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

Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$140.0 million for Q1 2026, down 41.5% year-over-year from -$239.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 167.7% quarter-over-quarter from $206.8 million in Q4 2025.

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

Nelnet (NNI) has reported Net Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with -$140.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 41.5% year-over-year to -$140.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 million (up 101.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $42.3 million, up 144.93% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow declined to -$140.0 million in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from $206.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $314.0 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$459.5 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged -$21.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$30.7 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Cash Flow jumped 651.43% — and 2023, when it plunged 2652.71%.
  • Nelnet's Net Cash Flow stood at $314.0 million in 2022, then declined by 25.88% to $232.7 million in 2023, then sank by 85.97% to $32.6 million in 2024, then soared by 533.43% to $206.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 167.7% to -$140.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NNI's Net Cash Flow at -$140.0 million in Q1 2026, $206.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$34.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) NCF (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 172.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 3.22 Bn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn -8.51 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - -23.38 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - -499.00 Mn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - -3.36 Bn
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 383.32 Mn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn -1.59 Bn
10 Nelnet 4.86 Bn 4.62 Bn -10.19 Mn -139.97 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -139.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -139.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 206.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 206.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -34.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -34.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -30.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -30.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -98.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -98.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 32.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 32.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -44.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -44.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -84.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -84.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 232.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 232.72 Mn