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Affirm Earnings Hold Steady as Gas Prices Weigh

8/29/2026

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  • Affirm Holdings closed nearly unchanged on Friday after reporting fiscal fourth-quarter earnings.
  • CEO Max Levchin told CNBC that the $4.09-per-gallon national average gas price is weighing on shoppers.
  • He noted gas prices fell from above $4.50 in May but remain above pre-Iran-war levels.
  • Levchin said inflation drives shoppers to budget carefully, raising demand for Affirm’s buy-now, pay-later service.