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

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

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

Nelnet has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$140.0 million for 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 eased to -$140.0 million in Q1 2026, from $206.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Cash Flow for NNI reached as high as $314.0 million in Q4 2022 and fell as low as -$459.5 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$30.7 million (2025), against an average of -$21.2 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Cash Flow jumped 651.43% — and 2023, when it slumped 2652.71%.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $314.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 25.88% to $232.7 million in 2023, then slumped by 85.97% to $32.6 million in 2024, then surged by 533.43% to $206.8 million in 2025, then sank by 167.7% to -$140.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$140.0 million, $206.8 million, and -$34.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) NCF (Qtr)
1 Visa 587.74 Bn 575.34 Bn - -4.28 Bn
2 Mastercard 465.55 Bn 455.34 Bn - -2.37 Bn
3 American Express 238.39 Bn 184.35 Bn 17.43 Bn 5.91 Bn
4 PayPal Holdings 40.24 Bn 30.89 Bn 7.84 Bn -1.53 Bn
5 Affirm Holdings 28.27 Bn 26.55 Bn 261.64 Mn 383.32 Mn
6 SoFi Technologies 23.54 Bn 20.13 Bn 929.25 Mn -1.59 Bn
7 Ally Financial 14.34 Bn 13.89 Bn 1.98 Bn -577.00 Mn
8 Credit Acceptance 7.51 Bn 7.49 Bn 562.70 Mn 1.90 Mn
9 FinVolution 6.22 Bn 4.97 Bn 311.24 Mn -56.65 Mn
10 Nelnet 4.85 Bn 4.49 Bn 4.07 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