Nexstar Media (NXST) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026)
Nexstar Media (NXST) recorded Cash & Current Investments of $218 million in Q2 2026, down 6.8% from $234 million a year earlier and down 50.0% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nexstar Media reported Cash & Current Investments of $280 million, up 94.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Current Investments came in at $144 million in FY2024 (+6.7%), $135 million in FY2023 (-33.8%), $204 million in FY2022 (+6.9%) and $190.9 million in FY2021 (+25.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 35.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Current Investments in the last five years was growth of 94.4% in Q4 2025, against a decline of 57.8% in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $436 million (Q1 2026), $280 million (Q4 2025) and $236 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.10 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 4.54 Bn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.64 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 3 | News | 14.69 Bn | 6.18 Bn | - | 2.10 Bn |
| 4 | Pearson | 11.24 Bn | 8.35 Bn | - | 618.14 Mn |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.02 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 672.87 Mn |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.92 Bn | 10.37 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 210.00 Mn |
| 7 | Skydance | 8.84 Bn | 8.84 Bn | - | 3.27 Bn |
| 8 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.17 Bn | - | 3.13 Bn |
| 9 | Nexstar Media | 5.86 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 446.00 Mn |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.65 Bn | 874.58 Mn | 715.00 Mn | 1.05 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 446.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 218.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 436.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 280.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 236.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 234.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 253.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 144.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 181.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 146.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 237.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 135.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 150.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 346.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 413.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 204.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 346.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 276.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 326.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 190.90 Mn |
API Access
Nexstar Media Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "NXST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();