Navient Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Navient is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.65%. Next payment date is on 20th June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 6th June, 2025.

Key information

4.7%

Dividend yield

12.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield16.9%
Future Dividend Yield4.7%
Dividend Growth0.3%
Next dividend pay date20 Jun 25
Ex dividend date06 Jun 25
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ratio121%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.16

Feb 27
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.16

Recent updates

Navient Baby Bond: Lock In 9.6% YTM With At Least 11% Upside

May 14

Improved Earnings Required Before Navient Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVI) Shares Find Their Feet

Apr 24
Improved Earnings Required Before Navient Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVI) Shares Find Their Feet

Navient: Deeply Discounted Valuation, But Capital Allocation Will Be Key

Mar 28

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.16

Feb 27
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.16

Navient Corporation's (NASDAQ:NAVI) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Oct 24
Navient Corporation's (NASDAQ:NAVI) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares
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Decisive Overhaul To Boost Efficiency And Unlock Shareholder Value In Consumer Finance Sector

Sep 24 Navient's strategic focus on cost reduction through outsourcing and divestment aims to improve net margins by lowering operational expenses.

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.16

Aug 18
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.16

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.16

May 28
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.16

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.16

Feb 19
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.16

Navient Corporation's (NASDAQ:NAVI) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Feb 04
Navient Corporation's (NASDAQ:NAVI) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.16

Nov 24
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.16

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.16

Aug 29
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.16

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.16

Aug 15
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.16

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.16

Feb 27
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.16

Biden student loan forgiveness program to cost over $400B, CBO says

Sep 26

Navient cut to Equal-Weight at Barclays as student loan forgiveness poses risk to earnings

Sep 09

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.16

Aug 15
Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.16

Navient Non-GAAP EPS of $0.92 beats by $0.14, NII of $321M beats by $69.8M

Jul 26

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayMay 17 2025Ex Dividend DateJun 06 2025Dividend Pay DateJun 20 202514 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 20 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: NAVI's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: NAVI's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Navient Dividend Yield vs Market
How does NAVI dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (NAVI)4.7%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.7%
Industry Average (Consumer Finance)1.5%
Analyst forecast (NAVI) (up to 3 years)4.7%

Notable Dividend: NAVI's dividend (4.65%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.54%).

High Dividend: NAVI's dividend (4.65%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.66%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (121.4%), NAVI's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (18.6%), NAVI's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/18 05:14
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/16 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Navient Corporation is covered by 23 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Terry MaBarclays
Mark DeVriesBarclays
James FotheringhamBMO Capital Markets Equity Research