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Stock Evaluator: SLM Corporation (SLM)

SLM Corporation SLM

$26.59 -0.28 -1.04%
August 19, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 1,626,345
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Financials Consumer Finance

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COMPANY SUMMARY
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.

Commentary & Analysis

Financial Summary

Share Statistics SLM Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $4,858.4 $1,213.4 66%
Shares Out (Mil) 190.4 36.6 75%
Institutional Ownership 99.0% 78.3% 84%
Float (Mil) 185.8 32.9 73%
Beta 0.95 1.02 57%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 1,839 450 81%
Price Change
(52-week)		 (14.6%) 80.0% 33%
Growth SLM Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) (0.8%) 8.6% 15%
Net Income (5yr) (3.3%) 14.1% 36%
EPS (5yr) 9.0% 15.9% 45
Dividends (5yr) 34.1% 0.0% 70%
Cash Flow (5yr) 5.4% (2.8%) 68%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year		 Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 9 9 9
Current EPS $0.401 $3.120 $3.365
Month Ago EPS $0.327 $3.142 $3.373
# Rev Up 1 1 1
# Rev Down 0 0 0
Three Months Ago EPS $0.386 $3.156 $3.371
Year/Year Chg 38.3% (9.8%) 8.7%
Financials SLM Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $1,686 $1,268 58%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $736 $154 83%
EPS (TTM) $3.636 $1.700 81%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($325) $247 3%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $539 $2 91%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $5,844 $963 87%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) na $1,294 na
Valuation SLM Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 2.19 1.32 54%
P/E 7.2 10.0 9%
Dividend Yield 2.0% 0.0% 76%
PEG (5yr hist) 0.8 0.5 38%
Ratios SLM Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 100.0% 75.8% 96%
Net Margin 43.6% 14.6% 96%
ROA 2.5% 2.8% 59%
ROE 33.8% 14.4% 89%
Liabilities to Assets 91.3% 78.5% 88%
F-Score 5 5 50%

SLM Corporation did not pass any screens on 8/20/2026.

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