SYF vs SHG vs SLM Stock Comparison

Synchrony Financial, Shinhan Financial and Slm Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.99 +2.8% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.15B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
4 wins
SLM SLM Corp
$18.77 -20.7% 1M -34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSYFSHGSLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.15B $31.95B $3.27B SHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 11.6x 5.9x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 7.3x 8.5x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +23.8% -6.7% SHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.8% 3.4% 30.9% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.7% 4.3% 16.6% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 9.9x 2.3x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.03% SLM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.0% +22.3% -34.0% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.9%/yr +14.2%/yr +0.7%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 34.0% 42.1% SYF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 45/100 49/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

SYFSHGSLM

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

AxisSYFSHGSLM
Valuation 95 #10 of 169 86 #52 of 360 49 #87 of 169
Growth 50 #80 of 160 28 #138 of 191 30 #113 of 160
Profitability 90 #16 of 149 23 #130 of 168 54 #69 of 149
Financial Health 78 #36 of 158 3 #169 of 175 37 #100 of 158
Shareholder Returns 86 #20 of 136 87 #47 of 341 73 #37 of 136
Overall 80 45 49
  • SYF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SLM ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSYFSHGSLMSPY
1 month +2.8%-20.6%-20.7% -0.2%
3 months -2.8%-8.1%-25.5% +3.9%
6 months -1.7%-4.0%-19.9% +8.2%
Year to date -10.1%+19.8%-30.6% +12.9%
1 year +0.0%+22.3%-34.0% +12.3%
3 years +167.0%+155.6%+46.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.8%+36.8%+13.6% +23.3%
5 years +60.0%+94.4%+3.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.9%+14.2%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years +159.1%+68.3%+162.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.0%+5.3%+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSYFSHGSLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%34.0%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%32.2%51.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.091.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.65-0.81 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-36.5%-45.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-24.0%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $88.47$84.56$30.85 $779.14
52-week low $63.78$51.42$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.

MultipleSYFSHGSLM
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x 6.3xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.6x 0.4xmedian 3.4x 1.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 13.5x 15.1xmedian 5.0x 4.1xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 7.0x 4.3xmedian 10.9x -9.0xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.32 -1.32median 1.34 0.22median 0.32

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 monthsSYFSHGSLM
Revenue $19.31B $81.30B $1.79B
Operating income – $5.04B –
Net income $3.33B $3.42B $567.40M
Free cash flow $9.56B $7.15B -$381.64M
EPS (diluted) $10.06 $5.62 $2.98
Cash & equivalents $15.90B – $2.17B
Total debt $8.11B $58.93B $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 322.40M 488.92M 185.57M
Enterprise value -$43.47B $31.95B -$13.07B

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
MetricSYFSHGSLM
P/E 7.4x 11.4x 6.3x
P/FCF 2.4x 4.3x -9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 4.2x -9.0x
P/S 1.2x 0.4x 1.9x
P/B 1.4x 0.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 1.8x 15.1x 4.1x
EV/EBIT 1.9x 17.8x 4.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.1x 4.3x
EV/FCF 1.6x 12.5x -20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.6x 12.2x -20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 -1.32 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSYFSHGSLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 23.8% -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -8.6% 1.6%
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% -7.8% -9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -4.0% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.5% -22.8% 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.7% -8.6% 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 100.5% -15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 13.3% -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 106.6% -15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 14.4% -47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSYFSHGSLM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 45.8% 7.3% 104.4%
Operating margin – 6.2% –
Pretax margin 22.6% 13.1% 41.2%
Net margin 16.8% 3.4% 30.9%
FCF margin 49.5% 8.8% -21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 49.5% 9.0% -21.3%
Return on equity 19.9% 11.5% 24.0%
Return on assets 2.7% 0.9% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 25.7% 4.3% 16.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 2.1x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSYFSHGSLM
Debt / assets 6.6% 10.8% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.5x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 9.9x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 8.2x -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.5% 92.6% 92.4%
Equity / assets 13.5% 7.4% 7.6%
Interest coverage 2.1x 0.6x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSYFSHGSLM
Dividend yield 1.7% 3.1% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 16.5% 2.7% 15.9%
Shareholder yield 18.1% 5.8% 18.7%
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.

ConsensusSYFSHGSLM
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 7.3xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.82FY2026 $8.77FY2026 $2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.3% +10.1% +30.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.69BFY2026 $13.05BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.5% -1.9% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSYFSHGSLM
Held by institutions 100.0% 5.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,002 301 387
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +10.6% +2.4%
Institutions buying 526 206 193
Institutions selling 345 59 135
Buyers to sellers 1.52 3.49 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.

SYFSHGSLM
SYF 1.00 0.25 0.53
SHG 0.25 1.00 0.20
SLM 0.53 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SYF, SHG and SLM?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synchrony Financial (SYF) $24.15B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.95B, Slm (SLM) $3.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, SYF, SHG and SLM?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.5x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.6x, Slm (SLM) 5.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.3x, Slm (SLM) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +22.3%, Slm (SLM) -34.0%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.2%/yr, Slm (SLM) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Slm (SLM) has the highest dividend yield: Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 0.00%, Slm (SLM) 0.03%. Shinhan Financial (SHG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synchrony Financial (SYF) has been the steadiest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.6%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.0%, Slm (SLM) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SYF, SHG 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, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 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.