Nelnet Overview

Financial ServicesCompany

Where is Nelnet headquartered?

Nelnet is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.

What is Nelnet’s revenue?

Nelnet disclosed revenue of 1,166M USD for 2024 and 969M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Nelnet have?

Nelnet has 6,739 employees.

What sector is Nelnet in?

Nelnet is a financial services company.

When was Nelnet founded?

Nelnet was founded in 1977.

Nelnet

Nelnet, Inc.

121 South 13th Street,
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
United States,
(402) 458-2370
www.nelnet.net

Nelnet focuses on delivering education-related products and services and student loan asset management. Nelnet earns interest income on a portfolio of federally insured student loans. The Company also makes investments to further diversify from its core education-related businesses. Nelnet was founded in 1977 and is based in Lincoln, Nebraska.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 5 1 1 - - 1 8
vol $236M $236M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 - - - - 1 2
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