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Nexstar Media Group (NXST)

Nasdaq Communication Services Broadcasting S&P MidCap 400
$190.02
+2.05 (+1.09%)
Close of Nov 06, 2026 · end-of-day data
Source: Nexstar Media Group's 10-K / 10-Q XBRL data on SEC EDGAR · fetched Nov 06, 2026

Revenue, net income & free cash flow

Income statement

fiscal years · USD
Fiscal yearFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$1.10B$2.43B$2.77B$3.04B$4.50B$4.65B$5.21B$4.93B$5.41B$4.95B
Selling, general & admin$263.61M$605.11M$579.93M$729.98M$912.10M$1.02B$1.10B$1.10B$1.09B$1.06B
Operating income$287.31M$505.62M$757.78M$655.13M$1.38B$1.18B$1.31B$708.00M$1.27B$849.00M
Interest expense$117.16M—————————
Pre-tax income$170.67M$241.38M$532.95M$373.32M$1.10B$1.09B$1.22B$401.00M$959.00M$150.00M
Income tax$77.57M-$233.94M$144.68M$137.03M$296.50M$263.00M$274.00M$131.00M$276.00M$67.00M
Net income$91.54M$475.00M$389.48M$230.26M$811.50M$834.00M$971.00M$346.00M$722.00M$109.00M
EBITDA$338.61M$606.28M$867.57M$978.82M$1.94B$1.76B$1.97B$1.20B$1.75B$1.32B
EPS (basic)$2.98$10.38$8.52$5.01$18.06$19.81$24.68$9.78$21.73$3.04
EPS (diluted)$2.89$10.07$8.21$4.80$17.37$18.98$24.16$9.64$21.41$3.00
Diluted shares31.66M47.15M47.41M47.92M46.72M43.98M40.19M35.83M32.80M30.71M
Operating margin26.0%20.8%27.4%21.6%30.6%25.3%25.2%14.4%23.5%17.2%
Net margin8.3%19.5%14.1%7.6%18.0%17.9%18.6%7.0%13.4%2.2%

Balance sheet

fiscal years · USD
Fiscal yearFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & equivalents$1.02B$115.65M$145.12M$232.07M$152.70M$190.90M$204.00M$135.00M$144.00M$280.00M
Receivables$218.06M$562.94M$547.28M$883.92M$904.80M$1.02B$1.08B$1.09B$1.03B$1.07B
Total current assets$363.22M$1.06B$767.08M$1.35B$1.21B$1.41B$1.61B$1.47B$1.30B$1.47B
Goodwill$473.30M$2.14B$2.17B$3.00B$2.96B$3.05B$2.96B$2.95B$2.92B$2.91B
Total assets$2.97B$7.48B$7.06B$13.99B$13.40B$13.26B$12.68B$12.08B$11.47B$10.85B
Total current liabilities$189.58M$670.70M$404.17M$947.56M$730.89M$787.30M$893.00M$961.00M$783.00M$711.00M
Short-term debt$28.09M$92.81M$96.09M$109.31M$21.43M$47.20M$124.00M$124.00M$124.00M$111.00M
Long-term debt$2.31B$4.27B$3.88B$8.38B$7.65B$7.37B$6.83B$6.71B$6.40B$6.22B
Total debt$2.34B$4.36B$3.98B$8.49B$7.67B$7.42B$6.95B$6.84B$6.52B$6.33B
Total liabilities$2.68B$5.90B$5.19B$11.94B$10.87B$10.41B$9.91B$9.77B$9.20B$8.78B
Shareholders' equity$169.14M$1.57B$1.85B$2.03B$2.52B$2.85B$2.74B$2.30B$2.26B$2.06B

Cash flow

fiscal years · USD
Fiscal yearFY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow$284.25M$109.09M$736.87M$417.47M$1.25B$1.22B$1.40B$999.00M$1.25B$891.00M
Capital expenditures$31.87M$72.46M$106.25M$197.51M$217.00M$151.00M$157.00M$149.00M$145.00M$148.00M
Free cash flow$252.38M$36.63M$630.62M$219.96M$1.04B$1.06B$1.25B$850.00M$1.10B$743.00M
Investing cash flow-$135.12M-$2.07B-$175.51M-$4.70B-$39.80M-$232.00M$125.00M-$173.00M-$102.00M-$173.00M
Financing cash flow$822.93M$1.06B-$531.89M$4.39B-$1.29B-$945.00M-$1.51B-$899.00M-$1.15B-$582.00M
Dividends paid$29.45M$55.89M$68.63M$82.82M$101.00M$118.00M$142.00M$191.00M$219.00M$226.00M
Share buybacks—$99.01M$50.52M$45.12M$281.90M$537.00M$881.00M$605.00M$601.00M$125.00M
Stock-based compensation$11.39M$24.07M$31.26M$38.62M$48.30M$47.00M$62.00M$60.00M$78.00M$78.00M
Depreciation & amortization$51.30M$100.66M$109.79M$323.69M$564.90M$589.00M$662.00M$488.00M$484.00M$471.00M

Quarterly figures are rebuilt from the year-to-date totals companies report — Q4 is the full year minus the first nine months, since no 10-Q is filed for it. Values are as filed; later restatements replace earlier ones. Fiscal years are labelled by the calendar year in which they end.