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Synchrony Financial
Synchrony Financial’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $23.1 billion, down 4.32% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue was flat, EPS grew 3.98%, free cash flow fell 5.47% and total debt rose 2.64%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 23.25 | 26.01 | 21.78 | 23.12 | 12.15 | 33.41 | 27.22 | 26.59 | 35.29 | 40.55 |
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| High | 37.31 | 39.17 | 40.59 | 38.18 | 36.43 | 52.49 | 50.20 | 38.59 | 69.39 | 86.48 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 15,000 | 16,000 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 18,000 | 18,500 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.00 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 1.21 | 1.16 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 15,122 | 16,695 | 18,253 | 19,461 | 16,472 | 15,752 | 17,526 | 20,999 | 24,166 | 23,121 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 91.75 | 91.67 | 89.76 | 88.23 | 89.89 | 93.45 | 91.32 | 82.33 | 80.82 | 82.12 | |||||
| EBT | 3,570 | 3,324 | 3,644 | 4,887 | 1,797 | 5,503 | 3,962 | 2,904 | 4,553 | 4,621 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 23.61 | 19.91 | 19.96 | 25.11 | 10.91 | 34.94 | 22.61 | 13.83 | 18.84 | 19.99 | |||||
| Net income | 2,251 | 1,935 | 2,790 | 3,747 | 1,385 | 4,221 | 3,016 | 2,238 | 3,499 | 3,552 | |||||
| Depreciation | 219 | 254 | 302 | 367 | 383 | 390 | 419 | 458 | 481 | 514 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 18.24 | 20.98 | 24.59 | 29.04 | 27.97 | 27.90 | 36.48 | 49.86 | 60.95 | 62.51 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.71 | 2.43 | 3.76 | 5.59 | 2.28 | 7.40 | 6.19 | 5.21 | 8.64 | 9.38 | |||||
| Cash flow | 7.85 | 10.78 | 12.59 | 13.41 | 12.71 | 12.57 | 13.93 | 20.40 | 24.84 | 26.63 | |||||
| Capex | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Free cash flow | 7.85 | 10.78 | 12.59 | 13.41 | 12.71 | 12.57 | 13.93 | 20.40 | 24.84 | 26.63 | |||||
| Book value | 17.12 | 17.89 | 19.77 | 22.51 | 21.56 | 24.19 | 26.80 | 33.01 | 41.82 | 45.33 | |||||
| Shares, m | 829 | 796 | 742 | 670 | 589 | 565 | 480 | 421 | 397 | 370 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 13.63 | 16.06 | 6.22 | 6.47 | 15.22 | 6.29 | 5.27 | 7.29 | 7.54 | 8.89 | ||||
| P/S | 2.03 | 1.85 | 0.95 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.66 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 1.07 | 1.33 | |||||
| P/B | 2.16 | 2.17 | 1.19 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 2.03 | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.68 | 1.99 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.75 | 2.40 | 1.75 | 1.64 | 1.50 | 2.05 | 1.11 | 0.84 | 1.10 | 1.34 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 6.38 | 4.68 | 3.43 | 3.54 | 3.30 | 4.56 | 2.91 | 2.06 | 2.69 | 3.15 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 6,511 | 8,575 | 9,342 | 8,990 | 7,487 | 7,099 | 6,694 | 8,593 | 9,848 | 9,851 | ||||
| Capex | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Free cash flow | 6,511 | 8,575 | 9,342 | 8,990 | 7,487 | 7,099 | 6,694 | 8,593 | 9,848 | 9,851 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 25,450 | 27,200 | 27,990 | 24,613 | 15,659 | 17,164 | 15,737 | 19,189 | 21,082 | 21,192 | ||||
| Total debt | 20,147 | 20,799 | 23,996 | 19,866 | 15,775 | 14,507 | 14,191 | 15,982 | 15,462 | 15,182 | |||||
| Net debt | 10,826 | 9,197 | 14,600 | 7,719 | 4,251 | 6,170 | 3,897 | 1,723 | 751 | 209 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 14,196 | 14,234 | 14,678 | 15,088 | 12,701 | 13,655 | 12,873 | 13,903 | 16,580 | 16,766 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 2.58 | 2.08 | 2.75 | 3.54 | 1.34 | 4.36 | 2.97 | 1.98 | 2.89 | 2.91 | ||||
| ROIC | 8.92 | 8.87 | 7.78 | 13.39 | 6.63 | 17.35 | 14.77 | 11.62 | 16.42 | 17.01 | |||||
| ROE | 16.80 | 13.61 | 19.30 | 25.81 | 10.20 | 33.58 | 23.74 | 17.35 | 24.03 | 22.45 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Synchrony Financial vs peers in Credit Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYPL PayPal Holdings, Inc. | $48.9B | 10.6× | 8.1× | +4.75% (above 0%: growing) | −3.08% (below 0%: shrinking) | +157.72% (above 0%: growing) | 39.60% | 16.44% | Compare |
| AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc. | $25.6B | 13.0× | 35.7× | +33.04% (above 0%: growing) | +2,171.43% (above 0%: growing) | +875.00% (above 0%: growing) | 58.84% | 12.63% | Compare |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | $24.1B | 7.5× | 7.6× | +0.28% (above 0%: growing) | +3.98% (above 0%: growing) | −5.47% (below 0%: shrinking) | 82.95% | 0.00% | |
| SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. | $19.5B | 28.5× | 26.8× | +39.09% (above 0%: growing) | +33.33% (above 0%: growing) | −160.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | 77.57% | 0.00% | Compare |
| ALLY Ally Financial Inc. | $11.5B | 8.8× | 8.4× | +4.52% (above 0%: growing) | +13.33% (above 0%: growing) | +42.87% (above 0%: growing) | 62.82% | 0.00% | Compare |
| FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | $9.4B | 24.6× | 22.4× | +29.38% (above 0%: growing) | +58.21% (above 0%: growing) | +80.67% (above 0%: growing) | 49.66% | 14.92% | Compare |
| OMF OneMain Holdings, Inc. | $6.4B | 8.4× | 7.6× | +7.19% (above 0%: growing) | −5.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | +3.36% (above 0%: growing) | 79.93% | 0.00% | Compare |
| CACC Credit Acceptance Corporation | $5.7B | 11.7× | 10.5× | +0.62% (above 0%: growing) | +71.79% (above 0%: growing) | +120.88% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 50.07% | Compare |
| KLAR Klarna Group plc | $5.1B | — (loss-making) | 8.2× | +26.61% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −129.24% (below 0%: shrinking) | 61.23% | 2.59% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $10.4B | 11.7× | 9.5× | +16.90% | +33.33% | +61.77% | 62.03% | 7.61% |
SYF metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
Synchrony Financial (SYF) key facts
- Concern: Synchrony Financial’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $23.1 billion, down 4.32% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $3.6 billion, or $9.38 per share (basic), a net margin of 15.0%.
- Synchrony Financial (SYF) is a Credit Services company in the Financial sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, SYF traded at $73.68, a market capitalization of $24.1 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 7.5× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.1× sales; its P/E is higher than 44% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Synchrony Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share, a yield of 1.68%, with a payout ratio of 12.7%.
- Return on equity was 22.5% and debt-to-equity 0.97.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 for fiscal 2025.