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SLM Corporation SLM
Weak broader-coverage candidate · 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.
On FrontierLab's discovery record since 2026-07-08 (6 weeks ago) — when this name first surfaced. (distinct from the snapshot date below)
Auto-graded broader coverage — sourced by an automated screen and graded on default bands, not the sector-calibrated bands the curated screener uses. A "Weak" here is NOT the same bar as a curated grade; these are auto-screened candidates for your own research, shown as of their surface date (2026-08-18), not the curated Frontier signal.
Key quality signals
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 5.4% |
|---|---|
| Gross margin | 54.9% |
| Gross profits / assets | 0.06 |
| Rule of 40 | 37.4 |
| Net margin | 32% |
| Cash runway (months) | — |
| PEG | 0.1 |
| Price / sales | 1.7 |
Quality checklist
- ✗ Revenue growth — 5.4% (pass ≥ 20%)
- ✗ Gross profits / assets — 0.06 (pass ≥ 0.33)
- ~ Gross margin — 54.9% (pass ≥ 60%)
- ✓ Cash generation
- ✓ Share dilution — -9.9%
Fundamentals — snapshot as of 2026-08-18
| Stage | Established |
|---|---|
| Share issuance (YoY) | -9.9% · buying back shares |
| Moat | — |
| TAM | — |
| P/E (trailing) | 7.6 |
| EPS (trailing) | $3.57 |
| Burn multiple | — |
| Gross-margin trend (pts) | 13.5 |
| Cash / assets | 0.16 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3 |
| Statements as of | Q2 FY2026 · filed 2026-07-23 |
Momentum context — a snapshot from 2026-08-18, not current
| Price at surface | $27.28 (as of 2026-08-18) |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $17.77 – $32.07 |
| % off 52-wk high | -14.9% |
| RSI (14) | 59 |
| Relative volume | 0.8× |
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