SLM Corp (SLM) Fair Value & Analysis
Financial Services · US · Market cap $4.8B · ISIN US78442P1066
What is SLM Corp really worth?
SLM Corp
SLM · US
A solid business, trading 48% below our fair value of $51.34.
Strengths
Risks
For context
Fair value as of: Sep 1, 2026
From 12 valuation models · updated 4 days ago
Share price −4.9% over the past month.
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What matters now
- The price is below even our cautious bear case ($29.16). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
- The model range is unusually wide ($29.16 to $77.80). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution.
- Solid quality (63/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
- For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 1, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $10.48 – $33.68 · fair‑value band $29.16 – $77.80 · the $26.49 price screens below the $51.34 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 1, 2026.
Analysis
SLM Corp (SLM) currently trades at $26.49, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $51.34, implying the stock looks roughly 48.4% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 63/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: the Dividend Discount group reads highest at a median of $56.14 per share, and 10 of the 12 models we run sit above the $26.49 price. Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $8.71, and 2 of the 12 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Over the trailing twelve months, SLM Corp generated revenue of $1.7B at a net margin of 44.9%. Revenue grew 2.5% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 30.9%. Net debt stands at $1.6B. Fundamentals as of Sep 1, 2026
Our scenario range runs from $29.16 (bear case) to $77.80 (bull case); at $26.49, the current price sits below that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 23% below its 52-week high and 50% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −48% fair-value upside, at 94%, SLM screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
This estimate rests on fiscal year 2025 figures, and about 8 months have passed since. In that time the company retained roughly $2.12 per share, which is 4.1 % of the fair value. The fair value deliberately does not add this in: the models value reported figures, not a projection.
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted, family-balanced blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
All 12 models by family
Widest divergence: Dividend Discount ($56.14) versus Asset-Based ($8.71). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (76).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Sep 1, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 64 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 53
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.
About the company
SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It provides retail deposit accounts, including high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts.
Full company description
SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, originates and services private education loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education in the United States. It provides retail deposit accounts, including high-yield savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and interest-bearing omnibus accounts. The company was formerly known as New BLC Corporation and changed its name to SLM Corporation in December 2013. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
SLM Corp reported revenue of $3.1B in FY2025 versus $2.4B in FY2021, a compound +6.6%/yr. Reported net income was $745M in FY2025, compounding −10.5%/yr from FY2021.
of which total revenue +11.4 % · buybacks/dilution +7.8 %
Annual growth per factor. These are factors, not summands: multiplied they give the EPS growth rate, added they do not quite. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).
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Peer Group
Credit Services · 324 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Credit Services median · lower = cheaper
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Insider activity: 35/100
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
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| PayPal Holdings PYPL | $61.47 | $77.12 | +25% |
| Shriram Finance Limited SHRIRAMFIN | ₹1,134 | ₹553.82 | −51% |
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| SoFi Technologies, Inc SOFI | $18.06 | $5.02 | −72% |
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