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NNI Financials Nelnet Inc

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Free cash flow has grown 11.0% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($7.8B) exceeds cash ($296M); net debt is $7.5B.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 9 consecutive years, consuming 10.0% of earnings and 10.8% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 6.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $214M $428M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 50% 100% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
0% 10% 21% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $321M $642M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $10B $21B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$4B -$85M $3B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 — $428M — — 11.6% 3.0% $397M $7.8B $296M
2024 — $184M — — 5.5% 1.3% $642M $8.3B $195M
2023 — $90M — — 2.8% 0.5% $358M $11.8B $168M
2022 — $407M — — 12.7% 2.1% $624M $14.6B $118M
2021 — $393M — — 13.3% 1.8% $421M $17.6B $126M
2020 — $352M — — 13.4% 1.6% $236M $19.3B $121M
2019 — $142M — — 5.9% 0.6% $206M $20.5B $134M
2018 — $228M — — 9.9% 0.9% $146M — $121M
2017 $0 $173M — — 8.1% 0.7% $166M — $67M
2016 $0 $257M — — 12.5% 0.9% $233M — $70M
2015 $0 $268M — — 14.2% 0.9% $375M — $64M
2014 $0 $308M — — 17.8% 1.0% $331M — $130M
2013 $0 $303M — — 21.0% 1.1% $370M — $63M
2012 $0 $178M — — 15.3% 0.7% $289M — $66M
2011 $0 $204M — — 19.2% 0.8% $297M — $43M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced NNI against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 23.0 46.0 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 0.6 1.3 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is NNI growing its revenue and profit?

See the revenue and net-income charts above for Nelnet Inc's multi-year trend.

How much debt does NNI have?

As of FY2025, Nelnet Inc reported $7.8B of total debt against $296M of cash.

What is NNI's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin —, and net margin —.

What is NNI's P/E ratio?

Nelnet Inc's P/E (TTM) is 14.71 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the NNI stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 10.4× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.