SYF vs HBAN vs KSPI Stock Comparison

Synchrony Financial, Huntington Bancshares and Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SYF Synchrony Financial
$76.96 +7.3% 1M +5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$24.01B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins
KSPI Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz
$94.66 -1.1% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.38B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Huntington Bancshares leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Huntington Bancshares 5, Synchrony Financial 5, 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.

QuestionSYFHBANKSPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.01B $31.72B $17.38B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 13.7x 8.7x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 12.7x 7.2x KSPI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +30.6% — HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.8% 22.4% — HBAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.7% 11.9% — SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.5x — SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.1% +5.3% +26.2% KSPI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr +0.3%/yr — SYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 25.9% 34.1% HBAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 44/100 — SYF

Percentile Scorecard

SYFHBANKSPI

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

AxisSYFHBANKSPI
Valuation 94 #11 of 169 46 #197 of 361 26 #266 of 361
Growth 52 #77 of 159 36 #99 of 153 –
Profitability 91 #14 of 146 40 #77 of 128 –
Financial Health 78 #35 of 153 35 #92 of 140 –
Shareholder Returns 85 #21 of 135 64 #122 of 335 99 #4 of 335
Overall 80 44 –
  • SYF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • KSPI ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSYFHBANKSPISPY
1 month +7.3%+4.6%-1.1% +0.7%
3 months -0.3%-6.5%+6.3% +3.7%
6 months +1.0%-4.7%+10.3% +7.1%
Year to date -7.8%-8.0%+21.2% +12.8%
1 year +5.1%+5.3%+26.2% +11.9%
3 years +171.7%+67.1%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +39.6%+18.7%— +22.8%
5 years +65.7%+1.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.6%+0.3%— +10.9%
10 years +164.5%+51.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%+4.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSYFHBANKSPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%25.9%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%28.6%29.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.771.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.210.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-47.4%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-17.1%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $88.47$19.27$108.75 $779.14
52-week low $63.78$15.02$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.

MultipleSYFHBANKSPI
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 11.7x 13.9xmedian 12.2x 8.7xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.7x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 2.3xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 13.1x 6.2xmedian 5.3x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 6.5x 11.0xmedian 10.8x 19.0xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 3.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.33 -1.52median 1.34 —median 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 monthsSYFHBANKSPI
Revenue $19.31B $10.38B –
Net income $3.33B $2.51B –
Free cash flow $9.56B $2.92B –
EPS (diluted) $10.06 $1.14 –
Cash & equivalents $15.90B – $1.81B
Total debt $8.11B $23.41B –
Shares (diluted) 322.40M 2.05B 191.90M
Enterprise value -$43.61B $26.63B $11.24B

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
MetricSYFHBANKSPI
P/E 7.6x 13.9x 8.7x
P/FCF 2.5x 11.0x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.5x 9.6x –
P/S 1.2x 3.1x 2.3x
P/B 1.4x 1.0x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.1x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 1.8x 6.2x –
EV/EBIT 2.0x 6.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 5.2x –
EV/FCF 1.7x 18.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.7x 16.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 -1.52 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSYFHBANKSPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 30.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 10.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -6.8% 11.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 1.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% -20.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.7% -9.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 25.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 2.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 17.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -0.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSYFHBANKSPI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 45.8% 84.1% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 22.6% 29.5% –
Net margin 16.8% 22.4% –
FCF margin 49.5% 28.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 49.5% 32.3% –
Return on equity 19.9% 7.7% –
Return on assets 2.7% 0.9% –
Return on invested capital 25.7% 11.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSYFHBANKSPI
Debt / assets 6.6% 8.1% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 8.0x –
Liabilities / assets 86.5% 88.8% 76.5%
Equity / assets 13.5% 11.2% 23.5%
Interest coverage 2.1x 1.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSYFHBANKSPI
Dividend yield 1.6% 3.8% 7.9%
Net buyback yield 16.0% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 17.7% 5.1% 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.6% 44.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.4% 37.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.5% 22.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 7.2% –

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.

ConsensusSYFHBANKSPI
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.82FY2026 $1.26FY2026 $13.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.3% +48.4% +6.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.69BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $9.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% +12.5% +25.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSYFHBANKSPI
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.7% 44.0%
Institutions holding 1,003 1,151 207
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +1.4% -0.9%
Institutions buying 527 575 122
Institutions selling 345 380 60
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.51 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.

SYFHBANKSPI
SYF 1.00 0.58 0.34
HBAN 0.58 1.00 0.25
KSPI 0.34 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SYF, HBAN and KSPI?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synchrony Financial (SYF) $24.01B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.72B, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) $17.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, SYF, HBAN and KSPI?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.7x, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) is cheapest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.8x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest net margin (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) returned the most: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +5.1%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +5.3%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) +26.2%. Over five years, Synchrony Financial (SYF) compounded fastest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) +10.6%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) 0.00%. Joint Stock Co Kaspi.kz (KSPI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has been the steadiest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 25.9%, 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, HBAN 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, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 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.