Nexstar Media (NXST) Cash from Operations (2011 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Cash from Operations of 289000000.0 for Q1 2026, up 52.11% on a QoQ basis from 190000000.0 in Q4 2025, and down 14.24% year-over-year from 337000000.0 in Q1 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Cash from Operations (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media's Cash from Operations history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 289000000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Operations fell 14.24% year-over-year to 289000000.0 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 843000000.0 (down 35.7% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 891000000.0, down 28.72% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was 289000000.0 for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from 190000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Operations topped out at 519000000.0 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 117000000.0 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 284235294.12 and a median of 276000000.0 in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Operations jumped 180.43% — and 2025, when it tumbled 69.77%.
  • Nexstar Media's Cash from Operations stood at 218000000.0 in 2022, then dropped by 16.51% to 182000000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 125.82% to 411000000.0 in 2024, then tumbled by 53.77% to 190000000.0 in 2025, then soared by 52.11% to 289000000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Cash from Operations at 289000000.0 in Q1 2026, 190000000.0 in Q4 2025, and 117000000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 289.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 2.63 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -92.54 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 1.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 3.51 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -320.58 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 3.97 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -2.04 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 407,000.00
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -3.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 289.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 289.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 190.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 190.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 117.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 117.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 247.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 247.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 337.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 337.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 411.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 411.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 387.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 387.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 176.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 176.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 276.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 276.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 182.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 182.00 Mn