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SYF · NYSE

Synchrony Financial

Credit Services · United States

USD 72.550.9% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$23.60B
Trailing P/E
7.43x
Forward P/E
6.94x
Quarterly revenue growth
0.6%
Trailing net margin
35.5%
Indicated dividend yield
1.9%

Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-20 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

Synchrony Financial, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a consumer financial services company in the United States. The company provides credit products, such as credit cards, commercial credit products, and consumer installment loans. It also offers private label credit cards, dual and general purpose co-branded cards, short- and long-term installment loans, and consumer banking products; and deposit products, including certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, and sweep and affinity deposits, as well as accepts deposits through third-party firms. In addition, the company provides debt cancellation products to its credit card customers through online and mobile channels; and healthcare payments and financing solutions under the CareCredit and Walgreens brands; payments and financing solutions in the apparel, specialty retail, outdoor, music, and luxury industries, such as American Eagle, Dick's Sporting Goods, Guitar Center, Pandora, Polaris, Suzuki, and Sweetwater. It offers its credit products through programs established with a group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations, and healthcare service providers; and deposit products through various channels, such as digital and print. It serves digital, health and wellness, retail, home, auto, telecommunications, pet, outdoor, and other industries. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

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Q1 2026

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MetricSYFSynchrony FinancialSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30COFCapital One Financial CorporationSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30AXPAmerican Express CompanySnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$23.60BUS$120.68BUS$206.51B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate6.94x8.26x15.17x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA———
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter0.6%1,111.0%12.8%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter50.2%33.6%20.3%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap———
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA———
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity——1.72x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings7.43x12.63x18.56x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share1.55x1.17x6.02x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue2.56x2.55x3.08x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter3.6%—11.0%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months0.0%0.0%62.3%
Net marginTrailing twelve months35.5%21.9%16.1%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only20.8%9.0%34.4%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue———
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price1.9%1.6%1.2%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout12.3%19.3%21.5%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities——1.55x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.341.041.08

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Q1 20262026-04-22
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