SYF vs AFRM vs KSPI Stock Comparison

Synchrony Financial, Affirm Holdings and Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$69.49 -2.8% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$24.36B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
KSPI Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz
$90.14 -5.8% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.31B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
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, Affirm Holdings 3, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSYFAFRMKSPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.94B $24.36B $17.31B AFRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 12.6x 8.3x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 37.2x 6.9x KSPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +32.2% — AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.8% 45.3% — AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.7% 5.6% — SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.3x — SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.0% -7.8% +20.0% KSPI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.9%/yr -14.4%/yr — SYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 59.7% 34.1% SYF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 54/100 — SYF

Percentile Scorecard

SYFAFRMKSPI

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

AxisSYFAFRMKSPI
Valuation 94 #12 of 170 34 #113 of 170 29 #259 of 362
Growth 51 #79 of 160 99 #3 of 160 –
Profitability 91 #15 of 149 65 #53 of 149 –
Financial Health 78 #35 of 158 61 #63 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 84 #22 of 135 13 #118 of 135 99 #4 of 342
Overall 80 54 –
  • SYF ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AFRM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • KSPI ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSYFAFRMKSPISPY
1 month +2.7%-2.8%-5.8% -0.8%
3 months -0.6%-4.9%+4.2% +3.5%
6 months -2.5%+6.7%+1.0% +7.0%
Year to date -10.3%-6.6%+15.4% +12.2%
1 year +0.0%-7.8%+20.0% +13.0%
3 years +166.5%+310.5%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +38.7%+60.2%— +23.1%
5 years +60.4%-54.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.9%-14.4%— +11.0%
10 years +160.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSYFAFRMKSPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%59.7%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%58.3%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.182.601.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.130.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-94.7%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-19.0%-17.1% -1.8%
52-week high $88.47$85.78$108.75 $779.14
52-week low $63.78$42.53$68.84 $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.

MultipleSYFAFRMKSPI
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.0x 12.1xmedian 11.0x 8.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x 2.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 13.1x 33.6xmedian 13.1x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 6.9x 23.6xmedian 6.9x 18.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 4.3xmedian 0.7x 3.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.32 0.22median 0.32 —median 1.36

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 monthsSYFAFRMKSPI
Revenue $19.31B $4.26B –
Operating income – $416.98M –
Net income $3.33B $1.93B –
Free cash flow $9.56B $992.63M –
EPS (diluted) $10.06 $5.53 –
Cash & equivalents $15.90B $1.63B $1.81B
Total debt $8.11B $10.58B –
Shares (diluted) 322.40M 348.85M 191.90M
Enterprise value -$43.68B $18.05B $11.16B

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
MetricSYFAFRMKSPI
P/E 7.4x 12.1x 8.3x
P/FCF 2.4x 23.6x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 19.0x –
P/S 1.2x 5.5x 2.2x
P/B 1.4x 4.3x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 4.3x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 1.8x 33.6x –
EV/EBIT 1.9x 60.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 5.9x –
EV/FCF 1.6x 25.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.6x 20.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.22 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSYFAFRMKSPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 32.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 39.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 577.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -6.8% 3,598% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 58.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 3,515% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 54.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 55.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 365.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 65.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 123.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSYFAFRMKSPI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 45.8% 17.6% –
Operating margin – 9.8% –
Pretax margin 22.6% 11.6% –
Net margin 16.8% 45.3% –
FCF margin 49.5% 23.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 49.5% 28.9% –
Return on equity 19.9% 41.6% –
Return on assets 2.7% 13.3% –
Return on invested capital 25.7% 5.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 7.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSYFAFRMKSPI
Debt / assets 6.6% 21.1% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 3.4x –
Liabilities / assets 86.5% 65.3% 76.5%
Equity / assets 13.5% 34.7% 23.5%
Interest coverage 2.1x 0.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSYFAFRMKSPI
Dividend yield 1.7% – 8.3%
Net buyback yield 16.5% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 18.2% -0.7% 8.3%
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.

ConsensusSYFAFRMKSPI
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 37.2xFY2027 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.82FY2026 $1.87FY2027 $13.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 -66.2%FY2027 +18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.3% +44.4% +6.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.69BFY2026 $5.23BFY2027 $9.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +22.7%FY2027 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +24.0% +25.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSYFAFRMKSPI
Held by institutions 100.0% 77.1% 44.0%
Institutions holding 1,002 658 207
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +8.1% -0.9%
Institutions buying 526 401 122
Institutions selling 345 173 60
Buyers to sellers 1.52 2.32 2.03

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.

SYFAFRMKSPI
SYF 1.00 0.51 0.33
AFRM 0.51 1.00 0.41
KSPI 0.33 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SYF, AFRM and KSPI?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.94B, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $24.36B, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) $17.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, SYF, AFRM and KSPI?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.6x, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) is cheapest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.2x, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 6.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) returned the most: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) +20.0%. Over five years, Synchrony Financial (SYF) compounded fastest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 0.00%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 0.00%. Affirm Holdings (AFRM) and Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synchrony Financial (SYF) has been the steadiest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.7%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SYF, AFRM and KSPI?

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.