Slm (SLM) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Slm's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 182.82 million for Q3 2026, down 10.0% from 203.04 million a year earlier and down 2.7% from the prior quarter.
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Slm (SLM) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Slm's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 198.15 million, down 5.8% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined in each of the last seven years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -11.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 210.42 million in FY2024 (-4.5%), 220.35 million in FY2023 (-8.6%), 241.19 million in FY2022 (-13.7%) and 279.39 million in FY2021 (-23.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for 31 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 6.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding (Entity) ranged from 3.8% (Q2 2024) to 23.2% (Q4 2021).
- Business Quant data shows SLM's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at 187.95 million (Q2 2026), 188.58 million (Q1 2026) and 198.15 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 41.00 Bn | 29.82 Bn | - | 2.84 Bn |
| 2 | Royalty Pharma | 39.88 Bn | 40.21 Bn | - | 574.16 Mn |
| 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 | - | 5.87 Bn |
| 5 | Royal Gold | 23.20 Bn | 22.41 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 84.49 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.35 Bn | 15.40 Bn | - | 338.92 Mn |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 22.29 Bn | -45.34 Bn | - | 311.00 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.69 Bn | 5.72 Bn | - | 784.67 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 14.04 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | 722.00 Mn |
| 10 | Slm | 3.07 Bn | -13.28 Bn | - | 182.82 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 182.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 187.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 188.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 198.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 203.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 208.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 210.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 210.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 212.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 217.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 220.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 220.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 226.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 226.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 242.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 241.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 250.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 251.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 271.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 279.39 Mn |
API Access
Slm Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();