SLM Corp (SLM) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $3.09BP/E 6.1Yield 3.08%
SLM Corp saw revenue fall 6.7% to $1.79B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. At the latest close the market valued the company at $3.09B, 6.1 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.09B
- P/E ratio
- 6.1
- Price to sales
- 1.73
- Price to book
- 1.37
- Dividend yield
- 3.08%
- Free cash flow yield
- –
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $1.79B
- Net income
- $567.40M
- EPS, diluted
- $2.76
- Book value per share
- $12.15
- Diluted shares
- 186M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Jan 21, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Previous close
- $16.78
- Open
- $16.82
- Day's range
- $16.54 – $17.18
- Volume
- 2,505,820
- Average volume (20 days)
- 4,523,522
- Index membership
- S&P MidCap 400, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.11
- 52-week range
- $16.54 – $31.06
- RSI (14 days)
- 27.5
- Volatility (1 year)
- 41.5%
- Relative volume
- 0.88×
- WACC
- 9.3%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IJH, SPMD, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SLM | S&P 500 | Difference | SLM per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -24.9% | -2.4% | −22.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -37.4% | -1.2% | −36.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | -36.4% | +12.3% | −48.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | -35.5% | +12.4% | −47.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +21.1% | +78.8% | −57.7 pts | +6.6% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +2.7% | +75.2% | −72.5 pts | +0.5% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +118.0% | +311.1% | −193.1 pts | +8.1% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Net income
EPS, diluted
Press releases
Releases SLM filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- Update
- Results
- Update
- Update
- Update
About SLM
Personal Credit Institutions
SLM Corporation, commonly recognized as Sallie Mae, operates as an education solutions and consumer banking company. The company primarily originates and services private education loans for undergraduate and graduate students and their families to bridge higher education financing gaps. Through Sallie Mae Bank, it also offers FDIC-insured deposit products such as high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. Additionally, the company provides college planning resources, scholarship search platforms, and program management services.
Company profile, executives and historySLM stock: common questions
What is SLM's stock price?
SLM closed at $16.91 on Nov 11, 2026, up 0.77% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $16.54 and $31.06.
What is SLM's market cap?
SLM was worth $3.09B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is SLM's P/E ratio?
SLM trades at 6.1 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $2.76 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does SLM make?
SLM reported revenue of $1.79B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, down 6.7% from a year earlier.
Does SLM pay a dividend?
Yes. SLM paid $0.52 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 3.08% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 2 years in a row.
When does SLM report earnings next?
SLM is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Jan 21, 2027, during market hours. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has SLM stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, SLM returned -35.5% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
Who are SLM's competitors?
Companies most similar to SLM by business, industry and size include HAPN, RM, WRLD, ATLC, CACC.
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