American Express vs Synchrony Financial
American Express reported revenue of $72.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 3.8 times Synchrony Financial's $19.0 billion in fiscal 2025. American Express' revenue grew 9.5% in its latest year, and Synchrony Financial's fell 2.8%. American Express had a return on equity of 34.0%, against 21.3% at Synchrony Financial.
Side by side
| American Express | Synchrony Financial | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $72.2B | $19.0B |
| Revenue growth | 9.5% | −2.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 14.9% | 5.1% |
| Net income | $10.8B | $3.6B |
| Return on equity | 34.0% | 21.3% |
| Return on tangible common equity | 39.4% | 24.6% |
| Efficiency ratio | 73.6% | 27.1% |
| Dividends and buybacks | $8.1B | $3.4B |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.4% | −6.7% |
| Last close | $315.05 | $74.83 |
| P/E at the last close | 17.7× | 7.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $60.3 million | sold $47.7 million |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the American Express and Synchrony Financial pages.