SMFG vs SYF vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Synchrony Financial and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SYF Synchrony Financial
$75.18 +4.7% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$23.99B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 4, Synchrony Financial 4, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMFGSYFMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.54B $23.99B $250.56B MUFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 7.4x 16.6x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 7.7x 12.4x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% +2.6% -12.0% SMFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -42.9% 16.8% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 25.7% 3.7% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.9% +1.6% +40.1% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.0%/yr +9.4%/yr +30.5%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 31.8% 26.4% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 80/100 36/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

SMFGSYFMUFG

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

AxisSMFGSYFMUFG
Valuation 47 #193 of 360 95 #9 of 168 27 #262 of 360
Growth 21 #273 of 344 51 #80 of 163 74 #89 of 344
Profitability 14 #297 of 345 92 #13 of 154 62 #131 of 345
Financial Health 3 #330 of 339 78 #36 of 162 4 #326 of 339
Shareholder Returns 8 #323 of 352 84 #23 of 137 11 #314 of 352
Overall 18 80 36
  • SMFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SYF ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMFGSYFMUFGSPY
1 month -6.1%+4.7%-6.8% -2.0%
3 months -4.0%-4.9%-2.5% -2.2%
6 months +12.5%+1.9%+19.7% +4.2%
Year to date +23.4%-9.9%+34.0% +10.6%
1 year +45.9%+1.6%+40.1% +10.4%
3 years +135.1%+149.4%+141.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +33.0%+35.6%+34.3% +20.2%
5 years +256.7%+56.7%+278.3% +61.6%
5 years, per year +29.0%+9.4%+30.5% +10.1%
10 years +254.0%+167.3%+320.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +13.5%+10.3%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMFGSYFMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%31.8%26.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%36.4%26.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.180.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.051.52 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.0%-46.7%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-15.0%-11.9% -3.2%
52-week high $27.55$88.47$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $16.14$63.78$14.88 $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.

MultipleSMFGSYFMUFG
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 12.4x 7.4xmedian 11.8x 16.1xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.5x 1.2xmedian 2.7x 8.0xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 1.8xmedian 13.1x —median 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x 2.4xmedian 6.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 1.33 0.34median 0.33 0.27median 1.33

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 monthsSMFGSYFMUFG
Revenue $102.83B $19.31B $31.62B
Gross profit $67.73B – $29.85B
Operating income -$30.78B – $18.02B
Net income $11.49B $3.33B $13.97B
Free cash flow – $9.56B –
EPS (diluted) $-11.47 $10.06 $1.32
Cash & equivalents – $15.90B –
Total debt $102.00B $8.11B $112.96B
Shares (diluted) 3.84B 322.40M 11.40B
Enterprise value -$1.26T -$43.64B -$90.83B

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
MetricSMFGSYFMUFG
P/E -2.1x 7.4x 16.1x
P/FCF – 2.4x –
P/Operating cash flow – 2.4x –
P/S 0.9x 1.2x 8.0x
P/B 1.2x 1.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 1.8x –
EV/EBIT -35.7x 1.9x 4.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF – 1.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.34 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMFGSYFMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% 2.6% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 4.6% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.3% – 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -75.2% – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 823.3% -6.8% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 12.0% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 6.5% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 21.7% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMFGSYFMUFG
Gross margin 65.9% – 94.4%
EBITDA margin – 45.8% –
Operating margin -29.9% – 57.0%
Pretax margin 14.7% 22.6% 59.6%
Net margin -42.9% 16.8% 47.7%
FCF margin – 49.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 49.5% –
Return on equity 13.3% 19.9% 11.7%
Return on assets 0.6% 2.7% 0.5%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 25.7% 3.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMFGSYFMUFG
Debt / assets 5.0% 6.6% 4.2%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.5x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 96.4% 86.5% 96.0%
Equity / assets 3.6% 13.5% 4.0%
Interest coverage -0.1x 2.1x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMFGSYFMUFG
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.6% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 16.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 18.1% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusSMFGSYFMUFG
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.67FY2026 $9.82FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.5%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.4% +10.3% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.01BFY2026 $15.69BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -50.1%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +7.5% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMFGSYFMUFG
Held by institutions 3.5% 100.0% 3.0%
Institutions holding 461 1,005 576
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% -0.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 291 528 325
Institutions selling 93 346 161
Buyers to sellers 3.13 1.53 2.02

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.

SMFGSYFMUFG
SMFG 1.00 0.24 0.90
SYF 0.24 1.00 0.29
MUFG 0.90 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMFG, SYF and MUFG?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $94.54B, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.99B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $250.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMFG, SYF and MUFG?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.3x, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.7x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.4x). 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: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +7.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -0.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +45.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +1.6%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +40.1%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.0%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.4%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 0.00%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMFG, SYF and MUFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) leads on 4. 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.