Slm (SLM) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Slm's Cash & Equivalents was $2.17 billion in Q3 2026, down 38.8% from $3.54 billion a year earlier and down 52.8% from the prior quarter.
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Slm (SLM) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Equivalents at Slm came in at $4.24 billion, down 9.8% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Equivalents was $4.7 billion in FY2024 (+13.3%), $4.15 billion in FY2023 (-10.1%), $4.62 billion in FY2022 (+6.5%) and $4.33 billion in FY2021 (-2.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q1 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 78.3%); the worst was Q1 2022 (a decline of 47.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, SLM's Cash & Equivalents in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $4.59 billion (Q2 2026), $5.16 billion (Q1 2026) and $4.24 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 2.70 Bn |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | 513.66 Mn |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 7.17 Bn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.40 Bn | -16,108.71 Bn | - | 10.92 Bn |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 184.54 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | 2.07 Bn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 15.90 Bn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 2.18 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | 722.00 Mn |
| 10 | Slm | 3.07 Bn | -13.28 Bn | - | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.33 Bn |
API Access
Slm Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "SLM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();