Slm (SLM) Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Slm's Payout Ratio was 0.18 in Q3 2026, up 1.1% from 0.18 a year earlier and up 26.7% from the prior quarter.
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Slm (SLM) Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Slm came in at 0.15, down 12.1% from FY2024.
- Payout Ratio has now declined for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Payout Ratio was 0.17 in FY2024 (-6.4%), 0.18 in FY2023 (-26.9%), 0.25 in FY2022 (+369.4%) and 0.05 in FY2021 (-1.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payout Ratio was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio over five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 369.4%); the worst was Q3 2024 (a decline of 54.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, SLM's Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.14 (Q2 2026), 0.14 (Q1 2026) and 0.15 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 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 | - |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - |
| 10 | Slm | 3.07 Bn | -13.28 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.05 |
API Access
Slm Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();