SLM Corp (SLM) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Slm's Times Interest Earned came in at 1.30 for Q2 2026, down 1.1% from 1.31 a year earlier and down 47.2% from the prior quarter.
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SLM Corp (SLM) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Slm reported Times Interest Earned of 1.89, up 26.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 1.88, up 10.6% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was 1.70 in FY2024 (-3.1%), 1.76 in FY2023 (-18.8%), 2.16 in FY2022 (-57.0%) and 5.03 in FY2021 (+60.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 8.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 243.9%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 90.5%).
- Business Quant data shows SLM's Times Interest Earned at 2.46 (Q1 2026), 2.13 (Q4 2025) and 1.65 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.30 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.46 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.13 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.65 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.31 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.43 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.44 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.80 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.80 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.44 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.67 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.70 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.55 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.85 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.50 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.02 |
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SLM Corp Times Interest Earned API
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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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SLM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();