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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 invested capital
Synchrony Financial's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 15.4%, down 1.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (17.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.63% (fiscal 2020) to 17.4% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Credit Services industry median of 4.56% and above the Financial sector median of 4.70%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.0% | 0.59 |
| FY2024 | 16.4% | 4.80 |
| FY2023 | 11.6% | (3.15) |
| FY2022 | 14.8% | (2.58) |
| FY2021 | 17.4% | 10.72 |
| FY2020 | 6.63% | (6.76) |
| FY2019 | 13.4% | 5.61 |
| FY2018 | 7.78% | (1.09) |
| FY2017 | 8.87% | (0.05) |
| FY2016 | 8.92% | (0.07) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. compare | 16.1% |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | 15.4% |
| AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. compare | 15.0% |
| FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc. compare | 9.40% |
| CACC Credit Acceptance Corporation compare | 7.81% |
| SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. compare | 4.90% |
| ALLY Ally Financial Inc. compare | 4.56% |
| OMF OneMain Holdings, Inc. compare | 2.29% |
| KLAR Klarna Group plc compare | 0.00% |
| Credit Services industry median | 4.56% |
| Financial sector median | 4.70% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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