
Sallie Mae slashes its 2026 EPS outlook by 36.5% and raises charge-off forecasts as weaker loan-sale gains and deteriorating credit quality weigh on earnings.
SLM Corporation originates and provides private education loan services to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. The company is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.48B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $1.48B |
| EBITDA | — |
| Operating Margin | -36.40% |
| Return on Equity | 24.70% |
| Return on Assets | 1.91% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $7.69 |
| Book Value | $10.96 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.64 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 2.15 |
| EV/Revenue | 5.57 |
| EV/EBITDA | — |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -9.40% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | -55.80% |
| Shares Outstanding | $188.00M |
| Float | $180.61M |
| % Insiders | 1.33% |
| % Institutions | 117.91% |
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Sallie Mae slashes its 2026 EPS outlook by 36.5% and raises charge-off forecasts as weaker loan-sale gains and deteriorating credit quality weigh on earnings.

SLM Corporation posted a $32.3 million third-quarter loss and cut its full-year outlook by more than a third, citing higher expected charge-offs. Levi & Korsinsky is investigating potential securities law violations tied to the Company's credit loss exposure.

Sixth Street committed to buy $1.5 billion in student loans annually. SLM lowered 2026 earnings guidance to $1.95 to $2.05 per share.

SLM Corporation (SLM) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

SLM NASDAQ: SLM, the company known as Sallie Mae, reported record third-quarter private education loan originations and announced a new funding partnership with Sixth Street, while lowering its full-year earnings outlook after deciding against a planned whole-loan sale amid elevated interest rates and volatile capital markets.

The private student loan company, formally SLM Corp., now expects earnings per share for the year to be $1.95 to $2.05, down from its earlier guidance of $3.10 to $3.20.

Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for Sallie Mae (SLM), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended September 2026.

NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sallie Mae® (Nasdaq: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today announced a 2026 fourth-quarter dividend on its Preferred Stock Series B of $1.4939647 per share. The company also announced a 2026 fourth-quarter dividend on its common stock of $0.13 per share.Both preferred stock and common stock dividends will be paid on Dec. 15, 2026, to the respective stockholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 4, 2026.Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM) believes education and life-l.

Sallie Mae (SLM) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

SLM misses Q2 earnings and revenue estimates as lower net interest income, higher expenses and margin pressure weigh on the results despite loan origination growth.
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