How much would $1,000 invested in SLM be worth today?

$1,000 invested in SLM on October 17, 2016 would be worth $3,520 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 13.4% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the SLM calculator go?

SLM data begins September 23, 1983, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 43 years, 1 month of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in SLM: What It Would Be Worth Today

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SLM

$21.81-1.85%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $21.81 -1.85%

SLM CorporationStock · FinancialsNasdaq Composite 0.01%Russell 3000 0.007%Russell 1000 0.007%US Stock Market 0.006%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

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Bought at that day's close

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Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

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1983 to today, log scale

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199020002010Oct 2016 – Today

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$3,520Oct 16, 20263.5×your money

$1,000 invested in SLM on October 17, 2016 was worth $3,520 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 13.4% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 3.5 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: SLM trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$3,038if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−51.8%May 2, 2017 to Apr 3, 2020

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$2,520on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 55% of all 398 periods of 10 years since 1983.

Your dates

−80%0%160%

Worst: −10.7% a year, Feb 2006 to Feb 2016Best: 33.4% a year, Dec 1994 to Dec 2004

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in SLM, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low

Lowest value$863 · Apr 2020Highest value$5,409 · Jul 2025$2,972 · Feb 2026$1,683 · Mar 2023$3,890 · Apr 2025$

$0$1,000$2,000$5,000$3,520

20182020202220242026

How far SLM was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −51.8% from May 2, 2017 to Apr 3, 2020, back to the high by Jan 6, 2021.

−51.8% from its high−45.1% from its high−44.1% from its high−23.3% from its high

high−52%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $3,520 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

3.5×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

$1,000$3,000$10k$30k$100k

198519901995200020052010201520202025

$1,000 invested in SLM, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$2,227	2.2×	8.5%	$6,344
2018	$2,229	2.2×	9.6%	$4,742
2019	$2,963	3.0×	15.0%	$4,812
2020	$2,791	2.8×	16.3%	$3,420
2021	$2,037	2.0×	13.1%	$2,373
2022	$1,239	1.2×	4.6%	$1,818
2023	$1,437	1.4×	10.1%	$2,741
2024	$1,199	1.2×	6.7%	$1,789
2025	$826	0.83×	−10.2%	$1,403
2026	$810	0.81×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. SLM data begins September 23, 1983; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live SLM chart and fundamentals on the SLM quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in SLM be worth today?: $1,000 invested in SLM on October 17, 2016 would be worth $3,520 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 13.4% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the SLM calculator go?: SLM data begins September 23, 1983, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 43 years, 1 month of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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