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NNI logoNelnet, Inc.(NNI)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

NNI•NYSE•Banking & Credit
11.3× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorFinancial ServicesIndustryCredit ServicesSub-IndustryStudent Loan Lending and Servicing
AboutNelnet, Inc. engages in loan servicing, communications, education technology, services, and payment processing businesses worldwide. The Loan Servicing and Systems segment provides loan conversion, application processing, borrower updates, customer service, payment processing, due diligence procedures, funds management reconciliation, and claim processing services. This segment also provides student loan servicing software; business process outsourcing services specialized in contact center management, such as inbound calls, outreach campaigns and sales, and interacting with customers through multi-channels. The Education Technology, Services, and Payment Processing segment offers financial management services; school information system software; website design and cost effective admissions software; FACTS Giving, a donation platform; and customized professional development and coaching services, educational instruction services, and technology products that aid in teacher and student evaluations. It also offers tuition payment plans, and service and technology for student billings, payments, and refunds; solutions for in-person, online, and mobile payment experiences on campus; payment processing services, such as credit card and electronic transfer; faith community engagement, giving management, and learning management services and technologies; and an integrated commerce payment platform, financial management, and tuition payment plan services, as well as a school management platform that provides administrative, information management, financial management, and communication functions for K-12 schools. The Communications segment provides fiber optic service to homes and businesses for internet, television, and telephone services. The Asset Generation and Management segment acquires, manages, and owns loan assets. The Nelnet Bank segment operates internet industrial banks. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.Show more
  • Net Interest Income$369M+26.0%
  • Total Revenue$2.26B+22.6%
  • Net Income$428M+132.8%
  • Return on Equity12.46%+120.0%
  • Net Interest Margin2.62%+23.5%
  • Efficiency Ratio36.3%-24.1%
  • ROA3.08%+155.0%
  • Equity / Assets25.44%+6.2%
  • Book Value per Share98.47+9.4%

NNI Key Insights

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
  • ✓Efficient operations: 36.3% efficiency ratio
  • ✓11 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓Well capitalized: 25.4% equity/assets
  • ✓Diversified revenue: 61.7% from non-interest income
  • ✓Trading at only 1.3x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.2x

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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NNI Price & Volume

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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NNI Growth Metrics

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years7.38%
5 Years10.52%
3 Years7.6%
TTM-

Profit CAGR

10 Years4.81%
5 Years3.98%
3 Years1.74%
TTM115.86%

EPS CAGR

10 Years6.99%
5 Years5.12%
3 Years2.89%
TTM116.63%

Return on Capital

10 Years2.23%
5 Years3.23%
3 Years3.71%
Last Year8.91%

NNI Recent Earnings

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 5/12 qtrs (42%)●Beat Revenue 8/12 qtrs (67%)
Q2 2026Latest
May 7, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$1.94-27.1%
$2.66
Rev
$419M-5.6%
$444M
Q1 2026
Feb 26, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$1.56-4.3%
$1.63
Rev
$392M+2.5%
$382M
Q4 2025
Nov 6, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$2.95+94.1%
$1.52
Rev
$495M+29.5%
$382M
Q3 2025
Aug 6, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$5.05+164.4%
$1.91
Rev
$618M+64.1%
$376M
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMay 7, 2026
$1.94vs $2.66-27.1%
$419Mvs $444M-5.6%
Q1 2026Feb 26, 2026
$1.56vs $1.63-4.3%
$392Mvs $382M+2.5%
Q4 2025Nov 6, 2025
$2.95vs $1.52+94.1%
$495Mvs $382M+29.5%
Q3 2025Aug 6, 2025
$5.05vs $1.91+164.4%
$618Mvs $376M+64.1%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

NNI Peer Comparison

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) competitors in Student Loan Lending and Servicing — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
SLM logoSLMSLM CorporationDirect Competitor4.56B23.036.664.1%33.13%31.01%2.39
NAVI logoNAVINavient CorporationDirect Competitor760.37M8.09-9.99-23.74%-1.96%-2.45%19.05
WRLD logoWRLDWorld Acceptance CorporationProduct Competitor896.53M177.9510.92-1.46%7.46%10.79%1.20
ENVA logoENVAEnova International, Inc.Product Competitor5.05B202.5517.4918.58%9.95%24.88%3.41
PFSI logoPFSIPennyMac Financial Services, Inc.Product Competitor4.3B82.388.86173.81%14.31%12.02%5.35
NMIH logoNMIHNMI Holdings, Inc.Product Competitor2.85B37.487.628.39%55.07%15.8%0.16
PRAA logoPRAAPRA Group, Inc.Product Competitor569.83M14.94-1.9210.36%-21.88%-25%0.03
INTU logoINTUIntuit Inc.Supply Chain73.03B267.0019.5315.63%21.91%23.29%0.34

Compare NNI vs Peers

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs SLM

Most directly comparable listed peer for NNI.

Scale Benchmark

vs INTU

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Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs SLM, NAVI, WRLD, ENVA

NNI Income Statement

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Net Interest Income
305.24M254.36M249.35M289.58M347.6M312.67M264.71M292.86M369.06M388.96M
NII Growth %
-18.07%-16.67%-1.97%16.14%20.03%-10.05%-15.34%10.64%26.02%113.76%
Net Interest Margin %
1.27%1.01%1.05%1.28%1.6%1.61%1.58%2.13%2.62%2.74%
Interest Income
770.43M924.27M948.68M619.66M523.84M742.81M1.11B973.4M866.01M870.38M
Interest Expense
465.19M669.91M699.33M330.07M176.23M430.14M845.09M680.54M496.95M481.42M
Loan Loss Provision
14.45M23M39M63.36M-12.43M34.97M8.12M54.61M-203.54M-71.35M
Non-Interest Income
407.86M756.04M729.08M752.97M893.99M1.07B704.55M873.26M1.4B1.27B
Non-Interest Income %
34.61%44.99%43.46%54.86%63.05%59.12%38.83%47.29%61.74%59.27%
Total Revenue
1.18B▲ 0%
1.68B▲ 42.6%
1.68B▼ 0.2%
1.37B▼ 18.2%
1.42B▲ 3.3%
1.82B▲ 28.1%
1.81B▼ 0.1%
1.85B▲ 1.8%
2.26B▲ 22.6%
2.14B▲ 0%
Revenue Growth %
-1.3%42.61%-0.15%-18.19%3.29%28.15%-0.14%1.78%22.56%77.33%
Non-Interest Expense
471.97M701.11M762.69M528.71M751.91M849.96M892.43M882.93M821.71M951.14M
Efficiency Ratio
40.06%41.72%45.46%38.52%53.03%46.78%49.19%47.81%36.3%44.51%
Operating Income
226.68M▲ 0%
286.29M▲ 26.3%
176.75M▼ 38.3%
450.49M▲ 154.9%
502.11M▲ 11.5%
501.85M▼ 0.1%
68.72M▼ 86.3%
228.58M▲ 232.7%
1.14B▲ 400.9%
775.63M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
19.24%17.04%10.53%32.82%35.41%27.62%3.79%12.38%50.58%36.3%
Operating Income Growth %
-43.16%26.3%-38.26%154.88%11.46%-0.05%-86.31%232.66%400.86%-
Pretax Income
226.68M▲ 0%
286.29M▲ 26.3%
176.75M▼ 38.3%
450.49M▲ 154.9%
502.11M▲ 11.5%
501.85M▼ 0.1%
68.72M▼ 86.3%
228.58M▲ 232.7%
526.33M▲ 130.3%
495.85M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
19.24%17.04%10.53%32.82%35.41%27.62%3.79%12.38%23.25%23.2%
Income Tax
64.86M58.77M35.45M100.86M115.82M113.1M19.39M52.67M127.99M123.04M
Effective Tax Rate %
28.61%20.53%20.06%22.39%23.07%22.54%28.21%23.04%24.32%24.81%
Net Income
173.17M▲ 0%
227.91M▲ 31.6%
141.8M▼ 37.8%
352.44M▲ 148.5%
393.29M▲ 11.6%
406.9M▲ 3.5%
89.83M▼ 77.9%
184.04M▲ 104.9%
428.47M▲ 132.8%
417.04M▲ 0%
Net Margin %
14.7%13.56%8.45%25.68%27.74%22.4%4.95%9.97%18.93%19.52%
Net Income Growth %
-32.55%31.62%-37.78%148.54%11.59%3.46%-77.92%104.89%132.81%115.86%
Net Income (Continuing)
161.82M227.52M141.29M349.63M386.28M388.75M49.33M175.91M398.35M372.82M
EPS (Diluted)
4.14▲ 0%
5.57▲ 34.5%
3.54▼ 36.4%
9.02▲ 154.8%
10.20▲ 13.1%
10.63▲ 4.2%
2.39▼ 77.5%
5.02▲ 110.0%
11.58▲ 130.7%
11.56▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
-31.23%34.54%-36.45%154.8%13.08%4.22%-77.52%110.04%130.68%116.63%
EPS (Basic)
4.145.643.549.0210.2010.632.395.0211.58-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
41.79M40.91M39.52M38.51M37.94M37.6M37.42M36.64M36.33M36.08M

NNI Balance Sheet

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash & Short Term Investments
147.65M192.03M186.61M469.86M1.06B1.51B1.11B1.18B973.55M3.77B
Cash & Due from Banks
66.75M121.35M133.91M121.25M125.56M118.15M168.11M194.52M973.55M118.66M
Short Term Investments
76.97M53.04M52.7M348.61M929.67M1.39B937.93M983.84M00
Total Investments
255.58M243.31M21.6B21.13B19.88B17.24B14.8B11.93B11.79B11.92B
Investments Growth %
-13.43%-4.8%8779.78%-2.21%-5.92%-13.24%-14.19%-19.39%-1.12%-12.88%
Long-Term Investments
174.68M021.55B20.78B18.95B15.86B13.86B10.94B11.79B45.49B
Accounts Receivables
00115.39M76.46M163.31M194.85M196.2M159.93M839.37M18.66B
Goodwill & Intangibles
177.19M271.2M238.44M217.16M194.12M240.4M202.85M194.36M187.31M301.51M
Goodwill
138.76M156.91M156.91M142.09M142.09M176.9M158.03M158.03M0203.93M
Intangible Assets
38.43M114.29M81.53M75.07M52.03M63.5M44.82M36.33M187.31M97.58M
PP&E (Net)
248.05M344.78M348.26M123.53M119.41M122.53M127.01M95.19M85.21M84.61M
Other Assets
-22.63B-23.36B1.27B980.3M1.2B1.42B1.17B1.17B111.48M276.3M
Total Current Assets
00302M546.32M1.22B1.73B1.36B1.37B1.81B1.6B
Total Non-Current Assets
1.93B2.65B23.41B22.1B20.46B17.64B15.36B12.41B12.25B12.58B
Total Assets
23.96B▲ 0%
25.22B▲ 5.2%
23.71B▼ 6.0%
22.65B▼ 4.5%
21.68B▼ 4.3%
19.37B▼ 10.6%
16.71B▼ 13.7%
13.78B▼ 17.6%
14.06B▲ 2.1%
14.18B▲ 0%
Asset Growth %
-11.83%5.24%-6%-4.48%-4.28%-10.63%-13.74%-17.56%2.08%-4.94%
Return on Assets (ROA)
0.68%0.93%0.58%1.52%1.77%1.98%0.5%1.21%3.08%2.99%
Accounts Payable
50.04M61.68M47.28M28.7M4.57M36.05M35.39M21.05M00
Total Debt
21.36B22.22B20.53B19.34B17.65B14.64B11.83B8.31B7.79B7.7B
Net Debt
21.05B21.85B20.4B19.22B17.52B14.52B11.66B8.12B6.82B7.58B
Long-Term Debt
21.36B22.22B19.58B18.77B17.03B12.94B10.2B7.37B7.79B7.7B
Short-Term Debt
00944.66M553.37M600.91M1.7B1.63B943.16M4.74M0
Other Liabilities
-21.36B-22.22B741.54M595.02M729.33M809.58M904.89M961.66M2.55B2.87B
Total Current Liabilities
00991.95M636.71M949.79M2.43B2.41B2.15B4.74M0
Total Non-Current Liabilities
0020.33B19.38B17.78B13.75B11.1B8.33B10.48B10.57B
Total Liabilities
21.8B22.91B21.32B20.02B18.73B16.17B13.51B10.48B10.49B10.57B
Total Equity
2.17B▲ 0%
2.31B▲ 6.9%
2.39B▲ 3.3%
2.63B▲ 9.9%
2.95B▲ 12.3%
3.2B▲ 8.4%
3.2B▲ 0.0%
3.3B▲ 3.1%
3.58B▲ 8.4%
3.61B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
4.56%6.9%3.3%9.92%12.35%8.37%0.01%3.09%8.43%35.54%
Equity / Assets (Capital Ratio)
9.04%9.18%10.09%11.61%13.62%16.52%19.15%23.95%25.44%25.43%
Return on Equity (ROE)
8.18%10.17%6.03%14.04%14.09%13.23%2.81%5.66%12.46%11.7%
Book Value per Share
51.8156.5860.5068.2677.8285.1085.5390.0398.4799.95
Tangible BV per Share
47.5749.9554.4762.6272.7178.7080.1084.7393.3191.60
Common Stock
408K403K398K384K379K372K371K363K359K359K
Additional Paid-in Capital
521K622K5.71M3.79M1M1.11M3.1M7.39M1.48M1.53M
Retained Earnings
2.14B2.3B2.38B2.62B2.94B3.23B3.27B3.34B3.68B3.73B
Accumulated OCI
4.62M3.88M2.97M6.1M9.3M-37.37M-20.12M1.47M2.62M-3.53M
Treasury Stock
0000000000
Preferred Stock
383K117K00000000

NNI Cash Flow Statement

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations
227.51M270.89M298.92M349.1M480.33M684.06M432.03M662.89M422.99M404.93M
Operating CF Growth %
-30.05%19.07%10.34%16.79%37.59%42.42%-36.84%53.44%-36.19%-100.24%
Net Income
161.82M227.52M141.29M349.63M386.28M396.24M54.44M175.91M420.68M417.04M
Depreciation & Amortization
137.82M184.68M192.66M198.47M132.32M176.25M145.39M132.53M33.57M54.5M
Deferred Taxes
-1.54M10.98M-7.26M7.97M55.62M34.64M-51.96M-21.62M0-86.78M
Other Non-Cash Items
8.68M32.52M-7.06M-282.2M-71.02M67.34M132.1M29.26M-141.52M-527K
Working Capital Changes
-83.69M-191.36M-27.49M58.49M-33.56M-4.59M134.16M334.76M110.25M102.44M
Cash from Investing
3.27B-732.35M1.52B621.22M1.19B2.27B1.94B2.41B509.43M356.83M
Purchase of Investments
-157.86M-113.46M-104.26M-639.73M-996.91M-1.29B-938.87M-1.09B-1.14B-925.89M
Sale/Maturity of Investments
168.09M94.45M70.58M186.79M352.8M579.99M1.01B568.61M986.5M884.75M
Net Investment Activity
10.22M-19.01M-33.68M-452.93M-644.11M-713.03M71.09M-518.66M-158.5M-41.14M
Acquisitions
4.51M-12.56M0-29.99M0-34.04M0000
Other Investing
3.41B-575.76M1.65B1.22B1.89B3.08B1.94B2.95B694.16M420.83M
Cash from Financing
-3.5B711.78M-1.79B-1.23B-1.43B-2.79B-2.7B-3.17B-890.16M-760.57M
Dividends Paid
-24.1M-26.84M-29.48M-31.78M-34.46M-36.61M-39.42M-40.84M-42.99M-44.67M
Share Repurchases
-68.9M-45.33M-40.41M-73.36M-58.11M-97.69M-28.03M-83.29M-69.35M-81.17M
Stock Issued
678K1.36M1.55M1.65M1.47M1.63M1.78M1.95M1.88M1.92M
Net Stock Activity
-68.22M-43.97M-38.86M-71.7M-56.65M-96.05M-26.25M-81.34M-67.46M-79.25M
Debt Issuance (Net)
-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-2M
Other Financing
10.48M-25.5M-8.06M113.75M396.97M377.77M207.45M566.53M-32.21M58.6M
Net Change in Cash
-2.9M▲ 0%
250.32M▲ 8725.9%
30.21M▼ 87.9%
-264.21M▼ 974.6%
235.79M▲ 189.2%
163.43M▼ 30.7%
-332.13M▼ 303.2%
-94.47M▲ 71.6%
42.53M▲ 145.0%
-1.6M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect
0000-121K-160K16K-437K275K-2.8M
Cash at Beginning
69.65M942.07M1.19B1.22B958.39M1.19B1.36B1.03B931.02M973.55M
Cash at End
66.75M1.19B1.22B958.39M1.19B1.36B1.03B931.02M973.55M830.52M
Interest Paid
390.28M591.39M657.44M301.57M152.17M350.66M781.31M651.47M472.26M353.02M
Income Taxes Paid
96.27M473K17.67M29.68M18.66M57.7M47.59M15.24M68.86M67.55M
Free Cash Flow
71.5M▲ 0%
145.87M▲ 104.0%
206.42M▲ 41.5%
235.79M▲ 14.2%
421.38M▲ 78.7%
624.64M▲ 48.2%
358.92M▼ 42.5%
641.99M▲ 78.9%
396.75M▼ 38.2%
370.52M▲ 0%
FCF Growth %
-72.25%104%41.51%14.23%78.71%48.24%-42.54%78.86%-38.2%-31.52%

NNI Banking Ratios

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
8.18%10.17%6.03%14.04%14.09%13.23%2.81%5.66%12.46%11.7%
Return on Assets (ROA)
0.68%0.93%0.58%1.52%1.77%1.98%0.5%1.21%3.08%2.99%
Net Interest Margin
1.27%1.01%1.05%1.28%1.6%1.61%1.58%2.13%2.62%2.74%
Efficiency Ratio
40.06%41.72%45.46%38.52%53.03%46.78%49.19%47.81%36.3%44.51%
Equity / Assets
9.04%9.18%10.09%11.61%13.62%16.52%19.15%23.95%25.44%25.43%
Book Value / Share
51.8156.5860.568.2677.8285.185.5390.0398.4799.95
NII Growth
-18.07%-16.67%-1.97%16.14%20.03%-10.05%-15.34%10.64%26.02%29.07%
Dividend Payout
13.92%11.78%20.79%9.02%8.76%9%43.88%22.19%10.03%7.87%
Related:NNI Dividend History·NNI Revenue History·NNI Price History·NNI P/E History·NNI Financial Ratios·NNI Institutional Holders

NNI SEC Filings & Documents

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

May 7, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Apr 2, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 23, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

3
FY 2026

Feb 26, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 27, 2025·SEC

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NNI Frequently Asked Questions

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) grew revenue by 22.6% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Yes, Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) is profitable, generating $417.0M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (18.9% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.91%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) has a return on equity (ROE) of 12.5%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Industry Metrics

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) has a net interest margin (NIM) of 2.6%. NIM has been under pressure due to interest rate environment.

Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) has an efficiency ratio of 36.3%. This is excellent, indicating strong cost control.

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