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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

$170.11 -$38.73 (-18.55%)

NASDAQ · 15 Sep 2026 16:10 UTC

Previous Close

$170.52

Day Range

$167$170.14

Year Range

$154.47$254.3

Market Cap

5.19B

AVG Volume

381.47K

Trailing/Forward PE

30.12/9.5

PEG ratio

-0.72

Dividend Yield

4.38%

Next Earnings Date

2026-11-05

Primary Exchange

NASDAQ

Revenue (USD)

NXST Revenue (USD) by year
Period	Revenue (USD)
2025	4.95B
2024	5.41B
2023	4.93B
2022	5.21B
2021	4.65B
2020	4.5B
2019	3.04B
2018	2.77B
2017	2.43B
2016	1.1B

Net Income (USD)

NXST Net Income (USD) by year
Period	Net Income (USD)
2025	109M
2024	722M
2023	346M
2022	971.3M
2021	834.59M
2020	811.44M
2019	230.26M
2018	389.48M
2017	475M
2016	91.54M

Operating Income (USD)

NXST Operating Income (USD) by year
Period	Operating Income (USD)
2025	864M
2024	1.27B
2023	708M
2022	1.31B
2021	1.18B
2020	1.38B
2019	655.13M
2018	757.78M
2017	518.75M
2016	287.31M

EBITDA (USD)

NXST EBITDA (USD) by year
Period	EBITDA (USD)
2025	1.69B
2024	2.21B
2023	1.79B
2022	2.22B
2021	1.96B
2020	2B
2019	1.09B
2018	1.03B
2017	742.74M
2016	392.31M

Cash Flows (USD)

NXST Cash Flows (USD) by year
Period	Cash Flows (USD)
2025	743M
2024	1.1B
2023	850M
2022	1.25B
2021	1.06B
2020	1.04B
2019	219.96M
2018	618.17M
2017	36.65M
2016	229.31M

EPS (USD)

NXST EPS (USD) by year
Period	EPS (USD)
2025	2.93
2024	22.02
2023	9.67
2022	24.17
2021	19.02
2020	17.48
2019	4.8
2018	8.21
2017	9.99
2016	2.89

Expenses (USD)

NXST Expenses (USD) by year
Period	Expenses (USD)
2025	1.15B
2024	1.23B
2023	1.25B
2022	1.26B
2021	1.17B
2020	1.13B
2019	841.19M
2018	656.72M
2017	539.17M
2016	257.33M

Cash & Debt (USD)

NXST Cash & Debt (USD) by year
Period	Cash & Debt (USD)
2025	280M
2024	144M
2023	135M
2022	204M
2021	190.9M
2020	152.7M
2019	232.07M
2018	145.12M
2017	115.65M
2016	87.68M

Debt ratios

NXST Debt ratios by year
Period	Debt ratios
2025	0.83
2024	0.82
2023	0.85
2022	0.93
2021	1.19
2020	1.55
2019	2.54
2018	1.54

Margins

NXST Margins by year
Period	Margins
2025	47.11%
2024	58.92%
2023	56.38%
2022	61.52%
2021	59.93%
2020	61.78%
2019	55.88%
2018	59.59%
2017	57.4%
2016	63.05%

Return on Capital

NXST Return on Capital by year
Period	Return on Capital
2025	5.29%
2024	31.83%
2023	14.96%
2022	35.08%
2021	29.21%
2020	31.99%
2019	11.21%
2018	20.84%
2017	30.04%
2016	32.19%

Shares Outstanding

NXST Shares Outstanding by year
Period	Shares Outstanding
2025	30.33M
2024	30.98M
2023	33.87M
2022	37.52M
2021	40.99M
2020	43.76M
2019	45.95M
2018	45.62M
2017	45.76M
2016	30.71M

Dividends (USD)

NXST Dividends (USD) by year
Period	Dividends (USD)
2026	5.58
2025	7.44
2024	6.76
2023	5.4
2022	3.6
2021	2.8
2020	2.24
2019	1.8
2018	1.5
2017	1.2

Employee Count

NXST Employee Count by year
Period	Employee Count
2025	11.69K
2024	11.77K
2023	11.88K
2022	11.67K
2021	11.16K
2020	11.09K
2019	13.59K
2018	8.25K
2017	8.36K
2016	4.01K

Book Value Per Share (USD)

NXST Book Value Per Share (USD) by year
Period	Book Value Per Share (USD)
2025	67.99
2024	73.21
2023	68.29
2022	73.79
2021	69.72
2020	57.98
2019	44.69
2018	40.97
2017	34.56
2016	9.26

Total Assets (USD)

NXST Total Assets (USD) by year
Period	Total Assets (USD)
2025	10.99B
2024	11.47B
2023	12.08B
2022	12.68B
2021	13.26B
2020	13.4B
2019	13.99B
2018	7.06B
2017	7.48B
2016	2.97B

PE Ratio

NXST PE Ratio by year
Period	PE Ratio
Sep 26	27.77
Sep 26	27.54
Sep 26	28.8
Aug 26	29.85
Aug 26	30.31
Aug 26	30.87
Aug 26	31.56
Jul 26	35.07
Jul 26	33.74
Jul 26	33.81
Jul 26	32.04
Jul 26	33.33
Jun 26	30.19
Jun 26	30.22
Jun 26	32.12
Jun 26	33.5
May 26	32.84
May 26	34.73
May 26	35.96
May 26	37.33
May 26	56.3
Apr 26	56.7
Apr 26	55.86
Apr 26	51.17
Apr 26	50.19
Mar 26	59.3
Mar 26	63.1
Mar 26	65
Mar 26	68.93
Feb 26	69.84
Feb 26	13.59
Feb 26	13.57
Feb 26	12.99
Jan 26	12.47
Jan 26	12.51
Jan 26	12.7
Jan 26	12.24
Jan 26	12.26
Dec 25	12.03
Dec 25	11.86
Dec 25	11.96
Dec 25	11.1
Nov 25	11.28
Nov 25	11.11
Nov 25	10.7
Nov 25	11.19
Oct 25	9.38
Oct 25	9.14
Oct 25	9.11
Oct 25	9.22
Oct 25	9.63
Sep 25	9.48
Sep 25	10.01
Sep 25	9.91
Sep 25	9.98
Aug 25	9.8
Aug 25	9.92
Aug 25	9.89
Aug 25	8.95
Aug 25	8.6
Jul 25	8.84
Jul 25	8.62
Jul 25	8.39
Jul 25	8.45
Jun 25	8.04
Jun 25	8.01
Jun 25	7.76
Jun 25	7.88
May 25	7.94
May 25	7.99
May 25	8.23
May 25	7.69
May 25	6.55
Apr 25	6.53
Apr 25	6.33
Apr 25	6.52
Apr 25	6.58
Mar 25	7.57
Mar 25	7.59
Mar 25	7.29
Mar 25	7.63
Feb 25	7.26
Feb 25	8.06
Feb 25	8.27
Feb 25	8.16
Jan 25	8.26
Jan 25	8.5
Jan 25	8.24
Jan 25	8.11
Jan 25	8.67
Dec 24	8.58
Dec 24	8.54
Dec 24	8.87
Dec 24	9.17
Nov 24	9.2
Nov 24	9.15
Nov 24	8.72
Nov 24	8.95
Nov 24	13.45
Oct 24	12.98

Free Cash Flow Yield

NXST Free Cash Flow Yield by year
Period	Free Cash Flow Yield
Sep 26	14.23%
Sep 26	14.35%
Sep 26	13.72%
Aug 26	13.24%
Aug 26	13.04%
Aug 26	12.8%
Aug 26	12.52%
Jul 26	12.24%
Jul 26	12.72%
Jul 26	12.69%
Jul 26	13.39%
Jul 26	12.87%
Jun 26	14.21%
Jun 26	14.2%
Jun 26	13.36%
Jun 26	12.81%
May 26	13.06%
May 26	12.36%
May 26	11.93%
May 26	11.5%
May 26	12.11%
Apr 26	12.02%
Apr 26	12.2%
Apr 26	13.32%
Apr 26	13.58%
Mar 26	11.5%
Mar 26	10.8%
Mar 26	10.49%
Mar 26	9.89%
Feb 26	9.76%
Feb 26	13.99%
Feb 26	14.01%
Feb 26	14.63%
Jan 26	15.25%
Jan 26	15.2%
Jan 26	14.97%
Jan 26	15.53%
Jan 26	15.51%
Dec 25	15.8%
Dec 25	16.03%
Dec 25	15.9%
Dec 25	17.13%
Nov 25	16.85%
Nov 25	17.11%
Nov 25	17.77%
Nov 25	16.98%
Oct 25	21.09%
Oct 25	21.65%
Oct 25	21.71%
Oct 25	21.44%
Oct 25	20.55%
Sep 25	20.87%
Sep 25	19.76%
Sep 25	19.95%
Sep 25	19.82%
Aug 25	20.18%
Aug 25	19.94%
Aug 25	20.01%
Aug 25	22.1%
Aug 25	20.85%
Jul 25	20.3%
Jul 25	20.82%
Jul 25	21.38%
Jul 25	21.23%
Jun 25	22.31%
Jun 25	22.4%
Jun 25	23.11%
Jun 25	22.77%
May 25	22.58%
May 25	22.44%
May 25	21.8%
May 25	23.34%
May 25	23.37%
Apr 25	23.45%
Apr 25	24.18%
Apr 25	23.47%
Apr 25	23.25%
Mar 25	20.22%
Mar 25	20.15%
Mar 25	21%
Mar 25	20.06%
Feb 25	21.09%
Feb 25	18.27%
Feb 25	17.82%
Feb 25	18.05%
Jan 25	17.83%
Jan 25	17.33%
Jan 25	17.88%
Jan 25	18.17%
Jan 25	16.99%
Dec 24	17.17%
Dec 24	17.24%
Dec 24	16.6%
Dec 24	16.06%
Nov 24	16.02%
Nov 24	16.1%
Nov 24	16.88%
Nov 24	16.46%
Nov 24	10.65%
Oct 24	11.04%

Price to Sales

NXST Price to Sales by year
Period	Price to Sales
Sep 26	0.75
Sep 26	0.74
Sep 26	0.78
Aug 26	0.81
Aug 26	0.82
Aug 26	0.83
Aug 26	0.85
Jul 26	1.13
Jul 26	1.09
Jul 26	1.09
Jul 26	1.03
Jul 26	1.08
Jun 26	0.97
Jun 26	0.98
Jun 26	1.04
Jun 26	1.08
May 26	1.06
May 26	1.12
May 26	1.16
May 26	1.2
May 26	1.24
Apr 26	1.25
Apr 26	1.23
Apr 26	1.13
Apr 26	1.11
Mar 26	1.31
Mar 26	1.39
Mar 26	1.43
Mar 26	1.52
Feb 26	1.54
Feb 26	1.36
Feb 26	1.36
Feb 26	1.3
Jan 26	1.25
Jan 26	1.26
Jan 26	1.28
Jan 26	1.23
Jan 26	1.23
Dec 25	1.21
Dec 25	1.19
Dec 25	1.2
Dec 25	1.11
Nov 25	1.13
Nov 25	1.12
Nov 25	1.07
Nov 25	1.12
Oct 25	1.12
Oct 25	1.09
Oct 25	1.09
Oct 25	1.1
Oct 25	1.15
Sep 25	1.13
Sep 25	1.19
Sep 25	1.18
Sep 25	1.19
Aug 25	1.17
Aug 25	1.18
Aug 25	1.18
Aug 25	1.07
Aug 25	1.05
Jul 25	1.08
Jul 25	1.05
Jul 25	1.03
Jul 25	1.03
Jun 25	0.98
Jun 25	0.98
Jun 25	0.95
Jun 25	0.96
May 25	0.97
May 25	0.98
May 25	1.01
May 25	0.94
May 25	0.87
Apr 25	0.87
Apr 25	0.85
Apr 25	0.87
Apr 25	0.88
Mar 25	1.01
Mar 25	1.01
Mar 25	0.97
Mar 25	1.02
Feb 25	0.97
Feb 25	0.92
Feb 25	0.94
Feb 25	0.93
Jan 25	0.94
Jan 25	0.97
Jan 25	0.94
Jan 25	0.92
Jan 25	0.99
Dec 24	0.98
Dec 24	0.97
Dec 24	1.01
Dec 24	1.04
Nov 24	1.05
Nov 24	1.04
Nov 24	0.99
Nov 24	1.02
Nov 24	1.16
Oct 24	1.12

EV/EBITDA

NXST EV/EBITDA by year
Period	EV/EBITDA
Sep 26	9.42
Sep 26	9.4
Sep 26	9.53
Aug 26	9.64
Aug 26	9.69
Aug 26	9.75
Aug 26	9.82
Jul 26	10.32
Jul 26	10.19
Jul 26	10.2
Jul 26	10.03
Jul 26	10.15
Jun 26	9.85
Jun 26	9.85
Jun 26	10.03
Jun 26	10.17
May 26	10.1
May 26	10.28
May 26	10.4
May 26	10.54
May 26	7.54
Apr 26	7.57
Apr 26	7.51
Apr 26	7.21
Apr 26	7.15
Mar 26	7.74
Mar 26	7.98
Mar 26	8.1
Mar 26	8.36
Feb 26	8.42
Feb 26	5.91
Feb 26	5.9
Feb 26	5.77
Jan 26	5.65
Jan 26	5.66
Jan 26	5.71
Jan 26	5.6
Jan 26	5.61
Dec 25	5.55
Dec 25	5.51
Dec 25	5.54
Dec 25	5.34
Nov 25	5.38
Nov 25	5.35
Nov 25	5.25
Nov 25	5.36
Oct 25	5.84
Oct 25	5.76
Oct 25	5.76
Oct 25	5.79
Oct 25	5.91
Sep 25	5.87
Sep 25	6.03
Sep 25	6
Sep 25	6.02
Aug 25	5.97
Aug 25	6
Aug 25	5.99
Aug 25	5.71
Aug 25	5.75
Jul 25	5.82
Jul 25	5.75
Jul 25	5.68
Jul 25	5.7
Jun 25	5.57
Jun 25	5.56
Jun 25	5.49
Jun 25	5.52
May 25	5.54
May 25	5.56
May 25	5.63
May 25	5.46
May 25	5.16
Apr 25	5.15
Apr 25	5.09
Apr 25	5.15
Apr 25	5.17
Mar 25	5.49
Mar 25	5.5
Mar 25	5.4
Mar 25	5.51
Feb 25	5.39
Feb 25	5.62
Feb 25	5.68
Feb 25	5.64
Jan 25	5.67
Jan 25	5.74
Jan 25	5.67
Jan 25	5.63
Jan 25	5.79
Dec 24	5.77
Dec 24	5.76
Dec 24	5.85
Dec 24	5.94
Nov 24	5.95
Nov 24	5.94
Nov 24	5.81
Nov 24	5.88
Nov 24	6.86
Oct 24	6.75

Price/Operating Cashflow

NXST Price/Operating Cashflow by year
Period	Price/Operating Cashflow
Sep 26	5.84
Sep 26	5.79
Sep 26	6.06
Aug 26	6.28
Aug 26	6.37
Aug 26	6.49
Aug 26	6.64
Jul 26	6.86
Jul 26	6.6
Jul 26	6.62
Jul 26	6.27
Jul 26	6.52
Jun 26	5.91
Jun 26	5.91
Jun 26	6.29
Jun 26	6.56
May 26	6.43
May 26	6.8
May 26	7.04
May 26	7.31
May 26	6.89
Apr 26	6.94
Apr 26	6.83
Apr 26	6.26
Apr 26	6.14
Mar 26	7.25
Mar 26	7.72
Mar 26	7.95
Mar 26	8.43
Feb 26	8.54
Feb 26	6.32
Feb 26	6.31
Feb 26	6.04
Jan 26	5.8
Jan 26	5.81
Jan 26	5.91
Jan 26	5.69
Jan 26	5.7
Dec 25	5.6
Dec 25	5.51
Dec 25	5.56
Dec 25	5.16
Nov 25	5.25
Nov 25	5.17
Nov 25	4.97
Nov 25	5.2
Oct 25	4.3
Oct 25	4.19
Oct 25	4.18
Oct 25	4.23
Oct 25	4.42
Sep 25	4.35
Sep 25	4.59
Sep 25	4.55
Sep 25	4.58
Aug 25	4.5
Aug 25	4.55
Aug 25	4.54
Aug 25	4.11
Aug 25	4.3
Jul 25	4.42
Jul 25	4.3
Jul 25	4.19
Jul 25	4.22
Jun 25	4.02
Jun 25	4
Jun 25	3.88
Jun 25	3.94
May 25	3.97
May 25	3.99
May 25	4.11
May 25	3.84
May 25	3.78
Apr 25	3.77
Apr 25	3.66
Apr 25	3.77
Apr 25	3.8
Mar 25	4.37
Mar 25	4.39
Mar 25	4.21
Mar 25	4.41
Feb 25	4.19
Feb 25	4.69
Feb 25	4.81
Feb 25	4.75
Jan 25	4.81
Jan 25	4.95
Jan 25	4.79
Jan 25	4.72
Jan 25	5.04
Dec 24	4.99
Dec 24	4.97
Dec 24	5.16
Dec 24	5.34
Nov 24	5.35
Nov 24	5.32
Nov 24	5.08
Nov 24	5.21
Nov 24	7.53
Oct 24	7.27

Price to Book

NXST Price to Book by year
Period	Price to Book
Sep 26	2.33
Sep 26	2.31
Sep 26	2.42
Aug 26	2.5
Aug 26	2.54
Aug 26	2.59
Aug 26	2.65
Jul 26	2.67
Jul 26	2.57
Jul 26	2.57
Jul 26	2.44
Jul 26	2.54
Jun 26	2.3
Jun 26	2.3
Jun 26	2.44
Jun 26	2.55
May 26	2.5
May 26	2.64
May 26	2.74
May 26	2.84
May 26	2.98
Apr 26	3
Apr 26	2.95
Apr 26	2.7
Apr 26	2.65
Mar 26	3.13
Mar 26	3.34
Mar 26	3.44
Mar 26	3.64
Feb 26	3.69
Feb 26	3.08
Feb 26	3.07
Feb 26	2.94
Jan 26	2.82
Jan 26	2.83
Jan 26	2.88
Jan 26	2.77
Jan 26	2.78
Dec 25	2.72
Dec 25	2.68
Dec 25	2.71
Dec 25	2.51
Nov 25	2.55
Nov 25	2.52
Nov 25	2.42
Nov 25	2.53
Oct 25	2.64
Oct 25	2.57
Oct 25	2.56
Oct 25	2.59
Oct 25	2.71
Sep 25	2.66
Sep 25	2.81
Sep 25	2.79
Sep 25	2.8
Aug 25	2.75
Aug 25	2.79
Aug 25	2.78
Aug 25	2.52
Aug 25	2.5
Jul 25	2.57
Jul 25	2.51
Jul 25	2.44
Jul 25	2.46
Jun 25	2.34
Jun 25	2.33
Jun 25	2.26
Jun 25	2.29
May 25	2.31
May 25	2.33
May 25	2.4
May 25	2.24
May 25	2.09
Apr 25	2.08
Apr 25	2.01
Apr 25	2.08
Apr 25	2.1
Mar 25	2.41
Mar 25	2.42
Mar 25	2.32
Mar 25	2.43
Feb 25	2.31
Feb 25	2.14
Feb 25	2.19
Feb 25	2.16
Jan 25	2.19
Jan 25	2.25
Jan 25	2.18
Jan 25	2.15
Jan 25	2.3
Dec 24	2.27
Dec 24	2.26
Dec 24	2.35
Dec 24	2.43
Nov 24	2.44
Nov 24	2.43
Nov 24	2.31
Nov 24	2.37
Nov 24	2.55
Oct 24	2.46

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