The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

SLM

Concerning the House

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 certificates of deposit; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts. The company was formerly known as New BLC Corporation and changed its name to SLM Corporation in December 2013. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.

United States · www.salliemae.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Net income$744.85M+5.7%
Cash from ops-$398.58M-72.3%
Quotation

$27.74

-0.23 (-0.8%)

52w hi$32.40
52w lo$18.50
Vol2.83M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.19

Short+0.12
Medium+0.26
Long+0.20

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

SLM Corporation

Financial Services · Credit Services

Market cap$5.22B
Enterprise value$6.71B
Trailing P/E7.73x
Forward P/E8.25x
EV / EBITDA
P / S (ttm)3.09x
Profit margin43.6%
Return on equity30.3%
Revenue growth+8.1%
Earnings growth-9.4%
Debt / equity236.16
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.13
Corr SPX0.49
Annual vol37.1%
Annual ret+22.2%
Sharpe0.60
Max DD-45.5%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.21
Sector+0.09
Technical+0.14
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.03

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$28.12$28.27$27.43$27.742.83M
Aug 12$27.19$28.03$27.15$27.971.97M
Aug 11$27.25$27.84$27.08$27.161.36M
Aug 10$27.20$27.66$27.12$27.322.43M
Aug 7$27.36$27.53$26.98$27.371.50M