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Synchrony Financial’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $23.1 billion, down 4.32% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +0.60%
- EPS
- −6.23%
- Free cash flow
- −5.27%
- Total debt
- +18.0%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Synchrony Financial (SYF) Return on equity
Synchrony Financial's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 21.1%, down 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (22.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.2% (fiscal 2020) to 33.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Credit Services industry median of 9.05% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 22.5% | (1.58) |
| FY2024 | 24.0% | 6.68 |
| FY2023 | 17.4% | (6.39) |
| FY2022 | 23.7% | (9.84) |
| FY2021 | 33.6% | 23.38 |
| FY2020 | 10.2% | (15.61) |
| FY2019 | 25.8% | 6.51 |
| FY2018 | 19.3% | 5.69 |
| FY2017 | 13.6% | (3.19) |
| FY2016 | 16.8% | (2.38) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. compare | 44.5% |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. compare | 23.8% |
| CACC Credit Acceptance Corporation compare | 22.7% |
| OMF OneMain Holdings, Inc. compare | 22.7% |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | 21.1% |
| FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc. compare | 18.2% |
| ALLY Ally Financial Inc. compare | 10.5% |
| SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. compare | 7.35% |
| KLAR Klarna Group plc compare | −5.67% |
| Credit Services industry median | 9.05% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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