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2.4%Return on Assets
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Market
64
Sector
73
Industry
52
History
98
$ 129.13Close
$ 101.27 - $ 131.4 52-Week Range
Ticker Information

Ticker

NNI

Company Name

NELNET INC

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Credit Services

Exchange

NYSE

NELNET INC - Return on Assets Chart Analysis (TTM)

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NNI - ROA Historical data
DateTotal AssetsNet Income Common StockReturn on Assets
6/30/2025$ 13.71B$ 329.57M2.4%
3/31/2025$ 14.19B$ 193.2M1.36%
12/31/2024$ 13.78B$ 184.04M1.34%
9/30/2024$ 14.08B$ 112.14M0.8%
6/30/2024$ 14.5B$ 155.08M1.07%
3/31/2024$ 15.4B$ 138.25M0.9%
12/31/2023$ 16.74B$ 91.53M0.55%
9/30/2023$ 17.22B$ 130.86M0.76%
6/30/2023$ 17.81B$ 190.33M1.07%
3/31/2023$ 18.08B$ 247.19M1.37%
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • NELNET INC's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) ROA stands at 0.72%.
  • Over the past 5 years, NELNET INC's average ROA has been 1.58%.
  • The median ROA for NELNET INC during this period was 1.46%
  • NELNET INC reached its highest ROA over the past 5 years at 2.6%.
  • The lowest ROA recorded by NELNET INC in the same timeframe 0.55%

NELNET INC's ROA vs. competitors

We picked the following companies as peers based on multiple factors, including sector, industry, market capitalization and revenue

ROA Benchmarks
CompanyROA
ENVA : ENOVA INTERNATIONAL INC 4.48%CACC : CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP 4.86%OBDC : BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORP 3.85%FLG : FLAGSTAR FINANCIAL INC -0.73%PJT : PJT PARTNERS INC 10.61%SLM : SLM CORP 1.44%BWIN : BALDWIN INSURANCE GROUP INC -0.48%VLY : VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP 0.68%PFSI : PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 1.6%HWC : HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP 1.34%

Definition of Return on Assets

[Calculation] Return on Assets (ROA) measures net income [NetIncCmn] as percentage of total [Assets]. A high ROA shows an effective allocation of capital by the company.
Net Inc. Cmn. / Assets
(=) ROA
ROA for NELNET INC is calculated as follows: Net Inc. Cmn. [ $ 159.83M ] / Assets [ $ 22.22B ]
(=) ROA [ 0.72% ]

NNI - Return on Assets, Last 5 years

0.55%

Minimum

Dec 31, 2023

2.6%

Maximum

Sep 30, 2022

1.58%

Average

1.46%

Median

ROA Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of ROA for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average ROA of the companies is 0.15% with a standard deviation of 10.55%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
ROA in the Market:
filtered constituents3.44K
min-33.29%
max33.98%
average0.15%
median1.53%
std10.55%