KSPI vs SYF vs BAC Stock Comparison

Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz, Synchrony Financial and Bank Of America Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KSPI Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz
$90.79 -5.1% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.39B
P/E
8.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.99 +2.8% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.88B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.68 -10.6% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$363.60B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 6, Synchrony Financial 4, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKSPISYFBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.39B $23.88B $363.60B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.4x 7.4x 11.3x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 7.6x 11.2x KSPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.6% +9.7% BAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.8% 26.5% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.7% 13.1% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x -1.6x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.03% BAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.2% +0.0% -4.4% KSPI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.9%/yr +1.2%/yr SYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 31.6% 21.8% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 80/100 70/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

KSPISYFBAC

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

AxisKSPISYFBAC
Valuation 28 #258 of 360 95 #10 of 169 96 #17 of 360
Growth – 50 #80 of 160 82 #35 of 191
Profitability – 90 #16 of 149 73 #46 of 168
Financial Health – 78 #36 of 158 24 #133 of 175
Shareholder Returns 99 #4 of 341 86 #20 of 136 76 #84 of 341
Overall – 80 70
  • KSPI ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SYF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKSPISYFBACSPY
1 month -5.1%+2.8%-10.6% -0.2%
3 months +4.7%-2.8%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months +5.7%-1.7%-3.8% +8.2%
Year to date +16.2%-10.1%-7.9% +12.9%
1 year +18.2%+0.0%-4.4% +12.3%
3 years —+167.0%+101.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+38.8%+26.3% +23.3%
5 years —+60.0%+6.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+9.9%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years —+159.1%+199.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.0%+11.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKSPISYFBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%31.6%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%36.1%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.031.180.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.00-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-46.7%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-15.2%-21.8% -1.2%
52-week high $108.75$88.47$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $68.84$63.78$46.72 $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.

MultipleKSPISYFBAC
P/E now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 11.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 2.6x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 1.8xmedian 13.5x 1.4xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 10.9x 2.4xmedian 7.0x 3.8xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 0.34median 0.32 1.40median 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 monthsKSPISYFBAC
Revenue – $19.31B $121.10B
Net income – $3.33B $33.66B
Free cash flow – $9.56B $94.74B
EPS (diluted) – $10.06 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $1.81B $15.90B $229.75B
Total debt – $8.11B $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 191.90M 322.40M 7.29B
Enterprise value $11.25B -$43.75B -$2.01T

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
MetricKSPISYFBAC
P/E 8.4x 7.4x 11.3x
P/FCF 18.2x 2.4x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.4x 3.8x
P/S 2.2x 1.2x 2.9x
P/B 3.3x 1.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 1.8x 1.4x
EV/EBIT – 1.9x 1.4x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 1.6x 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.6x 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.34 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKSPISYFBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.6% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – -6.8% 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 6.5% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 21.7% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.0% 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.0% 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKSPISYFBAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 45.8% 99.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 22.6% 36.2%
Net margin – 16.8% 26.5%
FCF margin – 49.5% 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 49.5% 78.2%
Return on equity – 19.9% 11.2%
Return on assets – 2.7% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 25.7% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.9x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKSPISYFBAC
Debt / assets – 6.6% 11.4%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x -1.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.8x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 76.5% 86.5% 91.4%
Equity / assets 23.5% 13.5% 8.6%
Interest coverage – 2.1x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKSPISYFBAC
Dividend yield 8.3% 1.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 16.5% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 18.1% 8.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% 29.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.4% 10.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.5% 2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 3.5%

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.

ConsensusKSPISYFBAC
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.08FY2026 $9.82FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.0% +10.3% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.18BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.7% +7.5% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKSPISYFBAC
Held by institutions 44.0% 100.0% 75.0%
Institutions holding 207 1,002 3,614
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% -0.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying 122 526 1,827
Institutions selling 60 345 1,342
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.52 1.36

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.

KSPISYFBAC
KSPI 1.00 0.33 0.23
SYF 0.33 1.00 0.55
BAC 0.23 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KSPI, SYF and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) $17.39B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.88B, Bank Of America (BAC) $363.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, KSPI, SYF and BAC?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 8.4x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) is cheapest (Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 6.9x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bank Of America (BAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) returned the most: Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) +18.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) -4.4%. Over five years, Synchrony Financial (SYF) compounded fastest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest dividend yield: Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%. Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 34.1%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.6%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KSPI, SYF and BAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of America (BAC) 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.