Synchrony Financial (SYF) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)
Synchrony Financial's Free Cash Flow was $2.42 billion in Q2 2026, down 5.5% from $2.56 billion a year earlier but up 10.9% from the prior quarter.
Synchrony Financial (SYF) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Synchrony Financial's Free Cash Flow was $9.69 billion through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $9.85 billion, unchanged from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Free Cash Flow was $9.85 billion in FY2024 (+14.6%), $8.59 billion in FY2023 (+28.4%), $6.69 billion in FY2022 (-5.7%) and $7.1 billion in FY2021 (-5.2%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between $1.4 billion (Q1 2022) and $2.76 billion (Q3 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 51.9%); the worst was Q1 2022 (a decline of 24.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, SYF's Free Cash Flow in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $2.18 billion (Q1 2026), $2.45 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.64 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.07 Bn | 28.75 Bn | - | -1.25 Bn |
| 2 | Orix | 41.51 Bn | 42.01 Bn | 4.68 Bn | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.73 Bn | 32.65 Bn | - | 728.46 Mn |
| 4 | Affirm Holdings | 27.21 Bn | 20.90 Bn | - | 229.29 Mn |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 23.66 Bn | -44.31 Bn | - | 2.42 Bn |
| 6 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 23.53 Bn | 23.53 Bn | - | 9.25 Bn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 20.00 Bn | 19.23 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 285.12 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.74 Bn | 4.84 Bn | - | 1.62 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.33 Bn | 10.76 Bn | - | 336.00 Mn |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 11.90 Bn | -6.84 Bn | - | 2.76 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.82 Bn |
Synchrony Financial Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=SYF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "SYF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=SYF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();