SYF vs ENVA vs SLM Stock Comparison

Synchrony Financial, Enova International and Slm Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SYF Synchrony Financial
$73.64 +4.2% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.87B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
ENVA Enova International, Inc.
$164.93 -2.1% 1M +44.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.24B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins
SLM SLM Corp
$19.42 -17.7% 1M -27.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.63B
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSYFENVASLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.87B $4.24B $3.63B SYF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 11.1x 6.6x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 10.0x 6.0x SLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +20.1% -6.7% ENVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.8% 10.5% 30.9% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.7% 22.1% 16.6% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 1.6x 2.3x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.03% SLM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.5% +44.6% -27.3% ENVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.4%/yr +36.5%/yr +1.0%/yr ENVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 46.6% 42.1% SYF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 77/100 48/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

SYFENVASLM

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

AxisSYFENVASLM
Valuation 94 #11 of 170 88 #21 of 170 47 #90 of 170
Growth 50 #83 of 165 79 #36 of 165 31 #115 of 165
Profitability 92 #14 of 155 91 #15 of 155 55 #71 of 155
Financial Health 80 #34 of 163 69 #51 of 163 38 #102 of 163
Shareholder Returns 85 #21 of 137 60 #56 of 137 72 #39 of 137
Overall 80 77 48
  • SYF ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ENVA ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SLM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSYFENVASLMSPY
1 month +4.2%-2.1%-17.7% -1.0%
3 months +1.0%-30.5%-20.0% +2.9%
6 months -3.5%-1.0%-18.5% +6.4%
Year to date -11.7%+4.9%-28.2% +11.4%
1 year +0.5%+44.6%-27.3% +13.1%
3 years +169.1%+273.3%+49.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +39.1%+55.2%+14.3% +21.5%
5 years +49.7%+373.3%+5.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.4%+36.5%+1.0% +10.9%
10 years +160.9%+1,702.5%+172.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.1%+33.5%+10.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSYFENVASLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%46.6%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%51.4%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.191.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.020.96-0.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-42.8%-45.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.8%-37.9%-37.1% -2.5%
52-week high $88.47$265.45$30.85 $779.14
52-week low $63.78$114.03$18.74 $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.

MultipleSYFENVASLM
P/E now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.0x 10.7xmedian 11.0x 6.5xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x 2.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 13.1x 6.0xmedian 13.1x 4.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 6.9x 2.0xmedian 6.9x -9.3xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.31 0.31median 0.31 0.23median 0.31

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 monthsSYFENVASLM
Revenue $19.31B $3.65B $1.79B
Gross profit – $2.21B –
Operating income – $878.11M –
Net income $3.33B $382.44M $567.40M
Free cash flow $9.56B $2.01B -$381.64M
EPS (diluted) $10.06 $14.47 $2.98
Cash & equivalents $15.90B $105.96M $2.17B
Total debt $8.11B $1.61B $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 322.40M 26.43M 185.57M
Enterprise value -$43.75B $3.84B -$12.71B

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
MetricSYFENVASLM
P/E 7.2x 10.7x 6.5x
P/FCF 2.4x 2.0x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 2.0x -9.3x
P/S 1.2x 1.1x 2.0x
P/B 1.4x 2.6x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 1.7x 6.0x 4.2x
EV/EBIT 1.8x 6.4x 4.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.5x 4.3x
EV/FCF 1.6x 2.8x -20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.6x 2.7x -20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.31 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSYFENVASLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 20.1% -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 21.8% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 27.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -6.8% 30.5% -9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 26.0% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% 30.7% 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 34.1% 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 17.3% -15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 22.3% -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 17.7% -15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 23.0% -47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSYFENVASLM
Gross margin – 60.6% –
EBITDA margin 45.8% 25.5% 104.4%
Operating margin – 24.0% –
Pretax margin 22.6% 13.5% 41.2%
Net margin 16.8% 10.5% 30.9%
FCF margin 49.5% 54.9% -21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 49.5% 56.2% -21.3%
Return on equity 19.9% 24.9% 24.0%
Return on assets 2.7% 5.1% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 25.7% 22.1% 16.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 5.4x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSYFENVASLM
Debt / assets 6.6% 21.0% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.0x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 1.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 0.8x -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.5% 79.6% 92.4%
Equity / assets 13.5% 20.4% 7.6%
Interest coverage 2.1x 2.3x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSYFENVASLM
Dividend yield 1.7% – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 16.8% 3.3% 15.4%
Shareholder yield 18.5% 3.3% 18.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.6% – 17.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.4% – -26.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.5% – -7.9%
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.

ConsensusSYFENVASLM
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 6.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.74FY2026 $16.45FY2026 $3.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +26.9%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +24.5% -0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.70BFY2026 $3.64BFY2026 $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +31.8% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSYFENVASLM
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,002 425 387
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +0.4% +2.4%
Institutions buying 526 239 193
Institutions selling 345 134 135
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.78 1.43

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.

SYFENVASLM
SYF 1.00 0.52 0.53
ENVA 0.52 1.00 0.47
SLM 0.53 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SYF, ENVA and SLM?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.87B, Enova International (ENVA) $4.24B, Slm (SLM) $3.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, SYF, ENVA and SLM?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, Enova International (ENVA) 11.1x, Slm (SLM) 6.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slm (SLM) is cheapest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x, Enova International (ENVA) 10.0x, Slm (SLM) 6.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enova International (ENVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, Enova International (ENVA) +20.1%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, Enova International (ENVA) 10.5%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%, Enova International (ENVA) 22.1%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enova International (ENVA) returned the most: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.5%, Enova International (ENVA) +44.6%, Slm (SLM) -27.3%. Over five years, Enova International (ENVA) compounded fastest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) +8.4%/yr, Enova International (ENVA) +36.5%/yr, Slm (SLM) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Slm (SLM) has the highest dividend yield: Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Enova International (ENVA) 0.00%, Slm (SLM) 0.03%. Enova International (ENVA) 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%, Enova International (ENVA) 46.6%, Slm (SLM) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SYF, ENVA and SLM?

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.