SLM Corporation

SLM · NasdaqGS · Stock · Financial Services

$26.04

+1.80% today

What SLM does

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.

Key facts

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Credit Services

Market cap

$4.90B

P/E (ttm)

7.3

Forward P/E

7.7

Dividend yield

2.00%

Beta

0.97

Profit margin

43.6%

Employees

1,788

Headquarters

Newark, DE, United States

Exchange

NasdaqGS

Website

www.salliemae.com

Performance

1 Month

-7.1%

3 Months

+16.4%

6 Months

+31.9%

1 Year

-7.4%

5 Years

+41.9%

$17.7752-week range$31.06

Biggest setback — last 12 months

-38.9%

1 Dec 2025 → 23 Feb 2026

Fell from $30.66 to $18.74 — its sharpest sustained decline this year.

Biggest run-up — last 12 months

+49.6%

23 Feb 2026 → 10 Aug 2026

Ran from $18.74 to $28.03 — its strongest sustained advance this year.

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