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Discover Financial Services (DFS)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility
Financials

Company Info

ISIN
US2547091080
CUSIP
254709108
IPO Date
Jul 2, 2007

Highlights

Total Revenue (TTM)
$10.25B
Gross Profit (TTM)
$7.81B
EBITDA (TTM)
$4.40B
Year Range
$152.30 - $207.42
Target Price
$211.60

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Discover Financial Services, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period


Discover Financial Services

1D
1M
YTD
6M
1Y
3Y*
5Y*
10Y*

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
0.08%
1M
-1.83%
YTD
-3.34%
6M
-1.46%
1Y
30.71%
3Y*
17.25%
5Y*
10.06%
10Y*
12.45%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
202516.08%-2.60%-12.55%7.01%9.51%15.88%
2024-6.12%15.03%8.61%-3.33%-2.67%6.64%10.08%-3.16%1.14%5.80%23.41%-5.04%57.32%
202319.32%-3.52%-11.75%4.68%-0.02%13.73%-9.67%-13.99%-3.82%-5.25%14.22%20.86%18.20%
20220.16%7.06%-10.73%2.06%1.50%-16.66%6.79%0.07%-9.52%14.89%4.31%-9.72%-13.55%
2021-7.72%13.12%0.98%20.01%3.25%0.88%5.10%3.53%-4.19%-7.76%-4.42%7.15%29.78%
2020-11.42%-12.20%-45.61%20.47%11.80%5.43%-1.32%8.32%8.85%12.51%17.84%18.85%10.13%

Benchmark Metrics

Discover Financial Services has an annualized alpha of 8.06%, beta of 1.54, and R² of 0.50 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since July 03, 2007.

  • This stock captured 164.50% of S&P 500 Index gains and 127.87% of its losses — amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
  • R² of 0.50 means the benchmark explains less than half of this stock's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
8.06%
Beta
1.54
0.50
Upside Capture
164.50%
Downside Capture
127.87%

Return for Risk

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Discover Financial Services (DFS) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


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Dividends

Dividend History

Discover Financial Services provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share. The company has been increasing its dividends for 15 consecutive years.


1.60%1.80%2.00%2.20%2.40%2.60%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.502015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.00$2.80$2.70$2.30$1.88$1.76$1.68$1.50$1.30$1.16$1.08

Dividend yield

0.00%1.62%2.40%2.35%1.63%1.94%1.98%2.54%1.69%1.61%2.01%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Discover Financial Services. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.70
2024$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$2.80
2023$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$2.70
2022$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$2.30
2021$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$1.88
2020$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$1.76

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Discover Financial Services. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Discover Financial Services was 81.74%, occurring on Mar 5, 2009. Recovery took 585 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-81.74%Jul 3, 2007422Mar 5, 2009585Jun 29, 20111007
-72.37%Jul 29, 2019164Mar 20, 2020197Dec 30, 2020361
-37.53%Aug 16, 2021555Oct 27, 202399Mar 21, 2024654
-33.18%Nov 12, 2014314Feb 11, 2016191Nov 11, 2016505
-30.9%Jan 30, 2018228Dec 24, 201884Apr 26, 2019312

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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Financials

Financial Performance

The chart below illustrates the trends in the financial health of Discover Financial Services over time, highlighting three key metrics: Total Revenue, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), and Net Income.


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Valuation

The Valuation section provides an overview of how Discover Financial Services is priced in the market compared to other companies in the Credit Services industry. It includes key financial ratios that help investors assess whether the stock is undervalued or overvalued.


Income Statement



TTM
Revenue

Total Revenue

Cost Of Revenue

Gross Profit

Operating Expenses

Selling, General & Admin Expenses

R&D Expenses

Depreciation And Amortization

Total Operating Expenses

Income

Income Before Tax

Operating Income

EBITDA

EBIT

Earnings From Continuing Operations

Net Income

Income Tax Expense

Other Non-Operating Income (Expenses)

Extraordinary Items

Discontinued Operations

Effect Of Accounting Charges

Non Recurring

Minority Interest

Other Items

Interest Income

Interest Expense

Net Interest Income

Values in undefined except per share items
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