What does department of education loan servicing — revenue mean?

This metric represents the total revenue generated from providing loan servicing and administrative support services for federal student loan portfolios owned by the Department of Education. It reflects the company's role as a contractor in managing borrower accounts, processing payments, and maintaining loan records on behalf of government entities. This revenue stream is a key indicator of the company's scale in government-contracted financial services and its sensitivity to federal education policy and loan volume fluctuations.

Nelnet NNI Department of Education loan servicing — Revenue

Other product segments

Education technology services

$56.11M+0.8%

Payment processing

$55.89M+8.4%

Tuition payment plan services

$41.86M+4.4%

Private education and consumer loan servicing

$25.66M+13.1%

Software services

$11.76M+68.2%

Canada Student Loan Program loan servicing

$11.33M—

FFELP loan servicing

$2.25M-14.4%

Outsourced services

$713K-32.9%

Other

$580K+2,048%

Similar metrics at other companies

CBRELoan servicing — Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax

$37M-5.1%

FBR

FBRTReal Estate Debt and Other Real Estate Investments — Servicing revenue

$373K—

FNFTitle — Loan subservicing revenue

$79M+17.9%

WALNet loan servicing (loss) revenue

-$1.3M-106%

CLoan servicing — Commissions and fees revenue

$16M-33.3%

CBREServicing fees — Revenue

$89.25M+8.5%

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:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.

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

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What is Nelnet's department of education loan servicing — revenue?: Nelnet (NNI) reported department of education loan servicing — revenue of $76.12M in Q1 2026.
What does department of education loan servicing — revenue mean?: This metric represents the total revenue generated from providing loan servicing and administrative support services for federal student loan portfolios owned by the Department of Education. It reflects the company's role as a contractor in managing borrower accounts, processing payments, and maintaining loan records on behalf of government entities. This revenue stream is a key indicator of the company's scale in government-contracted financial services and its sensitivity to federal education policy and loan volume fluctuations.