Financial Services
Nelnet, Inc.(NNI)
Live Price
Offline$129.73
-0.47% today
1Y Change
+6.80%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $5.08B
- Revenue Growth
- +22.6%
- EPS Growth
- +130.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.9%
Coverage: 242 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $5.08B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $129.73 and up 6.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +22.6%, EPS growth of +130.7%, a dividend yield of 0.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +22.6%, EPS +130.7%, free cash flow -38.2% with operating margin 32.5% and ROIC 3.6%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 12.0 and price/sales 2.4. Stock Foundry combines NNI price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+22.6% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+32.5% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 14, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +22.6% and EPS at +130.7%, with operating margin around 32.5%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 14, 2026 | โ | -0.3% | +3.1% | +3.0% |
2026 Feb 26, 2026 | -4.3% | -1.4% | +0.4% | -2.1% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | +94.1% | +2.2% | +0.5% | +0.5% |
Benchmark Edge
NNI vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NNI Max Drawdown
-15.27%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NNI and SPY.
Company Overview
Nelnet, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Nelnet, Inc. engages in loan servicing, communications, education technology, services, and payment processing businesses worldwide. The Loan Servicing and Systems segment provides loan conversion, application processing, borrower updates, customer service, payment processing, due diligence procedures, funds management reconciliation, and claim processing services. This segment also provides student loan servicing software; business process outsourcing services specialized in contact center management, such as inbound calls, outreach campaigns and sales, and interacting with customers through multi-channels. The Education Technology, Services, and Payment Processing segment offers financial management services; school information system software; website design and cost effective admissions software; FACTS Giving, a donation platform; and customized professional development and coaching services, educational instruction services, and technology products that aid in teacher and student evaluations. It also offers tuition payment plans, and service and technology for student billings, payments, and refunds; solutions for in-person, online, and mobile payment experiences on campus; payment processing services, such as credit card and electronic transfer; faith community engagement, giving management, and learning management services and technologies; and an integrated commerce payment platform, financial management, and tuition payment plan services, as well as a school management platform that provides administrative, information management, financial management, and communication functions for K-12 schools. The Communications segment provides fiber optic service to homes and businesses for internet, television, and telephone services. The Asset Generation and Management segment acquires, manages, and owns loan assets. The Nelnet Bank segment operates internet industrial banks. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- Leadership
- Jeffrey R. Noordhoek
- IPO Date
- Dec 12, 2003
- Employees
- 6.7k
- Street Address
- 121 South 13th Street
- Mailing
- Lincoln, NE, 68508
- Region
- Lincoln, NE, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 402 458 2370
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 12.0
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.5
- Price/Sales
- 2.4
- Price/Book
- 1.4
Growth
- Revenue
- +22.6%
- EPS
- +130.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- -38.2%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 76.9%
- Operating Margin
- 32.5%
- Net Margin
- 20.6%
- ROE
- 12.0%
- ROIC
- 3.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.11
- Current Ratio
- 382.15
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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