Synchrony Financial (SYF) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026)
Synchrony Financial posted quarterly Tax Rate of 23.11% for Q1 2026, up 4.0% year-on-year from 22.22% in Q1 2025, and up 9.47% on a QoQ basis from 21.11% in Q4 2025.
Synchrony Financial (SYF) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Synchrony Financial (SYF) has 14 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 24.63% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 18.37% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 23.32% (2023), against an average of 23.05%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Rate soared 236 bps; it then plunged 376 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 22.13% in 2022, then dropped by 17 bps to 18.37% in 2023, then gained by 11 bps to 20.45% in 2024, then advanced by 3 bps to 21.11% in 2025, then advanced 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 | 539.53 Bn | 527.13 Bn | - | 16.07 |
| 2 | Mastercard | 441.81 Bn | 431.60 Bn | - | 19.33 |
| 3 | American Express | 215.01 Bn | 160.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 21.36 |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 114.99 Bn | 38.50 Bn | - | 19.19 |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 41.29 Bn | 31.95 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 20.10 |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 24.62 Bn | 22.89 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 4.19 |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 24.22 Bn | 3.66 Bn | - | 23.11 |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.71 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 16.45 |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.13 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.25 |
| 10 | Credit Acceptance | 6.46 Bn | 6.44 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 22.29 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |