Nelnet (NNI) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026)
Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly Change in Cash of -$143.0 million for Q1 2026, down 44.62% year-over-year from -$258.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 169.18% quarter-over-quarter from $206.8 million in Q4 2025.
Nelnet (NNI) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nelnet (NNI) has reported Change in Cash for 17 consecutive years, with -$143.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 44.62% year-over-year to -$143.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.6 million (up 98.53% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $42.5 million, up 145.01% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash retreated to -$143.0 million in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from $206.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $314.3 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$459.6 million in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Change in Cash has averaged -$21.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$30.4 million in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Cash surged 652.46% — and 2023, when it sank 2681.41%.
- Nelnet's Change in Cash stood at $314.3 million in 2022, then retreated by 25.88% to $232.9 million in 2023, then sank by 86.26% to $32.0 million in 2024, then surged by 546.05% to $206.8 million in 2025, then slumped by 169.18% to -$143.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NNI's Change in Cash at -$143.0 million in Q1 2026, $206.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$35.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 618.21 Bn | 605.85 Bn | - | 62.00 Mn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 506.53 Bn | 493.04 Bn | - | 3.21 Bn |
| 3 | American Express | 232.32 Bn | 183.00 Bn | 17.99 Bn | -8.51 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 136.19 Bn | 81.48 Bn | - | -23.38 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 52.34 Bn | 41.08 Bn | - | -470.00 Mn |
| 6 | Eason Technology | 35.89 Bn | 35.89 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 26.09 Bn | 9.90 Bn | - | -3.36 Bn |
| 8 | Affirm Holdings | 25.93 Bn | 24.20 Bn | - | 379.73 Mn |
| 9 | SoFi Technologies | 23.04 Bn | 22.68 Bn | -41.62 Mn | -1.60 Bn |
| 10 | Nelnet | 4.86 Bn | 4.62 Bn | -10.19 Mn | -143.02 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -143.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 206.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -34.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -30.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -98.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -44.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -84.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 232.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -21.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -84.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -459.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 314.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -130.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -16.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -56.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 173.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 130.18 Mn |