FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (FCFS) vs Nelnet, Inc. (NNI)

FirstCash Holdings, Inc. and Nelnet, Inc. are both Credit Services companies. FirstCash Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $9.4B against $4.5B — 2.1× the size. Nelnet, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 14.9× against 24.8×. FirstCash Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 21.6% against −6.25%. Nelnet, Inc. has the higher net margin (14.4% vs 9.42%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.14% vs 8.97%). Both pay a dividend; FirstCash Holdings, Inc. yields more (1.21% vs 1.20%). Across the 22 metrics below, Nelnet, Inc. leads on 12 and FirstCash Holdings, Inc. on 10.