SHG vs SYF vs WFC Stock Comparison

Shinhan Financial, Synchrony Financial and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.99 +2.8% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.32B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
1.65%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$82.68 -0.3% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$250.40B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
2.24%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Synchrony Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Synchrony Financial 5, Shinhan Financial 5, Wells Fargo & Company 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHGSYFWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.65B $23.32B $250.40B WFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x 7.4x 12.4x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 7.6x 10.6x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.8% +2.6% +5.4% 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 3.11% 1.65% 2.24% SHG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.3% +0.0% -5.0% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +9.9%/yr +10.0%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.0% 31.6% 25.5% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 80/100 40/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

SHGSYFWFC

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

AxisSHGSYFWFC
Valuation 86 #52 of 360 95 #10 of 169 63 #135 of 360
Growth 28 #138 of 191 50 #80 of 160 22 #149 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 35 #222 of 341
Overall 45 80 40
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SYF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHGSYFWFCSPY
1 month -20.6%+2.8%-0.3% -0.2%
3 months -8.1%-2.8%-4.9% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%-1.7%+1.4% +8.2%
Year to date +19.8%-10.1%-11.3% +12.9%
1 year +22.3%+0.0%-5.0% +12.3%
3 years +155.6%+167.0%+113.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.8%+38.8%+28.8% +23.3%
5 years +94.4%+60.0%+61.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.2%+9.9%+10.0% +10.9%
10 years +68.3%+159.1%+78.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.3%+10.0%+5.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSHGSYFWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.0%31.6%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%36.1%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.180.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.650.00-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-46.7%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-15.2%-14.2% -1.2%
52-week high $84.56$88.47$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $51.42$63.78$73.42 $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.

MultipleSHGSYFWFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 11.1x 12.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 2.6x 2.9xmedian 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 12.7xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 1.34 0.34median 0.32 1.10median 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 monthsSHGSYFWFC
Revenue $81.30B $19.31B $87.23B
Operating income $5.04B – –
Net income $3.42B $3.33B –
Free cash flow $7.15B $9.56B –
EPS (diluted) $5.62 $10.06 $6.62
Cash & equivalents – $15.90B –
Total debt $58.93B $8.11B –
Shares (diluted) 488.92M 322.40M 3.07B
Enterprise value $32.22B -$44.30B $252.51B

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
MetricSHGSYFWFC
P/E 11.4x 7.4x 12.4x
P/FCF 4.3x 2.4x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 2.4x –
P/S 0.4x 1.2x 2.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.4x –
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.4x –
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 1.8x –
EV/EBIT 17.8x 1.9x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.8x 2.9x
EV/FCF 12.5x 1.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 1.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 0.34 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHGSYFWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.8% 2.6% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 4.6% 2.0%
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% 6.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 21.7% 11.2%
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
MetricSHGSYFWFC
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
MetricSHGSYFWFC
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% 92.1%
Equity / assets 7.4% 13.5% –
Interest coverage 0.6x 2.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHGSYFWFC
Dividend yield 3.1% 1.7% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 16.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 18.1% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusSHGSYFWFC
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.77FY2026 $9.82FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% +10.3% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.05BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +7.5% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHGSYFWFC
Held by institutions 5.1% 100.0% 76.8%
Institutions holding 301 1,002 2,877
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.6% -0.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 206 526 1,292
Institutions selling 59 345 1,134
Buyers to sellers 3.49 1.52 1.14

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.

SHGSYFWFC
SHG 1.00 0.25 0.27
SYF 0.25 1.00 0.48
WFC 0.27 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHG, SYF and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shinhan Financial (SHG) $30.65B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.32B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $250.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHG, SYF and WFC?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.4x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.3x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.6x). 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%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

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%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -5.0%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.2%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) has the highest dividend yield: Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.11%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 1.65%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 2.24%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.0%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.6%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.