HBAN vs SYF vs TFC Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, Synchrony Financial and Truist Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SYF Synchrony Financial
$75.39 +5.4% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$23.45B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
1.64%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
6 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$48.44 +2.8% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$58.05B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
4.29%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Synchrony Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Synchrony Financial 6, Truist Financial 5, Huntington Bancshares 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBANSYFTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.64B $23.45B $58.05B TFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 7.4x 12.0x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 7.7x 11.3x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% +2.6% -3.6% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 16.8% 25.1% TFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% 25.7% 10.2% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -0.9x 4.1x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.85% 1.64% 4.29% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% +0.9% +9.3% TFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +10.2%/yr -5.3%/yr SYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.9% 31.6% 23.4% TFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 79/100 33/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

HBANSYFTFC

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

AxisHBANSYFTFC
Valuation 46 #196 of 361 95 #9 of 169 43 #206 of 361
Growth 37 #109 of 172 49 #83 of 162 15 #146 of 172
Profitability 42 #87 of 149 90 #16 of 149 41 #89 of 149
Financial Health 32 #108 of 158 77 #37 of 158 21 #125 of 158
Shareholder Returns 65 #119 of 338 85 #21 of 136 46 #182 of 338
Overall 44 79 33
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SYF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBANSYFTFCSPY
1 month +2.6%+5.4%+2.8% +0.9%
3 months -6.8%+0.6%-7.4% +5.9%
6 months -3.7%+0.4%-4.4% +8.5%
Year to date -9.5%-9.6%-1.6% +13.3%
1 year +1.0%+0.9%+9.3% +12.4%
3 years +66.3%+168.4%+75.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +18.5%+39.0%+20.6% +23.5%
5 years -0.3%+62.3%-23.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.1%+10.2%-5.3% +11.0%
10 years +48.7%+159.1%+23.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.0%+10.0%+2.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHBANSYFTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.9%31.6%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%36.3%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.781.180.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.030.40 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-46.7%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-14.8%-13.2% -0.9%
52-week high $19.27$88.47$55.81 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$63.78$43.73 $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.

MultipleHBANSYFTFC
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 11.4x 12.0xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 2.7x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 5.1x 1.8xmedian 11.3x 7.7xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 10.8x 2.5xmedian 6.9x 9.6xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.50median 1.32 0.34median 0.34 -781.84median 1.32

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 monthsHBANSYFTFC
Revenue $10.38B $19.31B $19.41B
Net income $2.51B $3.33B $5.19B
Free cash flow $2.92B $9.56B $6.06B
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $10.06 $3.97
Cash & equivalents – $15.90B –
Total debt $23.41B $8.11B $65.79B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 322.40M 1.23B
Enterprise value $26.59B -$44.18B $58.05B

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
MetricHBANSYFTFC
P/E 13.6x 7.4x 12.0x
P/FCF 10.8x 2.5x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 2.5x 9.6x
P/S 3.0x 1.2x 3.0x
P/B 1.0x 1.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 1.8x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 6.7x 1.9x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 0.8x 6.4x
EV/FCF 18.4x 1.6x 20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 1.6x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.50 0.34 -781.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANSYFTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% 2.6% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 4.6% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% -6.8% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 12.0% -3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.1% 6.5% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 21.7% 0.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% -2.0% 54.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 5.6% -14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% -2.0% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 5.6% -14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBANSYFTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 84.1% 45.8% 83.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.5% 22.6% 30.7%
Net margin 22.4% 16.8% 25.1%
FCF margin 28.1% 49.5% 31.2%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 49.5% 31.2%
Return on equity 7.7% 19.9% 8.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 2.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 11.9% 25.7% 10.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANSYFTFC
Debt / assets 8.1% 6.6% 11.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -0.9x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 0.8x 10.9x
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 86.5% 88.9%
Equity / assets 11.2% 13.5% 11.1%
Interest coverage 1.6x 2.1x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBANSYFTFC
Dividend yield 3.9% 1.6% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 16.4% 7.4%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 18.0% 11.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.1% 12.6% 49.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.8% 4.4% 42.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% 0.5% -4.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 1.1% -2.4%

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.

ConsensusHBANSYFTFC
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.26FY2026 $9.82FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.4% +10.3% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +7.5% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANSYFTFC
Held by institutions 86.7% 100.0% 76.7%
Institutions holding 1,150 1,002 1,688
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -0.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 574 526 799
Institutions selling 380 345 657
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.52 1.22

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.

HBANSYFTFC
HBAN 1.00 0.58 0.80
SYF 0.58 1.00 0.61
TFC 0.80 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, SYF and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.64B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.45B, Truist Financial (TFC) $58.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, SYF and TFC?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.6x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.7x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.3x). 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%, Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Truist Financial (TFC) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +1.0%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) +9.3%. Over five years, Synchrony Financial (SYF) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.1%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +10.2%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.85%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 1.64%, Truist Financial (TFC) 4.29%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Truist Financial (TFC) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 25.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.6%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.