Nelnet, Inc.
Nelnet, Inc. (NYSE: NNI) provides consumer lending, loan servicing, payment processing, and technology-enabled services, many of which serve education customers. Its four reportable segments are Loan Servicing and Systems, which services federally owned, federally insured, private education, and consumer loans and… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Nelnet, Inc. reported revenue of $1.66B, down 8.2% from a year earlier, and net income of $195.95M. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $1.76B, up 20.6% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $398.35M.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Nelnet, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Nelnet, Inc. (NYSE: NNI) provides consumer lending, loan servicing, payment processing, and technology-enabled services, many of which serve education customers. Its four reportable segments are Loan Servicing and Systems, which services federally owned, federally insured, private education, and consumer loans and provides related software and outsourced services; Education Technology Services and Payments, which supplies school management, tuition payment, and commerce solutions to K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and other organizations; Asset Generation and Management, which acquires and manages student and other loan assets; and Nelnet Bank, which offers private education and unsecured consumer loans. Major brands include Nelnet Servicing, FACTS, Nelnet Campus Commerce, and Nelnet Payment Services. The company also conducts insurance, investment management, real estate, renewable energy, and venture investment activities. Nelnet began in 1978 as a federal student loan servicer and continues to earn interest income from its legacy loan portfolio. At December 31, 2025, it serviced $486.2 billion of loans for 13.2 million borrowers and held an $8.7 billion loan portfolio in Asset Generation and Management. Its website is www.nelnet.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry (SIC)
- Banks & Brokers
- Headquarters
- LINCOLN, NE
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1258602
- SIC
- 6141
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2011–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Nelnet, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Nelnet, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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