Synchrony Financial (SYF) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026)
Synchrony Financial posted quarterly Shares Repurchased of $900.0 million for Q1 2026, up 48.76% year-on-year from $605.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.44% on a QoQ basis from $962.0 million in Q4 2025.
Synchrony Financial (SYF) Shares Repurchased (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Synchrony Financial (SYF) has 11 years of Shares Repurchased data on file, last reported at $900.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased rose 48.76% year-over-year to $900.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.2 billion (up 146.46% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.9 billion, up 191.77% from the prior year.
- Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 stood at $900.0 million, down from $962.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Shares Repurchased topped out at $968.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $101.0 million in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $504.0 million (2025), against an average of $545.9 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Shares Repurchased plunged 84.0%; it then jumped 852.48% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $701.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 63.91% to $253.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 60.08% to $101.0 million in 2024, then surged by 852.48% to $962.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 6.44% to $900.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $900.0 million (Q1 2026), $962.0 million (Q4 2025), and $870.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 7.90 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 4.04 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 2.79 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 900.00 Mn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | - |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 191.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 900.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 900.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 962.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 962.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 870.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 870.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 504.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 504.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 605.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 605.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 101.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 101.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 302.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 302.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 305.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 305.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 300.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 300.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 253.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 253.00 Mn |