Synchrony Financial (SYF-PB) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026)

Synchrony Financial (SYF-PB) reported Tax Rate of 23.11% for Q1 2026, up 4.0% on a YoY basis from 22.22% in Q1 2025, and up 9.47% quarter-over-quarter from 21.11% in Q4 2025.

Synchrony Financial (SYF-PB) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Synchrony Financial has reported Tax Rate for 14 years, with the latest figure at 23.11% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 4.0% year-over-year to 23.11%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 23.14% (up 53.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 23.13%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 23.11%, up from 21.11% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 24.63% in Q3 2025, with the low at 18.37% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 23.05% across 5 years, with a median of 23.32% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate soared 236 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 376 bps.
  • Synchrony Financial's Tax Rate stood at 22.13% in 2022, then slipped by 17 bps to 18.37% in 2023, then rose by 11 bps to 20.45% in 2024, then gained by 3 bps to 21.11% in 2025, then gained by 9 bps to 23.11% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 23.11% (Q1 2026), 21.11% (Q4 2025), and 24.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 16.07%
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 19.33%
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 21.36%
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 19.19%
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 20.10%
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 23.11%
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 4.19%
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 16.45%
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 20.25%
10 Synchrony Financial - - - 23.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 23.11%
Mar 31, 2026 23.11%
Dec 31, 2025 21.11%
Dec 31, 2025 21.11%
Sep 30, 2025 24.63%
Sep 30, 2025 24.63%
Jun 30, 2025 23.01%
Jun 30, 2025 23.01%
Mar 31, 2025 23.07%
Mar 31, 2025 23.07%
Dec 31, 2024 20.45%
Dec 31, 2024 20.45%
Sep 30, 2024 23.25%
Sep 30, 2024 23.25%
Jun 30, 2024 23.82%
Jun 30, 2024 23.82%
Mar 31, 2024 24.30%
Mar 31, 2024 24.30%
Dec 31, 2023 18.37%
Dec 31, 2023 18.37%