Slm (SLM) Dividends Paid - Preferred (2009 - 2026)
Slm (SLM) recorded Dividends Paid - Preferred of $3.64 million in Q3 2026, down 8.8% from $3.99 million a year earlier but up 1.7% from the prior quarter.
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Slm (SLM) Dividends Paid - Preferred (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Slm's Dividends Paid - Preferred came in at $14.58 million as of Sep 30, 2026, down 10.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $15.73 million, down 14.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Preferred has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Preferred came in at $18.3 million in FY2024 (+3.3%), $17.71 million in FY2023 (+96.1%), $9.03 million in FY2022 (+90.6%) and $4.74 million in FY2021 (-51.3%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Preferred has ranged from $1.18 million in Q4 2021 to $4.73 million in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Preferred has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 11.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividends Paid - Preferred in the last five years was growth of 218.7% in Q1 2023, against a decline of 32.1% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $3.58 million (Q2 2026), $3.56 million (Q1 2026) and $3.8 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Pref.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 28.00 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Slm | 3.07 Bn | -13.28 Bn | - | 3.64 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.18 Mn |
API Access
Slm Dividends Paid - 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-preferred&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-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-preferred&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();