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 equity
Nelnet, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 7.55%, down 4.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.81% (fiscal 2023) to 14.8% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is below the Credit Services industry median of 9.05% and below the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.5% | 6.80 |
| FY2024 | 5.66% | 2.85 |
| FY2023 | 2.81% | (10.42) |
| FY2022 | 13.2% | (0.86) |
| FY2021 | 14.1% | 0.05 |
| FY2020 | 14.0% | 8.01 |
| FY2019 | 6.03% | (4.14) |
| FY2018 | 10.2% | 1.99 |
| FY2017 | 8.18% | (4.78) |
| FY2016 | 13.0% | (1.85) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| SEZL Sezzle Inc. compare | 84.3% |
| SLM SLM Corporation compare | 27.0% |
| ENVA Enova International, Inc. compare | 26.8% |
| CACC Credit Acceptance Corporation compare | 22.7% |
| OMF OneMain Holdings, Inc. compare | 22.7% |
| FCFS FirstCash Holdings, Inc. compare | 18.2% |
| BFH Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. compare | 15.6% |
| NNI Nelnet, Inc. | 7.55% |
| KLAR Klarna Group plc compare | −5.67% |
| Credit Services industry median | 9.05% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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