Nexstar Media Group
NXST
158.05
+0.69
+0.44%
Nexstar Media Group
US · NXST
#2152 by market cap
Listed 1970
158.05
+0.69
+0.44%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 212s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:00
Pre-market
160.00
+1.23%
After-hours
158.05
0.00%
- Market cap
- 4.87B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 29.93
- P/Bi
- 2.15
- EPSi
- 3.00
- Div yieldi
- 4.71%
- 52W posi
- 5%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 1.59, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year -8.47% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 54.84%
- Operating margin
- 17.44%
- Net margin
- 1.86%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 10.96B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 1.59
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.77B | 3.04B | 4.50B | 4.65B | 5.21B | 4.93B | 5.41B | 4.95B |
| Gross profit | 1.65B | 1.69B | 2.78B | 2.79B | 3.21B | 2.78B | 3.19B | 2.71B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 579.93M | 729.98M | 912.10M | 1.02B | 1.10B | 1.10B | 1.09B | 1.06B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 748.31M | 552.00M | 1.36B | 1.20B | 1.45B | 743.00M | 1.29B | 863.00M |
| Pretax profit | 532.95M | 373.32M | 1.10B | 1.09B | 1.22B | 401.00M | 959.00M | 150.00M |
| Tax | 144.68M | 137.03M | 296.50M | 263.00M | 274.00M | 131.00M | 276.00M | 67.00M |
| Net profit | 388.27M | 236.30M | 808.10M | 830.00M | 943.00M | 270.00M | 683.00M | 83.00M |
| Basic EPS | 9 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 3 |
| Diluted EPS | 8.21 | 4.80 | 17.37 | 18.98 | 24.16 | 9.64 | 21.41 | 3.00 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.23B | 1.23B | 1.20B | 1.29B | 1.40B | 1.99B |
| Gross profit | 683.00M | 672.00M | 636.00M | 724.00M | 785.00M | 1.06B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 257.00M | 262.00M | 270.00M | 273.00M | 327.00M | 457.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 220.00M | 213.00M | 175.00M | 256.00M | 265.00M | 362.00M |
| Pretax profit | 138.00M | 130.00M | 96.00M | -214.00M | 153.00M | 177.00M |
| Tax | 41.00M | 39.00M | 31.00M | -44.00M | -7.00M | 64.00M |
| Net profit | 97.00M | 91.00M | 65.00M | -170.00M | 160.00M | 113.00M |
| Basic EPS | 3 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 5 | 4 |
| Diluted EPS | 3.37 | 3.06 | 2.14 | -5.63 | 5.09 | 3.61 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 767.08M | 1.35B | 1.21B | 1.41B | 1.62B | 1.47B | 1.30B | 1.47B |
| Cash & ST investments | 145.12M | 232.07M | 152.70M | 190.90M | 204.00M | 135.00M | 144.00M | 280.00M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 7.06B | 13.99B | 13.40B | 13.26B | 12.68B | 12.08B | 11.47B | 10.85B |
| Total current liabilities | 404.17M | 947.56M | 730.89M | 787.30M | 893.00M | 961.00M | 783.00M | 711.00M |
| Short-term debt | 96.09M | 109.31M | 57.28M | 90.00M | 174.00M | 124.00M | 161.00M | 152.00M |
| Long-term debt | 3.88B | 8.38B | 7.65B | 7.37B | 6.83B | 6.71B | 6.40B | 6.22B |
| Total liabilities | 5,193,046,000.00 | 11,936,244,000.00 | 10,867,400,000.00 | 10,407,000,000.00 | 9,910,000,000.00 | 9,765,000,000.00 | 9,200,000,000.00 | 8,784,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.87B | 2.05B | 2.54B | 2.86B | 2.77B | 2.31B | 2.27B | 2.06B |
| Retained earnings | 620.37M | 778.83M | 1.49B | 2.20B | 3.03B | 3.19B | 3.67B | 3.54B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.40B | 1.39B | 1.39B | 1.47B | 2.28B | 2.01B |
| Cash & ST investments | 253.00M | 234.00M | 236.00M | 280.00M | 379.00M | 218.00M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 11.41B | 11.33B | 11.25B | 10.85B | 18.10B | 17.72B |
| Total current liabilities | 805.00M | 823.00M | 745.00M | 711.00M | 1.30B | 1.28B |
| Short-term debt | 165.00M | 108.00M | 152.00M | 152.00M | 326.00M | 385.00M |
| Long-term debt | 6.37B | 6.28B | 6.25B | 6.22B | 11.88B | 11.41B |
| Total liabilities | 9,164,000,000.00 | 9,072,000,000.00 | 8,965,000,000.00 | 8,784,000,000.00 | 15,935,000,000.00 | 15,451,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 2.25B | 2.26B | 2.28B | 2.06B | 2.17B | 2.26B |
| Retained earnings | 3.72B | 3.76B | 3.77B | 3.54B | 3.64B | 3.70B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 736.87M | 417.47M | 1.25B | 1.22B | 1.40B | 999.00M | 1.25B | 891.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 320.54M | 408.71M | 564.90M | 589.00M | 662.00M | 941.00M | 808.00M | 784.00M |
| Free cash flow | 630.62M | 219.96M | 1.04B | 1.06B | 1.25B | 850.00M | 1.11B | 743.00M |
| Dividends paid | -68.63M | -82.82M | -101.00M | -118.00M | -142.00M | -191.00M | -219.00M | -226.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -50.52M | -45.12M | -281.90M | -537.00M | -881.00M | -605.00M | -601.00M | -125.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 145.12M | 248.68M | 169.30M | 207.00M | 220.00M | 147.00M | 144.00M | 280.00M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 337.00M | 247.00M | 117.00M | 190.00M | 289.00M | 298.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 205.00M | 197.00M | 190.00M | 192.00M | 193.00M | 245.00M |
| Free cash flow | 302.00M | 218.00M | 87.00M | 136.00M | 267.00M | 253.00M |
| Dividends paid | -57.00M | -56.00M | -56.00M | -57.00M | -56.00M | -57.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -75.00M | -50.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ending cash balance | 253.00M | 234.00M | 236.00M | 280.00M | 436.00M | 218.00M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 22.75 | 11.86 | 35.67 | 31.09 | 34.74 | 13.73 | 31.69 | 4.26 |
| ROA %i | 5.36 | 2.19 | 5.92 | 6.26 | 7.49 | 2.80 | 6.13 | 0.82 |
| ROIC %i | 9.36 | 5.17 | 10.20 | 10.24 | 12.29 | 6.84 | 11.56 | 4.55 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 119.14 | 55.83 | 39.63 | 31.19 | 27.22 | 25.41 | 29.20 | 22.92 |
| EBIT margin %i | 27.25 | 22.30 | 31.99 | 29.60 | 29.82 | 17.19 | 25.95 | 10.69 |
| FCF / sales %i | 22.79 | 7.24 | 23.04 | 22.89 | 23.91 | 17.23 | 20.44 | 15.01 |
| Current ratioi | 1.90 | 1.43 | 1.66 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.53 | 1.66 | 2.07 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.71 | 1.18 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.44 | 1.28 | 1.50 | 1.91 |
| Debt / assetsi | 56.37 | 60.71 | 57.47 | 56.22 | 55.22 | 56.61 | 57.20 | 58.77 |
| LT debt / equityi | 209.68 | 412.67 | 303.63 | 258.49 | 249.07 | 292.00 | 283.52 | 301.45 |
| Interest coveragei | 3.41 | 2.23 | 4.29 | 4.87 | 4.62 | 1.90 | 3.16 | 1.40 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 45.60 | 40.19 | 22.78 | 18.88 | 19.69 | 3.10 | 5.17 | -1.70 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 71.15 | 36.00 | 19.55 | 28.89 | 61.56 | -24.73 | -4.69 | -51.76 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 52.94 | -4.48 | 204.80 | 19.05 | 78.26 | -6.42 | 1.27 | -15.83 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 28.68 | 27.68 | 23.13 | 4.26 | 6.70 | 7.34 |
| ROA %i | 5.61 | 5.41 | 4.54 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 1.14 |
| ROIC %i | 10.65 | 10.33 | 8.97 | 4.55 | 4.35 | 4.91 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 24.19 | 23.70 | 21.24 | 10.69 | 11.09 | 12.02 |
| FCF / sales %i | 21.93 | 23.59 | 19.10 | 15.01 | 13.85 | 12.64 |
| Current ratioi | 1.74 | 1.69 | 1.87 | 2.07 | 1.76 | 1.56 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.59 | 1.53 | 1.68 | 1.91 | 1.57 | 1.40 |
| Debt / assetsi | 57.26 | 56.35 | 56.89 | 58.77 | 67.41 | 66.60 |
| LT debt / equityi | 283.53 | 278.15 | 273.32 | 301.45 | 547.88 | 503.89 |
| Interest coveragei | 3.04 | 3.07 | 2.79 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.43 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Lead segment, long tail
- Broadcast Segment is the largest reported line at 62.02% of revenue, across 5 reported segments.
- TEGNA follows at 34.97%, so the top line still matters most but isn’t the whole story.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Broadcast Segment62.02%
TEGNA34.97%
Other segment3.96%
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:00:15 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.