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SYF Financials Synchrony Financial

14 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Financial health

  • Total debt ($15.2B) exceeds cash ($15.0B); net debt is $209M.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 10 consecutive years, consuming 12.0% of earnings.
  • The dividend has declined 3.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income
$0 $2B $4B 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Net income
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
0% 23% 46% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
ROEROA
Shareholders' equity (book value)
$0 $8B $17B 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Equity
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $1 $1 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $12B $24B 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$19B -$2B $14B $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $3.6B 21.2% 3.0% $15.2B $15.0B
2024 $3.5B 21.1% 2.9% $15.5B $14.7B
2023 $2.2B 16.1% 1.9% $16.0B $14.3B
2022 $3.0B 23.4% 2.9% $14.2B $10.3B
2021 $4.2B 30.9% 4.4% $14.5B $8.3B
2020 $1.4B 10.9% 1.4% $15.8B $11.5B
2019 $3.7B 24.8% 3.6% $19.9B $12.1B
2018 $2.8B 19.0% 2.6% $24.0B $9.4B
2017 $1.9B 13.6% 2.0% $20.8B $11.6B
2016 $2.3B 15.9% 2.5% $20.1B $9.3B
2015 $2.2B 17.6% 2.6% $24.3B $12.3B
2014 $2.1B 20.1% 2.8% $11.8B
2013 $2.0B 33.2% 3.3% $2.3B
2012 $2.1B 46.2% $1.3B

Valuation over time

How the market has priced SYF against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 4.9 9.8 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 2.4 4.8 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is SYF growing its revenue and profit?

See the revenue and net-income charts above for Synchrony Financial's multi-year trend.

How much debt does SYF have?

As of FY2025, Synchrony Financial reported $15.2B of total debt against $15.0B of cash.

What is SYF's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin —, and net margin —.

What is SYF's P/E ratio?

As of Sep '26, Synchrony Financial traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 7.3× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.