Nexstar Media (NXST) Cash from Operations (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's Cash from Operations was $298 million in Q2 2026, up 20.6% from $247 million a year earlier and up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Cash from Operations (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nexstar Media's Cash from Operations was $894 million through Jun 30, 2026, down 35.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $891 million, down 28.7% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash from Operations was $1.25 billion in FY2024 (+25.1%), $999 million in FY2023 (-28.8%), $1.4 billion in FY2022 (+15.5%) and $1.22 billion in FY2021 (-3.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cash from Operations since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash from Operations was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 31.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 180.4%); the worst was Q3 2025 (a decline of 69.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, NXST's Cash from Operations in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $289 million (Q1 2026), $190 million (Q4 2025) and $117 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 848.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 867.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -379.20 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 422.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 194.26 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 722.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.98 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 298.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 289.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 190.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 117.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 247.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 337.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 411.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 387.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 176.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 276.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 182.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 138.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 185.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 494.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 218.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 376.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 290.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 519.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 333.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 286.00 Mn |
API Access
Nexstar Media Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();