Synchrony Financial SYF

72.94 1.39 1.94% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$23.3B
P/E
7.4×
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Synchrony Financial (SYF) Return on equity

Synchrony Financial's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 22.2%, down 0.2 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 8.49% and above the Financial sector median of 9.01%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

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

Low 10.2% High 33.6%
Ten-year median 19.3%
Current reading's percentile 64

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. compare 45.1%
CACC Credit Acceptance Corporation compare 31.9%
PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. compare 24.5%
OMF OneMain Holdings, Inc. compare 23.3%
SYF Synchrony Financial 22.2%
FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc. compare 17.4%
ALLY Ally Financial Inc. compare 10.3%
SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. compare 7.09%
KLAR Klarna Group plc compare −5.67%
Credit Services industry median 8.49%
Financial sector median 9.01%
Market median 1.76%

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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