Slm SLM
NASDAQ SLM
$26.41 -0.36 (-1.34%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Slm (SLM) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Slm (SLM) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 1.48 for Q2 2026, down 118.92% year-over-year from 7.84 in Q2 2025, and up 43.66% quarter-over-quarter from 2.63 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Slm (SLM) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Slm (SLM) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 14 consecutive years, with 1.48 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 118.92% year-over-year to 1.48; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 2.79 (down 135.79% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.76, down 1.49% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved to 1.48 in Q2 2026 per SLM's latest filing, from 2.63 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 71.56 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 66.29 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.55 across 5 years, with a median of 1.58 in 2026.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 12037.15% in 2022 and fell as far as 1611.38% in 2022.
  • Slm's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 66.29 in 2022, then soared by 91.66% to 5.53 in 2023, then jumped by 721.87% to 34.37 in 2024, then plunged by 118.33% to 6.3 in 2025, then surged by 76.45% to 1.48 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SLM's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.48 in Q2 2026, 2.63 in Q1 2026, and 6.3 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 0.21
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 0.22
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 0.15
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 0.06
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 0.07
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 0.04
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn -
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 0.07
10 Slm 4.96 Bn 168.69 Mn - -1.48
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -1.48
Mar 31, 2026 -2.63
Dec 31, 2025 -6.30
Sep 30, 2025 -2.03
Jun 30, 2025 -0.68
Mar 31, 2025 -0.68
Dec 31, 2024 34.37
Sep 30, 2024 -1.02
Jun 30, 2024 -0.96
Mar 31, 2024 -2.09
Dec 31, 2023 -5.53
Sep 30, 2023 -1.68
Jun 30, 2023 -4.48
Mar 31, 2023 3.00
Dec 31, 2022 -66.29
Sep 30, 2022 71.56
Jun 30, 2022 -4.86
Mar 31, 2022 1.72
Dec 31, 2021 4.39
Sep 30, 2021 0.59