BCS vs STNE vs SYF Stock Comparison

Barclays, StoneCo and Synchrony Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCS Barclays Plc
$22.26 -10.3% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.22B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$8.33 -10.4% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.86 +2.7% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.12B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBCSSTNESYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.22B $2.18B $24.12B BCS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 3.0x 7.4x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 4.5x 7.6x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +18.3% +2.6% STNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% 26.2% 16.8% STNE
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 +7.6% -56.2% +0.0% BCS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr -24.4%/yr +9.9%/yr BCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 65.4% 31.7% BCS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 80/100 80/100 STNE

Percentile Scorecard

BCSSTNESYF

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

AxisBCSSTNESYF
Valuation 99 #5 of 362 99 #3 of 170 94 #12 of 170
Growth 70 #67 of 221 87 #22 of 160 51 #79 of 160
Profitability 20 #161 of 200 85 #24 of 149 91 #15 of 149
Financial Health 1 #201 of 203 33 #107 of 158 78 #35 of 158
Shareholder Returns 63 #127 of 342 99 #3 of 135 84 #22 of 135
Overall 51 80 80
  • BCS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • STNE ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SYF ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCSSTNESYFSPY
1 month -10.3%-10.4%+2.7% -0.8%
3 months -22.1%-23.5%-0.6% +3.5%
6 months -3.6%-30.5%-2.5% +7.0%
Year to date -12.5%-43.7%-10.3% +12.2%
1 year +7.6%-56.2%+0.0% +13.0%
3 years +256.7%-13.2%+166.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +52.8%-4.6%+38.7% +23.1%
5 years +100.9%-75.4%+60.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%-24.4%+9.9% +11.0%
10 years +151.5%—+160.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.7%—+10.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBCSSTNESYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%65.4%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%74.7%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.601.451.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.860.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-79.1%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-57.0%-15.4% -1.8%
52-week high $28.56$19.39$88.47 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$8.33$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.

MultipleBCSSTNESYF
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 12.1x 3.1xmedian 11.0x 7.4xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 1.0xmedian 2.6x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 0.9xmedian 13.1x 1.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x 3.0xmedian 6.9x 2.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.36 0.04median 0.32 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 monthsBCSSTNESYF
Revenue $41.50B $2.73B $19.31B
Gross profit – $1.19B –
Operating income – $1.03B –
Net income $10.83B $545.33M $3.33B
Free cash flow – $874.35M $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $2.95 $2.62 $10.06
Cash & equivalents $335.17B $1.42B $15.90B
Total debt $302.10B – $8.11B
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 273.49M 322.40M
Enterprise value -$1.63T -$3.54B -$43.51B

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
MetricBCSSTNESYF
P/E 7.3x 3.1x 7.4x
P/FCF – 3.0x 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.4x 2.4x
P/S 1.9x 1.0x 1.2x
P/B 0.8x 1.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 0.9x 1.8x
EV/EBIT 17.0x 1.0x 1.9x
EV/Revenue -1.6x 0.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 1.2x 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.3x 1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.04 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSSTNESYF
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 18.3% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 2.0% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -16.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1,432% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% 86.4% -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 51.1% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 89.5% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 84.2% 21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 415.0% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 249.7% -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.5% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCSSTNESYF
Gross margin – 43.7% –
EBITDA margin – 42.4% 45.8%
Operating margin – 37.5% –
Pretax margin 33.1% 19.8% 22.6%
Net margin 26.0% 26.2% 16.8%
FCF margin – 32.0% 49.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 28.5% 49.5%
Return on equity 10.4% 35.1% 19.9%
Return on assets 0.5% 6.4% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – – 25.7%
Return on capital employed – 28.7% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCSSTNESYF
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% 84.4% 86.5%
Equity / assets 4.5% 15.6% 13.5%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 2.1x
Current ratio – 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCSSTNESYF
Dividend yield 2.8% 30.4% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – – 16.5%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 30.4% 18.2%
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.

ConsensusBCSSTNESYF
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 4.5xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $1.84FY2026 $9.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +15.8% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.91BFY2026 $2.94BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +4.0% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSSTNESYF
Held by institutions 8.5% 59.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 556 273 1,002
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -7.6% -0.8%
Institutions buying 306 148 526
Institutions selling 161 81 345
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.83 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.

BCSSTNESYF
BCS 1.00 0.24 0.50
STNE 0.24 1.00 0.16
SYF 0.50 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, STNE and SYF?

Barclays (BCS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $79.22B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.18B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $24.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, STNE and SYF?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.4x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.0x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.6x, StoneCo (STNE) 4.5x, 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?

StoneCo (STNE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

StoneCo (STNE) has the highest net margin (Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Barclays (BCS) returned the most: Barclays (BCS) +7.6%, StoneCo (STNE) -56.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%. Over five years, Barclays (BCS) compounded fastest (Barclays (BCS) +15.0%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -24.4%/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%, StoneCo (STNE) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%. Barclays (BCS) and StoneCo (STNE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barclays (BCS) has been the steadiest (Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, StoneCo (STNE) 65.4%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCS, STNE 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, StoneCo (STNE) 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.