BCS vs MUFG vs SYF Stock Comparison

Barclays, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial and Synchrony Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCS Barclays Plc
$22.45 -9.5% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$80.30B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.99 +2.8% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.01B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 5, Synchrony Financial 4, Barclays 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCSMUFGSYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.30B $242.76B $24.01B MUFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 16.1x 7.4x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 12.6x 7.6x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% -12.0% +2.6% BCS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% 47.7% 16.8% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.6% 25.7% SYF
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 +5.5% +44.2% +0.0% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr +31.0%/yr +9.9%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 26.3% 31.6% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 37/100 80/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

BCSMUFGSYF

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

AxisBCSMUFGSYF
Valuation 99 #6 of 360 20 #287 of 360 95 #10 of 169
Growth 71 #56 of 191 82 #36 of 191 50 #80 of 160
Profitability 19 #136 of 168 61 #66 of 168 90 #16 of 149
Financial Health 2 #172 of 175 6 #164 of 175 78 #36 of 158
Shareholder Returns 62 #132 of 341 16 #287 of 341 86 #20 of 136
Overall 50 37 80
  • BCS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MUFG 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

PeriodBCSMUFGSYFSPY
1 month -9.5%-8.5%+2.8% -0.2%
3 months -16.8%-4.2%-2.8% +3.9%
6 months -2.4%+22.5%-1.7% +8.2%
Year to date -11.8%+35.5%-10.1% +12.9%
1 year +5.5%+44.2%+0.0% +12.3%
3 years +259.8%+160.8%+167.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +53.3%+37.7%+38.8% +23.3%
5 years +100.4%+285.1%+60.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.9%+31.0%+9.9% +10.9%
10 years +142.2%+318.1%+159.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%+15.4%+10.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCSMUFGSYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%26.3%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%26.7%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.600.921.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.181.680.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-35.6%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-11.0%-15.2% -1.2%
52-week high $28.56$24.14$88.47 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$14.88$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.

MultipleBCSMUFGSYF
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 12.1x 16.2xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 8.1xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 1.8xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.9x —median 10.9x 2.4xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.34 0.27median 1.34 0.34median 0.32

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 monthsBCSMUFGSYF
Revenue $41.50B $31.62B $19.31B
Gross profit – $29.85B –
Operating income – $18.02B –
Net income $10.83B $13.97B $3.33B
Free cash flow – – $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $2.95 $1.32 $10.06
Cash & equivalents $335.17B – $15.90B
Total debt $302.10B $494.43B $8.11B
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 11.40B 322.40M
Enterprise value -$1.63T -$98.63B -$43.61B

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
MetricBCSMUFGSYF
P/E 7.4x 16.2x 7.4x
P/FCF – – 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – 2.4x
P/S 1.9x 8.1x 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 16.9x 5.5x 1.9x
EV/Revenue -1.5x 3.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF – – 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.27 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSMUFGSYF
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% -12.0% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% -2.4% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 38.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% 62.6% -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 32.4% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 104.8% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 59.4% 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
MetricBCSMUFGSYF
Gross margin – 94.4% –
EBITDA margin – – 45.8%
Operating margin – 57.0% –
Pretax margin 33.1% 59.6% 22.6%
Net margin 26.0% 47.7% 16.8%
FCF margin – – 49.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – 49.5%
Return on equity 10.4% 11.7% 19.9%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.5% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – 3.6% 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
MetricBCSMUFGSYF
Debt / assets 13.1% 4.7% 6.6%
Debt / equity 2.9x 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.9x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 96.0% 86.5%
Equity / assets 4.5% 4.0% 13.5%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCSMUFGSYF
Dividend yield 2.8% 1.4% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – – 16.5%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.4% 18.1%
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.

ConsensusBCSMUFGSYF
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $9.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +0.6% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.91BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +4.0% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSMUFGSYF
Held by institutions 8.5% 3.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 556 574 1,002
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -0.1% -0.8%
Institutions buying 306 324 526
Institutions selling 161 160 345
Buyers to sellers 1.90 2.03 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.

BCSMUFGSYF
BCS 1.00 0.58 0.50
MUFG 0.58 1.00 0.29
SYF 0.50 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, MUFG and SYF?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $80.30B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $242.76B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $24.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, MUFG and SYF?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.5x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.1x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.7x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.6x, 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?

Barclays (BCS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Barclays (BCS) +5.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +44.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Barclays (BCS) +14.9%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.0%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCS, MUFG 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, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 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.