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

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DateValue
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