SLM vs SMFG vs SYF Stock Comparison

Slm, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Synchrony Financial Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLM SLM Corp
$17.88 -21.4% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
6.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
2.91%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
SYF Synchrony Financial
$76.83 +7.0% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.89B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
1.61%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 5, Synchrony Financial 4, Slm 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSLMSMFGSYFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.27B $91.94B $23.89B SMFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.0x -2.1x 7.6x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 14.4x 7.8x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.7% +7.2% +2.6% SMFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.9% -42.9% 16.8% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.6% -0.9% 25.7% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — -0.9x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.91% 1.21% 1.61% SLM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.4% +47.5% +3.3% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr +29.2%/yr +9.8%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 29.3% 31.8% SMFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 18/100 80/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

SLMSMFGSYF

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

AxisSLMSMFGSYF
Valuation 51 #84 of 169 46 #194 of 359 95 #10 of 169
Growth 26 #121 of 164 20 #272 of 340 49 #85 of 164
Profitability 55 #70 of 154 15 #291 of 343 91 #15 of 154
Financial Health 38 #102 of 163 3 #329 of 338 79 #35 of 163
Shareholder Returns 76 #34 of 137 8 #323 of 351 85 #21 of 137
Overall 49 18 80
  • SLM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SMFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SYF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSLMSMFGSYFSPY
1 month -21.4%-5.5%+7.0% -2.3%
3 months -34.0%-4.8%-1.3% -0.7%
6 months -20.6%+14.4%+3.5% +4.8%
Year to date -33.9%+24.3%-7.9% +10.3%
1 year -33.4%+47.5%+3.3% +10.3%
3 years +20.9%+136.7%+154.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +6.5%+33.3%+36.6% +20.1%
5 years -3.3%+260.1%+59.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year -0.7%+29.2%+9.8% +10.1%
10 years +154.3%+257.4%+170.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.8%+13.6%+10.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSLMSMFGSYFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%29.3%31.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.9%28.0%36.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.111.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.781.620.10 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-30.0%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-12.8%-13.2% -3.5%
52-week high $30.85$27.55$88.47 $779.14
52-week low $17.57$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.

MultipleSLMSMFGSYF
P/E now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 11.6x -2.1xmedian 12.7x 7.6xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 3.5x 1.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 13.1x —median 4.9x 1.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.6xmedian 6.0x —median 11.4x 2.5xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.34 0.08median 1.46 0.35median 0.34

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 monthsSLMSMFGSYF
Revenue $1.79B $102.83B $19.31B
Gross profit – $67.73B –
Operating income – -$30.78B –
Net income $567.40M $11.49B $3.33B
Free cash flow -$381.64M – $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $2.98 $-11.47 $10.06
Cash & equivalents $2.17B – $15.90B
Total debt $6.43B $102.00B $8.11B
Shares (diluted) 185.57M 3.84B 322.40M
Enterprise value -$13.08B -$1.26T -$43.73B

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
MetricSLMSMFGSYF
P/E 6.0x -2.1x 7.6x
P/FCF -8.6x – 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow -8.6x – 2.5x
P/S 1.8x 0.9x 1.2x
P/B 1.4x 1.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x – 1.8x
EV/EBIT 4.1x -35.9x 1.9x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 0.8x 0.8x
EV/FCF -19.6x – 1.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -19.6x – 1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 0.08 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSLMSMFGSYF
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.7% 7.2% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 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) -9.0% 823.3% -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 4.6% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.4% 15.9% 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% -25.7% 21.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.8% – -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.7% – 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.8% – -2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.7% – 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSLMSMFGSYF
Gross margin – 65.9% –
EBITDA margin 104.4% – 45.8%
Operating margin – -29.9% –
Pretax margin 41.2% 14.7% 22.6%
Net margin 30.9% -42.9% 16.8%
FCF margin -21.3% – 49.5%
Operating cash flow margin -21.3% – 49.5%
Return on equity 24.0% 13.3% 19.9%
Return on assets 1.9% 0.6% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 16.6% -0.9% 25.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x – 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSLMSMFGSYF
Debt / assets 21.6% 5.0% 6.6%
Debt / equity 2.9x 1.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – -0.9x
Debt / FCF -16.9x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 92.4% 96.4% 86.5%
Equity / assets 7.6% 3.6% 13.5%
Interest coverage 1.7x -0.1x 2.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSLMSMFGSYF
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.2% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 16.7% – 16.1%
Shareholder yield 19.6% 1.2% 17.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.7% – 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -26.3% – 4.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.9% – 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – 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.

ConsensusSLMSMFGSYF
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.20FY2026 $1.67FY2026 $9.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.4%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.5% +2.4% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $34.01BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.7%FY2026 -50.1%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +14.2% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSLMSMFGSYF
Held by institutions 100.0% 3.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 389 461 1,004
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +7.9% -0.8%
Institutions buying 194 291 527
Institutions selling 135 93 346
Buyers to sellers 1.44 3.13 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.

SLMSMFGSYF
SLM 1.00 0.19 0.53
SMFG 0.19 1.00 0.24
SYF 0.53 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SLM, SMFG and SYF?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Slm (SLM) $3.27B, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $91.94B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, SLM, SMFG and SYF?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Slm (SLM) 6.0x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Slm (SLM) 8.1x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.4x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.8x). 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: Slm (SLM) -6.7%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +7.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Slm (SLM) 30.9%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Slm (SLM) 16.6%, 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: Slm (SLM) -33.4%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +47.5%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +3.3%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Slm (SLM) -0.7%/yr, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.2%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Slm (SLM) has the highest dividend yield: Slm (SLM) 2.91%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 1.21%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 1.61%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) has been the steadiest (Slm (SLM) 42.6%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.3%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SLM, 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, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 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.