Discover Financial Services (DFS) — Strategic Asset Allocation Index
Discover Financial Services (DFS) has a Strategic Asset Allocation Index of 102.8% as of March 2025. Strategic assets (PP&E of $- plus long-term investments of $19.50 Billion) total $19.50 Billion, measured against net assets of $18.96 Billion. A higher index reflects capital-intensive or investment-heavy strategies where strategic assets dominate the equity base. Check Discover Financial Services asset resilience ratio to evaluate the company's liquid asset resilience ratio.
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Discover Financial Services Strategic Asset Allocation Index (2005–2024)
This chart shows how Discover Financial Services's Strategic Asset Allocation Index has evolved across 20 annual periods from 2005 to 2024. As of March 2025, the index stands at 102.8%, representing strategic assets of $19.50 Billion against net assets of $18.96 Billion USD. See DFS free cash flow debt coverage to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
Annual Strategic Asset Allocation Index for Discover Financial Services (2005–2024)
The table below presents the year-by-year Strategic Asset Allocation Index for Discover Financial Services from 2005 to 2024, covering 20 annual filings. Each row shows PP&E, long-term investments, strategic assets combined, net assets, the index percentage, and the change in percentage points compared to the prior year. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see DFS market cap overview.
| Year | SAAI | Strategic Assets (USD) | PP&E | LT Investments | Net Assets | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 111.9% | $20.05 Billion | $- | $20.05 Billion | $17.93 Billion | ▲ +19.8 pp |
| 2023 | 92.1% | $13.65 Billion | $- | $13.65 Billion | $14.83 Billion | ▲ +1.5 pp |
| 2022 | 90.5% | $13.21 Billion | $1.00 Billion | $12.21 Billion | $14.59 Billion | ▲ +31.7 pp |
| 2021 | 58.8% | $7.89 Billion | $983.00 Million | $6.91 Billion | $13.41 Billion | ▲ +44.5 pp |
| 2020 | 14.3% | $13.14 Billion | $1.03 Billion | $12.11 Billion | $91.65 Billion | ▼ -91.6 pp |
| 2019 | 106.0% | $93.57 Billion | $1.06 Billion | $92.51 Billion | $88.30 Billion | ▲ +71.1 pp |
| 2018 | 34.9% | $3.88 Billion | $509.00 Million | $3.37 Billion | $11.13 Billion | ▲ +16.1 pp |
| 2017 | 18.8% | $2.05 Billion | $478.00 Million | $1.57 Billion | $10.89 Billion | ▼ -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 19.6% | $2.22 Billion | $463.00 Million | $1.76 Billion | $11.32 Billion | ▼ -612.0 pp |
| 2015 | 631.6% | $71.21 Billion | $693.00 Million | $70.52 Billion | $11.28 Billion | ▲ +12.8 pp |
| 2014 | 618.8% | $68.89 Billion | $670.00 Million | $68.22 Billion | $11.13 Billion | ▲ +19.5 pp |
| 2013 | 599.3% | $64.78 Billion | $654.00 Million | $64.12 Billion | $10.81 Billion | ▼ -6.7 pp |
| 2012 | 606.0% | $59.83 Billion | $534.00 Million | $59.29 Billion | $9.87 Billion | ▲ +600.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.9% | $483.25 Million | $483.25 Million | $- | $8.24 Billion | ▼ -706.5 pp |
| 2010 | 712.3% | $45.99 Billion | $460.73 Million | $45.53 Billion | $6.46 Billion | ▲ +706.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.9% | $499.30 Million | $499.30 Million | $- | $8.44 Billion | ▼ -3.4 pp |
| 2008 | 9.3% | $552.50 Million | $552.50 Million | $- | $5.92 Billion | ▼ -2.4 pp |
| 2007 | 11.8% | $658.49 Million | $658.49 Million | $- | $5.60 Billion | ▲ +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 11.4% | $660.90 Million | $660.90 Million | $- | $5.77 Billion | ▼ -2.1 pp |
| 2005 | 13.6% | $624.52 Million | $624.52 Million | $- | $4.60 Billion | — |