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Nelnet (NNI) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Nelnet (NNI) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 10 consecutive years, with $137.6 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 23.77% to $137.6 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $365.7 million, a 41.45% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $423.0 million, down 36.19% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow was $137.6 million for Q4 2025 at Nelnet, up from $100.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $561.7 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$885.5 million in Q2 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $56.7 million and a median of $93.1 million in 2023 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: soared 1841.49% in 2022, then crashed 1295.17% in 2023.
  • Nelnet's Free Cash Flow stood at -$29.0 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 1841.49% to $505.9 million in 2022, then grew by 11.03% to $561.7 million in 2023, then crashed by 67.86% to $180.5 million in 2024, then decreased by 23.77% to $137.6 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NNI's Free Cash Flow are $137.6 million (Q4 2025), $100.8 million (Q3 2025), and $39.6 million (Q2 2025).