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Nelnet NNI Earnings yield

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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

Calculated from Nelnet’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=9%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 earnings yield?
Nelnet (NNI) reported earnings yield of 9% in Q1 2026.
How has Nelnet's earnings yield changed year-over-year?
Nelnet's earnings yield increased by 87.8% year-over-year, from 4.8% to 9%.
What is the long-term trend for Nelnet's earnings yield?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Nelnet's earnings yield has grown at a -7.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.9% to 9%.
What does earnings yield mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.