Bread Financial Holdings Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1995

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 6,000

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • BFH

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 30

  • Share Price
  • $47.87
  • (As of Wednesday Closing)

Bread Financial Holdings General Information

Description

Formed by a combination of JCPenney's credit card processing unit and The Limited's credit card bank business, Bread Financial is a provider of private-label and co-branded credit cards, loyalty programs, and marketing services. The company's most financially significant unit is its credit card business that partners with retailers to jointly market Bread's credit cards to their customers. The company also retains a minority interest in spun-off LoyaltyOne, which operates the largest airline miles loyalty program in Canada and offers marketing services to grocery chains in Europe and Asia.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Alliance Data Systems, Alliance Data Systems Corp
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 3075 Loyalty Circle
  • Columbus, OH 43219
  • United States
+1 (614)
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Other Financial Services
Stock Exchange
NYS
Corporate Office
  • 3075 Loyalty Circle
  • Columbus, OH 43219
  • United States
+1 (614)

Bread Financial Holdings Timeline

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Bread Financial Holdings Stock Performance

As of 23-Apr-2025, Bread Financial Holdings’s stock price is $47.87. Its current market cap is $2.3B with 48.1M shares.

(As of Wednesday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$47.87 $46.89 $33.58 - $66.71 $2.3B 48.1M 1.04M $5.58

Bread Financial Holdings Financials Summary

As of 31-Dec-2024, Bread Financial Holdings has a trailing 12-month revenue of $3.84B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Dec-2024 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
Revenue 3,838,000 3,838,000 4,295,000 3,870,000
Net Income 277,000 277,000 718,000 223,000
Total Assets 22,891,000 22,891,000 23,141,000 25,407,000
Total Debt 18,767,000 18,767,000 19,060,000 21,959,000
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Bread Financial Holdings Valuation & Funding

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Bread Financial Holdings Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Formed by a combination of JCPenney's credit card processing unit and The Limited's credit card bank business, Bread Fin
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Columbus, OH
6,000 As of 2024

Stamford, CT
 

Riverwoods, IL
 
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Bread Financial Holdings Competitors (6)

One of Bread Financial Holdings’s 6 competitors is Synchrony Financial, a Corporation company based in Stamford, CT.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Synchrony Financial Corporation Stamford, CT
Discover Financial Services Corporation Riverwoods, IL
American Express Private Debt Financed New York, NY
The Interpublic Group of Companies Corporation New York, NY
Maritz Corporation Fenton, MO
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Bread Financial Holdings Patents

Bread Financial Holdings Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20080270245-A1 System for processing stored value instrument Inactive 11-Mar-2004
CA-2559166-A1 System for processing stored value instrument Inactive 11-Mar-2004
AU-2002227381-A1 Methods and systems for interactive collection, exchange and redemption of points Inactive 14-Dec-2000
US-20020077890-A1 Methods and systems for interactive collection, exchange and redemption of points Inactive 14-Dec-2000
US-20020065716-A1 Methods and system for processing loyalty transactions Inactive 30-Nov-2000 G06Q30/02
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Bread Financial Holdings Signals

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Bread Financial Holdings Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Bread Financial Holdings Investments & Acquisitions (30)

Bread Financial Holdings’s most recent deal was a Corporate Asset Purchase with Dell (Consumer credit portfolio). The deal was made on 26-Oct-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Dell (Consumer credit portfolio) 26-Oct-2023 Corporate Asset Purchase Other Commercial Services
Bank of America (AAA Cobrand Credit Card Portfolio) 01-Oct-2022 Merger/Acquisition Other Financial Services
Bread 03-Dec-2020 Merger/Acquisition Financial Software
Blispay 07-Feb-2019 Merger/Acquisition Other Financial Services
Signet Jewelers (prime-only credit quality accounts) 20-Oct-2017 Corporate Asset Purchase Buildings and Property
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Bread Financial Holdings ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated January, 10, 2023

18.03 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Bread Financial Holdings Exits (4)

Bread Financial Holdings’s most recent exit was on 29-Oct-2004 from Epsilon Data Management. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Epsilon Data Management 29-Oct-2004 Completed
Conservation Billing Services 23-Sep-2003 Completed
Air Miles International Trading 01-Jan-1998 Completed
Financial Automation 18-Nov-1997 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Bread Financial Holdings Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Exolink Corp Lewisville, TX 1997
Comenity Bank Columbus, OH 1989

Bread Financial Holdings FAQs

  • When was Bread Financial Holdings founded?

    Bread Financial Holdings was founded in 1995.

  • Where is Bread Financial Holdings headquartered?

    Bread Financial Holdings is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

  • What is the size of Bread Financial Holdings?

    Bread Financial Holdings has 6,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Bread Financial Holdings in?

    Bread Financial Holdings’s primary industry is Media and Information Services (B2B).

  • Is Bread Financial Holdings a private or public company?

    Bread Financial Holdings is a Public company.

  • What is Bread Financial Holdings’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Bread Financial Holdings is BFH.

  • What is the current stock price of Bread Financial Holdings?

    As of 23-Apr-2025 the stock price of Bread Financial Holdings is $47.87.

  • What is the current market cap of Bread Financial Holdings?

    The current market capitalization of Bread Financial Holdings is $2.3B.

  • What is Bread Financial Holdings’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Bread Financial Holdings is $3.84B.

  • Who are Bread Financial Holdings’s competitors?

    Synchrony Financial, Discover Financial Services, American Express, The Interpublic Group of Companies, and Maritz are some of the 6 competitors of Bread Financial Holdings.

  • What is Bread Financial Holdings’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Bread Financial Holdings’s EPS for 12 months was $5.58.

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