Nelnet NNI
NYSE NNI
$127.37 -0.01 (-0.01%)
At close: Aug 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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.

Analysis

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 Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Visa 680.39 Bn 668.03 Bn - 0.21
2 Mastercard 518.33 Bn 504.84 Bn - 0.22
3 American Express 224.91 Bn 175.59 Bn 17.99 Bn 0.15
4 Capital One Financial 132.31 Bn 77.60 Bn - 0.06
5 PayPal Holdings 46.25 Bn 35.00 Bn - 0.07
6 Affirm Holdings 26.22 Bn 24.59 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 25.37 Bn 9.17 Bn - 0.04
8 SoFi Technologies 23.30 Bn 20.18 Bn 1.02 Bn -
9 Ally Financial 12.85 Bn 5.01 Bn 2.08 Bn 0.07
10 Nelnet 4.59 Bn 4.28 Bn 90.97 Mn 0.17
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.17
Mar 31, 2026 0.19
Dec 31, 2025 0.09
Sep 30, 2025 0.31
Jun 30, 2025 0.26
Mar 31, 2025 0.12
Dec 31, 2024 0.05
Sep 30, 2024 0.08
Jun 30, 2024 0.08
Mar 31, 2024 0.06
Dec 31, 2023 0.02
Sep 30, 2023 0.99
Jun 30, 2023 -0.21
Mar 31, 2023 -0.06
Dec 31, 2022 -0.01
Sep 30, 2022 0.29
Jun 30, 2022 -0.33
Mar 31, 2022 0.08
Dec 31, 2021 -0.31
Sep 30, 2021 0.18