RY vs SMFG vs SYF Stock Comparison

Royal Bank Of Canada, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Synchrony Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$202.60 +0.3% 1M +37.1% 1Y
Market cap
$286.28B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.86 +2.7% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.94B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 5, Synchrony Financial 3, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRYSMFGSYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $286.28B $93.08B $23.94B RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x -2.1x 7.4x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 14.3x 7.6x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +34.8% +2.6% SMFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.9% -42.5% 16.8% RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 49.3% -0.9% 25.7% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.0x — -0.9x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.1% +48.5% +0.0% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr +29.4%/yr +9.9%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.5% 29.2% 31.7% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 23/100 80/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

RYSMFGSYF

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

AxisRYSMFGSYF
Valuation 62 #137 of 362 47 #192 of 362 94 #12 of 170
Growth 68 #72 of 221 34 #147 of 221 51 #79 of 160
Profitability 96 #9 of 200 18 #165 of 200 91 #15 of 149
Financial Health 65 #72 of 203 4 #196 of 203 78 #35 of 158
Shareholder Returns 94 #21 of 342 11 #303 of 342 84 #22 of 135
Overall 77 23 80
  • RY ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • SMFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • SYF ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRYSMFGSYFSPY
1 month +0.3%-10.5%+2.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.3%-9.7%-0.6% +3.5%
6 months +14.7%+17.0%-2.5% +7.0%
Year to date +18.8%+23.1%-10.3% +12.2%
1 year +37.1%+48.5%+0.0% +13.0%
3 years +159.1%+147.7%+166.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.4%+35.3%+38.7% +23.1%
5 years +91.2%+262.3%+60.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.9%+29.4%+9.9% +11.0%
10 years +224.1%+252.1%+160.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.5%+13.4%+10.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRYSMFGSYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.5%29.2%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 15.8%28.2%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.101.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.241.660.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-30.0%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-13.6%-15.4% -1.8%
52-week high $217.87$27.55$88.47 $779.14
52-week low $145.41$16.05$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.

MultipleRYSMFGSYF
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 12.1x -2.1xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.4x 0.9xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x 1.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 2.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 1.36 0.08median 1.36 0.34median 0.32

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 monthsRYSMFGSYF
Revenue $51.37B $103.68B $19.31B
Gross profit – $67.73B –
Operating income – -$30.78B –
Net income $16.43B $11.49B $3.33B
Free cash flow $57.35B – $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $11.62 $-11.47 $10.06
Cash & equivalents $45.78B – $15.90B
Total debt $9.69B $397.48B $8.11B
Shares (diluted) 1.41B 3.84B 322.40M
Enterprise value -$543.76B -$1.26T -$43.68B

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
MetricRYSMFGSYF
P/E 17.4x -2.1x 7.4x
P/FCF 4.9x – 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.9x – 2.4x
P/S 5.5x 0.9x 1.2x
P/B 2.7x 1.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 0.9x – 1.8x
EV/EBIT 1.0x -35.6x 1.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.8x 0.8x
EV/FCF 1.2x – 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.2x – 1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 0.08 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRYSMFGSYF
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 34.8% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 14.6% 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) 19.6% 823.3% -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 4.6% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.0% 15.9% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -25.7% 21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.3% – -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% – 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.3% – -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% – 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRYSMFGSYF
Gross margin – 65.3% –
EBITDA margin 140.4% – 45.8%
Operating margin – -29.7% –
Pretax margin 40.9% 14.5% 22.6%
Net margin 31.9% -42.5% 16.8%
FCF margin 111.6% – 49.5%
Operating cash flow margin 111.6% – 49.5%
Return on equity 15.9% 13.3% 19.9%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.6% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 49.3% -0.9% 25.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x – 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRYSMFGSYF
Debt / assets 0.5% 5.0% 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.0x – -0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 94.2% 96.4% 86.5%
Equity / assets 5.8% 3.6% 13.5%
Interest coverage 1.4x -0.1x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRYSMFGSYF
Dividend yield 4.1% 1.2% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – 16.5%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 1.2% 18.2%
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.

ConsensusRYSMFGSYF
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.27FY2026 $1.67FY2026 $9.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +2.4% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.04BFY2026 $34.01BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 -50.1%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +14.2% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRYSMFGSYF
Held by institutions 43.8% 3.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 984 459 1,002
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +7.9% -0.8%
Institutions buying 446 291 526
Institutions selling 325 91 345
Buyers to sellers 1.37 3.20 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.

RYSMFGSYF
RY 1.00 0.48 0.46
SMFG 0.48 1.00 0.24
SYF 0.46 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RY, SMFG and SYF?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $286.28B, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $93.08B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, RY, SMFG and SYF?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.3x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +34.8%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.5%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, 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: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.1%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +48.5%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.9%/yr, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.4%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 0.00%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%. Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RY, 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, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 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.