SLM Corp (SLM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Slm (SLM) reported Net Margin of 13.70% for Q2 2026, down 2.98 percentage points from 16.68% a year earlier and down 40.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
SLM Corp (SLM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Slm's Net Margin came in at 36.75%, up 12.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 36.74%, up 4.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -11.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 31.91% in FY2024 (+0.76 pp), 31.15% in FY2023 (+5.93 pp), 25.23% in FY2022 (-31.79 pp) and 57.01% in FY2021 (+8.93 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Net Margin since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Net Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.10 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 60.58 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 82.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 54.36% (Q1 2026), 50.51% (Q4 2025) and 24.16% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.70% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 54.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 51.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -12.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 48.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 50.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 49.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -23.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 54.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 58.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.30% |
SLM Corp Net Margin API
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