Slm (SLM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Slm's Return on Sales [ROS] was 58.13% in Q3 2026, down 28.08 percentage points from 86.21% a year earlier and down 29.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Slm (SLM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Slm's Return on Sales [ROS] was 102.64% through Sep 30, 2026, up 0.91 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 106.73%, up 1.98 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +13.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 104.75% in FY2024 (+4.80 pp), 99.95% in FY2023 (+35.59 pp), 64.36% in FY2022 (-30.47 pp) and 94.83% in FY2021 (+1.22 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.90 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 83.66 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 86.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SLM's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 87.18% (Q2 2026), 120.40% (Q1 2026) and 131.19% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 44.05 Bn | 29.73 Bn | - | 23.53% |
| 2 | Orix | 40.96 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 6.19% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 36.72 Bn | 36.63 Bn | - | 19.75% |
| 4 | Affirm Holdings | 23.63 Bn | 17.32 Bn | - | 12.63% |
| 5 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 23.47 Bn | 23.47 Bn | - | 507.88% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 22.90 Bn | -44.72 Bn | - | 43.96% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.26 Bn | 18.48 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 62.13% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.77 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 278.44% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.38 Bn | 10.82 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Slm | 3.55 Bn | -12.79 Bn | - | 58.13% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 58.13% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 87.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 120.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 131.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 86.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 91.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 117.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 110.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 60.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 118.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 118.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 114.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 75.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 113.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 91.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 54.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 89.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 64.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 96.33% |
API Access
Slm Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();