BCS vs JPM vs SYF Stock Comparison

Barclays, Jpmorgan Chase and Synchrony Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BCS Barclays Plc
$22.91 -6.9% 1M +6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$81.44B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$339.49 +0.8% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$923.68B
P/E
14.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
SYF Synchrony Financial
$75.39 +5.4% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.49B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Jpmorgan Chase leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Jpmorgan Chase 4, Synchrony Financial 3, Barclays 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCSJPMSYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.44B $923.68B $24.49B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 14.2x 7.6x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 14.1x 7.7x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +13.2% +2.6% JPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% — 16.8% BCS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 25.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.2% +11.2% +0.9% JPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +14.9%/yr +10.2%/yr BCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 22.1% 31.6% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 34/100 79/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

BCSJPMSYF

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

AxisBCSJPMSYF
Valuation 99 #5 of 361 7 #335 of 361 95 #9 of 169
Growth 66 #59 of 172 72 #49 of 172 49 #83 of 162
Profitability 18 #123 of 149 – 90 #16 of 149
Financial Health 1 #157 of 158 – 77 #37 of 158
Shareholder Returns 56 #151 of 338 23 #262 of 338 85 #21 of 136
Overall 48 34 79
  • BCS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • JPM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SYF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCSJPMSYFSPY
1 month -6.9%+0.8%+5.4% +0.9%
3 months -12.1%-1.5%+0.6% +5.9%
6 months -0.4%+9.8%+0.4% +8.5%
Year to date -10.0%+5.4%-9.6% +13.3%
1 year +6.2%+11.2%+0.9% +12.4%
3 years +267.1%+150.2%+168.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +54.3%+35.8%+39.0% +23.5%
5 years +104.7%+99.8%+62.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.4%+14.9%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years +147.7%+391.2%+159.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.5%+17.3%+10.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBCSJPMSYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%22.1%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%23.8%36.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.610.731.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.200.510.03 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-40.2%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.8%-7.0%-14.8% -0.9%
52-week high $28.56$365.23$88.47 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$282.84$63.78 $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.

MultipleBCSJPMSYF
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 12.1x 14.1xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 4.4xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x —median 5.1x 1.8xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.8x -5.5xmedian 10.8x 2.5xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.32 1.12median 1.32 0.34median 0.34

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 monthsBCSJPMSYF
Revenue $41.50B $203.15B $19.31B
Net income $10.83B – $3.33B
Free cash flow – – $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $2.95 $24.09 $10.06
Cash & equivalents $335.17B – $15.90B
Total debt $302.10B – $8.11B
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 2.69B 322.40M
Enterprise value -$1.63T $923.68B -$43.13B

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
MetricBCSJPMSYF
P/E 7.5x 14.1x 7.4x
P/FCF – -5.5x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 2.5x
P/S 1.9x 4.4x 1.2x
P/B 0.8x 2.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 1.8x
EV/EBIT 16.4x – 1.9x
EV/Revenue -1.5x 4.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF – – 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 1.12 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSJPMSYF
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 13.2% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 9.7% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% – -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 17.7% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 12.6% 21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCSJPMSYF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 45.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 33.1% – 22.6%
Net margin 26.0% – 16.8%
FCF margin – – 49.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – 49.5%
Return on equity 10.4% – 19.9%
Return on assets 0.5% – 2.7%
Return on invested capital – – 25.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCSJPMSYF
Debt / assets 13.1% – 6.6%
Debt / equity 2.9x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.9x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 92.7% 86.5%
Equity / assets 4.5% 7.3% 13.5%
Interest coverage – – 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCSJPMSYF
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.8% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – – 16.4%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.8% 18.0%
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.

ConsensusBCSJPMSYF
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $24.14FY2026 $9.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +2.7% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.91BFY2026 $213.87BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% -2.4% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSJPMSYF
Held by institutions 8.5% 73.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 556 5,084 1,002
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.1% -0.8%
Institutions buying 306 2,488 526
Institutions selling 161 2,061 345
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.21 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.

BCSJPMSYF
BCS 1.00 0.58 0.50
JPM 0.58 1.00 0.55
SYF 0.50 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, JPM and SYF?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $81.44B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $923.68B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $24.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, JPM and SYF?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.6x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.2x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.9x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.1x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Barclays (BCS) has the highest net margin (Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) returned the most: Barclays (BCS) +6.2%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +11.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.9%. Over five years, Barclays (BCS) compounded fastest (Barclays (BCS) +15.4%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +14.9%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Barclays (BCS) 0.00%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%. Barclays (BCS) and Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.1%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCS, JPM and SYF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) leads on 4. 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.