What is Nelnet's D&A?

Nelnet (NNI) reported D&A of $21.16M in Q1 2026.

How has Nelnet's D&A changed year-over-year?

Nelnet's D&A decreased by 8.5% year-over-year, from $23.12M to $21.16M.

What is the long-term trend for Nelnet's D&A?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Nelnet's D&A has grown at a -9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $132.33M to $90.62M.

Total non-cash depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of intangible assets — the largest add-back to net income in the operating cash flow reconciliation.

Nelnet NNI D&A

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Segments

By segment

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Loan Servicing and Systems (LSS)$4M+50.8%

Education Technology Services and Payments (ETSP)$2.37M-2.5%

Nelnet Bank$352K+3.8%

Asset Generation and Management$0—

Other financials

Income statement

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Net income$71.1M-13.8%

EPS (diluted)$1.97-12.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$240.0M+8.8%

Total debt$7.7B-11.1%

Total equity$3.7B+9.1%

Total assets$14.2B-0.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$73.1M-19.8%

CapEx$11.6M+242%

Free cash flow$61.6M-29.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.68B+14.9%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.7%+5.9pp

Debt / equity2.1×-0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nelnet in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization.

The official record: Nelnet’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nelnet's D&A?: Nelnet (NNI) reported D&A of $21.16M in Q1 2026.
How has Nelnet's D&A changed year-over-year?: Nelnet's D&A decreased by 8.5% year-over-year, from $23.12M to $21.16M.
What is the long-term trend for Nelnet's D&A?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Nelnet's D&A has grown at a -9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $132.33M to $90.62M.
What does D&A mean?: Total non-cash depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of intangible assets — the largest add-back to net income in the operating cash flow reconciliation.