SLM — SLM Corporation stock price, charts and financials

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27.86

+0.76+2.80%

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SLMQT59SLM Corporation·NASDAQ

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27.86+2.80%

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Up 2.8% — 2 Unpopular Stocks That Deserve Some Love and 1 Facing Headwinds (Yahoo).

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Snapshot

Index	-	P/E	7.59	EPS (ttm)	3.57	Insider Own	3.34%	Shs Outstand	188.00M	Perf Week	6.61%

Market Cap	5.09B	Forward P/E	8.08	EPS next Y	3.35	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	185.75M	Perf Month	5.86%

Enterprise Value	6.29B	PEG	0.75	EPS next Q	0.40	Inst Own	-	Short Float	10.28%	Perf Quarter	19.44%

Income	736.00M	P/S	1.66	EPS this Y	-12.44%	Inst Trans	-	Short Ratio	6.41	Perf Half Y	-0.18%

Sales	3.07B	P/B	2.06	EPS next Y	7.32%	ROA	2.57%	Short Interest	19.10M	Perf YTD	0.15%

Book/sh	13.16	P/C	1.10	EPS next 5Y	10.13%	ROE	30.32%	52W High	34.10 -18.30%	Perf Year	-14.78%

Cash/sh	24.70	P/FCF	7.52	EPS past 3/5Y	25.27% 8.99%	ROIC	8.47%	52W Low	18.27 52.50%	Perf 3Y	72.28%

Dividend Est.	0.52 (1.87%)	EV/EBITDA	6.35	Sales past 3/5Y	9.54% 5.84%	Gross Margin	54.95%	Volatility	3.67% 3.31%	Perf 5Y	44.38%

Dividend TTM	0.52 (1.87%)	EV/Sales	2.05	EPS Y/Y TTM	33.21%	Oper. Margin	32.02%	ATR (14)	0.88	Perf 10Y	279.02%

Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 04, 2026	Quick Ratio	1.31	Sales Y/Y TTM	2.71%	Profit Margin	23.97%	RSI (14)	68.51	Recom	2.32

Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	5.73% 34.08%	Current Ratio	1.31	EPS Q/Q	-9.38%	SMA20	7.37%	Beta	0.97	Target Price	28.75

Payout	94.45%	Debt/Eq	2.39	Sales Q/Q	-2.05%	SMA50	13.13%	Rel Volume	1.17	Prev Close	27.10

Employees	1,788	LT Debt/Eq	2.19	Earnings	Oct 22	SMA200	10.43%	Avg Volume	2.75M	Price	27.86

IPO Date	Sep 23, 1983	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	-33.44% 5.57%	Net Debt/EBITDA	1.27	Volume	3,223,077	Change	2.80%

Analyst Ratings

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating	Target
Jul-24-26	Reiterated	Wells Fargo	Overweight	$30 → $28
Jul-20-26	Reiterated	Morgan Stanley	Equal Weight	$27 → $28
Jul-10-26	Reiterated	RBC Capital	Outperform	$28 → $29
Jul-07-26	Downgrade	Barclays	Overweight → Equal Weight
Apr-24-26	Reiterated	Morgan Stanley	Equal Weight	$26 → $27
Apr-24-26	Reiterated	Barclays	Overweight	$35 → $30
Apr-16-26	Reiterated	Morgan Stanley	Equal Weight	$29 → $26
Apr-10-26	Reiterated	RBC Capital	Outperform	$32 → $28
Apr-09-26	Reiterated	Wells Fargo	Overweight	$32 → $29
Mar-30-26	Upgrade	Compass Point	Sell → Neutral

Latest News

Aug-03-26

Aug-03-2609:01PM

Jul-27-26

Jul-27-2610:00AM

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Jul-24-26

Jul-24-2610:11AM

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03:40AM

SLM Corporation (SLM) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com

Jul-23-26

Jul-23-2607:31PM

Sallie Mae (SLM) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimateszacks.com

07:21PM

Sallie Mae (SLM) Misses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimateszacks.com

07:07PM

SLM Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com

04:30PM

Sallie Mae Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Resultsbusinesswire.com

Jul-22-26

Jul-22-2604:30PM

Sallie Mae Declares Dividends on Preferred Stock Series B and Common Stockbusinesswire.com

10:16AM

Sallie Mae (SLM) Q2 Earnings Preview: What You Should Know Beyond the Headline Estimateszacks.com

Jul-20-26

Jul-20-2602:28PM

Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on SLM, Raises Price Target to $28Benzinga

Jul-16-26

Jul-16-2611:06AM

Sallie Mae (SLM) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Releasezacks.com

Jul-13-26

Jul-13-2611:57AM

JP Morgan Maintains Underweight on SLM, Raises Price Target to $25Benzinga

Jul-09-26

Jul-09-2604:30PM

Sallie Mae to Release Second-Quarter Financial Resultsbusinesswire.com

Jul-07-26

Jul-07-2612:00PM

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Company

SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It provides retail deposit accounts, including high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts. The company was formerly known as New BLC Corporation and changed its name to SLM Corporation in December 2013. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.

Ownership

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Financial Statements

DataTimeframe

Line Item (USD, M)	TTM —	FY 2025 12/31/2025	FY 2024 12/31/2024	FY 2023 12/31/2023	FY 2022 12/31/2022	FY 2021 12/31/2021	FY 2020 12/31/2020	FY 2019 12/31/2019	FY 2018 12/31/2018
Total Revenue	3,068	3,110	2,987	2,839	2,366	2,409	2,342	2,380	1,883
Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A	1,382	1,458	1,547	1,376	1,176	349	635	1,062	767
Gross Profit	1,685	1,652	1,441	1,464	1,190	2,060	1,707	1,318	1,116
Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other	484	380	401	372	291	282	304	311	285
Research and Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Operating Expense	218	276	241	314	268	238	249	263	272
Operating Income	982	993	799	778	631	1,540	1,154	744	559
Interest Expense	717	1,125	1,138	1,030	543	382	542	708	522
Unusual Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Non-Operating Income (Expense)	717	1,125	1,138	1,030	543	382	542	708	522
Net Income Before Taxes	982	993	799	778	631	1,540	1,154	744	559
Income Taxes	247	248	190	197	162	380	273	165	72
Consolidated Net Income	736	745	608	581	469	1,161	881	578	487
Net Income From Continuing Operations	736	745	608	581	469	1,161	881	578	487
Net Income	736	745	608	581	469	1,161	881	578	487
EPS (Recurring)	3.62	3.52	2.73	2.44	1.78	3.67	2.27	1.35	1.08
EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries)	3.62	3.52	2.73	2.44	1.78	3.67	2.27	1.35	1.08
EPS (Diluted)	3.57	3.46	2.68	2.41	1.76	3.61	2.25	1.34	1.07
EBITDA	992	995	816	796	648	1,556	1,169	758	573
Other After Tax Adjustments	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stock Option Compensation Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Earnings Ratio	7.80	7.82	10.29	7.93	9.43	5.45	5.51	6.65	7.77
Price To Sales Ratio	1.72	1.80	1.99	1.56	1.81	2.57	2.03	1.60	1.92
Gross Margin	54.92	53.12	48.24	51.57	50.30	85.51	72.89	55.38	59.27
Operating Margin	32.01	31.93	26.75	27.40	26.67	63.93	49.27	31.26	29.69
Net Margin	23.99	23.95	20.35	20.46	19.82	48.19	37.62	24.29	25.86
Shares Outstanding	189	207	216	231	258	315	384	427	435
Market Capitalization	5,266	5,601	5,957	4,417	4,283	6,196	4,758	3,805	3,615
Operating Lease Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Insider Trading Volume

Insider Trading

Insider	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Palmer Kerri A.	EVP, Chief Operational Officer	Jul 29 '25	Sale	32.21	55,000	1,771,401	119,253	Jul 31
Pahwa Munish	EVP & Chief Risk Officer	May 28 '25	Sale	34.08	10,000	340,821	70,836	May 30
Strong Robert S.	Director	May 02 '25	Sale	31.15	3,000	93,464	35,195	May 06
Palmer Kerri A.	EVP, Chief Operational Officer	Feb 21 '25	Sale	31.90	25,000	797,523	131,484	Feb 24
VIEIRA DONNA F	EVP & Chief Commercial Officer	Feb 19 '25	Sale	32.52	13,717	446,037	136,579	Feb 20
Strong Robert S.	Director	Feb 12 '25	Sale	29.48	5,000	147,415	38,163	Feb 13
Manvitz Ted	Director	Feb 11 '25	Buy	28.90	10,000	289,032	56,464	Feb 13
Strong Robert S.	Director	Jan 28 '25	Sale	28.57	40,000	1,142,996	43,163	Jan 30
Strong Robert S.	Director	Dec 02 '24	Sale	27.25	4,500	122,625	83,130	Dec 04
Strong Robert S.	Director	Nov 01 '24	Sale	22.11	4,500	99,505	87,630	Nov 05
Strong Robert S.	Director	Oct 01 '24	Sale	22.72	4,500	102,230	92,130	Oct 02
Strong Robert S.	Director	Sep 03 '24	Sale	21.80	4,500	98,108	96,593	Sep 05
Strong Robert S.	Director	Aug 01 '24	Sale	22.70	4,500	102,150	101,093	Aug 02
Strong Robert S.	Director	Jul 01 '24	Sale	20.89	4,500	94,019	105,593	Jul 03
Strong Robert S.	Director	Jun 03 '24	Sale	21.44	4,500	96,480	102,983	Jun 05

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