Nelnet Inc (NNI) Dividends Paid - Common (2019 - 2026)
Nelnet (NNI) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $11.82 million for Q2 2026, up 16.3% from $10.16 million a year earlier but down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
Nelnet Inc (NNI) Dividends Paid - Common (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Nelnet's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $46.33 million, up 14.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $42.99 million, up 5.3% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has increased for eight consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $40.84 million in FY2024 (+3.6%), $39.42 million in FY2023 (+7.7%), $36.61 million in FY2022 (+6.2%) and $34.46 million in FY2021 (+8.4%).
- Five-year quarterly Dividends Paid - Common spans a low of $8.41 million in Q3 2021 and a high of $11.84 million in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 7.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Dividends Paid - Common in five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 16.5%); the low point was Q4 2024 (a decline of 2.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $11.83 million (Q1 2026), $11.84 million (Q4 2025) and $10.84 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.41 Mn |
Nelnet Inc Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=NNI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=NNI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();