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NXST Communication Services Broadcasting
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.9 billion, down 8.47% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +78.1%
- EPS
- +269.0%
- Free cash flow
- +690.7%
- Total debt
- +79.4%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) Free cash flow margin
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 21.4%, up 6.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (15.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.33% (fiscal 2017) to 28.7% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Broadcasting industry median of −0.22% and above the Communication Services sector median of 1.75%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 15.0% | (5.43) |
| FY2024 | 20.4% | 3.01 |
| FY2023 | 17.4% | (11.30) |
| FY2022 | 28.7% | 5.56 |
| FY2021 | 23.2% | 0.07 |
| FY2020 | 23.1% | 15.72 |
| FY2019 | 7.38% | (15.57) |
| FY2018 | 23.0% | 20.62 |
| FY2017 | 2.33% | (20.61) |
| FY2016 | 22.9% | 2.87 |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | 21.4% |
| SBGI Sinclair, Inc. compare | 7.76% |
| CURI CuriosityStream Inc. compare | 7.10% |
| GTN.A Gray Media Inc. compare | 4.64% |
| GTN Gray Media Inc. compare | 4.64% |
| SSP E.W. Scripps Company (The) compare | 1.73% |
| IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc. compare | 1.45% |
| FUBO fuboTV Inc. compare | −8.88% |
| NMAX Newsmax Inc. compare | −35.2% |
| Broadcasting industry median | −0.22% |
| Communication Services sector median | 1.75% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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