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Bread Financial vs Synchrony Financial

Bread Financial BFH · Synchrony Financial SYF · Consumer Finance

Synchrony Financial reported revenue of $19.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 4.9 times Bread Financial's $3.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Bread Financial's revenue grew 0.2% in its latest year, and Synchrony Financial's fell 2.8%. Bread Financial had a return on equity of 16.2%, against 21.3% at Synchrony Financial.

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Bread FinancialSynchrony Financial
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$3.8B$19.0B
Revenue growth0.2%−2.8%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years−3.2%5.1%
Net income$518M$3.6B
Return on equity16.2%21.3%
Return on tangible common equity21.1%24.6%
Efficiency ratio51.7%27.1%
Dividends and buybacks$353M$3.4B
Change in diluted share count−5.6%−6.7%
Last close$101.83$73.74
P/E at the last close8.0×7.7×
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $62,046, sold $2.5 millionsold $46.0 million
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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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Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Return on equity
Percent. Net income over average equity.
Bread FinancialSynchrony Financial
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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 Bread Financial and Synchrony Financial pages.