Why is AFRM down?
Down 52% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%.
- It fell 23% on Nov 9, 2022, a results day, its biggest one-day fall in five years.
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AFRM's Quality Score rose 2 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 14.
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Down 52% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%.
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| Since its Nov 2021 high | Down 56% |
| Latest filing | 10-K, Aug 27 |
ReportReports Thursday, after the close. Every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. It rose after 2 and fell after 2 of its last 4 reports, +0.7% on average. Past reports ›
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After its last 4 reports it closed +0.7% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
AFRM is #3 of 14 by Quality Score.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: AFRM +32%, SEZL +43%.
Reports Thu Nov 5, after the close (in 3 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
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| Aug 27, 2026 | +11.0% | +0.3% | -4.1% |
| May 7, 2026 | +1.5% | -5.0% | +0.3% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | +2.1% | -4.0% | -16.3% |
Sales grew every year from 2019 to 2026, to $4.3B. It made a profit in two of the eight years.
One insider sold $3.8M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: AFRM is 0.1% of JEPI, under 0.1% of SCHG, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
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“Our primary competition consists of: legacy payment methods, such as credit and debit cards, including those provided by card issuing banks such as Synchrony, J.P. Morgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America, Capital One, Bread Financial, and American Express; mobile wallets and other pay-over-time solutions offered by companies such as PayPal, Block and Klarna; and new pay-over-time offerings by legacy financial and payments companies, including those mentioned above.”
AFRM scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #3 of 14 in Lenders & Credit by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 52% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
AFRM scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #3 of 14 in Lenders & Credit by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind AFRM's 14.
One insider sold $3.8M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Siphelele Jiyane, Chief Accounting Officer, who sold $1.9M on Sep 14. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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