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

Nelnet (NNI) reported 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 17 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$140.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$140.0 million, down 41.5% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 million (up 101.1% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $42.3 million, up 144.93% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow retreated to -$140.0 million in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from $206.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $314.0 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$459.5 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$21.2 million and a median of -$30.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Cash Flow jumped 651.43% in 2022, then plunged 2652.71% in 2023.
  • 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 plunged by 85.97% to $32.6 million in 2024, then surged by 533.43% to $206.8 million in 2025, then tumbled 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) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Visa 541.66 Bn 529.25 Bn - -4.28 Bn
2 Mastercard 437.55 Bn 427.34 Bn - -2.37 Bn
3 American Express 212.80 Bn 158.76 Bn 17.43 Bn 5.91 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 112.47 Bn 35.97 Bn - 17.16 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 37.70 Bn 28.36 Bn 7.84 Bn -1.53 Bn
6 Synchrony Financial 24.26 Bn 3.70 Bn - 5.59 Bn
7 Affirm Holdings 21.24 Bn 19.51 Bn 261.64 Mn 383.32 Mn
8 SoFi Technologies 20.46 Bn 17.06 Bn 929.25 Mn -1.59 Bn
9 Ally Financial 13.30 Bn 12.86 Bn 1.98 Bn -577.00 Mn
10 Nelnet 4.66 Bn 4.29 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