Nelnet NNI
NYSE NNI
$126.02 -0.79 (-0.62%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Nelnet (NNI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Nelnet's (NNI) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $71.6 million in Q2 2026, up 80.91% year-over-year from $39.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 16.25% quarter-over-quarter from $61.6 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Nelnet (NNI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nelnet (NNI) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $71.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 80.91% year-over-year to $71.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $298.2 million, a 34.87% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $396.7 million, down 38.2% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $71.6 million for Q2 2026 at Nelnet, up from $61.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $561.7 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$895.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $36.0 million and a median of $66.6 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 2981.08% in 2022 and surged 1256.11% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$895.0 million in 2022, then surged by 162.75% to $561.7 million in 2023, then sank by 64.76% to $197.9 million in 2024, then sank by 34.25% to $130.1 million in 2025, then tumbled by 45.0% to $71.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $71.6 million (Q2 2026), $61.6 million (Q1 2026), and $130.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Banco Santander Chile 424.88 Bn 544.83 Bn - -
2 Truist Financial 59.29 Bn 59.29 Bn - 955.00 Mn
3 Fifth Third Bancorp 47.98 Bn 24.26 Bn - -
4 M&T Bank 32.82 Bn 32.82 Bn - 1.25 Bn
5 Huntington Bancshares 32.08 Bn 27.60 Bn - 985.00 Mn
6 Citizens Financial 28.34 Bn 28.34 Bn - 672.00 Mn
7 Regions Financial 24.27 Bn 24.34 Bn - 307.00 Mn
8 Keycorp 22.19 Bn -25.51 Bn - 233.00 Mn
9 First Citizens Bancshares 21.93 Bn 21.41 Bn 29.00 Mn 855.00 Mn
10 Nelnet 4.54 Bn 4.23 Bn 90.97 Mn 71.57 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 71.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 61.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 130.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 39.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 87.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 197.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 132.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 123.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 188.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 561.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 9.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -47.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -166.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -895.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 30.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -26.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 114.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -29.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 45.48 Mn