SHG vs SYF vs GS Stock Comparison

Shinhan Financial, Synchrony Financial and Goldman Sachs 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
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$912.08 -2.5% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$278.10B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Synchrony Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Synchrony Financial 6, Shinhan Financial 3, Goldman Sachs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHGSYFGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.95B $24.15B $278.10B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 7.5x 13.1x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 7.6x 12.1x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.8% +2.6% +18.7% SHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 16.8% — SYF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 25.7% — SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x -0.9x — SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.3% +0.0% +15.5% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +9.9%/yr +17.1%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.0% 31.6% 31.9% SYF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 80/100 47/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

SHGSYFGS

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

AxisSHGSYFGS
Valuation 86 #52 of 360 95 #10 of 169 18 #294 of 360
Growth 28 #138 of 191 50 #80 of 160 96 #8 of 191
Profitability 23 #130 of 168 90 #16 of 149 –
Financial Health 3 #169 of 175 78 #36 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 87 #47 of 341 86 #20 of 136 27 #251 of 341
Overall 45 80 47
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SYF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHGSYFGSSPY
1 month -20.6%+2.8%-2.5% -0.2%
3 months -8.1%-2.8%-11.7% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%-1.7%-1.6% +8.2%
Year to date +19.8%-10.1%+3.8% +12.9%
1 year +22.3%+0.0%+15.5% +12.3%
3 years +155.6%+167.0%+214.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.8%+38.8%+46.6% +23.3%
5 years +94.4%+60.0%+119.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.2%+9.9%+17.1% +10.9%
10 years +68.3%+159.1%+413.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.3%+10.0%+17.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSHGSYFGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.0%31.6%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%36.1%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.181.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.650.000.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-46.7%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-15.2%-20.8% -1.2%
52-week high $84.56$88.47$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $51.42$63.78$773.70 $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.

MultipleSHGSYFGS
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 11.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 2.6x 3.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 5.0x 1.8xmedian 13.5x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 10.9x 2.4xmedian 7.0x -6.4xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 1.34 0.34median 0.32 0.26median 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 monthsSHGSYFGS
Revenue $81.30B $19.31B $69.70B
Operating income $5.04B – –
Net income $3.42B $3.33B –
Free cash flow $7.15B $9.56B –
EPS (diluted) $5.62 $10.06 $69.89
Cash & equivalents – $15.90B $177.00B
Total debt $58.93B $8.11B –
Shares (diluted) 488.92M 322.40M 304.90M
Enterprise value $31.95B -$43.47B $278.10B

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
MetricSHGSYFGS
P/E 11.4x 7.4x 12.8x
P/FCF 4.3x 2.4x -6.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 2.4x –
P/S 0.4x 1.2x 3.8x
P/B 0.8x 1.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 1.8x –
EV/EBIT 17.8x 1.9x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.8x 3.8x
EV/FCF 12.5x 1.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 1.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 0.34 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHGSYFGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.8% 2.6% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 4.6% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% -6.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 12.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -22.8% 6.5% 39.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 21.7% 49.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 100.5% -2.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 5.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.6% -2.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 5.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHGSYFGS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 7.3% 45.8% –
Operating margin 6.2% – –
Pretax margin 13.1% 22.6% –
Net margin 3.4% 16.8% –
FCF margin 8.8% 49.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 49.5% –
Return on equity 11.5% 19.9% –
Return on assets 0.9% 2.7% –
Return on invested capital 4.3% 25.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHGSYFGS
Debt / assets 10.8% 6.6% –
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF 8.2x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 92.6% 86.5% 94.3%
Equity / assets 7.4% 13.5% 5.7%
Interest coverage 0.6x 2.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHGSYFGS
Dividend yield 3.1% 1.7% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 16.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 18.1% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusSHGSYFGS
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.77FY2026 $9.82FY2026 $75.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% +10.3% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.05BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +7.5% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHGSYFGS
Held by institutions 5.1% 100.0% 72.1%
Institutions holding 301 1,002 3,149
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.6% -0.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 206 526 1,552
Institutions selling 59 345 1,124
Buyers to sellers 3.49 1.52 1.38

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.

SHGSYFGS
SHG 1.00 0.25 0.36
SYF 0.25 1.00 0.50
GS 0.36 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHG, SYF and GS?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.95B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $24.15B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $278.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHG, SYF and GS?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.6x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.5x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.3x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) has the highest net margin (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +22.3%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +15.5%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.2%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Shinhan Financial (SHG) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%. Shinhan Financial (SHG) and Goldman Sachs (GS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synchrony Financial (SYF) has been the steadiest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.0%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHG, SYF and GS?

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.