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

Nelnet has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $61.6 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 29.87% year-over-year to $61.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $266.2 million (down 50.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $396.7 million, down 38.2% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow eased to $61.6 million in Q1 2026, from $130.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for NNI reached as high as $561.7 million in Q4 2023 and fell as low as -$895.0 million in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $98.4 million (2023), against an average of $33.9 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 829.57% — and 2024, when it soared 1256.11%.
• A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$895.0 million in 2022, then soared by 162.75% to $561.7 million in 2023, then slumped by 64.76% to $197.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 34.25% to $130.1 million in 2025, then sank by 52.69% to $61.6 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $61.6 million, $130.1 million, and $34.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.