Nelnet Inc (NNI) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)
Nelnet (NNI) reported Cash from Operations of $77.89 million for Q2 2026, down 4.7% from $81.76 million a year earlier but up 6.5% from the prior quarter.
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Nelnet Inc (NNI) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Nelnet's Cash from Operations came in at $401.07 million, down 18.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $422.99 million, down 36.2% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash from Operations came in at $662.89 million in FY2024 (+53.4%), $432.03 million in FY2023 (-36.8%), $683.06 million in FY2022 (+42.2%) and $480.33 million in FY2021 (+37.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Cash from Operations spans a low of $26.19 million in Q4 2022 and a high of $275.35 million in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Cash from Operations has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 5.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Operations in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 465.9%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 81.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $73.12 million (Q1 2026), $137.62 million (Q4 2025) and $112.44 million (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 77.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 73.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 137.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 112.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 81.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 91.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 180.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 137.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 133.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 211.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 79.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 154.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 75.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 122.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 173.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 208.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 275.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 143.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 150.68 Mn |
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Nelnet Inc Cash from Operations API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=NNI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "NNI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=NNI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();