Nelnet (NNI) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $11.5 million for Q1 2026, up 241.92% year-over-year from $3.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 54.12% quarter-over-quarter from $7.5 million in Q4 2025.

Nelnet (NNI) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nelnet (NNI) has reported Capital Expenditures for 17 consecutive years, with $11.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 241.92% year-over-year to $11.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $138.7 million (up 13038.64% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $26.2 million, up 25.52% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures rose to $11.5 million in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from $7.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $380.7 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$482.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $17.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $15.8 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures sank 3032.49% — and 2023, when it jumped 1730.93%.
  • Nelnet's Capital Expenditures stood at -$479.7 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.52% to -$482.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 96.4% to -$17.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 143.13% to $7.5 million in 2025, then soared by 54.12% to $11.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NNI's Capital Expenditures at $11.5 million in Q1 2026, $7.5 million in Q4 2025, and $77.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 417.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 264.00 Mn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 898.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 367.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 208.00 Mn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - -
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 33.29 Bn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 67.55 Mn
10 Nelnet 4.86 Bn 4.62 Bn -10.19 Mn 11.55 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 11.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 77.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 77.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 42.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 42.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -17.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -17.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 4.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 23.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 23.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -482.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -482.20 Mn