Nelnet Inc (NNI) Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026)
Nelnet's (NNI) Payout Ratio was 0.15 for Q2 2026, up 24.3% from 0.12 a year earlier and up 43.1% from the prior quarter.
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Nelnet Inc (NNI) Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Payout Ratio at Nelnet was 0.10, down 54.8% from FY2024.
- By year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.22 in FY2024 (-49.4%), 0.44 in FY2023 (+387.8%), 0.09 in FY2022 (+2.7%) and 0.09 in FY2021 (-2.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 32.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 384.9%); the low point was Q3 2025 (a decline of 73.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.11 (Q1 2026), 0.10 (Q4 2025) and 0.10 (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.07 |
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Nelnet Inc Payout Ratio API
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