Slm (SLM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Slm (SLM) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 23.99% for Q3 2026, down 2.44 percentage points from 26.43% a year earlier and down 5.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Slm (SLM) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Slm posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 32.31%, up 2.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +2.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 30.11% in FY2024 (-2.12 pp), 32.23% in FY2023 (+8.03 pp), 24.20% in FY2022 (-25.06 pp) and 49.25% in FY2021 (+19.27 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.18 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 17.24 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 28.93 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 29.95% (Q2 2026), 30.61% (Q1 2026) and 31.08% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 5.45% |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | 11.98% |
| 3 | Orix | 36.75 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 21.12% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.40 Bn | -16,108.71 Bn | - | 13.05% |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 10.92% |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | 35.93% |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 19.93% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 6.91% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Slm | 3.07 Bn | -13.28 Bn | - | 23.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 23.99% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 43.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 42.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 54.22% |
API Access
Slm Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();