HBAN vs SYF vs KEY Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, Synchrony Financial and Keycorp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.99 +2.8% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.15B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
6 wins
KEY Keycorp /New/
$21.14 +2.6% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.70B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Synchrony Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Synchrony Financial 6, Huntington Bancshares 4, Keycorp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBANSYFKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.71B $24.15B $22.70B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 7.5x 11.5x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 7.6x 10.7x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% +2.6% — HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 16.8% — HBAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% 25.7% — SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -0.9x — SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.00% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.4% +0.0% +20.0% KEY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +9.9%/yr -2.1%/yr SYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 31.6% 22.9% KEY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 80/100 — SYF

Percentile Scorecard

HBANSYFKEY

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

AxisHBANSYFKEY
Valuation 48 #189 of 360 95 #10 of 169 57 #157 of 360
Growth 38 #119 of 191 50 #80 of 160 –
Profitability 42 #98 of 168 90 #16 of 149 –
Financial Health 27 #128 of 175 78 #36 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 65 #120 of 341 86 #20 of 136 86 #49 of 341
Overall 44 80 –
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SYF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • KEY ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBANSYFKEYSPY
1 month +0.4%+2.8%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months -9.2%-2.8%-6.7% +3.9%
6 months -5.1%-1.7%-3.7% +8.2%
Year to date -9.5%-10.1%+2.4% +12.9%
1 year +0.4%+0.0%+20.0% +12.3%
3 years +66.4%+167.0%+113.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.5%+38.8%+28.7% +23.3%
5 years -1.3%+60.0%-10.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.3%+9.9%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years +46.1%+159.1%+48.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.9%+10.0%+4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHBANSYFKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%31.6%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%36.1%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.781.180.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.020.000.88 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-46.7%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-15.2%-11.8% -1.2%
52-week high $19.27$88.47$23.98 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$63.78$17.12 $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.

MultipleHBANSYFKEY
P/E now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 11.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 5.0x 1.8xmedian 13.5x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 10.9x 2.4xmedian 7.0x 17.9xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.50median 1.34 0.34median 0.32 0.83median 1.34

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 monthsHBANSYFKEY
Revenue $10.38B $19.31B –
Net income $2.51B $3.33B –
Free cash flow $2.92B $9.56B –
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $10.06 $1.82
Cash & equivalents – $15.90B –
Total debt $23.41B $8.11B –
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 322.40M 1.08B
Enterprise value $26.62B -$43.47B $22.70B

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
MetricHBANSYFKEY
P/E 13.7x 7.4x 11.5x
P/FCF 10.8x 2.4x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 2.4x –
P/S 3.1x 1.2x 2.8x
P/B 1.0x 1.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 1.8x –
EV/EBIT 6.7x 1.9x –
EV/Revenue 5.2x 0.8x –
EV/FCF 18.4x 1.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 1.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.50 0.34 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANSYFKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% 2.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% -6.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 12.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -20.1% 6.5% 117.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 21.7% 13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% -2.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 5.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% -2.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 5.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBANSYFKEY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.1% 45.8% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.5% 22.6% –
Net margin 22.4% 16.8% –
FCF margin 28.1% 49.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 49.5% –
Return on equity 7.7% 19.9% 11.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 2.7% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 11.9% 25.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANSYFKEY
Debt / assets 8.1% 6.6% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF 8.0x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 86.5% 90.8%
Equity / assets 11.2% 13.5% 9.2%
Interest coverage 1.6x 2.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBANSYFKEY
Dividend yield 3.9% 1.7% 3.8%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 16.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 18.1% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.1% 12.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.8% 4.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% 0.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 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.

ConsensusHBANSYFKEY
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.26FY2026 $9.82FY2026 $1.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.4% +10.3% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026 $7.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +7.5% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANSYFKEY
Held by institutions 86.7% 100.0% 88.1%
Institutions holding 1,149 1,002 941
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -0.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 572 526 467
Institutions selling 380 345 301
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.52 1.55

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.

HBANSYFKEY
HBAN 1.00 0.58 0.84
SYF 0.58 1.00 0.63
KEY 0.84 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, SYF and KEY?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.71B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $24.15B, Keycorp (KEY) $22.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, SYF and KEY?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.6x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.5x, Keycorp (KEY) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x, Keycorp (KEY) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keycorp (KEY) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.4%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%, Keycorp (KEY) +20.0%. Over five years, Synchrony Financial (SYF) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr, Keycorp (KEY) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Keycorp (KEY) 0.00%. Keycorp (KEY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keycorp (KEY) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.6%, Keycorp (KEY) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HBAN, SYF and KEY?

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.