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Discover Financial Services (Discover Financial Services) Net Margin %

: 9.25% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Discover Financial Services's Net Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $388 Mil. Discover Financial Services's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,196 Mil. Therefore, Discover Financial Services's net margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.25%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Discover Financial Services's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

DFS' s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.29   Med: 26.05   Max: 44.99
Current: 18.58


DFS's Net Margin % is ranked better than
56.19% of 525 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 15.07 vs DFS: 18.58

Discover Financial Services Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Discover Financial Services's Net Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Discover Financial Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Margin %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.81 10.29 44.99 32.90 18.54

Discover Financial Services Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Net Margin % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 26.01 23.23 16.89 9.25 7.32

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Discover Financial Services's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Discover Financial Services Net Margin % Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Discover Financial Services's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Discover Financial Services's Net Margin % falls into.



Discover Financial Services Net Margin % Calculation

Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Discover Financial Services's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=2940/15860
=18.54 %

Discover Financial Services's Net Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=388/4196
=9.25 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Discover Financial Services  (NYSE:DFS) Net Margin % Explanation

Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.

But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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Discover Financial Services (Discover Financial Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2500 Lake Cook Road, Riverwoods, IL, USA, 60015
Discover Financial Services is a bank operating in two distinct segments: direct banking and payment services. The company issues credit and debit cards and provides other consumer banking products including deposit accounts, students loans, and other personal loans. It also operates the Discover, Pulse, and Diners Club networks. The Discover network is the fourth-largest payment network in the United States as ranked by overall purchase volume, and Pulse is one of the largest ATM networks in the country.
Executives
Kathy Lonowski director 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Michael Shepherd director 567 HALE STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Jason Strle officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Jason P. Hanson officer: EVP, Pres. - Payment Services 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Daniela O'leary-gill director 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Beverley A Sibblies director 2700 SANDERS ROAD, PROSPECT HEIGHTS IL 60070
Robert Andrew Eichfeld officer: EVP - Chief HR & Admin Officer 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Carlos Minetti officer: EVP, Pres. - Consumer Banking 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Hope Mehlman officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer & GC 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Michael H Moskow director 444 WEST LAKE STREET, STE. 4700, CHICAGO IL 60606
John B Owen director REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 1900 5TH AVENUE NORTH, 21ST FLOOR, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
John Greene officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 51 LIME STREET, LONDON X0 EC3M 7DQ
Shifra Kolsky officer: SVP, Controller and CAO 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Michael E Roemer officer: EVP, Chief Risk Officer AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., 70 PINE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10270
Daniel Peter Capozzi officer: EVP, Pres - Cr Ops & Dec Mgmt 2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015