stockrowNelnet, Inc.
Nelnet, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.3 billion, up 5.49% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −23.0%
- EPS
- −27.6%
- Free cash flow
- +575.6%
- Total debt
- −13.5%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) Return on assets
Nelnet, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 1.94%, down 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.08%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.50% (fiscal 2023) to 3.08% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is in line with the Credit Services industry median of 1.94% and above the Financial sector median of 1.15%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.08% | 1.87 |
| FY2024 | 1.21% | 0.71 |
| FY2023 | 0.50% | (1.48) |
| FY2022 | 1.98% | 0.21 |
| FY2021 | 1.77% | 0.25 |
| FY2020 | 1.52% | 0.94 |
| FY2019 | 0.58% | (0.35) |
| FY2018 | 0.93% | 0.25 |
| FY2017 | 0.68% | (0.21) |
| FY2016 | 0.89% | 0.00 |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| SEZL Sezzle Inc. compare | 43.0% |
| FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc. compare | 7.57% |
| ENVA Enova International, Inc. compare | 5.60% |
| CACC Credit Acceptance Corporation compare | 3.85% |
| OMF OneMain Holdings, Inc. compare | 2.75% |
| BFH Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. compare | 2.34% |
| NNI Nelnet, Inc. | 1.94% |
| SLM SLM Corporation compare | 1.86% |
| KLAR Klarna Group plc compare | −0.77% |
| Credit Services industry median | 1.94% |
| Financial sector median | 1.15% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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