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SLM SLM Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Net income$308.0M+1.1%
EPS (diluted)$1.54+10.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.4B+39.1%
Total debt$6.7B+8.5%
Total equity$2.4B+1.5%
Total assets$29.4B+1.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$76.0M+48.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.34B-31.4%
Enterprise value$5.63B-34.6%
P/E5.8×-4.3×

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity30.9%+3.3pp
Debt / equity2.7×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from SLM’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: SLM’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is SLM's earnings yield?
SLM (SLM) reported earnings yield of 17.6% in Q1 2026.
How has SLM's earnings yield changed year-over-year?
SLM's earnings yield increased by 75.0% year-over-year, from 10.1% to 17.6%.
What is the long-term trend for SLM's earnings yield?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), SLM's earnings yield has grown at a -10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 24.2% to 13.6%.
What does earnings yield mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.