What If You Invested $1,000 in Synchrony Financial (SYF)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Synchrony Financial
SYF
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+698.06% (7.98 times)
- Buy
- Mar 23, 2020
- $11.04
- Sell
- Jan 6, 2026
- $88.11
Buying SYF at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $7,980.57.
Max drawdown
-66.37% (fell to 34% of peak)
- Peak
- Jan 26, 2018
- $32.83
- Trough
- Mar 23, 2020
- $11.04
The worst decline for SYF was -66.37% (fell to 34% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+250.24% (3.50 times)
- IPO
- Jul 31, 2014
- $18.28
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $64.02
A $1,000 investment in SYF at IPO would be worth $3,502.41 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock's all-time low was $11.04 on Mar 23, 2020. The all-time high was $88.11 on Jan 6, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock at the all-time low ($11.04 on Mar 23, 2020) and selling at the peak ($88.11 on Jan 6, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $7,980.57. Historical return: +698.06% (7.98 times).
What are Synchrony Financial (SYF)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock was Mar 23, 2020 (all-time low at $11.04). The best sell date was Jan 6, 2026 at $88.11. This investment would have returned +698.06% (7.98 times).
What was Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock's worst decline was -66.37% (fell to 34% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $32.83 on Jan 26, 2018. Trough: $11.04 on Mar 23, 2020. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $336.32 at the trough.
What if you bought Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock at IPO ($18.28 on Jul 31, 2014) would be worth $3,502.41 today. Historical return: +250.24% (3.50 times). Current stock price: $64.02 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Synchrony Financial (SYF) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock 5 years ago ($37.72 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,697.44 today. Historical return: +69.74% (1.70 times). Current stock price: $64.02 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Synchrony Financial (SYF) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Synchrony Financial (SYF) stock 10 years ago ($21.95 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,916.57 today. Historical return: +191.66% (2.92 times). Current stock price: $64.02 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for SYF. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.