Nexstar Media (NXST) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's (NXST) Debt Ratio came in at 0.66 for Q2 2026, up 17.7% from 0.56 a year earlier but down 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nexstar Media's Debt Ratio stood at 0.58, up 2.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Debt Ratio has increased for three consecutive years.
- In prior years, Nexstar Media's Debt Ratio was 0.57 in FY2024 (+0.5%), 0.57 in FY2023 (+3.3%), 0.55 in FY2022 (-1.9%) and 0.56 in FY2021 (-2.3%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has run from a low of 0.55 in Q3 2022 to a high of 0.67 in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 4.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 18.0%; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a decline of 4.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.67 (Q1 2026), 0.58 (Q4 2025) and 0.57 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.49 Bn | 14.24 Bn | - | 0.29 |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.76 Bn | 5.84 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.40 |
| 3 | News | 14.74 Bn | 6.93 Bn | - | 0.13 |
| 4 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.20 Bn | 10.64 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 0.34 |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.13 Bn | 8.26 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.43 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 395.07 Mn | - |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.02 Bn | 6.94 Bn | - | 0.32 |
| 8 | Wpp | 6.03 Bn | -5.76 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 9 | Nexstar Media | 5.79 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 0.64 |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.65 Bn | 978.28 Mn | 715.00 Mn | 0.23 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.67 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.58 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.57 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.56 |
API Access
Nexstar Media Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();