Synchrony Financial Aktie News

This commentary first appeared on  Forbes Great Speculations , where Schaeffer's Investment Research is a regular contributor.

Synchrony Financial achieved 8.6% EPS growth in 2025 through margin expansion, lower charge-offs, and aggressive buybacks, despite flat loan balances. Synchrony's 2026 outlook is for flat EPS, as loan growth is offset by higher loss provisions, RSA costs, and limited margin levers. Political risk around credit card rate caps remains a risk. Implementation seems unlikely but would severely impac...

Synchrony Financial (SYF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Synchrony Financial closed 2025 with fourth-quarter purchase volume of $49 billion, a company record and a 3% year-over-year increase, as spending patterns strengthened across most platforms and co-branded cards continued to gain share, as detailed in fourth-quarter results released on Tuesday (Jan. 27).

Company also declares preferred stock dividends STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) today announced its fourth quarter 2025 results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

Though Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock sports a 50.6% nine-month lead, it has struggled so far in 2026, last seen carrying a 6.3% deficit for January. Shares gapped lower after hitting a Jan. 9, record high of $88.77, though newly formed resistance-turned-support at the $75 level contained those losses.

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