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) Revenue growth

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s revenue growth over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 32.3%, up 40.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−8.47%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.47% (fiscal 2025) to 120.5% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Broadcasting industry median of −11.3% and above the Communication Services sector median of 5.07%.

Revenue growth, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Revenue growth Change (points)
FY2025 −8.47% (18.08)
FY2024 9.61% 14.94
FY2023 −5.33% (17.44)
FY2022 12.1% 8.85
FY2021 3.26% (44.84)
FY2020 48.1% 38.25
FY2019 9.85% (3.91)
FY2018 13.8% (106.69)
FY2017 120.5% 97.38
FY2016 23.1% (18.92)

Quarterly newest first

Period Revenue growth Change (points)
Sep 2026 78.1% 15.89
Jun 2026 62.2% 49.03
Mar 2026 13.1% 26.57
Dec 2025 −13.4% (1.14)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −8.47% High 120.5%
Ten-year median 12.1%
Current reading's percentile 9

Revenue growth against peers

Company Revenue growth
FUBO fuboTV Inc. compare 64.5%
NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc. 32.3%
CURI CuriosityStream Inc. compare 24.9%
NMAX Newsmax Inc. compare 11.1%
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc. compare 3.06%
SBGI Sinclair, Inc. compare 1.17%
GTN.A Gray Media Inc. compare −11.3%
GTN Gray Media Inc. compare −11.3%
SSP E.W. Scripps Company (The) compare −14.2%
Broadcasting industry median −11.3%
Communication Services sector median 5.07%
Market median 7.58%

What Revenue growth is

Revenue Growth shows how fast a company’s sales are rising or falling compared with the same period a year earlier.

(Revenue − Revenue a year earlier) ÷ |Revenue a year earlier|

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