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$4.85B+5.9%

Enterprise value$12.31B+0.4%

P/E11.6×-2.3×

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 source filing: Nelnet’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026.

Filed: May 7, 2026, 4:23 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q1 2026
Accession: 0001258602-26-000033

Line item	Three months ended / March 31, 2026	Three months ended / March 31, 2025
Interest income:
Loan interest	$171,024	166,439
Investment interest	40,202	41,389
Total interest income	211,226	207,828
Interest expense on bonds and notes payable and bank deposits	109,583	125,114
Net interest income	101,643	82,714
Less provision for loan losses	53,244	15,337
Less provision for beneficial interests	4,130	1,510

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FAQ

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.