CACC vs SHG vs SYF Stock Comparison

Credit Acceptance, Shinhan Financial and Synchrony Financial Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CACC Credit Acceptance Corp
$484.76 -8.1% 1M +8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.91B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
SYF Synchrony Financial
$76.83 +7.0% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.89B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
1.61%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Shinhan Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Shinhan Financial 6, Synchrony Financial 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCACCSHGSYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.91B $30.64B $23.89B SHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 11.4x 7.6x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 7.3x 7.8x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +23.8% +2.6% SHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.4% 3.4% 16.8% SYF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 4.3% 25.7% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 9.9x -0.9x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.11% 1.61% SHG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.4% +24.2% +3.3% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr +15.0%/yr +9.8%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.0% 34.1% 31.8% SYF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 44/100 80/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

CACCSHGSYF

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

AxisCACCSHGSYF
Valuation 55 #77 of 169 85 #54 of 359 95 #10 of 169
Growth 39 #100 of 164 29 #241 of 340 49 #85 of 164
Profitability 88 #19 of 154 16 #290 of 343 91 #15 of 154
Financial Health 25 #122 of 163 2 #332 of 338 79 #35 of 163
Shareholder Returns 89 #16 of 137 90 #35 of 351 85 #21 of 137
Overall 59 44 80
  • CACC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SHG 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

PeriodCACCSHGSYFSPY
1 month -8.1%-17.7%+7.0% -2.3%
3 months -15.4%-9.8%-1.3% -0.7%
6 months -4.4%-3.1%+3.5% +4.8%
Year to date +9.3%+19.7%-7.9% +10.3%
1 year +8.4%+24.2%+3.3% +10.3%
3 years +9.3%+138.6%+154.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +3.0%+33.7%+36.6% +20.1%
5 years -28.3%+100.7%+59.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year -6.4%+15.0%+9.8% +10.1%
10 years +197.2%+71.1%+170.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.5%+5.5%+10.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCACCSHGSYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.0%34.1%31.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.7%32.2%36.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.461.071.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.710.10 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.7%-36.5%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.2%-24.1%-13.2% -3.5%
52-week high $657.20$84.56$88.47 $779.14
52-week low $411.04$51.70$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.

MultipleCACCSHGSYF
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 11.6x 11.4xmedian 12.7x 7.6xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.7x 0.4xmedian 3.5x 1.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 13.1x 15.1xmedian 4.9x 1.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 6.0x 4.3xmedian 11.4x 2.5xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 0.34 -1.32median 1.46 0.35median 0.34

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 monthsCACCSHGSYF
Revenue $2.34B $81.30B $19.31B
Gross profit $2.27B – –
Operating income $863.90M $5.04B –
Net income $337.10M $3.42B $3.33B
Free cash flow $1.26B $7.15B $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $32.36 $5.62 $10.06
Cash & equivalents $1.30M – $15.90B
Total debt $6.72B $58.93B $8.11B
Shares (diluted) 10.42M 488.92M 322.40M
Enterprise value $4.86B $32.21B -$43.73B

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
MetricCACCSHGSYF
P/E 15.0x 11.4x 7.6x
P/FCF 3.9x 4.3x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 4.2x 2.5x
P/S 2.1x 0.4x 1.2x
P/B 3.5x 0.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 0.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 15.1x 1.8x
EV/EBIT 13.5x 17.8x 1.9x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 1.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF 9.3x 12.5x 1.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 12.2x 1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 -1.32 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACCSHGSYF
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 23.8% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% -8.6% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.6% -51.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -10.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -25.7% -7.8% -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -4.0% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.2% -22.8% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.7% -8.6% 21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 100.5% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 13.3% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.3% 106.6% -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 14.4% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACCSHGSYF
Gross margin 97.1% – –
EBITDA margin 37.9% 7.3% 45.8%
Operating margin 36.9% 6.2% –
Pretax margin 18.2% 13.1% 22.6%
Net margin 14.4% 3.4% 16.8%
FCF margin 53.6% 8.8% 49.5%
Operating cash flow margin 53.8% 9.0% 49.5%
Return on equity 22.6% 11.5% 19.9%
Return on assets 3.9% 0.9% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 4.3% 25.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 2.1x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACCSHGSYF
Debt / assets 75.7% 10.8% 6.6%
Debt / equity 4.8x 1.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 9.9x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 8.2x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 84.4% 92.6% 86.5%
Equity / assets 15.6% 7.4% 13.5%
Interest coverage 2.0x 0.6x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACCSHGSYF
Dividend yield – 3.1% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 11.5% 2.7% 16.1%
Shareholder yield 11.5% 5.8% 17.7%
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.

ConsensusCACCSHGSYF
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.85FY2026 $8.77FY2026 $9.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.9% +10.1% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.32BFY2026 $13.05BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% -1.9% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACCSHGSYF
Held by institutions 72.5% 5.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 300 301 1,004
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.5% +10.6% -0.8%
Institutions buying 174 206 527
Institutions selling 88 59 346
Buyers to sellers 1.98 3.49 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.

CACCSHGSYF
CACC 1.00 0.09 0.41
SHG 0.09 1.00 0.25
SYF 0.41 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACC, SHG and SYF?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credit Acceptance (CACC) $4.91B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $30.64B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACC, SHG and SYF?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 15.0x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.4x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 10.6x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.3x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +1.7%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) has the highest net margin (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 14.4%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 8.5%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +8.4%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +24.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +3.3%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) -6.4%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +15.0%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) has the highest dividend yield: Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.11%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 1.61%. Credit Acceptance (CACC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synchrony Financial (SYF) has been the steadiest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 43.0%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.1%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CACC, SHG 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, Shinhan Financial (SHG) leads on 6. 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.