Nelnet (NNI) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $3.6 million for Q1 2026, up 4219.05% year-over-year from $84000.0 in Q1 2025, and up 204.25% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.5 million in Q4 2025.

Nelnet (NNI) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nelnet (NNI) has reported Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $3.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 4219.05% year-over-year to $3.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.1 million (up 678.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $6.6 million, up 394.67% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation rose to $3.6 million in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from -$3.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $15.5 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$7.7 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $2.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $3.4 million in 2024.
  • On a YoY basis, Share-based Compensation climbed as much as 5915.79% in 2023 and fell as far as 242.58% in 2023.
  • Nelnet's Share-based Compensation stood at $8.2 million in 2022, then surged by 34.84% to $11.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 168.99% to -$7.6 million in 2024, then soared by 54.35% to -$3.5 million in 2025, then surged by 204.25% to $3.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NNI's Share-based Compensation at $3.6 million in Q1 2026, -$3.5 million in Q4 2025, and $3.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Visa 618.21 Bn 605.85 Bn - 222.00 Mn
2 Mastercard 506.53 Bn 493.04 Bn - 122.00 Mn
3 American Express 232.32 Bn 183.00 Bn 17.99 Bn 155.00 Mn
4 Capital One Financial 136.19 Bn 81.48 Bn - 1.76 Bn
5 PayPal Holdings 52.34 Bn 41.08 Bn - 275.00 Mn
6 Eason Technology 35.89 Bn 35.89 Bn - -
7 Synchrony Financial 26.09 Bn 9.90 Bn - -
8 Affirm Holdings 25.93 Bn 24.20 Bn - 41.65 Mn
9 SoFi Technologies 23.04 Bn 22.68 Bn -41.62 Mn 5.90 Mn
10 Nelnet 4.86 Bn 4.62 Bn -10.19 Mn 3.63 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 3.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 3.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 84,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 84,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 -7.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 11.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 11.05 Mn