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SYF Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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SYFSynchrony Financial
Financial Services / Financial - Credit Services
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SYF Dividend answer
Synchrony Financial (SYF) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 1.80%, or $1.36 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 1.65%, from $1.24 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.34 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Nov 5, 2026. Payment date: Nov 16, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.34 per share.
SYF Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next SYF Dividend Date
When SYF next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next SYF dividend
SYF's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest SYF Dividend Dates
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SYF Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
SYF Annual Dividend History
SYF Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.34, event yield 1.56%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 5.50%
- Cohort rank
- #231
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Financial Services rank
- #52
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.880
- 2025 regular DPS
- $1.150
- Absolute change
- $0.270
- Years increased
- 4
- Years reduced
- 0
SYF's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 5.50% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #231 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
SYF Dividend Yield
How SYF's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
SYF's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent SYF dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.34 | $0.34 | 1.56% | Quarterly | $1.24 | Jul 21, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 1.63% | Quarterly | $1.20 | Apr 21, 2026 | May 5, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 1.60% | Quarterly | $1.20 | Jan 27, 2026 | Feb 6, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 1.55% | Quarterly | $1.15 | Oct 23, 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 1.57% | Quarterly | $1.10 | Jul 22, 2025 | Aug 5, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 |
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| May 5, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 1.94% | Quarterly | $1.05 | Apr 22, 2025 | May 5, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 1.48% | Quarterly | $1.00 | Jan 21, 2025 | Feb 3, 2025 | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 1.82% | Quarterly | $1.00 | Oct 24, 2024 | Nov 4, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 2.28% | Quarterly | $1.00 | Jul 23, 2024 | Aug 5, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 |
| May 3, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 2.19% | Quarterly | $1.00 | Apr 24, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | May 15, 2024 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 2.52% | Quarterly | $0.98 | Jan 24, 2024 | Feb 5, 2024 | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 3.42% | Quarterly | $0.96 | Oct 19, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | Nov 9, 2023 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 2.72% | Quarterly | $0.94 | Jul 20, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Aug 10, 2023 |
| May 1, 2023 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 3.19% | Quarterly | $0.92 | Apr 20, 2023 | May 2, 2023 | May 12, 2023 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 2.46% | Quarterly | $0.91 | Jan 25, 2023 | Feb 6, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 2.53% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Oct 20, 2022 | Nov 1, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | $0.23 | $0.23 | 2.66% | Quarterly | $0.89 | Jul 21, 2022 | Aug 1, 2022 | Aug 11, 2022 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 2.39% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Apr 21, 2022 | May 2, 2022 | May 12, 2022 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 1.97% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Jan 25, 2022 | Feb 10, 2022 | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 1.89% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Oct 21, 2021 | Nov 1, 2021 | Nov 12, 2021 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 1.87% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Jul 22, 2021 | Aug 2, 2021 | Aug 12, 2021 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 2.01% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Apr 22, 2021 | May 3, 2021 | May 13, 2021 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 2.37% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Jan 26, 2021 | Feb 5, 2021 | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 3.52% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Oct 21, 2020 | Nov 2, 2020 | Nov 12, 2020 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 3.98% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Jul 22, 2020 | Aug 3, 2020 | Aug 13, 2020 |
| May 1, 2020 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 4.75% | Quarterly | $0.88 | Apr 24, 2020 | May 4, 2020 | May 14, 2020 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 2.62% | Quarterly | $0.87 | Jan 28, 2020 | Feb 7, 2020 | Feb 13, 2020 |
| Nov 1, 2019 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 2.41% | Quarterly | $0.86 | Oct 23, 2019 | Nov 4, 2019 | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 2.42% | Quarterly | $0.85 | Jul 24, 2019 | Aug 5, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 |
| May 3, 2019 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 2.45% | Quarterly | $0.84 | Apr 24, 2019 | May 6, 2019 | May 16, 2019 |
| Feb 1, 2019 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 2.63% | Quarterly | $0.78 | Jan 22, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 |
| Nov 2, 2018 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 2.72% | Quarterly | $0.72 | Oct 24, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $0.21 | $0.21 | 2.21% | Quarterly | $0.66 | Jul 26, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 | Aug 16, 2018 |
| May 4, 2018 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 1.84% | Quarterly | $0.60 | Apr 25, 2018 | May 7, 2018 | May 17, 2018 |
| Feb 2, 2018 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 1.50% | Quarterly | $0.58 | Jan 23, 2018 | Feb 5, 2018 | Feb 15, 2018 |
| Nov 3, 2017 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 1.69% | Quarterly | $0.56 | Oct 25, 2017 | Nov 6, 2017 | Nov 16, 2017 |
| Aug 3, 2017 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 1.81% | Quarterly | — | Jul 27, 2017 | Aug 7, 2017 | Aug 17, 2017 |
| May 4, 2017 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 1.81% | Quarterly | — | Apr 27, 2017 | May 8, 2017 | May 18, 2017 |
| Feb 2, 2017 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 1.10% | Quarterly | — | Jan 25, 2017 | Feb 6, 2017 | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | $0.13 | $0.13 | 92.43% | Quarterly | — | Oct 28, 2016 | Nov 7, 2016 | Nov 17, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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SYF Dividends FAQ
Does SYF pay a dividend?
Synchrony Financial (SYF) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.34 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is SYF's dividend yield?
SYF's trailing dividend yield is 1.65%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is SYF's next dividend?
SYF's next announced dividend is $0.34 per share with an ex-dividend date of Nov 5, 2026 and payment date of Nov 16, 2026.
When is SYF's ex-dividend date?
SYF's next announced ex-dividend date is Nov 5, 2026.
How has SYF's dividend changed?
SYF's one-year dividend growth is 12.73% based on comparable covered dividend history.