Slm (SLM) Long-Term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Slm (SLM) recorded Long-Term Debt of $5.54 billion in Q3 2026, down 19.1% from $6.84 billion a year earlier and down 5.3% from the prior quarter.
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Slm (SLM) Long-Term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Slm reported Long-Term Debt of $5.36 billion, down 16.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Long-Term Debt came in at $6.44 billion in FY2024 (+23.2%), $5.23 billion in FY2023 (-0.1%), $5.24 billion in FY2022 (-11.7%) and $5.93 billion in FY2021 (+14.3%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Debt has ranged from $4.98 billion in Q1 2024 to $6.84 billion in Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Debt has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Long-Term Debt in the last five years was growth of 23.5% in Q1 2025, against a decline of 19.1% in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $5.84 billion (Q2 2026), $5.67 billion (Q1 2026) and $5.36 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | 8.59 Bn |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 35.20 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 | - | 17.03 Bn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | 15.12 Bn |
| 10 | Slm | 3.07 Bn | -13.28 Bn | - | 5.54 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.93 Bn |
API Access
Slm Long-Term Debt 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=long-term-debt&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt", "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=long-term-debt&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();