Affirm
Affirm's revenue rose 32.1% to $4.3 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 9.8%, up from −2.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $993 million, up 65.0%. The diluted share count rose 2.3%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
What Affirm does
Affirm runs a payment network that lets shoppers pay for purchases over time. Consumers use it online and in stores to split a purchase into installments, and it also offers the Affirm Card, a debit card that can pay in full or over time. Affirm was founded in 2012 and says it has never charged late fees.
It makes money from two sides. Merchants pay Affirm fees, which vary by deal and are generally larger on financing that charges the consumer no interest. Consumers pay interest on the interest-bearing installment loans that Affirm originates or buys from its bank partners. In fiscal 2026 these interest-bearing loans were 70% of total gross merchandise volume (GMV), the value of purchases made through its platform.
Affirm works with its bank partners, which originate many of the loans, and relies on several funding sources. It says it relies on a small number of commercial partners for a significant portion of its revenue.
Its biggest risks, as it describes them
- Depending on a small number of commercial partners for a large part of its revenue.
- Needing its originating bank partners to make loans that work.
- Loans that do not perform, causing credit losses.
- Relying on a mix of funding sources that may not be renewed.
- Strong competition in payments and consumer credit.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2025 to 2026, earnings per share grew 3,586.7% a year and net income 3,596.9% a year, as new shares raised the share count by 2% and diluted each share's earnings.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Affirm yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Affirm's 10-K and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
The example scenarios need Affirm's net cash, which its filings' structured data doesn't give for its latest year. You can enter your own figure in the calculator.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $69.49
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Affirm's earnings per share of $5.53 (in fiscal 2026). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 12.6×, the middle of Affirm's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (Affirm's own P/E today) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 11%, 10% and 9%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $69.49
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Affirm's P/E at the last close
- 12.6×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| CorpayCPAY | $399.72 | $16.43 | 24.3× |
| AffirmAFRM | $69.49 | $5.53 | 12.6× |
| Euronet WorldwideEEFT | $63.95 | $6.29 | 10.2× |
| Western UnionWU | $6.21 | $1.22 | 5.1× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 1,255 | 892 | 1,013 | 1,354 | 1,630 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest coverage | −12.4x | −6.6x | −1.8x | −0.2x | 0.9x |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quick ratio | — | — | — | — | — |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought Affirm shares on the open market, and 6 insiders sold $89.4 million, $85.7 million of it under trading plans set up in advance.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Robert O'HareChief Financial Officer | Sold plan | 65,591 | $80.02 | $5.2 million | Form 4 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Siphelele JiyaneChief Accounting Officer | Sold | 26,980 | $72.19 | $1.9 million | Form 4 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Siphelele JiyaneChief Accounting Officer | Sold | 25,000 | $72.41 | $1.8 million | Form 4 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Katherine AdkinsChief Legal Officer | Sold plan | 41,664 | $75.53 | $3.1 million | Form 4 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Robert O'HareChief Financial Officer | Sold plan | 5,886 | $74.02 | $435,682 | Form 4 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Katherine AdkinsChief Legal Officer | Sold plan | 41,664 | $70.55 | $2.9 million | Form 4 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Robert O'HareChief Financial Officer | Sold plan | 15,745 | $71.60 | $1.1 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Michael LinfordChief Operating Officer | Sold plan | 79,219 | $90.01 | $7.1 million | Form 4 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Noel Bertram WatsonDirector | Sold plan | 2,000 | $77.86 | $155,720 | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Michael LinfordChief Operating Officer | Sold plan | 100,000 | $80.04 | $8.0 million | Form 4 |
| May 13, 2026 | Noel Bertram WatsonDirector | Sold plan | 2,000 | $65.00 | $130,000 | Form 4 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Noel Bertram WatsonDirector | Sold plan | 2,000 | $55.00 | $110,000 | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — | — |
| Current ratio rose | — | — | — |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| F-score | — | — | — |
| Accruals ratio | −10.9% | −7.2% | 5.2% |
Compare
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| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affirm | FY26 | 32.1% | 9.8% | 23.3% | — | — | — | |
| Euronet Worldwide | FY25 | 6.4% | 12.5% | 10.2% | 29.9% | 0.1x | 7 | Compare |
| Shift4 | FY25 | 25.5% | 8.4% | 14.9% | 6.5% | 4.6x | 6 | Compare |
| Western Union | FY25 | −3.8% | 18.7% | 12.5% | 24.0% | 1.8x | — | Compare |
| Corpay | FY25 | 13.9% | 44.0% | 28.7% | 11.5% | 3.8x | 5 | Compare |
8 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||
| Revenue | 264 | 510 | 870 | 1,349 | 1,588 | 2,323 | 3,224 | 4,261 |
| Revenue growth | — | 92.7% | 70.8% | 55.0% | 17.7% | 46.3% | 38.8% | 32.1% |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | −127 | −108 | −384 | −866 | −1,201 | −616 | −87 | 417 |
| Net income | −120 | −113 | −441 | −707 | −985 | −518 | 52 | 1,930 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | −2.84 | −2.63 | −2.94 | −2.51 | −3.34 | −1.67 | 0.15 | 5.53 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 47 | 48 | 159 | 282 | 295 | 310 | 341 | 349 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||
| Cash from operations | −88 | −71 | −193 | −162 | 12 | 450 | 794 | 1,231 |
| Capital expenditure | 19 | 21 | 20 | 86 | 121 | 159 | 192 | 238 |
| Free cash flow | −107 | −92 | −213 | −248 | −109 | 291 | 602 | 993 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 222 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 34 | 30 | 292 | 391 | 452 | 344 | 321 | 305 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 358 | 267 | 1,467 | 1,255 | 892 | 1,013 | 1,354 | 1,630 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | — | 1,402 | 4,867 | 6,974 | 8,156 | 9,520 | 11,155 | 15,790 |
| Total liabilities | — | 965 | 2,291 | 4,356 | 5,621 | 6,788 | 8,086 | 10,306 |
| Shareholders' equity | −263 | −367 | 2,576 | 2,618 | 2,534 | 2,732 | 3,069 | 5,484 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | −48.2% | −21.1% | −44.1% | −64.2% | −75.6% | −26.5% | −2.7% | 9.8% |
| Net margin | −45.6% | −22.1% | −50.7% | −52.4% | −62.0% | −22.3% | 1.6% | 45.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | −40.5% | −18.1% | −24.5% | −18.4% | −6.8% | 12.5% | 18.7% | 23.3% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | — | — | −39.9% | −27.2% | −38.2% | −19.7% | 1.8% | 45.1% |
| Return on assets | — | — | −14.1% | −11.9% | −13.0% | −5.9% | 0.5% | 14.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |