SLM Shares Outstanding History — SLM Share Count Over Time

As of 3/31/2026 SLM has 188.58 million SLM shares outstanding. Investors often track the SLM shares outstanding history to compare shareholder return trends against the change in share count over time.

This page shows SLM share count trends over time, with 66 historical shares outstanding datapoints presented, dating back to 1/31/2010.

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SLM Shares Outstanding History



Below is a table of the SLM shares outstanding history going back to 1/31/2010:

Date SLM Shares Outstanding
1/31/20101.36B
3/31/20101.36B
6/30/20101.36B
10/31/20101.36B
1/31/20111.47B
4/30/20111.48B
7/31/20111.44B
10/31/20111.42B
12/12/20111.42B
1/31/20121.43B
4/30/20121.36B
6/30/20121.31B
9/30/20121.29B
1/31/20131.27B
3/31/20131.24B
6/30/20131.22B
9/30/20131.22B
1/31/20141.20B
4/30/20141.18B
6/30/2014422.94M
9/30/2014423.16M
1/31/2015423.48M
3/31/2015425.18M
6/30/2015425.88M
9/30/2015426.11M
1/31/2016426.32M
3/31/2016427.92M
6/30/2016428.08M
9/30/2016428.27M
1/31/2017429.10M
3/31/2017431.04M
6/30/2017431.55M
9/30/2017431.89M
1/31/2018433.55M
3/31/2018435.20M
6/30/2018435.38M
9/30/2018435.66M
1/31/2019436.80M
3/31/2019432.43M
6/30/2019426.59M
9/30/2019422.17M
1/31/2020422.62M
3/31/2020375.09M
6/30/2020375.24M
9/30/2020375.24M
1/31/2021363.67M
3/31/2021328.35M
6/30/2021305.81M
9/30/2021293.18M
1/31/2022279.39M
3/31/2022271.08M
6/30/2022251.38M
9/30/2022250.20M
1/31/2023241.19M
3/31/2023242.25M
9/30/2023226.27M
1/31/2024220.35M
3/31/2024220.28M
6/30/2024217.46M
9/30/2024212.33M
1/31/2025210.42M
3/31/2025210.74M
6/30/2025208.48M
9/30/2025203.04M
1/31/2026198.15M
3/31/2026188.58M

Also see: SLM Market Cap History
SLM YTD Return
SLM Historical Shares Outstanding:
-11.49% CAGR
SLM Historical Shares Outstanding: +-11.49% CAGR

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1/31/2010 ...3/31/2026
SLM Corporation is a holding company, which operates through various subsidiaries and is a financial brand for higher education. Co.'s primary business is to originate and service loans it makes to students and their families to finance the cost of their education. It also offers a range of deposit products insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Its primary private education loan product is the Smart Option Student Loan, which emphasizes in-school payment features that can produce shorter terms and reduce customers' total finance charges. We show 66 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of SLM's shares outstanding history.

Understanding the changing numbers of SLM shares outstanding — and comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like SLM versus peers — is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies. Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history. With this page we aim to empower investors researching SLM by allowing them to research SLM shares outstanding history as well as any other stock in our coverage universe.
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