Nelnet (NNI) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

Nelnet (NNI) reported 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 17 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $11.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $11.5 million, up 241.92% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $138.7 million (up 13038.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $26.2 million, up 25.52% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures advanced to $11.5 million in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from $7.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $921.2 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$482.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $99.8 million and a median of $23.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Capital Expenditures slumped 152.34% in 2023, then jumped 1646.28% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $921.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 152.34% to -$482.2 million in 2023, then soared by 96.4% to -$17.4 million in 2024, then soared by 143.13% to $7.5 million in 2025, then surged 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 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - 383.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - 181.00 Mn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 1.15 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 553.00 Mn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn 231.00 Mn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - -
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn -22.29 Bn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn 67.55 Mn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn -
10 Nelnet 4.66 Bn 4.29 Bn 4.07 Mn 11.55 Mn

Historic Data

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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