SLMSLM Corporation

$22.52-19% 1Y

Is the price fair?

Mixed

In its normal P/E range. That is the only one of 3 checks this filer's data supports, so take it as a single data point rather than a settled answer.

1 neutral, 2 without data
Vs its own P/E rangemid-range for this companyderived

In its normal range: P/E 6.3 vs a 7.6 median over 41 quarters (−17% vs median).

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

P/E (valuation)top 2% of the market

Where this answer is blind. The growth-implied estimate assumes a fixed discount rate; capital-heavy sectors look structurally rich on it.

What SLM's price assumes

SLM Corporation trades at 6.31× earnings against 12.2× for the median Credit Services name, cheaper than its own group.

6.31

Trailing P/E · Credit Services median 12.2 · cheaper than the typical name in its group

Price / sales
1.83

Price / sales · as of 2026-Q2

Price / book
1.89

Price / book · as of 2026-Q2

EV / sales
2.32

EV / sales

Details›
Price / bookas of 2026-Q2
1.89
EV / salesas of 2026-Q2
2.32
Financial Services median P/E625 names
12.1
Credit Services median P/E35 names
12.2
Market capitalisation
$4.64B
What the market has paid for these earnings: 41 quarters of its own multiple × $3.57 of trailing earnings per share
MethodPer share
Its own P/E history, lower quartile$21.03
Its own P/E history, median$27.04
Its own P/E history, upper quartile$36.78
52-week range$18.50 – $30.46
Today$22.52

Multiples from SEC filings and end-of-day closes; implied growth from a reverse discounted cash flow. Group medians across the names Ryufin tracks.