Synchrony Financial: May metrics show further y/y loan growth acceleration

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Synchrony Financial: May metrics show further y/y loan growth acceleration

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Synchrony Financial

May metrics show further y/y loan growth

acceleration

Maintain Rating: BUY | PO: 91.00 USD | Price: 70.55 USD

Solid May results and conference update 09 June 2026

Buy-rated Synchrony Financial (SYF) reported strong May results including the third Equity

consecutive month of loan growth and delinquencies improving better than its typical

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seasonality (’17-’19). At a conference appearance today, SYF highlighted that 2Q Research Analyst

purchase volume has maintained mid-to-high single digit growth with Memorial Day BofAS mihir.bhatia@bofa.com

showing ‘green shoots’ in discretionary categories (e.g. HVAC, home improvement,

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furniture), signaling resilient consumer demand despite pressure in outdoor big‑ticket Research Analyst

items. SYF also noted elevated gas prices are shifting mix marginally toward non- BofAS matthew.c.oneill@bofa.com

discretionary spend but have not reduced overall consumption yet. Maintain Buy.

Caroline Latta

Research Analyst

BofASNCO rate 5.4% down 20bps m/m caroline.latta@bofa.com

May loss rate (NCO) of 5.4% was down 20bps m/m but up 20bps y/y. The 20bps m/m

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was a touch worse than the typical May move of -30bps (7-year average). QTD losses Research Analyst

are running at 5.5%, and with the NCO rate typically down 12bps m/m in June, we BofASnatalie.howe@bofa.com

maintain our 2Q NCO forecast of 5.4%. The 30+ day delinquency (DQ) rate was 4.2%, Lawrence Aydlett

down 10bps from April, a touch weaker the 7-year average improvement of -13bps and Research Analyst

better than SYF’s guided typical range (2017-19 average) of 7bps. It is also flat on a y/y BofASlawrence.aydlettjr@bofa.com