BCS vs SYF vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Barclays, Synchrony Financial and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCS Barclays Plc
$22.45 -9.5% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$80.72B
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.

QuestionBCSSYFMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.72B $24.01B $244.01B MUFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 7.4x 16.2x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 7.6x 12.6x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +2.6% -12.0% BCS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% 16.8% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.7% 3.6% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.5% +0.0% +44.2% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr +9.9%/yr +31.0%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 31.6% 26.3% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 80/100 37/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

BCSSYFMUFG

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

AxisBCSSYFMUFG
Valuation 99 #6 of 360 95 #10 of 169 20 #287 of 360
Growth 71 #56 of 191 50 #80 of 160 82 #36 of 191
Profitability 19 #136 of 168 90 #16 of 149 61 #66 of 168
Financial Health 2 #172 of 175 78 #36 of 158 6 #164 of 175
Shareholder Returns 62 #132 of 341 86 #20 of 136 16 #287 of 341
Overall 50 80 37
  • BCS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SYF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureBCSSYFMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%31.6%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%36.1%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.601.180.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.180.001.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-46.7%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-15.2%-11.0% -1.2%
52-week high $28.56$88.47$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$63.78$14.88 $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.

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

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 monthsBCSSYFMUFG
Revenue $41.50B $19.31B $31.62B
Gross profit – – $29.85B
Operating income – – $18.02B
Net income $10.83B $3.33B $13.97B
Free cash flow – $9.56B –
EPS (diluted) $2.95 $10.06 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $335.17B $15.90B –
Total debt $302.10B $8.11B $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 322.40M 11.40B
Enterprise value -$1.63T -$43.62B -$97.38B

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
MetricBCSSYFMUFG
P/E 7.4x 7.4x 16.2x
P/FCF – 2.4x –
P/Operating cash flow – 2.4x –
P/S 1.9x 1.2x 8.1x
P/B 0.8x 1.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.4x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 1.8x –
EV/EBIT 16.9x 1.9x 5.5x
EV/Revenue -1.5x 0.8x 3.1x
EV/FCF – 1.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.34 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSSYFMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 2.6% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 4.6% -2.4%
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% -6.8% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 12.0% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 6.5% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 21.7% 59.4%
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
MetricBCSSYFMUFG
Gross margin – – 94.4%
EBITDA margin – 45.8% –
Operating margin – – 57.0%
Pretax margin 33.1% 22.6% 59.6%
Net margin 26.0% 16.8% 47.7%
FCF margin – 49.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 49.5% –
Return on equity 10.4% 19.9% 11.7%
Return on assets 0.5% 2.7% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – 25.7% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCSSYFMUFG
Debt / assets 13.1% 6.6% 4.7%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 86.5% 96.0%
Equity / assets 4.5% 13.5% 4.0%
Interest coverage – 2.1x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSSYFMUFG
Held by institutions 8.5% 100.0% 3.0%
Institutions holding 556 1,002 574
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -0.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 306 526 324
Institutions selling 161 345 160
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.52 2.03

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.

BCSSYFMUFG
BCS 1.00 0.50 0.58
SYF 0.50 1.00 0.29
MUFG 0.58 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, SYF and MUFG?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $80.72B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $24.01B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $244.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, SYF and MUFG?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.5x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.7x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.6x). 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%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Barclays (BCS) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 0.00%. 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%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.6%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.