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TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Dec 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 333.3M
Net Income 38.7M 11.61%

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 14.1B
Total Liabilities 10.5B
Shareholders Equity 3.6B
Debt to Equity 2.93

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 102.7M
Free Cash Flow 130.1M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Quarter Income Flow i

Annual Income Flow i

Nelnet Income Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Revenue i 1.4B 1.2B 1.0B 1.4B 1.2B
Cost of Goods Sold i - - - - -
Gross Profit i - - - - -
Gross Margin % i 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i - - - - -
Selling, General & Administrative i 652.3M 632.2M 591.5M 589.6M 507.1M
Other Operating Expenses i - - - - -
Total Operating Expenses i 652.3M 632.2M 591.5M 589.6M 507.1M
Operating Income i - - - - -
Operating Margin % i 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i - - - - -
Interest Expense i - - - - -
Other Non-Operating Income - - - - -
Pre-tax Income i 526.3M 228.6M 74.2M 509.5M 502.1M
Income Tax i 128.0M 52.7M 19.8M 113.2M 115.8M
Effective Tax Rate % i 24.3% 23.0% 26.6% 22.2% 23.1%
Net Income i 398.3M 175.9M 54.4M 396.2M 386.3M
Net Margin % i 29.5% 15.1% 5.3% 28.2% 31.1%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i - - - - -
EPS (Basic) i - $5.02 $2.45 $10.83 $10.20
EPS (Diluted) i - $5.02 $2.45 $10.83 $10.20
Basic Shares Outstanding i - 36642533 37416621 37603033 38572801
Diluted Shares Outstanding i - 36642533 37416621 37603033 38572801

Income Statement Trend

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Nelnet Balance Sheet From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i 296.0M 194.5M 168.1M 118.1M 125.6M
Short-term Investments i 1.1B 983.8M 937.9M 1.4B 929.7M
Accounts Receivable i 193.5M 159.9M 196.2M 194.9M 163.3M
Inventory i - - - - -
Other Current Assets - - - - -
Total Current Assets i - - - - -
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i 10.1M 7.0M 7.1M 6.2M 4.9M
Goodwill i 345.3M 352.4M 360.9M 417.3M 336.2M
Intangible Assets i 29.3M 36.3M 44.8M 63.5M 52.0M
Long-term Investments - - - - -
Other Non-Current Assets - - - - -
Total Non-Current Assets i - - - - -
Total Assets i 14.1B 13.8B - - -
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i 20.4M 21.0M 35.4M 36.0M 4.6M
Short-term Debt i 981.9M 943.2M 1.4B 1.1B 117.1M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt - - - - -
Other Current Liabilities - - - - -
Total Current Liabilities i - - - - -
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i 6.8B 7.4B 10.2B 12.9B 17.0B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i - - - - -
Other Non-Current Liabilities - - - - -
Total Non-Current Liabilities i - - - - -
Total Liabilities i 10.5B 10.5B - - -
Equity
Common Stock i 359.0K 363.0K 371.0K 372.0K 379.0K
Retained Earnings i 3.7B 3.3B 3.3B 3.2B 2.9B
Treasury Stock i - - - - -
Other Equity - - - - -
Total Shareholders Equity i 3.6B 3.3B 3.2B 3.2B 3.0B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i 7.8B 8.3B 11.6B 14.1B 17.1B
Working Capital i 0 0 0 0 0

Balance Sheet Composition

Nelnet Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Operating Activities
Net Income i 398.3M 175.9M 54.4M 396.2M 386.3M
Depreciation & Amortization i 90.6M 132.5M 145.4M 176.2M 132.3M
Stock-Based Compensation i - 12.0M 16.5M 14.2M 10.7M
Working Capital Changes i 69.6M 113.8M 86.9M 33.4M -34.9M
Operating Cash Flow i 587.3M 427.1M 251.3M 655.4M 566.3M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i -26.2M -20.9M -74.1M -59.4M -59.0M
Acquisitions i - 0 0 -34.0M 0
Investment Purchases i -1.1B -1.1B -938.9M -1.3B -996.9M
Investment Sales i 911.0M 568.6M 1.0B 580.0M 352.8M
Investing Cash Flow i -260.2M -539.6M -3.9M -806.5M -703.1M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i -69.3M -83.3M -28.0M -97.7M -58.1M
Dividends Paid i -43.0M -40.8M -39.4M -36.6M -34.5M
Debt Issuance i 1.4B 30.7M 761.2M 1.3B 1.9B
Debt Repayment i -2.6B -3.6B -3.6B -4.3B -3.7B
Financing Cash Flow i -1.2B -3.7B -2.8B -3.1B -1.8B
Free Cash Flow i 396.7M 642.0M 358.9M 624.6M 421.4M
Net Change in Cash i -872.4M -3.8B -2.6B -3.3B -1.9B

Cash Flow Trend

Nelnet Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 11.67
Forward P/E 13.76
Price to Book 1.34
Price to Sales 2.96
PEG Ratio -1.55

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 25.61%
Operating Margin 17.74%
Return on Equity 11.59%
Return on Assets 2.86%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 5.33
Debt to Equity 217.91
Beta 0.81

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $11.79
Book Value per Share $102.74
Revenue per Share $46.03

Peer Financial Comparison

Company Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio ROE Profit Margin Debt/Equity
NNI 5.1B 11.67 1.34 11.59% 25.61% 217.91
Visa 596.6B 28.98 15.42 53.95% 50.23% 54.61
Mastercard 448.3B 30.95 59.09 209.92% 45.65% 256.04
FirstCash Holdings 9.4B 27.71 3.97 15.26% 9.02% 112.82
Eason Technology 8.8B 0.00 0.04 -1,790.01% 0.00% 0.00
OneMain Holdings 6.9B 8.98 2.03 23.76% 26.34% 671.07
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