What is SLM's shares (basic)?

SLM (SLM) reported shares (basic) of 195.5M in Q1 2026.

How has SLM's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

SLM's shares (basic) decreased by 7.2% year-over-year, from 210.7M to 195.5M.

What is the long-term trend for SLM's shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), SLM's shares (basic) has grown at a -10.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.3B to 834.3M.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

SLM SLM Shares (Basic)

Shares (Basic) at other companies

PNC Financial ServicesPNC

405M+1.8%

Citizens Financial GroupCFG

425.3M-3.0%

NelnetNNI

36.1M-1.1%

SoFi Technologies, Inc.SOFI

1.3B+16.2%

Blue Owl CapitalOBDC

498.9M+0.8%

Main Street CapitalMAIN

90.7M+2.2%

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

Reported directly by SLM in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

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 shares (basic)?: SLM (SLM) reported shares (basic) of 195.5M in Q1 2026.
How has SLM's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: SLM's shares (basic) decreased by 7.2% year-over-year, from 210.7M to 195.5M.
What is the long-term trend for SLM's shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), SLM's shares (basic) has grown at a -10.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.3B to 834.3M.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.