Slm (SLM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Slm's Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.94% in Q3 2026, down 0.16 percentage points from 2.11% a year earlier and down 0.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Slm (SLM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Slm came in at 2.49%, up 0.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -0.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.05% in FY2024 (+0.05 pp), 2.01% in FY2023 (+0.39 pp), 1.62% in FY2022 (-2.25 pp) and 3.87% in FY2021 (+1.09 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.01 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 1.26 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 2.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SLM's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 2.54% (Q2 2026), 2.53% (Q1 2026) and 2.51% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 44.05 Bn | 29.73 Bn | - | 0.78% |
| 2 | Orix | 40.96 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 3.64% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 36.72 Bn | 36.63 Bn | - | 6.81% |
| 4 | Affirm Holdings | 23.63 Bn | 17.32 Bn | - | 13.34% |
| 5 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 23.47 Bn | 23.47 Bn | - | 0.35% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 22.90 Bn | -44.72 Bn | - | 2.73% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.26 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 7.87% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.77 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 2.11% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.38 Bn | 10.82 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Slm | 3.55 Bn | -12.79 Bn | - | 1.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.34% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.00% |
API Access
Slm Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();