gross profit bridgeinconsistent2017-12-31
Withheld: gross profit could not be reconciled with the rest of this filer’s statement.
Revenue
$0
Fiscal year ended 2017-12-31Net income
$173.17M
Fiscal year ended 2017-12-31Total assets
$23.96B
Fiscal year ended 2017-12-31NELNET INC (NNI) reported revenue of $0 and net income of $173.17M for the fiscal year ended 2017-12-31. This page shows 4 annual periods of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow figures normalized from NELNET INC’s SEC filings, each linked to the filing it came from. It is classified by the SEC under Personal Credit Institutions.
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Income
| Metric | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cost of revenue | $58.63M | $51.18M | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Gross profit | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Operating income | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Net income | $173.17M | $256.75M | $267.98M | $307.61M |
| Research & development | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Weighted-average diluted shares | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Pretax income | $226.68M | $398.81M | $420.64M | $469.52M |
| Income tax expense | $64.86M | $141.31M | $152.38M | $160.24M |
| Diluted EPS | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Selling, general & administrative | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| General & administrative | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Selling & marketing | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Balance
| Metric | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $66.75M | $69.65M | $63.53M | $130.48M |
| Total assets | $23.96B | $27.19B | $30.42B | $30.03B |
| Current assets | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Total liabilities | $21.80B | $25.12B | $28.53B | $28.37B |
| Current liabilities | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Total equity incl. NCI | $2.17B | $2.07B | $1.89B | $1.73B |
| Temporary (mezzanine) equity | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Inventory | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Accounts receivable | $37.86M | $43.97M | $51.34M | $50.55M |
| Goodwill | $138.76M | $147.31M | $146.00M | $126.20M |
| Long-term debt | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Accounts payable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Cash flow
| Metric | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $322.27M | $300.19M | $391.36M | $357.45M |
| Capital expenditures | $156.00M | $67.60M | $16.76M | $26.49M |
| Investing cash flow | $2.95B | $3.41B | $1.42B | -$109.51M |
| Financing cash flow | -$3.50B | -$3.58B | -$1.88B | -$180.73M |
| Net change in cash | -$228.25M | $129.39M | -$66.95M | $67.21M |
| Stock-based compensation | $4.42M | $4.35M | $5.35M | $4.70M |
| Common dividends paid | $24.10M | $21.19M | $19.02M | $18.54M |
| Common share repurchases | $68.90M | $69.09M | $96.17M | $15.71M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $137.82M | $122.55M | $123.74M | $107.97M |
Derived
| Metric | 2017-12-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2014-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow | $166.26M | $232.59M | $374.60M | $330.96M |
| Gross margin | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Operating margin | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| FCF margin | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| SBC / revenue | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Current ratio | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Revenue YoY growth | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Net margin | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| R&D / revenue | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| CapEx / revenue | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Long-term debt / equity | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Effective tax rate | 28.6% | 35.4% | 36.2% | 34.1% |
Amounts are abbreviated; the exact reported value is carried in each cell. — means unavailable, not zero. Open NNI in the interactive workspace to inspect any figure back to its filing.
Source filings
10-Q · Filed 2026-08-06View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-05-07View SEC filing
10-K · Filed 2026-02-26View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-11-06View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-08-06View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-05-08View SEC filing
Reconciliation checks needing review
3 periods on this page do not reconcile under this site’s normalization. Read that as a limitation here before an observation about the company: the figures are the filer’s own, the filings linked above are authoritative, and a difference usually means the concepts this site selected do not match how this filer presents its statements. Nothing is adjusted to make a check pass.
gross profit bridgeinconsistent2016-12-31
Withheld: gross profit could not be reconciled with the rest of this filer’s statement.
balance equationreview2014-12-31
Difference 70404000 exceeds tolerance 30027739.000. Presentation or filing-vintage differences need review.