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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 23.2 46.4 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?

As of Sep '26, Nelnet Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 10.7× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E and dividend yield have moved with the share price. 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), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.