BFH vs SYF vs CACC Stock Comparison

Bread Financial Holdings, Synchrony Financial and Credit Acceptance Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SYF Synchrony Financial
$75.18 +4.7% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$23.99B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
8 wins
CACC Credit Acceptance Corp
$480.65 -8.9% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.21B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Synchrony Financial leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Synchrony Financial 8, Bread Financial Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFHSYFCACCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.99B $23.99B $5.21B SYF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 7.4x 15.5x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 7.7x 10.5x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +2.6% +1.7% BFH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.2% 16.8% 14.4% SYF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.7% 25.7% 8.5% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.9x 7.6x BFH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% SYF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.2% +1.6% +5.2% BFH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +9.4%/yr -7.1%/yr SYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 31.8% 42.9% SYF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 80/100 60/100 BFH

Percentile Scorecard

BFHSYFCACC

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

AxisBFHSYFCACC
Valuation 96 #8 of 168 95 #9 of 168 58 #72 of 168
Growth 56 #72 of 163 51 #80 of 163 40 #98 of 163
Profitability 88 #19 of 154 92 #13 of 154 90 #17 of 154
Financial Health 75 #41 of 162 78 #36 of 162 24 #124 of 162
Shareholder Returns 86 #20 of 137 84 #23 of 137 87 #19 of 137
Overall 80 80 60
  • BFH ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SYF ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CACC ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBFHSYFCACCSPY
1 month +8.5%+4.7%-8.9% -2.0%
3 months -5.4%-4.9%-18.2% -2.2%
6 months +25.0%+1.9%-8.6% +4.2%
Year to date +43.6%-9.9%+8.4% +10.6%
1 year +67.2%+1.6%+5.2% +10.4%
3 years +263.7%+149.4%+8.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +53.8%+35.6%+2.7% +20.2%
5 years +52.8%+56.7%-31.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +8.9%+9.4%-7.1% +10.1%
10 years -33.4%+167.3%+188.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year -4.0%+10.3%+11.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBFHSYFCACCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%31.8%42.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.4%36.4%49.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.181.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.690.050.12 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.4%-46.7%-45.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.2%-15.0%-26.9% -3.2%
52-week high $113.40$88.47$657.20 $779.14
52-week low $59.98$63.78$411.04 $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.

MultipleBFHSYFCACC
P/E now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 11.8x 7.4xmedian 11.8x 14.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.7x 1.2xmedian 2.7x 2.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 13.1x 1.8xmedian 13.1x 13.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 6.0x 2.4xmedian 6.0x 3.9xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 3.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 0.33 0.34median 0.33 1.53median 0.33

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 monthsBFHSYFCACC
Revenue $4.00B $19.31B $2.34B
Gross profit – – $2.27B
Operating income – – $863.90M
Net income $537.00M $3.33B $337.10M
Free cash flow $2.19B $9.56B $1.26B
EPS (diluted) $13.41 $10.06 $32.36
Cash & equivalents $3.96B $15.90B $1.30M
Total debt $2.32B $8.11B $6.72B
Shares (diluted) 39.30M 322.40M 10.42M
Enterprise value -$10.89B -$43.64B $5.16B

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
MetricBFHSYFCACC
P/E 7.7x 7.4x 14.9x
P/FCF 1.8x 2.4x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 1.8x 2.4x 3.9x
P/S 1.0x 1.2x 2.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.4x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.4x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 1.5x 1.8x 13.1x
EV/EBIT 1.6x 1.9x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.8x 5.0x
EV/FCF 1.1x 1.6x 9.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.1x 1.6x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 0.34 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFHSYFCACC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 2.6% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 4.6% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -18.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.8% -6.8% -25.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 12.0% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.9% 6.5% -18.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 21.7% 9.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% -2.0% 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 5.6% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% -2.0% 15.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 5.6% 2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFHSYFCACC
Gross margin – – 97.1%
EBITDA margin 39.3% 45.8% 37.9%
Operating margin – – 36.9%
Pretax margin 17.4% 22.6% 18.2%
Net margin 13.2% 16.8% 14.4%
FCF margin 54.7% 49.5% 53.6%
Operating cash flow margin 54.7% 49.5% 53.8%
Return on equity 15.8% 19.9% 22.6%
Return on assets 2.3% 2.7% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 19.7% 25.7% 8.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 2.9x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFHSYFCACC
Debt / assets 10.0% 6.6% 75.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 4.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.9x 7.6x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.8x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 85.2% 86.5% 84.4%
Equity / assets 14.8% 13.5% 15.6%
Interest coverage 1.9x 2.1x 2.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFHSYFCACC
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 13.0% 16.4% 11.6%
Shareholder yield 13.8% 18.1% 11.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.3% 12.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.3% 4.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 19.0% 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 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.

ConsensusBFHSYFCACC
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.23FY2026 $9.82FY2026 $45.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +10.3% +20.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026 $2.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +7.5% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFHSYFCACC
Held by institutions 98.3% 100.0% 72.5%
Institutions holding 424 1,005 301
Change in shares held, QoQ -14.5% -0.8% +11.5%
Institutions buying 206 528 175
Institutions selling 157 346 88
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.53 1.99

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.

BFHSYFCACC
BFH 1.00 0.74 0.35
SYF 0.74 1.00 0.40
CACC 0.35 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFH, SYF and CACC?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) $3.99B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.99B, Credit Acceptance (CACC) $5.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, BFH, SYF and CACC?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 7.6x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 8.7x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.7x, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 10.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +5.5%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) has the highest net margin (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 13.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 14.4%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 19.7%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) returned the most: Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +67.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +1.6%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) +5.2%. Over five years, Synchrony Financial (SYF) compounded fastest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) +8.9%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.4%/yr, Credit Acceptance (CACC) -7.1%/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%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 0.00%. Credit Acceptance (CACC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synchrony Financial (SYF) has been the steadiest (Bread Financial Holdings (BFH) 39.7%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.8%, Credit Acceptance (CACC) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFH, SYF and CACC?

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 8. 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.