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Synchrony Financial (SYF) Stock Research

Synchrony Financial issues store-branded and private-label credit cards through retail partners.

Synchrony Financial reported net income of $3.6B for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Source: Form 10-K filed February 6, 2026

SEC data as of

Ticker
SYF
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Financials
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About Synchrony Financial

Exchange
NYSE: SYF
Sector
Financials
SEC industry
Finance Services (SIC 6199)
Fiscal year end
December 31

SYF key financials

Reported figures from Synchrony Financial's filings, pulled directly from SEC XBRL data rather than a third-party terminal. Each row links to the filing it came from.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Net income$3.6B2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31SEC filing
Operating cash flow$9.9B2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31SEC filing
Diluted EPS$9.282025-01-01 – 2025-12-31SEC filing
Shares outstanding348MAs of 2026-01-30SEC filing

Values are as tagged by the issuer in XBRL. Revenue for banks and insurers is net of interest expense where that is the reported line. Fiscal years that do not follow the calendar are shown by their period-end date. No price, market cap, or valuation multiple is shown because Yield Theory does not republish unlicensed market data.

Diluted EPS is the earnings figure behind the price-to-earnings ratio; the P/E multiple compression calculator shows how a change in that multiple moves a share price. Shares outstanding multiplied by the share price gives market capitalization.

What investors should watch in SYF

Synchrony Financial sits in Financials. Banks, insurers, asset managers, and exchanges — the plumbing of capital markets, geared directly to interest rates and credit. We have not yet written company-specific drivers for SYF; the forces that matter most for the sector are:

  • ◆The shape of the yield curve and net interest margins
  • ◆Credit quality and loan-loss provisions
  • ◆Regulation and capital requirements
  • ◆Deal activity and market volatility

Key questions for the SYF thesis

Each question starts with what the filings show, then why it matters. None of these is a rating or a forecast.

Does SYF's reported profit turn into cash?

Operating cash flow was $9.9B, 2.77 times net income of $3.6B, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

Cash from operations exceeded reported earnings. Non-cash charges such as depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation usually explain the gap; the cash-flow statement shows which.

Form 10-K filed February 6, 2026

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Congressional trading in SYF

PoliticianTrade dateTypeOwnerAmountSource
Josh Gottheimer2026-04-09SaleJoint$15,001 - $50,000Filing #20034585
Alan Armstrong2026-03-27PurchaseSelf$1,001 - $15,000Filing #fda235b3-bad7-4637-8fa1-053f354d929c
Julia Letlow2025-07-02PurchaseSelf$1,001 - $15,000Filing #20030977

All verified SYF congressional disclosures

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SYF — frequently asked questions

What does Synchrony Financial do?

Synchrony Financial issues store-branded and private-label credit cards through retail partners.

What were SYF's latest reported annual revenue and net income?

Synchrony Financial reported net income of $3.6B for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The figures come from Synchrony Financial's SEC XBRL filings.

When does Synchrony Financial's fiscal year end?

The SEC lists Synchrony Financial's fiscal year end as December 31.

Do members of Congress trade SYF?

The current verified House and Senate snapshot contains 3 transaction rows for SYF, each linked to the original filing.

Is SYF a good investment?

This page does not rate SYF as a buy or sell. It sets out what Synchrony Financial reports, what investors should watch and the questions a thesis has to answer, with links to the SEC filings. It is research, not investment advice.

This page is independent research and educational information, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Company facts are compiled from public sources. Do your own research.

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