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Discover Financial Services NYSE:DFS Stock Report

Last Price

US$124.27

Market Cap

US$31.1b

7D

1.1%

1Y

18.1%

Updated

18 Apr, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Discover Financial Services

NYSE:DFS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$31.1b

DFS Stock Overview

Discover Financial Services, through its subsidiaries, provides digital banking products and services, and payment services in the United States.

DFS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends5/6

Discover Financial Services Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Discover Financial Services
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$124.27
52 Week HighUS$131.65
52 Week LowUS$79.04
Beta1.44
1 Month Change2.50%
3 Month Change27.68%
1 Year Change18.15%
3 Year Change24.89%
5 Year Change60.29%
Change since IPO332.24%

Recent News & Updates

Capital One Makes A Brilliant Step Forward With Discover

Mar 05

Recent updates

Capital One Makes A Brilliant Step Forward With Discover

Mar 05

Discover Financial Services: High-Yielding Digital Bank And Payment Network

Feb 05

Discover Financial Services: Down But Far From Out

Jan 26

Discover Financial Q4 Earnings Preview: Credit Losses Are The Primary Concern

Jan 15

Discover Financial Services' (NYSE:DFS) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 29%

Dec 22
Discover Financial Services' (NYSE:DFS) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 29%

Discover Financial Services: Harvesting Low-Hanging Fruit

Nov 19

Discover: Q3 Results Worsen The Uncertainties Weighing On Shares

Oct 20

Discover Financial: Growing Dividend, No Margin Of Safety

Oct 09

Discover Financial Is An Attractive, Yet Risky Play

Sep 19

Discover Financial: Credit Card Delinquencies May Soon Rise Above Normal Levels

Aug 23

Discover Financial: CEO Departure And FDIC Probe Beginning (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 16

Discover Financial: Don't Panic

Jul 20

Discover Financial: A Modest Buy Opportunity With A Leading Global Card Network

Jun 26

Shareholder Returns

DFSUS Consumer FinanceUS Market
7D1.1%-0.9%-3.7%
1Y18.1%29.5%20.2%

Return vs Industry: DFS underperformed the US Consumer Finance industry which returned 29.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: DFS underperformed the US Market which returned 20.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is DFS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
DFS volatility
DFS Average Weekly Movement4.9%
Consumer Finance Industry Average Movement5.8%
Market Average Movement6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.6%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: DFS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: DFS's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
196021,100J. Shepherdwww.discover.com

Discover Financial Services, through its subsidiaries, provides digital banking products and services, and payment services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Digital Banking and Payment Services. The Digital Banking segment offers Discover-branded credit cards to individuals; private student loans, personal loans, home loans, and other consumer lending; and direct-to-consumer deposit products comprising savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, IRA certificates of deposit, IRA savings accounts and checking accounts, and sweep accounts.

Discover Financial Services Fundamentals Summary

How do Discover Financial Services's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
DFS fundamental statistics
Market capUS$31.14b
Earnings (TTM)US$2.20b
Revenue (TTM)US$9.90b

14.1x

P/E Ratio

3.1x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
DFS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$9.90b
Cost of RevenueUS$619.00m
Gross ProfitUS$9.28b
Other ExpensesUS$7.08b
EarningsUS$2.20b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)8.79
Gross Margin93.75%
Net Profit Margin22.24%
Debt/Equity Ratio139.1%

How did DFS perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.3%

Current Dividend Yield

32%

Payout Ratio
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