Nelnet (NNI) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026)

Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$10.9 million for Q1 2026, down 352.43% YoY from $4.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 113.94% sequentially from $78.2 million in Q4 2025.

Nelnet (NNI) Deferred Taxes (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nelnet has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$10.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 352.43% year-over-year to -$10.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$19.5 million (down 28.98% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$4.3 million, up 80.08% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes fell to -$10.9 million in Q1 2026, from $78.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for NNI reached as high as $78.2 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$93.2 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$2.6 million (2024), against an average of -$3.2 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Deferred Taxes: up 7096.87% in 2025, down 3430.48% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$23.1 million in 2022, then fell by 16.49% to -$26.9 million in 2023, then surged by 104.03% to $1.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 7096.87% to $78.2 million in 2025, then slumped by 113.94% to -$10.9 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered -$10.9 million, $78.2 million, and $6.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - 453.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - 193.00 Mn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 145.00 Mn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn -290.00 Mn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn -
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn 28.90 Mn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn -22.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn -13.40 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -
10 Nelnet 4.85 Bn 4.49 Bn 4.07 Mn -10.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -10.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 78.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -93.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -17.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -26.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -8.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -2.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -13.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -23.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 7.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 10.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 39.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 22.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 14.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.77 Mn