Nelnet (NNI) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Nelnet (NNI) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of -$2.23 for Q1 2026, up 60.93% year-over-year from -$1.38 in Q1 2025, and down 85.97% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.2 in Q4 2025.
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Nelnet (NNI) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nelnet (NNI) has reported Times Interest Earned for 17 consecutive years, with -$2.23 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 60.93% year-over-year to -$2.23; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.66 (down 39.93% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$2.29, down 37.97% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned retreated to -$2.23 in Q1 2026 per NNI's latest filing, from -$1.2 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at -$0.54 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$6.16 in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged -$2.42 across 5 years, with a median of -$1.65 in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Times Interest Earned soared 86.77% — and 2025, when it sank 316.25%.
- Nelnet's Times Interest Earned stood at -$0.61 in 2022, then plunged by 265.14% to -$2.22 in 2023, then jumped by 75.53% to -$0.54 in 2024, then sank by 121.0% to -$1.2 in 2025, then sank by 85.97% to -$2.23 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NNI's Times Interest Earned at -$2.23 in Q1 2026, -$1.2 in Q4 2025, and -$2.32 in Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa | 680.39 Bn | 668.03 Bn | - | 35.45 |
| 2 | Mastercard | 518.33 Bn | 504.84 Bn | - | 25.63 |
| 3 | American Express | 224.91 Bn | 175.59 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 1.79 |
| 4 | Capital One Financial | 132.31 Bn | 77.60 Bn | - | 1.95 |
| 5 | PayPal Holdings | 46.25 Bn | 35.00 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 26.22 Bn | 24.59 Bn | - | 1.24 |
| 7 | Synchrony Financial | 25.37 Bn | 9.17 Bn | - | 2.22 |
| 8 | SoFi Technologies | 23.30 Bn | 20.18 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 0.05 |
| 9 | Ally Financial | 12.85 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 0.50 |
| 10 | Nelnet | 4.59 Bn | 4.28 Bn | 90.97 Mn | -1.55 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.55 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.20 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.72 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.20 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.02 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.35 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.04 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.83 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.94 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.67 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.64 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.98 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.39 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.18 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.60 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.03 |