BANK PLCATMP$82.1B$35.04$13.1B$6.3B7.5%0.01——2/71/60/4F-Score 74/9
    BARCLAYS PLCBCS$76.0B$22.87$15.0B$9.7B9.2%0.02——1/70/60/4F-Score 72/9
    FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/FCNCA$25.7B$2324.25$9.5B$2.2B9.9%1.62——5/73/61/4F-Score 52/9
    KEYCORP /NEW/KEY$22.7B$21.46$7.5B$1.8B9.0%0.49——2/71/61/4F-Score 64/9
    WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPWBS$12.6B$77.57$2.9B$1.0B10.6%0.0850.7%—2/71/61/4F-Score 72/9