Nelnet Inc (NNI) Net Income (2010 - 2026)
Nelnet's Net Income was $45.47 million in Q2 2026, down 74.4% from $177.85 million a year earlier and down 18.2% from the prior quarter.
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Nelnet Inc (NNI) Net Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nelnet's Net Income was $240.43 million through Jun 30, 2026, down 25.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $398.35 million, up 126.4% from FY2024.
- Net Income shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Net Income was $175.92 million in FY2024 (+256.6%), $49.33 million in FY2023 (-87.3%), $388.75 million in FY2022 (+0.6%) and $386.28 million in FY2021 (+10.5%).
- Quarterly Net Income has moved between -$29.7 million (Q4 2023) and $184.89 million (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Income has declined for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 35.4% over the last five quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Income over five years was Q2 2025 (growth of 307.2%); the worst was Q1 2023 (a decline of 87.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, NNI's Net Income in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $55.6 million (Q1 2026), $38.69 million (Q4 2025) and $100.68 million (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 66.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 71.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 57.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 106.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 181.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 82.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 63.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 45.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 73.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 104.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 85.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 186.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 132.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 53.14 Mn |
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Nelnet Inc Net Income API
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params = {"slug": "net-income", "ticker": "NNI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-income&ticker=NNI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();