Synchrony Financial (SYF-PB) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

Synchrony Financial (SYF-PB) reported Free Cash Flow of $2.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.77% on a YoY basis from $2.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 11.04% quarter-over-quarter from $2.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Synchrony Financial (SYF-PB) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Synchrony Financial has reported Free Cash Flow for 14 years, with the latest figure at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 0.77% year-over-year to $2.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.8 billion (changed 0.35% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $9.9 billion, changed 0.03% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $2.2 billion, down from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $2.8 billion in Q3 2024, with the low at $1.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $2.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.2 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow decreased 24.09% — and 2023, when it jumped 51.9%.
  • Synchrony Financial's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then advanced by 25.45% to $2.3 billion in 2023, then increased by 1.55% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then climbed by 4.29% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then dropped by 11.04% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $2.2 billion (Q1 2026), $2.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 2.63 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 2.82 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 2.66 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 5.47 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 903.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 2.18 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 22.68 Bn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.38 Bn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.37 Bn
10 Synchrony Financial - - - 2.18 Bn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.76 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.32 Bn