Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

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

188.48 3.36 +1.82%
Market cap
$5.8B
P/E
16.8×
Fwd P/E
5.4×
Dividend yield
3.95%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
1.68
Beneish M
−2.80
Dividend safety
43/100

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) Net margin

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 5.07%, up 3.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (1.86%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.86% (fiscal 2025) to 19.5% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Broadcasting industry median of −8.55% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 1.86% (11.12)
FY2024 13.0% 5.97
FY2023 7.01% (11.62)
FY2022 18.6% 0.69
FY2021 17.9% (0.09)
FY2020 18.0% 10.45
FY2019 7.58% (6.50)
FY2018 14.1% (5.45)
FY2017 19.5% 11.23
FY2016 8.30% (0.37)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 11.5% 5.82
Jun 2026 5.67% (5.65)
Mar 2026 11.3% 24.60
Dec 2025 −13.3% (18.79)
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Against its own ten years

Low 1.86% High 19.5%
Ten-year median 13.0%
Current reading's percentile 9

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 5.07%
SBGI Sinclair, Inc. compare 2.84%
CURI CuriosityStream Inc. compare 0.03%
FUBO fuboTV Inc. compare −0.71%
GTN.A Gray Media Inc. compare −1.84%
GTN Gray Media Inc. compare −1.84%
NMAX Newsmax Inc. compare −3.15%
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc. compare −7.17%
SSP E.W. Scripps Company (The) compare −61.1%
Broadcasting industry median −8.55%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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