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SLM SLM Return on assets

Return on assets at other companies

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1.3%+0.2pp
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Citizens Financial GroupCFG
0.9%+0.2pp
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NelnetNNI
2.9%+1.6pp
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1.3%-0.1pp
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-1.7%-2.1pp
HOM
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2.1%+0.3pp

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.

net income/total assets=2.6%

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 return on assets?
SLM (SLM) reported return on assets of 2.6% in Q1 2026.
How has SLM's return on assets changed year-over-year?
SLM's return on assets increased by 17.8% year-over-year, from 2.2% to 2.6%.
What is the long-term trend for SLM's return on assets?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), SLM's return on assets has grown at a -2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.8% to 2.5%.
What does return on assets mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.