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SLM Corporation

SLMDividend Payer • 2yrs
Financial Services · Credit Services🇺🇸 United States
$21.76
Dividend Yield2.39%
Annual Dividend$0.52
Ex-Dividend DateDec 4, 2026
Market Cap$4.09B
87/ 100
Financial Health
Healthy
⚠ Elevated leverage (D/E 2.4x)Well-covered payout (14%)Strong ROE (30%)Revenue growing (8%)

Automated dividend-safety read-out from payout, leverage, yield, profitability and track record. See the Financials tab for the full per-statement Financial Investigation. Educational only — not investment advice.

At a glance

SLM Corporation (SLM) operates in the Credit Services industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $0.52 a year, a yield of 2.39% at the current price of $21.76. SLM has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 34.1% a year. It paid out 14% of its earnings as dividends, leaving most of its profit in the business. 11 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $27.82 is 27.8% above the current price.

Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 23, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.

Price History
Dividend payment dates
Analyst Consensus
Buy
Bullish sentiment
64% of 11 analysts bullish
12-Month Price Target
$27.82
+27.8% vs current price

About SLM Corporation

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.

Business description sourced from Yahoo Finance / company filings. Not affiliated with SimplyWallStreet.

Key Metrics

Valuation

P/E Ratio
6.3
P/B Ratio
1.84
EV/EBITDA
—
Beta
0.98
vs S&P 500
52W High
$31.06
52W Low
$17.77

Profitability

Gross Margin
100.00%
Operating Margin
29.21%
Net Margin
43.63%
ROE
30.33%
Free Cash Flow
—

Financial Health

Debt / Equity
236.16
lower is safer
Current Ratio
1.33
>1 healthy
Quick Ratio
1.31
>1 healthy
Employees
1,788
HQ
Newark, DE, United States
Data: Yahoo Finance (yfinance)|Updated: Oct 23, 2026 09:11

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