Seasonality
NXST seasonality — Nexstar Media Group
Over the last 11 years, NXST's strongest month on average has been July (+7.0%) and its weakest March (-6.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +5.44% | +4.35% | 80% | +17.0% | -4.0% | 10 |
| Feb | +5.83% | +7.91% | 60% | +21.0% | -9.2% | 10 |
| Mar | -6.56% | +1.80% | 60% | +10.9% | -49.8% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.23% | -0.59% | 50% | +21.3% | -16.5% | 10 |
| May | -0.23% | +3.29% | 60% | +18.9% | -17.1% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.90% | +0.65% | 80% | +10.7% | -7.0% | 10 |
| Jul | +6.97% | +7.44% | 90% | +15.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.32% | -0.63% | 50% | +10.1% | -12.8% | 10 |
| Sep | -4.12% | -3.28% | 30% | +3.5% | -12.8% | 10 |
| Oct | -0.83% | -1.18% | 40% | +6.4% | -8.4% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.89% | +6.43% | 67% | +27.7% | -3.0% | 9 |
| Dec | +3.11% | +4.71% | 70% | +15.2% | -7.7% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — NXST
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.6 | 18.2 | -28.0 | 15.1 | -14.3 | 0.1 | 6.7 | -4.4 | -11.3 | 6.1 | 10.8 | -6.4% | |
| 2025 | -3.0 | 10.4 | 6.0 | -16.5 | 13.9 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 9.3 | -3.3 | -1.0 | -1.8 | 5.7 | +28.5% |
| 2024 | 13.4 | -6.5 | 3.7 | -7.1 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 11.3 | -7.5 | -3.2 | 6.4 | -3.0 | -7.4 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 17.0 | -9.2 | -7.1 | 0.5 | -13.0 | 10.4 | 12.1 | -12.8 | -11.9 | -2.3 | 1.3 | 10.4 | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 1.9 | -15.9 | 10.6 | -7.0 | 15.7 | 1.6 | -12.8 | 2.7 | 10.7 | -7.7 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 21.0 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | -2.6 | -0.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 | +38.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3 | -5.1 | -49.8 | 21.3 | 18.9 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 9.5 | -6.3 | -8.4 | 27.7 | 3.7 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 17.1 | 10.9 | 8.0 | -14.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -2.8 | 3.5 | -4.9 | 10.7 | 8.9 | +49.1% |
| 2018 | -4.0 | -4.9 | -6.9 | -6.4 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 10.1 | -0.7 | -8.0 | 10.3 | -4.8 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 1.7 | -1.6 | -17.1 | 4.5 | 9.4 | -8.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 15.2 | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1 |