The cash flow of NELNET, INC. over the past 10 years
Chart NELNET, INC.: operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, fiscal 2016–2025 Open the chart →In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, NELNET, INC.'s operating cash flow was $422.99M and its capital expenditures $26.24M, leaving free cash flow of $396.75M. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $145.87M in fiscal 2018 to $641.99M in fiscal 2024. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2017, at $156M.
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditures | Free cash flow* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025ended Dec 31, 2025 | $422.99M | $26.24M | $396.75M |
| 2024ended Dec 31, 2024 | $662.89M | $20.9M | $641.99M |
| 2023ended Dec 31, 2023 | $432.03M | $74.05M | $357.98M |
| 2022ended Dec 31, 2022 | $683.06M | $59.42M | $623.64M |
| 2021ended Dec 31, 2021 | $480.33M | $58.95M | $421.38M |
| 2020ended Dec 31, 2020 | $349.1M | $113.31M | $235.79M |
| 2019ended Dec 31, 2019 | $298.92M | $92.5M | $206.42M |
| 2018ended Dec 31, 2018 | $270.89M | $125.02M | $145.87M |
| 2017ended Dec 31, 2017 | $322.27M | $156M | $166.26M |
| 2016ended Dec 31, 2016 | $300.19M | $67.6M | $232.59M |
Fiscal years as NELNET, INC. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.
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