Slm (SLM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Slm (SLM) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 16.62% in Q3 2026, down 0.14 percentage points from 16.76% a year earlier and down 1.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Slm (SLM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Slm reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 18.80%, up 0.01 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +2.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 18.78% in FY2024 (-0.42 pp), 19.20% in FY2023 (+7.60 pp), 11.60% in FY2022 (-6.69 pp) and 18.30% in FY2021 (+1.82 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.06 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 8.38 percentage points in Q1 2024, against a drop of 8.12 percentage points in Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 18.49% (Q2 2026), 18.84% (Q1 2026) and 18.17% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 44.05 Bn | 29.73 Bn | - | 2.43% |
| 2 | Orix | 40.96 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 2.96% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 36.72 Bn | 36.63 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Affirm Holdings | 23.63 Bn | 17.32 Bn | - | 5.55% |
| 5 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 23.47 Bn | 23.47 Bn | - | 2.81% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 22.90 Bn | -44.72 Bn | - | 25.70% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.26 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 9.67% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.77 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 16.56% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.38 Bn | 10.82 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Slm | 3.55 Bn | -12.79 Bn | - | 16.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.53% |
API Access
Slm Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();