Nelnet (NNI) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 26.51% for Q1 2026, up 295.0% YoY from 6.71% in Q1 2025, and up 59.87% sequentially from 16.59% in Q4 2025.
Nelnet (NNI) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nelnet has disclosed Tax Rate across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 26.51% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 295.0% year-over-year to 26.51%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.81% (up 218.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 24.32%, up 128.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate improved to 26.51% in Q1 2026, from 16.59% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Tax Rate for NNI reached as high as 37.14% in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 12.69% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 23.56% (2025), against an average of 23.32%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate jumped 1363 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 1189 bps.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 20.66% in 2022, then advanced by 16 bps to 24.04% in 2023, then fell by 20 bps to 19.14% in 2024, then retreated by 13 bps to 16.59% in 2025, then surged by 60 bps to 26.51% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 26.51%, 16.59%, and 26.22% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 587.74 Bn | 575.34 Bn | - | 16.07% |
| 2 | Mastercard | 465.55 Bn | 455.34 Bn | - | 19.33% |
| 3 | American Express | 238.39 Bn | 184.35 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 21.36% |
| 4 | PayPal Holdings | 40.24 Bn | 30.89 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 20.10% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 28.27 Bn | 26.55 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 4.19% |
| 6 | SoFi Technologies | 23.54 Bn | 20.13 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 16.45% |
| 7 | Ally Financial | 14.34 Bn | 13.89 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.25% |
| 8 | Credit Acceptance | 7.51 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 22.29% |
| 9 | FinVolution | 6.22 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 311.24 Mn | -17.46% |
| 10 | Nelnet | 4.85 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 4.07 Mn | 26.51% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.51% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.04% |