Nelnet (NNI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Nelnet (NNI) reported Retained Earnings of $3.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 9.38% year-over-year from $3.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter from $3.7 billion in Q4 2025.
Nelnet (NNI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nelnet (NNI) has 17 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $3.7 billion in Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at $3.7 billion, up 9.38% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.7 billion (up 9.38% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.7 billion, up 10.2% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings climbed to $3.7 billion in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from $3.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $3.7 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at -$31.9 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.8 billion and a median of $3.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Retained Earnings sank 312.47% in 2022, then soared 40365.92% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $3.2 billion in 2022, then climbed by 1.1% to $3.3 billion in 2023, then gained by 2.14% to $3.3 billion in 2024, then gained by 10.2% to $3.7 billion in 2025, then grew by 1.4% to $3.7 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NNI's Retained Earnings at $3.7 billion in Q1 2026, $3.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 541.66 Bn | 529.25 Bn | - | 13.12 Bn |
| 2 | Mastercard | 437.55 Bn | 427.34 Bn | - | -928.00 Mn |
| 3 | American Express | 212.80 Bn | 158.76 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 112.47 Bn | 35.97 Bn | - | 66.79 Bn |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 37.70 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 33.45 Bn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.26 Bn | 3.70 Bn | - | 25.21 Bn |
| 7 | Affirm Holdings | 21.24 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 261.64 Mn | -23.59 Mn |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 20.46 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 929.25 Mn | -2.74 Mn |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 13.30 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 1.98 Bn | -2.77 Bn |
| 10 | Nelnet | 4.66 Bn | 4.29 Bn | 4.07 Mn | 3.73 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -28.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -31.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.81 Bn |