AFRM vs SYF vs ATMP Stock Comparison

Affirm Holdings, Synchrony Financial and Barclays Bank Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$69.49 -2.8% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$24.36B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.86 +2.7% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.94B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
ATMP Barclays Bank Plc
$36.13 +3.5% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Synchrony Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Synchrony Financial 5, Affirm Holdings 3, Barclays Bank 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAFRMSYFATMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.36B $23.94B $10.26B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 7.4x — SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.2x 7.6x — SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.2% +2.6% — AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 45.3% 16.8% — AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 25.7% — SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.9x — SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% +0.0% +30.3% ATMP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.4%/yr +9.9%/yr +16.4%/yr ATMP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.7% 31.7% 16.1% ATMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 80/100 — SYF

Percentile Scorecard

AFRMSYFATMP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAFRMSYFATMP
Valuation 34 #113 of 170 94 #12 of 170 –
Growth 99 #3 of 160 51 #79 of 160 –
Profitability 65 #53 of 149 91 #15 of 149 –
Financial Health 61 #63 of 158 78 #35 of 158 51 #101 of 203
Shareholder Returns 13 #118 of 135 84 #22 of 135 91 #32 of 342
Overall 54 80 –
  • AFRM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SYF ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATMP ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAFRMSYFATMPSPY
1 month -2.8%+2.7%+3.5% -0.8%
3 months -4.9%-0.6%+0.8% +3.5%
6 months +6.7%-2.5%+7.7% +7.0%
Year to date -6.6%-10.3%+25.6% +12.2%
1 year -7.8%+0.0%+30.3% +13.0%
3 years +310.5%+166.5%+74.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +60.2%+38.7%+20.4% +23.1%
5 years -54.0%+60.4%+113.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.4%+9.9%+16.4% +11.0%
10 years —+160.8%+58.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.1%+4.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAFRMSYFATMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.7%31.7%16.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%36.1%16.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.601.18-0.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.001.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-46.7%-23.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-15.4%-3.1% -1.8%
52-week high $85.78$88.47$37.29 $779.14
52-week low $42.53$63.78$27.56 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAFRMSYFATMP
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 11.0x 7.4xmedian 11.0x —median 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.6x 1.2xmedian 2.6x —median 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 13.1x 1.8xmedian 13.1x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 6.9x 2.4xmedian 6.9x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.22median 0.32 0.34median 0.32 —median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAFRMSYFATMP
Revenue $4.26B $19.31B –
Operating income $416.98M – –
Net income $1.93B $3.33B –
Free cash flow $992.63M $9.56B –
EPS (diluted) $5.53 $10.06 –
Cash & equivalents $1.63B $15.90B $303.23B
Total debt $10.58B $8.11B $116.64M
Shares (diluted) 348.85M 322.40M 337.58M
Enterprise value $18.05B -$43.68B -$1.32T

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAFRMSYFATMP
P/E 12.1x 7.4x –
P/FCF 23.6x 2.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 2.4x –
P/S 5.5x 1.2x –
P/B 4.3x 1.4x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 1.4x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 33.6x 1.8x –
EV/EBIT 60.3x 1.9x –
EV/Revenue 5.9x 0.8x –
EV/FCF 25.3x 1.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 1.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.22 0.34 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAFRMSYFATMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.2% 2.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 577.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 3,598% -6.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.2% 12.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 3,515% 6.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 21.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.1% -2.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 365.8% 5.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.0% -2.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 123.3% 5.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAFRMSYFATMP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 17.6% 45.8% –
Operating margin 9.8% – –
Pretax margin 11.6% 22.6% –
Net margin 45.3% 16.8% –
FCF margin 23.3% 49.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 28.9% 49.5% –
Return on equity 41.6% 19.9% –
Return on assets 13.3% 2.7% –
Return on invested capital 5.6% 25.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 2.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAFRMSYFATMP
Debt / assets 21.1% 6.6% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 65.3% 86.5% 95.5%
Equity / assets 34.7% 13.5% 4.5%
Interest coverage 0.9x 2.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAFRMSYFATMP
Dividend yield – 1.7% 4.4%
Net buyback yield -0.7% 16.5% –
Shareholder yield -0.7% 18.2% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAFRMSYFATMP
Forward P/E 37.2xFY2027 7.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2027 $9.82FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -66.2%FY2027 +5.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +10.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.23BFY2027 $15.69BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2027 +4.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% +7.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAFRMSYFATMP
Held by institutions 77.1% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 658 1,002 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -0.8% –
Institutions buying 401 526 –
Institutions selling 173 345 –
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.52 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AFRMSYFATMP
AFRM 1.00 0.51 -0.17
SYF 0.51 1.00 -0.14
ATMP -0.17 -0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AFRM, SYF and ATMP?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.36B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.94B, Barclays Bank (ATMP) $10.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, AFRM, SYF and ATMP?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.6x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.2x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barclays Bank (ATMP) returned the most: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%, Barclays Bank (ATMP) +30.3%. Over five years, Barclays Bank (ATMP) compounded fastest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr, Barclays Bank (ATMP) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Barclays Bank (ATMP) 0.00%. Affirm Holdings (AFRM) and Barclays Bank (ATMP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barclays Bank (ATMP) has been the steadiest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.7%, Barclays Bank (ATMP) 16.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AFRM, SYF and ATMP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.