SLM vs Synchrony Financial
Synchrony Financial reported revenue of $19.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 9.6 times SLM's $2.0 billion in fiscal 2025. SLM's revenue grew 7.3% in its latest year, and Synchrony Financial's fell 2.8%. SLM had a return on equity of 32.3%, against 21.3% at Synchrony Financial.
Side by side
| SLM | Synchrony Financial | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.0B | $19.0B |
| Revenue growth | 7.3% | −2.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 1.8% | 5.1% |
| Net income | $745M | $3.6B |
| Return on equity | 32.3% | 21.3% |
| Return on tangible common equity | 32.4% | 24.6% |
| Efficiency ratio | 33.2% | 27.1% |
| Dividends and buybacks | $476M | $3.4B |
| Change in diluted share count | −4.1% | −6.7% |
| Last close | $19.62 | $74.83 |
| P/E at the last close | 7.1× | 7.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | 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 SLM and Synchrony Financial pages.