What is SLM's investment purchases?

SLM (SLM) reported investment purchases of $24.75M in Q1 2026.

How has SLM's investment purchases changed year-over-year?

SLM's investment purchases decreased by 35.2% year-over-year, from $38.17M to $24.75M.

What is the long-term trend for SLM's investment purchases?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), SLM's investment purchases has grown at a -59.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.26B to $81.34M.

What does investment purchases mean?

Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.

SLM SLM Investment Purchases

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$2.52B+6.4%

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HOM

Home BancSharesHOMB

$25.8M—

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$4.38B-31.4%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity30.9%+3.3pp

Debt / equity2.7×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by SLM in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt.

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 investment purchases?: SLM (SLM) reported investment purchases of $24.75M in Q1 2026.
How has SLM's investment purchases changed year-over-year?: SLM's investment purchases decreased by 35.2% year-over-year, from $38.17M to $24.75M.
What is the long-term trend for SLM's investment purchases?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), SLM's investment purchases has grown at a -59.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.26B to $81.34M.
What does investment purchases mean?: Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.