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Synchrony Financial (SYF): Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Synchrony Financial (SYF) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. EX-99.1 2 creditstatsfinancialtables.htm EX-99.1 Document Exhibit 99.1 SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL MONTHLY CHARGE-OFF AND DELINQUENCY STATISTICS AS OF AND FOR EACH OF THE THIRTEEN MONTHS ENDED (unaudited, $ in billions) The following table provides monthly charge-off and delinquency stat

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR 8-K
Published Aug 14, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC
Analysis
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Added to alphai Aug 17, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC. Informational, not investment advice.
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Primary signal
$SYF
Neutral
medium confidence
Mentioned
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Relevance
7/10
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$SYFNeutralLow
01

Why it matters

Traders can update SYF’s credit-cost assumptions using the latest 30+ delinquency rate and net charge-off rate, but the excerpt does not provide management commentary or forward guidance.

02

Market read

Updated credit performance metrics may modestly influence SYF’s credit-cost outlook, but without guidance or a stated surprise, the trading signal is likely incremental.

03

What to watch

The excerpt lacks context versus analyst expectations and does not show cohort-level or segment-level drivers, limiting how much traders can infer about forward credit costs.

Relevance 7/10Novelty 5/10Timing: filed after-hours on Aug 14, 2026

Background

The 8-K includes Exhibit 99.1 with monthly charge-off and delinquency statistics for 13 months ended July 31, 2026.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$SYFNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Synchrony Financial filed an 8-K with monthly charge-off and delinquency statistics through July 31, 2026, including a 30+ delinquency rate of 4.2%.

Expected impact

Likely limited immediate price impact unless the trend meaningfully deviates from Street expectations; traders may use it to update credit-cost models.

Evidence & confidence

This is a primary SEC filing with updated monthly credit metrics, but the excerpt does not include guidance, earnings, or a clear surprise versus prior periods beyond the table’s month-to-month movement.

Market effects

Sector

Fresh consumer credit performance metrics can affect sentiment across credit-card and consumer-lending peers via read-across on charge-off trends.

Regional

No explicit regional impact stated in the excerpt.

Global

Primarily US consumer credit; limited direct global spillover from the provided data.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

Monthly charge-off and delinquency tables may be noisy due to charge-off cycle timing and recovery adjustments, so the market may discount them absent a guidance change.

Key entities

  • issuer
    Synchrony Financial

    Filed an SEC 8-K (Item 2.02) with updated monthly charge-off and delinquency statistics through July 31, 2026.

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