JPM vs SMFG vs SYF Stock Comparison

Jpmorgan Chase, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Synchrony Financial Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$337.99 +1.7% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$939.34B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
SYF Synchrony Financial
$75.18 +4.7% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$23.87B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Synchrony Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Synchrony Financial 5, Jpmorgan Chase 4, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJPMSMFGSYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $939.34B $94.56B $23.87B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x -2.1x 7.4x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 14.3x 7.7x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +7.2% +2.6% JPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.8% -42.9% 16.8% JPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.7% -0.9% 25.7% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x — -0.9x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.3% +45.9% +1.6% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +29.0%/yr +9.4%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 29.2% 31.8% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 18/100 80/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

JPMSMFGSYF

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

AxisJPMSMFGSYF
Valuation 3 #350 of 360 47 #193 of 360 95 #9 of 168
Growth 34 #227 of 344 21 #273 of 344 51 #80 of 163
Profitability 52 #168 of 345 14 #297 of 345 92 #13 of 154
Financial Health 8 #313 of 339 3 #330 of 339 78 #36 of 162
Shareholder Returns 60 #143 of 352 8 #323 of 352 84 #23 of 137
Overall 31 18 80
  • JPM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SMFG 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

PeriodJPMSMFGSYFSPY
1 month +1.7%-6.1%+4.7% -2.0%
3 months -5.5%-4.0%-4.9% -2.2%
6 months +9.2%+12.5%+1.9% +4.2%
Year to date +4.9%+23.4%-9.9% +10.6%
1 year +9.3%+45.9%+1.6% +10.4%
3 years +136.4%+135.1%+149.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +33.2%+33.0%+35.6% +20.2%
5 years +100.8%+256.7%+56.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%+29.0%+9.4% +10.1%
10 years +394.3%+254.0%+167.3% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.3%+13.5%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJPMSMFGSYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%29.2%31.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%27.9%36.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.111.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.421.570.05 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-30.0%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-13.4%-15.0% -3.2%
52-week high $365.23$27.55$88.47 $779.14
52-week low $282.84$16.14$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.

MultipleJPMSMFGSYF
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 12.4x -2.1xmedian 12.4x 7.4xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.5x 0.9xmedian 3.5x 1.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x 1.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 2.4xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 1.33 0.08median 1.33 0.34median 0.33

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 monthsJPMSMFGSYF
Revenue $203.15B $102.83B $19.31B
Gross profit – $67.73B –
Operating income – -$30.78B –
Net income $65.98B $11.49B $3.33B
Free cash flow -$84.16B – $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $24.05 $-11.47 $10.06
Cash & equivalents – – $15.90B
Total debt $531.50B $102.00B $8.11B
Shares (diluted) 2.68B 3.84B 322.40M
Enterprise value $939.34B -$1.26T -$43.76B

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
MetricJPMSMFGSYF
P/E 14.0x -2.1x 7.4x
P/FCF -10.7x – 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow -10.7x – 2.4x
P/S 4.4x 0.9x 1.2x
P/B 2.4x 1.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x – 1.8x
EV/EBIT 7.8x -35.7x 1.9x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 0.8x 0.8x
EV/FCF -17.0x – 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -17.0x – 1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 0.08 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJPMSMFGSYF
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 7.2% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 14.3% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -32.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -75.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.7% 823.3% -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 4.6% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.5% 15.9% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -25.7% 21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% – -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.7% – 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% – -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.7% – 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJPMSMFGSYF
Gross margin – 65.9% –
EBITDA margin 95.5% – 45.8%
Operating margin – -29.9% –
Pretax margin 42.0% 14.7% 22.6%
Net margin 31.8% -42.9% 16.8%
FCF margin -41.4% – 49.5%
Operating cash flow margin -41.4% – 49.5%
Return on equity 17.7% 13.3% 19.9%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.6% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 15.7% -0.9% 25.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x – 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJPMSMFGSYF
Debt / assets 10.4% 5.0% 6.6%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x – -0.9x
Debt / FCF -6.3x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 92.7% 96.4% 86.5%
Equity / assets 7.3% 3.6% 13.5%
Interest coverage 1.9x -0.1x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJPMSMFGSYF
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.2% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – 16.4%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 1.2% 18.1%
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.

ConsensusJPMSMFGSYF
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $24.14FY2026 $1.67FY2026 $9.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.7% +2.4% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $213.87BFY2026 $34.01BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 -50.1%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +14.2% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJPMSMFGSYF
Held by institutions 73.0% 3.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 5,090 461 1,005
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +7.9% -0.8%
Institutions buying 2,490 291 528
Institutions selling 2,064 93 346
Buyers to sellers 1.21 3.13 1.53

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.

JPMSMFGSYF
JPM 1.00 0.37 0.56
SMFG 0.37 1.00 0.24
SYF 0.56 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JPM, SMFG and SYF?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $939.34B, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $94.56B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, JPM, SMFG and SYF?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.6x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.0x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.3x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.2%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +7.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has the highest net margin (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.8%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 15.7%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -0.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +9.3%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +45.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +1.6%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +15.0%/yr, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.0%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 0.00%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%. Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.2%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JPM, SMFG 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 5. 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.