SLM Corp SLM

Financials SIC 6141 - Personal Credit Institutions Nasdaq

SLM Corporation, more commonly known as Sallie Mae, is the premier financial brand in higher education. As an education solutions company, we provide students and their families with the products and services needed to confidently and successfully navigate their higher education journey. We support students and families navigating to, through, and immediately after higher education. We simplify the college planning process and advance higher education access and completion by providing free tools, resources, scholarships, and responsible financing options.

We believe education, in all forms, is the foundation for success, an equalizer of opportunities, and a proven pathway to economic mobility. Higher education increases lifetime wages and enables economic mobility. For example, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics confirms those with bachelor's degrees earn 66 percent more than those with a high school diploma.1 Those with advanced degrees earn an even greater percentage than those with a high school diploma.1 This effect is multigenerational, as children of parents who are college educated are more likely to earn a bachelor's degree than students whose parents did not go to college. Most would agree our society prospers and becomes more economically inclusive when each of its members is provided access to post-secondary education.2 Education represents a transformative investment in one's future that yields our country's next nurses, teachers, engineers, business leaders, and more.

Last close 27.08 2026-09-04
Market cap $5.09B 2026-06-30 share count
52-week range 17.77 - 31.27

Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close

P/S1.9x
P/E7.8x
P/FCF
EV/EBITDA
Dividend yield2.1%
Diluted EPS3.46

Annual financial statements

Income statement

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue $2.63B$2.62B$2.59B$2.03B$1.78B$2.02B$2.33B$1.94B$1.44B$1.08B
Total operating expenses $518.7M$538.1M$574.3M$557.0M$448.6M$385.4M
Interest expense $1.50B$1.48B$1.56B$1.49B$382.1M$541.7M$707.7M$522.3M$308.1M$185.9M
Pre-tax income $992.6M$798.6M$778.3M$630.7M$1.54B$1.15B$743.7M$559.3M$491.5M$414.4M
Income tax $247.7M$190.3M$196.9M$161.7M$379.8M$273.3M$165.5M$71.9M$202.5M$164.1M
Net income $744.8M$608.3M$581.4M$469.0M$1.16B$880.7M$578.3M$487.5M$288.9M$250.3M
EPS, basic 3.522.732.441.783.672.271.311.080.630.54
EPS, diluted 3.462.682.411.763.612.251.301.070.620.53
Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) $210.9M$219.9M$234.1M$261.5M$319.9M$387.2M$430.7M$439.7M$438.6M$432.9M

Balance sheet

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash and equivalents $4.24B$4.70B$4.15B$4.77B$4.55B$4.61B$5.72B$2.68B$1.64B$1.97B
Property, plant and equipment $122.2M$119.4M$129.5M$140.7M$150.5M$154.7M$134.7M$105.5M$89.7M$87.1M
Goodwill $56.0M$56.0M$56.0M$51.0M
Other intangibles $3.9M$7.4M$12.6M$67.6M
Total assets $29.75B$30.07B$29.17B$28.81B$29.22B$30.77B$32.69B$26.64B$21.78B$18.53B
Short-term debt $498.4M$0$0$0$0$0$289.2M$0$0$0
Long-term debt $5.36B$6.44B$5.23B$5.24B$5.93B$5.19B$4.35B$4.28B$3.28B$2.17B
Total liabilities $27.29B$27.91B$27.29B$27.08B$27.07B$28.21B$29.37B$23.67B$19.31B$16.19B
Retained earnings $4.73B$4.11B$3.62B$3.16B$2.82B$1.72B$1.85B$1.34B$868.2M$595.3M
Total equity $2.45B$2.16B$1.88B$1.73B$2.15B$2.56B$3.31B$2.97B$2.47B$2.35B

Cash flow

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating cash flow -$398.6M-$329.4M-$144.6M$5.0M-$49.5M-$182.7M-$15.6M-$102.7M-$171.2M-$199.0M
Depreciation and amortisation $16.2M$17.7M$17.8M$17.3M$16.0M$15.1M$14.7M$13.8M$11.2M$9.6M
Stock-based compensation $40.6M$40.0M$36.4M$34.5M$30.6M$36.5M$30.6M$31.5M$27.9M$22.9M
Investing cash flow $1.05B$676.0M-$12.5M$1.08B$2.60B$947.3M-$2.31B-$3.25B-$3.16B-$3.31B
Financing cash flow -$1.10B$228.2M-$316.2M-$854.9M-$2.62B-$1.88B$5.36B$4.40B$2.99B$3.04B
Dividends paid $107.7M$99.2M$101.2M$113.0M$60.5M$46.4M$51.1M$0$0$21.2M
Buybacks $368.7M$248.0M$350.3M$713.2M$1.53B$558.2M$167.2M$0$0

Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001193125-26-182200.

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