CACC vs STNE vs SYF Stock Comparison

Credit Acceptance, StoneCo and Synchrony Financial Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CACC Credit Acceptance Corp
$545.04 -1.8% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.64B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.33B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
1 win
STNE StoneCo Ltd.
$11.48 +21.0% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
3.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Synchrony Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Synchrony Financial 6, StoneCo 4, Credit Acceptance 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCACCSTNESYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.64B $2.21B $23.87B SYF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 3.1x 7.4x STNE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 5.9x 7.6x STNE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +18.3% +2.6% STNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.5% 26.2% 16.8% STNE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% — 25.7% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x — -0.9x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% -39.2% +0.5% CACC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -20.8%/yr +8.4%/yr SYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 56.9% 31.7% SYF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 79/100 80/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

CACCSTNESYF

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

AxisCACCSTNESYF
Valuation 52 #83 of 170 95 #9 of 170 94 #11 of 170
Growth 56 #74 of 165 87 #23 of 165 50 #83 of 165
Profitability 89 #18 of 155 84 #25 of 155 92 #14 of 155
Financial Health 23 #126 of 163 33 #110 of 163 80 #34 of 163
Shareholder Returns 80 #28 of 137 98 #4 of 137 85 #21 of 137
Overall 60 79 80
  • CACC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • 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

PeriodCACCSTNESYFSPY
1 month -1.8%+21.0%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months -5.1%+6.7%+1.0% +2.9%
6 months +6.0%-6.1%-3.5% +6.4%
Year to date +22.9%-22.4%-11.7% +11.4%
1 year +9.0%-39.2%+0.5% +13.1%
3 years +33.2%+13.8%+169.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.0%+4.4%+39.1% +21.5%
5 years -12.4%-68.8%+49.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-20.8%+8.4% +10.9%
10 years +195.5%—+160.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.4%—+10.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCACCSTNESYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%56.9%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%60.5%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.581.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.690.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.7%-80.8%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-40.8%-16.8% -2.5%
52-week high $657.20$19.39$88.47 $779.14
52-week low $411.04$9.12$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.

MultipleCACCSTNESYF
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 11.0x 4.3xmedian 11.0x 7.2xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.6x 1.3xmedian 2.6x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 13.1x 1.7xmedian 13.1x 1.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 6.9x 4.1xmedian 6.9x 2.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 0.31 0.05median 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 monthsCACCSTNESYF
Revenue $2.33B $2.73B $19.31B
Gross profit $2.26B $1.19B –
Operating income $579.80M $1.03B –
Net income $501.90M $545.33M $3.33B
Free cash flow $1.22B $874.35M $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $46.76 $2.62 $10.06
Cash & equivalents $1.40M $1.42B $15.90B
Total debt $25.42B – $8.11B
Shares (diluted) 10.73M 273.49M 322.40M
Enterprise value $5.57B -$3.50B -$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
MetricCACCSTNESYF
P/E 11.4x 4.3x 7.2x
P/FCF 4.6x 4.1x 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 4.6x 2.4x
P/S 2.4x 1.3x 1.2x
P/B 3.6x 2.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 1.7x 1.7x
EV/EBIT 20.6x 2.0x 1.8x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF 9.8x 2.3x 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 2.6x 1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 0.05 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACCSTNESYF
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 18.3% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 2.0% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.8% 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -16.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3% 1,432% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% -3.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.3% 86.4% -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 51.1% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.7% 89.5% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 84.2% 21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 415.0% -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 22.3% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.2% 249.7% -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 16.5% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACCSTNESYF
Gross margin 97.0% 43.7% –
EBITDA margin 25.9% 42.4% 45.8%
Operating margin 24.9% 37.5% –
Pretax margin 27.9% 19.8% 22.6%
Net margin 21.5% 26.2% 16.8%
FCF margin 52.4% 32.0% 49.5%
Operating cash flow margin 52.6% 28.5% 49.5%
Return on equity 32.3% 35.1% 19.9%
Return on assets 5.8% 6.4% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 5.7% – 25.7%
Return on capital employed – 28.7% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.4x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACCSTNESYF
Debt / assets 72.9% – 6.6%
Debt / equity 4.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x – -0.9x
Debt / FCF 5.1x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 81.6% 84.4% 86.5%
Equity / assets 18.4% 15.6% 13.5%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.2x 2.1x
Current ratio – 1.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACCSTNESYF
Dividend yield – 22.0% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 9.0% – 16.8%
Shareholder yield 9.0% 22.0% 18.5%
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.

ConsensusCACCSTNESYF
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 5.9xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $45.85FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $9.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.9% +16.5% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.32BFY2026 $3.11BFY2026 $15.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +4.4% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACCSTNESYF
Held by institutions 72.5% 59.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 298 273 1,002
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.5% -7.6% -0.8%
Institutions buying 174 148 526
Institutions selling 88 81 345
Buyers to sellers 1.98 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.

CACCSTNESYF
CACC 1.00 0.18 0.43
STNE 0.18 1.00 0.22
SYF 0.43 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACC, STNE and SYF?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credit Acceptance (CACC) $5.64B, StoneCo (STNE) $2.21B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACC, STNE and SYF?

StoneCo (STNE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.2x, StoneCo (STNE) 3.1x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneCo (STNE) is cheapest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 11.9x, StoneCo (STNE) 5.9x, 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: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +2.6%, StoneCo (STNE) +18.3%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

StoneCo (STNE) has the highest net margin (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 21.5%, StoneCo (STNE) 26.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 5.7%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Credit Acceptance (CACC) returned the most: Credit Acceptance (CACC) +9.0%, StoneCo (STNE) -39.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.5%. Over five years, Synchrony Financial (SYF) compounded fastest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) -2.6%/yr, StoneCo (STNE) -20.8%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Credit Acceptance (CACC) 0.00%, StoneCo (STNE) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%. Credit Acceptance (CACC) and StoneCo (STNE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synchrony Financial (SYF) has been the steadiest (Credit Acceptance (CACC) 37.6%, StoneCo (STNE) 56.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CACC, 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, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 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.