Synchrony Financial (SYF) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026)
Synchrony Financial (SYF) reported Tax Rate of 24.47% for Q3 2026, down 0.16 percentage points from 24.63% a year earlier and down 0.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Synchrony Financial (SYF) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Synchrony Financial's Tax Rate came in at 23.66%, up 0.67 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 23.13%, down 0.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of +0.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 23.15% in FY2024 (+0.22 pp), 22.93% in FY2023 (-0.94 pp), 23.88% in FY2022 (+0.58 pp) and 23.30% in FY2021 (+0.37 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of 18.37% in Q4 2023 and a high of 25.38% in Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.54 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 2.37 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 3.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 25.38% (Q2 2026), 23.11% (Q1 2026) and 21.11% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 42.08 Bn | 30.90 Bn | - | 25.99% |
| 2 | Orix | 40.23 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 30.92% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 38.80 Bn | 39.13 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.88 Bn | 24.88 Bn | - | 18.29% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.61 Bn | 16.66 Bn | - | 19.95% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.04 Bn | -44.59 Bn | - | 24.47% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 22.12 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 19.69% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.78 Bn | 5.81 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.97 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.45 Bn | -6.23 Bn | - | 19.45% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.47% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.35% |
Synchrony Financial Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=SYF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=SYF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();