What is Nelnet's long-term debt?

Nelnet (NNI) reported long-term debt of $7.7B in Q1 2026.

How has Nelnet's long-term debt changed year-over-year?

Nelnet's long-term debt decreased by 11.1% year-over-year, from $8.66B to $7.7B.

What is the long-term trend for Nelnet's long-term debt?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Nelnet's long-term debt has grown at a -16.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $19.32B to $7.78B.

What does long-term debt mean?

Bonds, term loans, notes payable, and other borrowings with maturities beyond one year — the primary long-term financing source.

Nelnet NNI Long-Term Debt

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Segments

By segment

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Asset Generation and Management$5B0.0%

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%

Enterprise value$12.14B-3.0%

P/E11.2×-9.9×

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:LongTermDebt.

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 long-term debt?: Nelnet (NNI) reported long-term debt of $7.7B in Q1 2026.
How has Nelnet's long-term debt changed year-over-year?: Nelnet's long-term debt decreased by 11.1% year-over-year, from $8.66B to $7.7B.
What is the long-term trend for Nelnet's long-term debt?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Nelnet's long-term debt has grown at a -16.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $19.32B to $7.78B.
What does long-term debt mean?: Bonds, term loans, notes payable, and other borrowings with maturities beyond one year — the primary long-term financing source.