Nexstar Media (NXST) Cash & Equivalents (2010 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's Cash & Equivalents came in at $218 million for Q2 2026, down 6.8% from $234 million a year earlier and down 50.0% from the prior quarter.
Nexstar Media (NXST) Cash & Equivalents (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nexstar Media's Cash & Equivalents was $280 million, up 94.4% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Equivalents was $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 represents the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 35.6%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 94.4%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 57.8%).
- Business Quant data shows NXST's Cash & Equivalents at $436 million (Q1 2026), $280 million (Q4 2025) and $236 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 4.21 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | 3.27 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | 461.57 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 232.66 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 174.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | 3.89 Mn |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.79 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 218.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 193.83 Mn |
Nexstar Media Cash & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();