TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Dec 2024

Income Metrics

Revenue 4.8B
Net Income 1.3B 27.13%

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 147.9B
Total Liabilities 129.0B
Shareholders Equity 19.0B
Debt to Equity 6.80

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 1.3B
Free Cash Flow 1.9B

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Discover Financial Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i17.9B15.8B13.2B12.0B11.1B
Cost of Goods Sold i-----
Gross Profit i-----
Gross Margin % i0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i3.9B3.6B3.2B2.8B2.6B
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i3.9B3.6B3.2B2.8B2.6B
Operating Income i-----
Operating Margin % i0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i-----
Other Non-Operating Income-----
Pre-tax Income i6.1B3.6B5.6B7.0B1.4B
Income Tax i1.5B841.0M1.3B1.6B294.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i25.3%23.1%23.5%22.9%20.5%
Net Income i4.5B2.8B4.3B5.4B1.1B
Net Margin % i25.3%17.7%32.7%44.9%10.3%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i-----
EPS (Basic) i$17.72$10.71$15.25$17.64$3.60
EPS (Diluted) i$17.72$10.70$15.23$17.63$3.60
Basic Shares Outstanding i251000000254000000277000000300000000307000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i251000000254000000277000000300000000307000000

Income Statement Trend

Discover Financial Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i8.5B11.7B8.9B8.8B13.6B
Short-term Investments i7.7B2.1B1.7B2.0B2.7B
Accounts Receivable i---914.0M944.0M
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets-----
Total Current Assets i-----
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i-----
Goodwill i510.0M510.0M510.0M510.0M605.0M
Intangible Assets i----95.0M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets-----
Total Non-Current Assets i-----
Total Assets i147.6B----
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i-----
Short-term Debt i0750.0M01.8B0
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i-----
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i16.3B20.6B20.1B18.5B21.2B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i-----
Other Non-Current Liabilities-----
Total Non-Current Liabilities i-----
Total Liabilities i129.7B----
Equity
Common Stock i6.0M6.0M6.0M6.0M6.0M
Retained Earnings i33.6B29.9B27.8B24.8B20.0B
Treasury Stock i21.1B21.0B19.1B16.7B14.4B
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i17.9B14.2B13.9B13.4B10.9B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i16.3B21.3B20.1B20.2B21.2B
Working Capital i00000

Balance Sheet Composition

Discover Financial Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i4.5B2.8B4.3B5.4B1.1B
Depreciation & Amortization i300.0M458.0M561.0M531.0M485.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i-----
Working Capital Changes i43.0M-658.0M-846.0M-496.0M118.0M
Operating Cash Flow i4.7B1.6B3.3B5.7B952.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-209.0M-303.0M-227.0M-194.0M-261.0M
Acquisitions i-----
Investment Purchases i-8.6B-3.1B-7.9B-207.0M-8.3B
Investment Sales i2.3B1.9B2.5B5.0B7.0B
Investing Cash Flow i-6.5B-1.6B-5.7B4.6B-1.5B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-83.0M-1.9B-2.4B-2.3B-348.0M
Dividends Paid i-771.0M-752.0M-703.0M-636.0M-576.0M
Debt Issuance i750.0M4.3B6.9B1.7B494.0M
Debt Repayment i-5.1B-3.8B-5.2B-4.4B-5.3B
Financing Cash Flow i-5.9B-1.5B-3.1B-3.8B-5.2B
Free Cash Flow i8.2B8.3B6.9B5.8B5.9B
Net Change in Cash i-7.7B-1.5B-5.5B6.5B-5.8B

Cash Flow Trend

Discover Financial Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 10.69
Forward P/E 15.76
Price to Book 2.81
Price to Sales 3.77
PEG Ratio 15.76

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 35.88%
Operating Margin 48.02%
Return on Equity 28.47%
Return on Assets 3.19%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.04
Debt to Equity 76.67
Beta 1.15

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $18.72
Book Value per Share $71.16
Revenue per Share $53.05

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
dfs50.3B10.692.8128.47%35.88%76.67
Visa 668.6B33.6717.5951.76%52.16%65.02
Mastercard 525.9B39.2267.11176.95%44.93%240.92
Capital One 137.8B582.241.310.01%0.00%0.50
PayPal Holdings 66.1B14.823.2922.92%14.49%60.25
Synchrony Financial 26.6B8.691.6920.23%35.79%0.94

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.