Nelnet Past Earnings Performance

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Nelnet's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -3.4%, while the Consumer Finance industry saw earnings growing at 17.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.9% per year. Nelnet's return on equity is 2.7%, and it has net margins of 9.1%.

Key information

-3.4%

Earnings growth rate

-2.5%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Finance Industry Growth9.8%
Revenue growth rate4.9%
Return on equity2.7%
Net Margin9.1%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Nelnet makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:NIJ Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,2611155920
30 Jun 241,2901575870
31 Mar 241,2531385940
31 Dec 231,177926010
30 Sep 231,2171295990
30 Jun 231,2811896050
31 Mar 231,3312475990
31 Dec 221,5164075980
30 Sep 221,6015095930
30 Jun 221,5134585740
31 Mar 221,4824565520
31 Dec 211,3593935180
30 Sep 211,2334965150
30 Jun 211,2505145130
31 Mar 211,2625175130
31 Dec 201,1053525170
30 Sep 201,0981605040
30 Jun 201,0591224940
31 Mar 20975604860
31 Dec 191,0291424770
30 Sep 199781214540
30 Jun 199691314520
31 Mar 199901564520
31 Dec 181,0512284370
30 Sep 189732544040
30 Jun 189302583640
31 Mar 188702373280
31 Dec 178011733030
30 Sep 178552232890
30 Jun 178742612780
31 Mar 178182592650
31 Dec 168622572570
30 Sep 168462442530
30 Jun 168022082520
31 Mar 169052522500
31 Dec 158712682480
30 Sep 157892552440
30 Jun 158022912420
31 Mar 157902952370
31 Dec 148953082280
30 Sep 148803022200
30 Jun 149102802070
31 Mar 149553062010
31 Dec 139173001960

Quality Earnings: NIJ has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: NIJ's current net profit margins (9.1%) are lower than last year (10.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NIJ's earnings have declined by 3.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: NIJ's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: NIJ had negative earnings growth (-10.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Finance industry average (3.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: NIJ's Return on Equity (2.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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