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NNI (Nelnet) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 11.66 (As of Jun. 01, 2025)


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What is Nelnet Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-01), Nelnet's current share price is $116.18. Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $9.96. Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 11.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

NNI' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.56   Med: 9.84   Max: 13.73
Current: 11.66

During the past years, Nelnet's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 13.73. The lowest was 4.56. And the median was 9.84.

NNI's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
58.93% of 112 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 8.25 vs NNI: 11.66

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Nelnet's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.407. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $9.96 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Nelnet Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Nelnet Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Nelnet Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.95 13.35 10.46 9.94 10.74

Nelnet Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.17 10.59 11.74 10.74 11.13

Competitive Comparison of Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Credit Services subindustry, Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Nelnet Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=116.18/9.96
=11.66

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Nelnet's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Nelnet's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=2.407/134.9266*134.9266
=2.407

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Nelnet Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.338 100.684 1.793
201509 2.489 100.392 3.345
201512 1.785 99.792 2.413
201603 2.071 100.470 2.781
201606 1.323 101.688 1.755
201609 1.556 101.861 2.061
201612 0.486 101.863 0.644
201703 0.505 102.862 0.662
201706 1.955 103.349 2.552
201709 0.634 104.136 0.821
201712 0.874 104.011 1.134
201803 0.730 105.290 0.935
201806 -0.569 106.317 -0.722
201809 2.207 106.507 2.796
201812 1.196 105.998 1.522
201903 -4.074 107.251 -5.125
201906 2.570 108.070 3.209
201909 3.430 108.329 4.272
201912 3.288 108.420 4.092
202003 -4.255 108.902 -5.272
202006 0.444 108.767 0.551
202009 6.356 109.815 7.809
202012 3.721 109.897 4.568
202103 0.797 111.754 0.962
202106 3.261 114.631 3.838
202109 3.546 115.734 4.134
202112 3.323 117.630 3.812
202203 6.823 121.301 7.589
202206 5.039 125.017 5.438
202209 4.358 125.227 4.696
202212 0.300 125.222 0.323
202303 2.635 127.348 2.792
202306 1.674 128.729 1.755
202309 3.702 129.860 3.846
202312 1.553 129.419 1.619
202403 5.069 131.776 5.190
202406 3.371 132.554 3.431
202409 3.640 133.029 3.692
202412 5.428 133.157 5.500
202503 2.407 134.927 2.407

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Nelnet  (NYSE:NNI) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


Nelnet Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms

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Nelnet Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
121 South 13th Street, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE, USA, 68508
Nelnet Inc is a United States based company engaged in these four reportable segments; Loan Servicing and Systems focuses on student and consumer loan origination services and servicing, loan origination and servicing-related technology solutions, and outsourcing business services; Education Technology Services and Payments segment provides education services, payment technology, and community management solutions for K-12 schools, institutions, churches, and businesses; Asset Generation and Management segment includes the acquisition and management of student and other loan assets; and Nelnet Bank focuses on the private education and unsecured consumer loan markets. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Education Technology Services and Payments segment.
Executives
Van Deun Jona M director 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100, LINCOLN NE 68508
William J Munn officer: Secy, Chief Legal Off, Gen Cou 121 S. 13TH STREET, SUITE 100, LINCOLN NE 68508
Kathleen Anne Farrell director 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100, LINCOLN NE 68508
Dan D Muhleisen 10 percent owner 6321 DOECREEK CIRCLE, LINCOLN NE 68516
Preeta D Bansal director 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100, LINCOLN NE 68508
David S Graff director 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100, LINCOLN NE 68508
Kimberly Kay Rath director 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100, LINCOLN NE 68508
Matthew W Dunlap director, officer: Chief Business Develop. Off. 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100, LINCOLN NE 68508
Magnolia Capital Fund, Lp other: See remarks 1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Magnolia Group, Llc other: See remarks 1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Adam K Peterson director, other: See below 1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Shelby J Butterfield 10 percent owner 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100, LINCOLN NE 68508
Michael S Dunlap director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, Co-Chief Ex. Officer 121 SOUTH 13TH STREET, SUITE 100, LINCOLN NE 68508
Joann M Martin director 6221 ANDREW COURT, LINCOLN NE 68512
Angie Mulheisen 10 percent owner 3643 S 48TH STREET P O BOX 82535, LINCOLN NE 68501-2535