Synchrony Financial (SYF) Deferred Taxes (2013 - 2026)
Synchrony Financial posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of $28.0 million for Q1 2026, down 48.15% year-on-year from $54.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 115.38% on a QoQ basis from $13.0 million in Q4 2025.
Synchrony Financial (SYF) Deferred Taxes (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Synchrony Financial (SYF) has 14 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $28.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 48.15% year-over-year to $28.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $158.0 million (up 322.54% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $184.0 million, up 287.76% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at $28.0 million, up from $13.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $140.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$236.0 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$35.0 million (2024), against an average of -$45.0 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Deferred Taxes slumped 2045.45%; it then jumped 294.44% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$236.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 20.76% to -$187.0 million in 2023, then surged by 90.37% to -$18.0 million in 2024, then surged by 172.22% to $13.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 115.38% to $28.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $28.0 million (Q1 2026), $13.0 million (Q4 2025), and $140.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 453.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 193.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 145.00 Mn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 244.00 Mn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | -290.00 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 28.00 Mn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 28.90 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | -22.00 Mn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | -13.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 140.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -23.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -72.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -35.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -187.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -120.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -63.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -88.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -236.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -111.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -123.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 49.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 46.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 70.00 Mn |