Slm (SLMBP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Slm (SLMBP) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$76.0 million for Q1 2026, up 47.99% YoY from -$51.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 17.84% sequentially from -$64.5 million in Q4 2025.

Slm (SLMBP) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Slm has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$76.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 47.99% year-over-year to -$76.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$328.5 million (up 17.62% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$398.6 million, down 21.0% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow retreated to -$76.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$64.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for SLMBP reached as high as $62.8 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$146.1 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$60.3 million (2022), against an average of -$55.5 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow plunged 3001.83% — and 2024, when it surged 116.72%.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$875000.0 in 2022, then sank by 3001.83% to -$27.1 million in 2023, then surged by 116.72% to $4.5 million in 2024, then sank by 1520.22% to -$64.5 million in 2025, then fell by 17.84% to -$76.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$76.0 million, -$64.5 million, and -$49.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 2.63 Bn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 2.82 Bn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 2.66 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn 903.00 Mn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 22.68 Bn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.38 Bn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.37 Bn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 268.90 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn 66.48 Mn
10 Slm - - - -75.96 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -75.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -75.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -64.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -64.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -49.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -49.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -138.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -138.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -146.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -146.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -113.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -113.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -143.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -143.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -76.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -76.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -27.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -27.14 Mn