Nelnet (NNI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Nelnet (NNI) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.02 for Q1 2026, up 15.62% year-over-year from 0.02 in Q1 2025, and up 113.45% quarter-over-quarter from 0.18 in Q4 2025.
Nelnet (NNI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nelnet (NNI) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.02 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.02, up 15.62% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.03 (up 109.28% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.02, up 105.25% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.02 in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from 0.18 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.78 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 1.98 in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.06 and a median of 0.02 in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio surged 7475.71% in 2022, then tumbled 3989.1% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.0 in 2022, then surged by 2722.75% to 0.07 in 2023, then plunged by 59.32% to 0.03 in 2024, then sank by 734.72% to 0.18 in 2025, then jumped by 113.45% to 0.02 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NNI's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.02 in Q1 2026, 0.18 in Q4 2025, and 0.78 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 541.66 Bn | 529.25 Bn | - | 0.49 |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.55 Bn | 427.34 Bn | - | 0.28 |
| 3 | American Express | 212.80 Bn | 158.76 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 0.22 |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 112.47 Bn | 35.97 Bn | - | 0.09 |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 37.70 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 0.14 |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.26 Bn | 3.70 Bn | - | 0.01 |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 21.24 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 261.64 Mn | - |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 20.46 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 929.25 Mn | - |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.02 |
| 10 | Nelnet | 4.66 Bn | 4.29 Bn | 4.07 Mn | 0.02 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.78 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.98 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00 |