SLM Corporation

SLM Financial Credit Services

SLM Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.1 billion, up 4.10% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−21.4%
EPS
−129.7%
Free cash flow
−115.6%
Total debt
−19.1%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

17.20 0.33 −1.88%
Market cap
$3.2B
P/E
6.3×
Fwd P/E
8.9×
Dividend yield
2.96%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
n/a

SLM Corporation (SLM) Free cash flow margin

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SLM Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −13.2%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−12.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.4% (fiscal 2016) to 0.21% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Credit Services industry median of 8.73% and below the Financial sector median of 11.4%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2025 −12.8% (1.79)
FY2024 −11.0% (5.94)
FY2023 −5.09% (5.30)
FY2022 0.21% 2.27
FY2021 −2.06% 5.70
FY2020 −7.76% (7.10)
FY2019 −0.66% 4.79
FY2018 −5.45% 6.48
FY2017 −11.9% 5.44
FY2016 −17.4% (8.98)

Against its own ten years

Low −17.4% High 0.21%
Ten-year median −7.76%
Current reading's percentile 18

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
ENVA Enova International, Inc. compare 54.9%
CACC Credit Acceptance Corporation compare 53.7%
BFH Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. compare 45.4%
AGM Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation compare 18.1%
ECPG Encore Capital Group Inc compare 8.89%
NNI Nelnet, Inc. compare 0.00%
SEZL Sezzle Inc. compare −0.66%
UPST Upstart Holdings, Inc. compare −11.2%
SLM SLM Corporation −13.2%
Credit Services industry median 8.73%
Financial sector median 11.4%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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