SYF vs HBAN vs SHG Stock Comparison

Synchrony Financial, Huntington Bancshares and Shinhan Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.07 +2.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$23.80B
P/E
7.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSYFHBANSHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.80B $31.53B $30.87B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.3x 13.6x 11.2x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 12.7x 7.0x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +30.6% +23.8% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.8% 22.4% 3.4% HBAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.7% 11.9% 4.3% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.5x 9.9x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.04% 0.00% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% +2.1% +19.3% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr -0.3%/yr +14.9%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 26.1% 34.3% HBAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 36/100 42/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

SYFHBANSHG

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

AxisSYFHBANSHG
Valuation 95 #10 of 168 38 #222 of 360 84 #59 of 360
Growth 52 #79 of 163 30 #241 of 344 28 #249 of 344
Profitability 92 #14 of 154 26 #257 of 345 14 #296 of 345
Financial Health 79 #35 of 161 22 #265 of 339 2 #332 of 339
Shareholder Returns 84 #23 of 136 62 #134 of 352 82 #64 of 352
Overall 80 36 42
  • SYF ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSYFHBANSHGSPY
1 month +2.6%+1.8%-19.0% -5.9%
3 months -5.9%-10.1%-15.0% -4.6%
6 months +0.1%-3.6%-6.8% +0.2%
Year to date -11.2%-10.0%+17.8% +7.5%
1 year -0.4%+2.1%+19.3% +8.2%
3 years +151.0%+48.7%+131.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +35.9%+14.1%+32.2% +19.0%
5 years +50.6%-1.5%+100.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.5%-0.3%+14.9% +9.4%
10 years +162.5%+53.6%+67.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.1%+4.4%+5.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSYFHBANSHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%26.1%34.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%28.8%32.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.060.761.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.080.56 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-47.4%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-19.0%-25.3% -5.9%
52-week high $88.47$19.27$84.56 $779.14
52-week low $63.78$15.02$51.70 $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.

MultipleSYFHBANSHG
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 11.9x 13.6xmedian 12.3x 11.2xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.7x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 0.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 12.1x 6.1xmedian 5.0x 15.0xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 5.4x 10.8xmedian 10.6x 4.2xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.34 -1.49median 1.29 -1.30median 1.29

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 monthsSYFHBANSHG
Revenue $19.31B $10.38B $81.30B
Operating income – – $5.04B
Net income $3.33B $2.51B $3.42B
Free cash flow $9.56B $2.92B $7.15B
EPS (diluted) $10.06 $1.14 $5.62
Cash & equivalents $15.90B – –
Total debt $8.11B $23.41B $58.93B
Shares (diluted) 322.40M 2.05B 488.92M
Enterprise value -$43.83B $26.44B $30.87B

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
MetricSYFHBANSHG
P/E 7.3x 13.6x 11.2x
P/FCF 2.4x 10.8x 4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 9.4x 4.1x
P/S 1.2x 3.0x 0.4x
P/B 1.4x 1.0x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.0x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 1.7x 6.1x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 1.8x 6.7x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 5.2x 1.1x
EV/FCF 1.6x 18.3x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.6x 16.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 -1.49 -1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSYFHBANSHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 30.6% 23.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 10.9% -8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -51.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.8% 11.8% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 1.8% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% -20.1% -22.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.7% -9.1% -8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 25.4% 100.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 2.4% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 17.1% 106.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -0.8% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSYFHBANSHG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 45.8% 84.1% 7.3%
Operating margin – – 6.2%
Pretax margin 22.6% 29.5% 13.1%
Net margin 16.8% 22.4% 3.4%
FCF margin 49.5% 28.1% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 49.5% 32.3% 9.0%
Return on equity 19.9% 7.7% 11.5%
Return on assets 2.7% 0.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 25.7% 11.9% 4.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSYFHBANSHG
Debt / assets 6.6% 8.1% 10.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.5x 9.9x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 8.0x 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 86.5% 88.8% 92.6%
Equity / assets 13.5% 11.2% 7.4%
Interest coverage 2.1x 1.6x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSYFHBANSHG
Dividend yield 1.7% 3.9% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 16.7% 1.3% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 18.4% 5.2% 5.3%
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.

ConsensusSYFHBANSHG
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.86FY2026 $1.23FY2026 $9.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -11.5%FY2026 +35.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.9% +50.4% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71BFY2026 $10.35BFY2026 $13.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +25.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +12.0% -1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSYFHBANSHG
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.7% 5.1%
Institutions holding 1,005 1,154 301
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +1.4% +10.6%
Institutions buying 527 576 206
Institutions selling 346 381 59
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.51 3.49

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.

SYFHBANSHG
SYF 1.00 0.59 0.26
HBAN 0.59 1.00 0.32
SHG 0.26 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SYF, HBAN and SHG?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.80B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.53B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $30.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, SYF, HBAN and SHG?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.3x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.6x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.5x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.7x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.0x). 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%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest net margin (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Synchrony Financial (SYF) -0.4%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +2.1%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +19.3%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) +8.5%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.9%/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) 0.04%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 0.00%. Shinhan Financial (SHG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has been the steadiest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.1%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SYF, HBAN and SHG?

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.