STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Synchrony Financial (SYF) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $577 million.

On a per-share basis, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $1.26.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 14 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.12 per share.

The consumer credit company posted revenue of $4.74 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $4.11 billion, also topping Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.04 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $3.02 billion, or $6.15 per share. Revenue was reported as $15.63 billion.

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