Nelnet (NNI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)

Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of $3.7 billion for Q1 2026, up 9.38% year-over-year from $3.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 251954.76% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 million in Q4 2025.

Nelnet (NNI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nelnet (NNI) has reported Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with $3.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 9.38% year-over-year to $3.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.7 billion (up 9.38% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.5 million, down 79.96% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings grew to $3.7 billion in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from $1.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $3.7 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$27.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $1.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $7.4 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Retained Earnings plunged 391.02% — and 2025, when it surged 309885.38%.
  • Nelnet's Retained Earnings stood at $3.2 billion in 2022, then sank by 99.9% to $3.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 138.66% to $7.4 million in 2024, then sank by 79.96% to $1.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 251954.76% to $3.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NNI's Retained Earnings at $3.7 billion in Q1 2026, $1.5 million in Q4 2025, and $1.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 22.17 Bn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 91.77 Bn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 26.38 Bn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 69.25 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 34.43 Bn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -76.63 Mn
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - 25.97 Bn
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 6.55 Bn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn -2.74 Mn
10 Nelnet 4.86 Bn 4.62 Bn -10.19 Mn 3.73 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -27.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -5.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 9.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.84 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 10.16 Mn