Nelnet (NNI) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $109.6 million for Q1 2026, up 126.85% year-over-year from $48.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 68.12% quarter-over-quarter from $343.8 million in Q4 2025.

Nelnet (NNI) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nelnet (NNI) has reported Interest Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $109.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses rose 126.85% year-over-year to $109.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $706.9 million (down 24.38% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $497.0 million, down 26.98% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses eased to $109.6 million in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from $343.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $541.7 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $36.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $184.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $168.3 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Expenses surged 779.85% — and 2025, when it plunged 75.17%.
  • Nelnet's Interest Expenses stood at $424.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 51.68% to $205.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 163.82% to $541.7 million in 2024, then tumbled by 36.54% to $343.8 million in 2025, then sank by 68.12% to $109.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NNI's Interest Expenses at $109.6 million in Q1 2026, $343.8 million in Q4 2025, and $120.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 194.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 218.00 Mn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 1.96 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 7.25 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 978.00 Mn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - 95,451.99
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 975.00 Mn
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 113.76 Mn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 308.01 Mn
10 Nelnet 4.86 Bn 4.62 Bn -10.19 Mn 109.58 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 109.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 109.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 343.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 343.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 120.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 120.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 132.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 132.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 48.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 48.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 541.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 541.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 168.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 168.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 176.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 176.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 194.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 194.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 205.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 205.34 Mn