Slm SLM
NASDAQ SLM
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Slm (SLM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Slm's (SLM) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 31.97% in Q2 2026, down 104.0% year-over-year from 799.28% in Q2 2025, and down 135.69% quarter-over-quarter from 13.57% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Slm (SLM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Slm (SLM) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 31.97% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 104.0% year-over-year to 31.97% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 16.38%, a 491.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 20.09%, down 227.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 31.97% for Q2 2026 at Slm, down from 13.57% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 14.62% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 31.97% in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 12.01% and a median of 12.82% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Margin: up 4696 bps in 2022, down 1921 bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 0.26% in 2022, then plunged by 2302 bps to 6.17% in 2023, then soared by 119 bps to 1.16% in 2024, then sank by 1320 bps to 14.2% in 2025, then plunged by 125 bps to 31.97% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 31.97% (Q2 2026), 13.57% (Q1 2026), and 14.2% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Synchrony Financial 24.38 Bn 8.19 Bn - 50.23%
2 Affirm Holdings 24.01 Bn 22.38 Bn - -1,112.06%
3 FirstCash Holdings 9.50 Bn 9.33 Bn 533.67 Mn 7.73%
4 Credit Acceptance 6.00 Bn 5.51 Bn 569.30 Mn 52.42%
5 Slm 4.72 Bn -77.52 Mn - -31.97%
6 Enova International 4.35 Bn 4.22 Bn 568.07 Mn 57.21%
7 Bread Financial Holdings 4.20 Bn -15.89 Bn 957.00 Mn 53.68%
8 StoneCo 2.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 308.97 Mn 51.85%
9 Ezcorp 1.88 Bn 1.57 Bn 246.19 Mn 7.85%
10 Navient 1.64 Bn 275.03 Mn - 80.79%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -31.97%
Mar 31, 2026 -13.57%
Dec 31, 2025 -14.20%
Sep 30, 2025 -9.04%
Jun 30, 2025 -30.93%
Mar 31, 2025 -25.14%
Dec 31, 2024 1.16%
Sep 30, 2024 -26.40%
Jun 30, 2024 -27.98%
Mar 31, 2024 -13.67%
Dec 31, 2023 -6.17%
Sep 30, 2023 -13.01%
Jun 30, 2023 -12.63%
Mar 31, 2023 1.93%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.26%
Sep 30, 2022 0.72%
Jun 30, 2022 -9.71%
Mar 31, 2022 14.62%
Dec 31, 2021 8.77%
Sep 30, 2021 19.94%