EZPW vs ATMP vs SYF Stock Comparison

Ezcorp, Barclays Bank and Synchrony Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EZPW Ezcorp Inc
$28.72 -6.9% 1M +59.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.76B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
ATMP Barclays Bank Plc
$33.49 -5.3% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.07 +2.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$23.63B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Synchrony Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Synchrony Financial 7, Ezcorp 3, Barclays Bank 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEZPWATMPSYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.76B $9.49B $23.63B SYF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x — 7.3x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x — 7.5x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.6% — +2.6% EZPW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% — 16.8% SYF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% — 25.7% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — -0.9x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.6% +20.3% -0.4% EZPW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.8%/yr +14.8%/yr +8.5%/yr EZPW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 16.9% 31.8% ATMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 — 80/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

EZPWATMPSYF

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

AxisEZPWATMPSYF
Valuation 73 #47 of 168 – 95 #10 of 168
Growth 90 #17 of 163 – 52 #79 of 163
Profitability 72 #44 of 154 – 92 #14 of 154
Financial Health 90 #17 of 161 49 #175 of 339 79 #35 of 161
Shareholder Returns 30 #95 of 136 94 #22 of 352 84 #23 of 136
Overall 71 – 80
  • EZPW ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATMP ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SYF 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

PeriodEZPWATMPSYFSPY
1 month -6.9%-5.3%+2.6% -5.9%
3 months -1.6%-6.4%-5.9% -4.6%
6 months -12.7%-3.3%+0.1% +0.2%
Year to date +47.9%+16.4%-11.2% +7.5%
1 year +59.6%+20.3%-0.4% +8.2%
3 years +237.9%+55.4%+151.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +50.1%+15.8%+35.9% +19.0%
5 years +268.2%+99.3%+50.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +29.8%+14.8%+8.5% +9.4%
10 years +199.2%+56.1%+162.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.6%+4.6%+10.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEZPWATMPSYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%16.9%31.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%18.2%36.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.27-0.131.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.391.20-0.01 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-23.0%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-10.2%-16.3% -5.9%
52-week high $35.59$37.29$88.47 $779.14
52-week low $17.41$27.84$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.

MultipleEZPWATMPSYF
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 11.9x —median 12.3x 7.3xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.7x —median 3.4x 1.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 12.1x —median 5.0x 1.7xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 5.4x —median 10.6x 2.4xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.34 —median 1.29 0.34median 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 monthsEZPWATMPSYF
Revenue $1.58B – $19.31B
Gross profit $927.76M – –
Operating income $220.26M – –
Net income $159.09M – $3.33B
Free cash flow $138.33M – $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $1.90 – $10.06
Cash & equivalents $311.03M $303.23B $15.90B
Total debt $519.49M $116.64M $8.11B
Shares (diluted) 83.36M 337.58M 322.40M
Enterprise value $161.73M -$1.32T -$44.00B

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
MetricEZPWATMPSYF
P/E 11.2x – 7.3x
P/FCF 12.8x – 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x – 2.4x
P/S 1.1x – 1.2x
P/B 1.5x 0.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x – 1.7x
EV/EBIT 9.0x – 1.8x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 0.8x
EV/FCF 14.3x – 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x – 1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 – 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEZPWATMPSYF
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.6% – 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 62.2% – -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.8% – 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.5% – 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% – 21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.8% – -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.3% – 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% – -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.6% – 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEZPWATMPSYF
Gross margin 58.6% – –
EBITDA margin 16.3% – 45.8%
Operating margin 13.9% – –
Pretax margin 13.4% – 22.6%
Net margin 10.0% – 16.8%
FCF margin 8.7% – 49.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% – 49.5%
Return on equity 13.8% – 19.9%
Return on assets 7.4% – 2.7%
Return on invested capital 9.8% – 25.7%
Return on capital employed 11.5% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEZPWATMPSYF
Debt / assets 24.0% 0.0% 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – -0.9x
Debt / FCF 3.8x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 95.5% 86.5%
Equity / assets 53.9% 4.5% 13.5%
Interest coverage 6.7x – 2.1x
Current ratio 4.8x – –
Quick ratio 1.6x – –
Cash ratio 1.3x – –
Altman Z-score 3.10 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEZPWATMPSYF
Dividend yield – 4.8% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – 16.7%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 4.8% 18.4%
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.

ConsensusEZPWATMPSYF
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 – 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.91FY2026 – $9.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.6%FY2026 – +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% – +9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 – $15.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 – +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.1% – +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEZPWATMPSYF
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 315 – 1,005
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% – -0.8%
Institutions buying 140 – 527
Institutions selling 116 – 346
Buyers to sellers 1.21 – 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.

EZPWATMPSYF
EZPW 1.00 -0.06 0.35
ATMP -0.06 1.00 -0.13
SYF 0.35 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EZPW, ATMP and SYF?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ezcorp (EZPW) $1.76B, Barclays Bank (ATMP) $9.49B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, EZPW, ATMP and SYF?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ezcorp (EZPW) 11.1x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Ezcorp (EZPW) 15.0x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ezcorp (EZPW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ezcorp (EZPW) +28.6%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) has the highest net margin (Ezcorp (EZPW) 10.0%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Ezcorp (EZPW) 9.8%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ezcorp (EZPW) returned the most: Ezcorp (EZPW) +59.6%, Barclays Bank (ATMP) +20.3%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) -0.4%. Over five years, Ezcorp (EZPW) compounded fastest (Ezcorp (EZPW) +29.8%/yr, Barclays Bank (ATMP) +14.8%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ezcorp (EZPW) 0.00%, Barclays Bank (ATMP) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%. Ezcorp (EZPW) and Barclays Bank (ATMP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barclays Bank (ATMP) has been the steadiest (Ezcorp (EZPW) 42.9%, Barclays Bank (ATMP) 16.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EZPW, ATMP 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.