Nelnet (NNI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.02 for Q1 2026, down 80.76% year-over-year from 0.12 in Q1 2025, and down 92.33% quarter-over-quarter from 0.29 in Q4 2025.

Nelnet (NNI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nelnet (NNI) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.02 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 80.76% year-over-year to 0.02; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.13 (up 353.62% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.11, up 1064.32% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.02 in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.29 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.43 in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.03 across 5 years, with a median of 0.02 in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 13566.83% — and 2024, when it slumped 3378.81%.
  • Nelnet's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.07 in 2022, then plunged by 94.57% to 0.0 in 2023, then plunged by 3378.81% to 0.12 in 2024, then surged by 332.64% to 0.29 in 2025, then sank by 92.33% to 0.02 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NNI's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.02 in Q1 2026, 0.29 in Q4 2025, and 0.43 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 0.21
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 0.22
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 0.15
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 0.06
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 0.07
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 0.04
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - -
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn -
10 Nelnet 4.86 Bn 4.62 Bn -10.19 Mn 0.02

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.02
Dec 31, 2025 0.29
Sep 30, 2025 -0.43
Jun 30, 2025 0.26
Mar 31, 2025 0.12
Dec 31, 2024 -0.12
Sep 30, 2024 0.23
Jun 30, 2024 0.00
Mar 31, 2024 0.00
Dec 31, 2023 0.00
Sep 30, 2023 0.06
Jun 30, 2023 -0.02
Mar 31, 2023 -0.01
Dec 31, 2022 0.07
Sep 30, 2022 0.01
Jun 30, 2022 0.05
Mar 31, 2022 0.03
Dec 31, 2021 0.27
Sep 30, 2021 0.00
Jun 30, 2021 0.01