BFH vs ENVA vs SYF Stock Comparison

Bread Financial Holdings, Enova International and Synchrony Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENVA Enova International, Inc.
$164.93 -2.1% 1M +44.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.24B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
2 wins
SYF Synchrony Financial
$73.64 +4.2% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.87B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Synchrony Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Synchrony Financial 7, Bread Financial Holdings 3, Enova International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFHENVASYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.06B $4.24B $23.87B SYF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.2x 11.1x 7.4x BFH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 10.0x 7.6x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +20.1% +2.6% ENVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% 10.5% 16.8% SYF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.2% 22.1% 25.7% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 1.6x -0.9x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% SYF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.6% +44.6% +0.5% BFH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +36.5%/yr +8.4%/yr ENVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 46.6% 31.7% SYF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 77/100 80/100 BFH

Percentile Scorecard

BFHENVASYF

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

AxisBFHENVASYF
Valuation 96 #7 of 170 88 #21 of 170 94 #11 of 170
Growth 67 #56 of 165 79 #36 of 165 50 #83 of 165
Profitability 88 #20 of 155 91 #15 of 155 92 #14 of 155
Financial Health 75 #42 of 163 69 #51 of 163 80 #34 of 163
Shareholder Returns 84 #23 of 137 60 #56 of 137 85 #21 of 137
Overall 82 77 80
  • BFH ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ENVA 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

PeriodBFHENVASYFSPY
1 month +0.8%-2.1%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months -4.2%-30.5%+1.0% +2.9%
6 months +16.0%-1.0%-3.5% +6.4%
Year to date +35.0%+4.9%-11.7% +11.4%
1 year +52.6%+44.6%+0.5% +13.1%
3 years +251.5%+273.3%+169.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +52.1%+55.2%+39.1% +21.5%
5 years +28.5%+373.3%+49.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.2%+36.5%+8.4% +10.9%
10 years -37.4%+1,702.5%+160.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year -4.6%+33.5%+10.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBFHENVASYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%46.6%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%51.4%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.191.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.320.960.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-42.8%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-37.9%-16.8% -2.5%
52-week high $113.40$265.45$88.47 $779.14
52-week low $59.98$114.03$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.

MultipleBFHENVASYF
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.0x 10.7xmedian 11.0x 7.2xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 13.1x 6.0xmedian 13.1x 1.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 6.9x 2.0xmedian 6.9x 2.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 0.31 0.31median 0.31 0.33median 0.31

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 monthsBFHENVASYF
Revenue $3.96B $3.65B $19.31B
Gross profit – $2.21B –
Operating income – $878.11M –
Net income $569.00M $382.44M $3.33B
Free cash flow $2.19B $2.01B $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $13.88 $14.47 $10.06
Cash & equivalents $3.68B $105.96M $15.90B
Total debt $12.30B $1.61B $8.11B
Shares (diluted) 40.70M 26.43M 322.40M
Enterprise value -$10.63B $3.84B -$43.75B

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
MetricBFHENVASYF
P/E 7.1x 10.7x 7.2x
P/FCF 1.8x 2.0x 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 2.0x 2.4x
P/S 1.0x 1.1x 1.2x
P/B 1.1x 2.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 1.7x 6.0x 1.7x
EV/EBIT 1.8x 6.4x 1.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF 1.2x 2.8x 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.2x 2.7x 1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 0.31 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFHENVASYF
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 20.1% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 21.8% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 27.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 99.0% 30.5% -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 26.0% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.1% 30.7% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 34.1% 21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 17.3% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 22.3% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 17.7% -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 23.0% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFHENVASYF
Gross margin – 60.6% –
EBITDA margin 39.7% 25.5% 45.8%
Operating margin – 24.0% –
Pretax margin 17.3% 13.5% 22.6%
Net margin 14.3% 10.5% 16.8%
FCF margin 55.4% 54.9% 49.5%
Operating cash flow margin 55.4% 56.2% 49.5%
Return on equity 17.0% 24.9% 19.9%
Return on assets 2.5% 5.1% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 20.2% 22.1% 25.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 5.4x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFHENVASYF
Debt / assets 10.9% 21.0% 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 1.6x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.8x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 85.0% 79.6% 86.5%
Equity / assets 15.0% 20.4% 13.5%
Interest coverage 1.9x 2.3x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFHENVASYF
Dividend yield 0.9% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 14.5% 3.3% 16.8%
Shareholder yield 15.4% 3.3% 18.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.9% – 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.1% – 4.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.7% – 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 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.

ConsensusBFHENVASYF
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.49FY2026 $16.45FY2026 $9.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +26.9%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.0% +24.5% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.92BFY2026 $3.64BFY2026 $15.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +31.8% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFHENVASYF
Held by institutions 98.3% 94.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 421 425 1,002
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.5% +0.4% -0.8%
Institutions buying 205 239 526
Institutions selling 155 134 345
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.78 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.

BFHENVASYF
BFH 1.00 0.49 0.74
ENVA 0.49 1.00 0.52
SYF 0.74 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFH, ENVA and SYF?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) $4.06B, Enova International (ENVA) $4.24B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, BFH, ENVA and SYF?

Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 7.2x, Enova International (ENVA) 11.1x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 8.7x, Enova International (ENVA) 10.0x, 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?

Enova International (ENVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +3.9%, Enova International (ENVA) +20.1%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) has the highest net margin (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 14.3%, Enova International (ENVA) 10.5%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 20.2%, Enova International (ENVA) 22.1%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) returned the most: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +52.6%, Enova International (ENVA) +44.6%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.5%. Over five years, Enova International (ENVA) compounded fastest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +5.2%/yr, Enova International (ENVA) +36.5%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) has the highest dividend yield: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 0.01%, Enova International (ENVA) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%. Enova International (ENVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synchrony Financial (SYF) has been the steadiest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 39.8%, Enova International (ENVA) 46.6%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFH, ENVA 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, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads on 7. 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.