SLM Corporation (SLM) Stock Overview
NASDAQ · Financial Services · Credit Services
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About SLM Corporation
SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It provides retail deposit accounts, including high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
SLM Corporation operates in the Financial Services sector, within the Credit Services industry group. It is listed on the NASDAQ exchange.
SLM Corporation at a Glance
| Company | SLM Corporation |
| Ticker | SLM |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $27.08 |
| Market cap | $5.09B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 7.54 |
| EPS (trailing) | $3.59 |
| 52-week high | $31.27 |
| 52-week low | $17.77 |
| Dividend yield | 1.92% |
| Ex-dividend date | 04 Sep 2026 |
| Beta | 0.97 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 30.33% |
| Debt-to-equity | 236.16% |
| Average volume | 2.67M |
| Shares outstanding | 188.00M |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Industry | Credit Services |
| Employees | 1,788 |
| Country | United States |
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- What is SLM Corporation's current P/E ratio?
- SLM Corporation (SLM) has a trailing P/E ratio of 7.54 as of our 6 September 2026 data snapshot. Learn what the P/E ratio means →
- What is SLM Corporation's market capitalisation?
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- What is SLM's 52-week range?
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- Does SLM Corporation pay a dividend?
- SLM Corporation's trailing annual dividend yield is 1.92%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
- What exchange is SLM listed on?
- SLM is listed on the NASDAQ. Browse all NASDAQ-listed stocks →
- What sector is SLM Corporation in?
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