BFH
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
BFH's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 3 points to 17% and earnings per share grew 30%. At 7.7x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 7.1x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
BFH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BFH's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BFH.
BFH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 3.5x | $44.57 | -54% |
| Fair | 7x | $89.13 | -9% |
| Forward | 7.2x | $97.91 | — |
| Current | 7.7x | $97.91 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $150 | +54% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BFH's PE is in its fair range at 7.7x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 7.2x next year's earnings.
BFH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect BFH's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BFH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.54 | +6.4% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.73 | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.87 | +120% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.26 | +120% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.89 | +98% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.76 | +55% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.85 | -40% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.57 | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.49 | -62% |
BFH earned $12.73 per share over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
BFH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +4.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $993M | +6.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +4.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $975M | +5.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $971M | -1.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $929M | -1.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $970M | -2.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $925M | -9% |
BFH's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $1B last quarter, up 4.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.8% | +7.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 19% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.9% | -4.7 points |
BFH's operating margin was 21% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
BFH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $601M | -0.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $533M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $487M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $568M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $605M | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $526M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $393M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $479M | -22% |
BFH's free cash flow was $2.2B over the past year, up 9.3% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BFH.
BFH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.4% | -1.4M shares |
| 1 year | -17% | -8.2M shares |
| 3 years | -22% | -10.8M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -10.7M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -11.6M shares |
BFH has 39M diluted shares, down 17% from a year ago, with $595M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $76M |
| Q2 2026 | $243M |
| Q1 2026 | $153M |
| Q4 2025 | $123M |
| Q3 2025 | $40M |
| Q2 2025 | $47M |
| Q1 2025 | $103M |
| Q4 2024 | $44M |
BFH spent $595M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 154% from the year before.
BFH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | Elevated |
BFH has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BFH.
BFH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.1 | Neutral |
BFH's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
BFH PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BFH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.7x | 13x | 41% below |
| PE % | 55 | 63 | 8 pts below |
BFH is trading at 7.7x earnings, a 41% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BFH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $100.9 | 3% below |
| 20 week MA | $103.8 | 5.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $90.1 | 8.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $73.8 | 33% above |
| 200 week MA | $56.4 | 74% above |
BFH has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 74% above its 200-week average.
BFH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $88.5 | $57.4 | -35% |
| 2021 | $57.4 | $69.1 | +20% |
| 2022 | $69.1 | $37.3 | -46% |
| 2023 | $37.3 | $32.9 | -12% |
| 2024 | $32.9 | $61.9 | +88% |
| 2025 | $61.9 | $76.6 | +24% |
| 2026 YTD | $76.6 | $97.9 | +28% |
BFH has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 28% so far in 2026.