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

Slm (SLMBP) reported Free Cash Flow of -$76.0 million for Q1 2026, up 47.99% year-over-year from -$51.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 17.84% quarter-over-quarter from -$64.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

Slm (SLMBP) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$76.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$76.0 million, up 47.99% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$328.5 million (up 17.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$398.6 million, down 21.0% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to -$76.0 million in Q1 2026 per SLMBP's latest filing, from -$64.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $62.8 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$146.1 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$55.5 million and a median of -$60.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow slumped 3001.83% in 2023, then surged 116.72% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$875000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 3001.83% to -$27.1 million in 2023, then surged by 116.72% to $4.5 million in 2024, then tumbled by 1520.22% to -$64.5 million in 2025, then fell by 17.84% to -$76.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SLMBP's Free Cash Flow at -$76.0 million in Q1 2026, -$64.5 million in Q4 2025, and -$49.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 2.63 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 2.82 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 2.66 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 5.47 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 903.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 2.18 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 22.68 Bn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn -2.38 Bn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.37 Bn
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