Nelnet (NNI) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of -$2.1 for Q1 2026, up 4.72% YoY from -$2.0 in Q1 2025, and up 21.77% sequentially from -$2.68 in Q4 2025.
Nelnet (NNI) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nelnet has disclosed Times Interest Earned across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$2.1 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 4.72% year-over-year to -$2.1; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$2.29 (down 23.75% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$2.32, down 39.13% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned grew to -$2.1 in Q1 2026, from -$2.68 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Times Interest Earned for NNI reached as high as -$0.64 in Q1 2023 and fell as low as -$5.02 in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is -$1.74 (2024), against an average of -$1.86.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Times Interest Earned soared 87.33% — and 2025, when it plunged 213.24%.
- A 5-year view of Times Interest Earned shows it stood at -$1.38 in 2022, then decreased by 5.96% to -$1.46 in 2023, then slumped by 44.56% to -$2.11 in 2024, then retreated by 26.83% to -$2.68 in 2025, then gained by 21.77% to -$2.1 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered -$2.1, -$2.68, and -$2.32 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 587.74 Bn | 575.34 Bn | - | 40.64 |
| 2 | Mastercard | 465.55 Bn | 455.34 Bn | - | 26.52 |
| 3 | American Express | 238.39 Bn | 184.35 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 1.80 |
| 4 | PayPal Holdings | 40.24 Bn | 30.89 Bn | 7.84 Bn | - |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 28.27 Bn | 26.55 Bn | 261.64 Mn | 0.78 |
| 6 | SoFi Technologies | 23.54 Bn | 20.13 Bn | 929.25 Mn | 0.12 |
| 7 | Ally Financial | 14.34 Bn | 13.89 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.49 |
| 8 | Credit Acceptance | 7.51 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 562.70 Mn | 1.23 |
| 9 | FinVolution | 6.22 Bn | 4.97 Bn | 311.24 Mn | - |
| 10 | Nelnet | 4.85 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 4.07 Mn | -2.10 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.10 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.68 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.32 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.07 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.20 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.11 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.74 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.49 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.46 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.25 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.10 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.64 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.38 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.03 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.39 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.02 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.72 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.79 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -3.87 |