What is Nelnet's total interest income?

Nelnet (NNI) reported total interest income of $211.23M in Q1 2026.

How has Nelnet's total interest income changed year-over-year?

Nelnet's total interest income increased by 1.6% year-over-year, from $207.83M to $211.23M.

What is the long-term trend for Nelnet's total interest income?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Nelnet's total interest income has grown at a 12.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $523.83M to $851.46M.

What does total interest income mean?

Total interest earned on all interest-bearing assets — loans, investment securities, deposits at other banks, and federal funds sold.

Nelnet NNI Total Interest Income

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Segments

By segment

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Asset Generation and Management$163.01M-2.5%

Nelnet Bank$35.24M+44.0%

Education Technology Services and Payments (ETSP)$6.12M-11.8%

Loan Servicing and Systems (LSS)$1.14M+58.0%

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:InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating.

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 total interest income?: Nelnet (NNI) reported total interest income of $211.23M in Q1 2026.
How has Nelnet's total interest income changed year-over-year?: Nelnet's total interest income increased by 1.6% year-over-year, from $207.83M to $211.23M.
What is the long-term trend for Nelnet's total interest income?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Nelnet's total interest income has grown at a 12.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $523.83M to $851.46M.
What does total interest income mean?: Total interest earned on all interest-bearing assets — loans, investment securities, deposits at other banks, and federal funds sold.