SLM (SLM) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 9.00% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is SLM 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. SLM's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 9.00%.

The historical rank and industry rank for SLM's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SLM' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.7 Med: 3.2 Max: 17
Current: 9

During the past 13 years, SLM's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 17.00%. The lowest was -5.70%. And the median was 3.20%.

SLM's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
97.85% of 279 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: -1.8 vs SLM: 9.00

Competitive Comparison of SLM's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, SLM's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

SLM's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, SLM's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SLM's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

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SLM 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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SLM (NAS:SLM) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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SLM Business Description

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Address

300 Continental Drive, Newark, DE, USA, 19713

Website

https://www.salliemae.com

SLM Corp is an education solutions company. It business is to originate and service loans to students and their families to finance the cost of their education. The provide Private Education Loans to mean education loans to students or their families that are not made, insured, or guaranteed by any state or federal government.

Executives

Robert S. Strong	director	300 CONTINENTAL DR., NEWARK DE 19713
Kerri A. Palmer	officer: EVP & Chief Risk and Comp Off	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Donna F Vieira	officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Ted Manvitz	director	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Richard Scott Blackley	director	1680 CAPITAL ONE DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Nicolas Jafarieh	officer: SVP, General Counsel	SLM CORPORATION, 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Munish Pahwa	officer: Chief Risk Officer	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Jonathan Boyles	officer: SVP & Controller	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE., NEWARK DE 19713
Peter M Graham	officer: EVP	150 CORPORATE BLVD, NORFOLK VA 23502
Steven Mcgarry	officer: Chief Financial Officer	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Samuel Theron Ramsey	director	6612 SAIN MILLING ROAD, VALE NC 28168
Franke Mary Carter Warren	director	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Paul F Thome	officer: EVP & Chief Admin Officer	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Daniel P Kennedy	officer: SVP, Chief Operational Officer	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Jonathan W. Witter	director, officer: CEO	1680 CAPITAL ONE DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102