SYF (Synchrony Financial) General and Admin. Expense: $2,102 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


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75 GF Score
Price $78.66
GF Value $65.69
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Synchrony Financial General and Admin. Expense?

Synchrony Financial SYF +0.18% 75 General and Admin. Expense is $2,102 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates SYF with a GF Score™ of 75/100 and a GF Value™ of $65.69 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Synchrony Financial's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $515 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $2,102 Mil.

Synchrony Financial General and Admin. Expense Related Terms

Synchrony Financial General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Synchrony Financial General and Admin. Expense Chart

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Synchrony Financial General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2,102 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of $2,102 Mil mean?
Synchrony Financial (SYF) has a General and Admin. Expense of $2,102 Mil as of Mar. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Synchrony Financial and its competitors.
Is Synchrony Financial's General and Admin. Expense too high?
Synchrony Financial's current General and Admin. Expense is $2,102 Mil. Overall, Synchrony Financial has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Synchrony Financial's General and Admin. Expense compare to AFRM and SOFI?
Synchrony Financial's General and Admin. Expense of $2,102 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit Services industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for a Credit Services company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Credit Services industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Synchrony Financial and its competitors. Synchrony Financial's current General and Admin. Expense is $2,102 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Synchrony Financial stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $65.69, compared to a current price of $78.66 — trading 19.7% above its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is $2,102 Mil. Synchrony Financial's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Synchrony Financial (SYF), the current General and Admin. Expense is $2,102 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Synchrony Financial (SYF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Synchrony Financial stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $78.66 is trading 19.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $65.69. GuruFocus considers Synchrony Financial to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SYF:

  • General and Admin. Expense: $2,102 Mil
  • GF Value™: $65.69 vs. price of $78.66 (19.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SYF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Synchrony Financial Business Description

Address 777 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Synchrony Financial, originally a spinoff of GE Capital's retail financing business, is the largest provider of private-label credit cards in the United States by both outstanding receivables and purchasing volume. Synchrony partners with other firms to market its credit products in their physical stores as well as on their websites and mobile applications. Synchrony operates through three segments: retail card (private-label and co-branded general-purpose credit cards), payment solutions (promotional financing for large ticket purchases), and CareCredit (financing for elective healthcare procedures).
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