Affirm Holdings, Inc.
AFRMAbout 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.
Investment snapshot
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
| Verdict | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BUY | Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met. |
| PASS | The 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. |
| NEUTRAL | Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position. |
| FAIL | The company does not clear the framework's requirements. |
| Ranked | Ranked 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.
| Metric | Graham 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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| Verdict | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL | FAIL | PASS | NEUTRAL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL |
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| Intrinsic Value (annual) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Margin of Safety | -1081.4% | -2107.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | -102.6% | -672.4% | N/A | N/A | -3.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/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 YoYTotal Debt / Shareholders' Equity1.78✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00xNegative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-1.7833; #3712/4210 (top 88.2%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionCurrent 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-sectionPrice / 3-yr avg EPS✗Graham<= 15xPrice-to-Tangible-Book Ratio8.8x✗Graham<= 1.5xP/E x P/TBV✗Graham<= 22.5Basic 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< 8xPrice / 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 < 2.0Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePrice / FCF per Share36.9x✗Ackman<= 25Price 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-sectionPrice / 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-sectionTrailing 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 $65.11Buffett fair value$2.95✗Buffett-2107.1% margin vs $65.11Munger fair value$32.14✗Munger-102.6% margin vs $65.11Pabrai fair value$8.43✗Pabrai-672.4% margin vs $65.11Ackman 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-sectionPositive EPS (10 years)1/8 years positive✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 yearsEPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)✗Graham>= 33% growthNet Income Positive (10+ years)1/8 years positive✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ yearsROE (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 yearsFree Cash Flow Proxy$85.1M✓BuffettPositive and growingEarnings Variance (10-yr CoV)N/A (negative mean EPS)✗BuffettCoV < 0.3Retained Earnings Effectiveness✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value createdBasic 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 passROE35.0%✓Lynch> 15%Net Income / Total Assets0.47%✓PiotroskiROA > 0ROA 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 > ROAPre-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 < 15ROE (high and growing)FY2022: ROE=-38.9%; FY2023: ROE=-19.0%; FY2024: ROE=1.7%✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROE > 15% in eachDiscount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePositive Net Income Frequency1/7 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 yearsOperating 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 yearsRevenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin -75.6% -> -2.7%✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holdingROE (5-year)0/5 years above 12% (latest 1.7%)✗SleepROE > 12% in a majority of yearsGross profit / total assets✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNet income / positive book equity+35.01%; #363/5226 (top 6.9%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNegative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0442; #2414/5884 (top 41.0%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualizedPositive 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% growthBasic 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 passEPS Growth Direction$-2.84 (2018) -> $0.15 (2024)✓DremanPositive over recent yearsEPS CAGR✗Dreman> 5% annualizedPositive Net Income Frequency1/7 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years3yr Median Revenue Growth38.8%✓Ackman>= 5%Positive EPS Growth Frequency3/5 years with positive EPS growth✓AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years5-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 holding5-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 YoYReinvestment 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 growingFCF Positive and Growing$817.0M✓LynchPositive and growingOperating Cash Flow$793.9M✓PiotroskiCFO > 0(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=7.12%, ROA=0.47%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPrice / (CFO / Shares)28.0x✗Dreman< 8xP/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<= 25Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency3/7 years positive✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available yearsOperating 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
Financial Snapshot
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
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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.
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| Metric | TTM · 2026-09-30 2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived 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 2024Sources
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| 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 Margin | 11.8%↑274% | 14.8%↑117% | -2.7%↑90% | -26.5%↑65% | -75.6%↓18% | -64.2%↓46% | -44.1% |
| ROE | 35.0%↑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 / Equity | 1.78↓24% | 1.78↓24% | 2.48↑269% | 0.67↑20% | 0.56↓14% | 0.65 | 0.00 |
| 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 |
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AFRM vs Peers — Financial Grading
| Company | Market Cap | Price | Revenue | Net Income | ROE | D/E | Op. Margin | Curr. Ratio | Graham | Buffett | Lynch | Piotroski | Dreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INCMUFG | $245.7B | $21.83 | $74.2B | $10.8B | 8.8% | 1.12 | 19.9% | — | 2/7 | 1/6 | 1/4 | F-Score 5 | 3/9 |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS COAXP | $215.0B | $320.60 | $41.3B | $10.8B | 32.4% | 1.68 | — | — | 2/7 | 3/6 | 3/4 | F-Score 4 | 3/9 |
| Banco Santander, S.A.SAN | $175.9B | $12.21 | — | $16.6B | 12.5% | 0.02 | — | — | 2/7 | 1/6 | 2/4 | F-Score 4 | 5/9 |
| BARCLAYS BANK PLCATMP | $82.1B | $35.04 | $13.1B | $6.3B | 7.5% | 0.01 | — | — | 2/7 | 1/6 | 0/4 | F-Score 7 | 4/9 |
| BARCLAYS PLCBCS | $76.0B | $22.87 | $15.0B | $9.7B | 9.2% | 0.02 | — | — | 1/7 | 0/6 | 0/4 | F-Score 7 | 2/9 |
| FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/FCNCA | $25.7B | $2324.25 | $9.5B | $2.2B | 9.9% | 1.62 | — | — | 5/7 | 3/6 | 1/4 | F-Score 5 | 2/9 |
| KEYCORP /NEW/KEY | $22.7B | $21.46 | $7.5B | $1.8B | 9.0% | 0.49 | — | — | 2/7 | 1/6 | 1/4 | F-Score 6 | 4/9 |
| WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPWBS | $12.6B | $77.57 | $2.9B | $1.0B | 10.6% | 0.08 | 50.7% | — | 2/7 | 1/6 | 1/4 | F-Score 7 | 2/9 |