Slm (SLM) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2009 - 2026)
Slm's Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred was $27.65 million in Q3 2026, down 10.5% from $30.9 million a year earlier and down 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Slm (SLM) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Slm's Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred was $114.88 million through Sep 30, 2026, down 8.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $123.42 million, up 5.1% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred was $117.47 million in FY2024 (-1.2%), $118.94 million in FY2023 (-2.5%), $121.99 million in FY2022 (+87.1%) and $65.2 million in FY2021 (+16.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred since Q3 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred has declined for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 0.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred over five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 198.8%); the worst was Q3 2026 (a decline of 10.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, SLM's Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $28.1 million (Q2 2026), $29.15 million (Q1 2026) and $29.97 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 12.00 Mn |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | 105.12 Mn |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.40 Bn | -16,108.71 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 40.26 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 138.00 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 604.43 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | 346.00 Mn |
| 10 | Slm | 3.07 Bn | -13.28 Bn | - | 27.65 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 27.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.54 Mn |
API Access
Slm Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred 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=dividends-paid-common-and-preferred&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-preferred", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-preferred&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();