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SLM Corporation

  • Financial
  • US companies in Financial - Credit Services (15)
  • NASDAQ · USD
  • Mkt cap $3.4bn

$18.25

as of 29 Oct 2026, 41% below its 52-week high

Screens as less well placed to keep growing its dividend, and it shows some cut-risk signals worth watching.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield
2.85%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield
2.85%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Cash cover
0.9×Free cash flow over dividends paid
Earnings cover
0.8×Insurers and banks set dividends from capital generation, so their accounting earnings can sit well below the payout.
5y dividend growth
+34.1% a yearLast cut in FY2018
Next ex-dividend date
Declared4 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of $0.13

Compared with US companies in Financial - Credit Services (15)

  • Trailing yield is higher than 10 of the 14 other US companies in Financial - Credit Services.
  • 5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than all 13 other US companies in Financial - Credit Services with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

33

Low

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

60

Moderate

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

19

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Quality is 33

SLM against US companies in Financial - Credit Services (15)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Sept 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of SLM’s past readings.

  • P/E7.4×P51, neutral for this measure
  • Yield2.30%P83, good for this measure
  • FCF payout116.1%P57, neutral for this measure
  • DGR 5y+34.1%P64, neutral for this measure
  • ROIC7.3%P49, neutral for this measure

Net debt / EBITDA is left out: for banks and insurers, debt is part of the business, so the ratio says little.

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