SLM Corp (SLM) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Slm's Interest Expenses was $269.23 million in Q2 2026, down 3.8% from $279.94 million a year earlier and down 1.7% from the prior quarter.
SLM Corp (SLM) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Slm's Interest Expenses was $1.11 billion through Jun 30, 2026, down 4.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.13 billion, down 1.1% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Interest Expenses was $1.14 billion in FY2024 (+10.5%), $1.03 billion in FY2023 (+89.8%), $542.8 million in FY2022 (+42.1%) and $382.08 million in FY2021 (-29.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses has declined for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 0.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses over five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 158.3%); the worst was Q3 2021 (a decline of 23.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, SLM's Interest Expenses in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $273.9 million (Q1 2026), $279.76 million (Q4 2025) and $284.61 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 269.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 273.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 279.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 284.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 279.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 281.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 299.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 293.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 269.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 276.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 282.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 267.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 247.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 232.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 202.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 150.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 100.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 90.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 91.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 90.04 Mn |
SLM Corp Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();