Down 17%, What’s Next For Affirm Stock?

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Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) stock has declined by 17.5% over 5 trading days. While company-specific news has been somewhat limited, insider selling appears to have weighed on the stock with a substantial share sale by CEO Max Levchin.

Overall, the stock still appears overvalued, which, coupled with a history of sub-par recovery after significant declines, indicates risk. Please consider the following data:

  • Size: A $25 Bil company with $3.2 Bil in revenue currently trading at $76.03.
  • Fundamentals: Revenue growth of 38.8% over the last 12 months and an operating margin of 10.5%.
  • Liquidity: Displays a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.32 and a Cash to Assets ratio of 0.2
  • Valuation: Currently trading at a P/E multiple of 476.3 and a P/EBIT multiple of 51.0
  • Has returned a median of -24.2% within a year after sharp declines since 2010. See AFRM Dip Buy Analysis.

Although we usually buy dips when the fundamentals are solid – for AFRM, see Buy or Sell AFRM Stock – we remain cautious about falling knives. In particular, it is important to consider if things worsen and AFRM decreases another 20-30% to the $53 range, will we be able to retain the stock? What is the worst-case scenario? We refer to this as downturn resilience.

Below is an in-depth analysis of Affirm (AFRM) downturn resilience – specifically, its performance compared to the market during past crises. It turns out, the stock has performed significantly worse than the S&P 500 index during various economic downturns. We evaluate this based on (a) how much the stock declined and (b) how quickly it bounced back.

Here are the details, but first, a quick overview: AFRM offers a digital and mobile-first commerce platform featuring point-of-sale payment solutions, merchant services, and a consumer app, catering to approximately 29,000 merchants in the U.S. and Canada.

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  • AFRM stock plummeted 94.7% from a peak of $168.52 on 4 November 2021 to $8.91 on 27 December 2022 compared to a peak-to-trough decline of 25.4% for the S&P 500.
  • The stock has not yet recovered to its pre-crisis high.
  • The highest price the stock has reached since then is $92.18 on 21 September 2025, and it is currently trading at $76.03.

Concerned that AFRM may decline even further? You might want to explore the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, which consists of 30 stocks and has a history of comfortably outperforming its benchmark, including all 3 – the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices —and has achieved returns exceeding 91% since its inception. What is the reason? Collectively, HQ Portfolio stocks have delivered better returns with lower risk compared to the benchmark index; resulting in a smoother ride, as demonstrated in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.