SLM Corporation SLM | NASDAQ

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Company Overview:

Market Cap: $3.15B
Trailing PE: 6.2x
FWD PE *: 6.8x
Payout Ratio (TTM): 15.4%
52-Week Range: $16.55 - $31.06

* Forward PE is based on street estimates.

10 Year SLM Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 119.0% (8.16% CAGR)
Total Return (no DRIP): 118.7% (8.14% CAGR)
Share Price: 90.2% (6.64% CAGR)
Yield on Cost (with DRIP): 6.66%
Total Invested: $10,000
Total Value (with DRIP): $21,901
Total Return $ (with DRIP): $11,901
Dividend Increase: 333.3% (21.58% CAGR)
Dividend Yield (FWD): 3.04% ($0.52)
SLM 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)
1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y
SLM Share Price
1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y All
SLM Price CAGR:1Y: -36.15%2Y: -15.41%5Y: -1.56%10Y: 6.64%
SLM Dividend Charts
SLM - Dividends
SLM Dividend CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 3.40%10Y: 11.27%
SLM - Dividend Payout Ratio
SLM Dividend Payout Ratio CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
SLM - Dividend to Free Cash Flow Ratio
SLM Dividend to FCF Ratio CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
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SLM Financials: Earnings, Revenue, Cash Flow, Ebitda, Cash/Debt, Shares Float, etc:

Revenue
SLM Revenue CAGR:1Y: 19.60%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 11.93%10Y: 10.24%
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
SLM EPS CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
Net Income
SLM Net Income CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
EBITDA
SLM EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 17.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 3.69%10Y: 3.45%
Free Cash Flow
SLM Free Cash Flow CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
Free Cash Flow / Share
SLM Free Cash Flow / Share CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
Operating Income
SLM Operating Income CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
Gross Profit
SLM Gross Profit CAGR:1Y: -55.82%2Y: 19.94%5Y: -7.37%10Y: -1.85%
Shares Outstanding
SLM Shares Outstanding CAGR:1Y: -11.89%2Y: -7.07%5Y: -9.43%10Y: -8.14%
Share Buybacks
SLM Share Buybacks CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
Stock-Based Comp
SLM Stock-Based Comp CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
Expenses
SLM Expenses CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
Revenue vs Net Income
EPS vs FCF / Share
EPS vs PE Ratio
FCF vs FCF / Share
FCF vs Stock Based Comp
Cash & Debt
Revenue by Segment
SLM Revenue CAGR:1Y: 19.60%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 11.93%10Y: 10.24%

Revenue, EPS, Net Income & Ebitda - Estimates VS Actual:

REVENUE: Actual + Estimates
SLM Actual Revenue CAGR:1Y: 19.60%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 11.93%10Y: 10.24%
EPS: Actual + Estimates
SLM Actual EPS CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
NET INCOME: Actual + Estimates
SLM Actual Net Income CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
EBITDA: Actual + Estimates
SLM Actual EBITDA CAGR:1Y: 17.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 3.69%10Y: 3.45%

Ratios, Profit Margins & Return on Capital:

Net Profit Margin
SLM Net Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
Gross Profit Margin
SLM Gross Profit Margin CAGR:1Y: -43.80%2Y: 19.95%5Y: -17.25%10Y: -10.97%
Price to Earnings
SLM Price to Earnings CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
Price To Sales Ratio
SLM Price To Sales Ratio CAGR:1Y: -6.82%2Y: -7.56%5Y: -14.65%10Y: -6.78%
Return on Capital Employed
SLM Return on Capital Employed CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%
Return on Invested Capital
SLM Return on Invested Capital CAGR:1Y: 0.00%2Y: 0.00%5Y: 0.00%10Y: 0.00%

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SLM Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $0.52
Forward Yield: 3.04%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-12-04
Lifetime Dividends / Share: $5.46

Projected Future Returns & Dividends for SLM

Based on past 10-year performance, here are SLM growth metrics:

Share price CAGR of +6.64%
Dividend CAGR of +20.82%

Using SLM CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:

SLM (DRIP)SLM - No DRIP
Current Price$17.10$17.10
Start Shares584.80584.80
Start Value$10,000$10,000
  
After 10 years:
Final Share Count1,027.58584.80
Dividends Payment$0.86$0.86
Annual Dividends$3,541$2,015
Yield on cost35.41%20.15%
Share Price$32.53$32.53
Total Dividends$11,246$8,219
Final Value$33,423$27,241

Estimated Future Value + Dividends - SLM

NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on SLM's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 10 years. These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.

We cannot guarantee that your actual returns will meet these estimates.

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Company Info

SLM Corporation (SLM) had its IPO on 1983-09-23, and is traded on NASDAQ stock exchange.

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.

SLM website: https://www.salliemae.com


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