Nexstar Media (NXST) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) reported Debt Ratio of 0.67 for Q1 2026, up 17.97% on a YoY basis from 0.57 in Q1 2025, and up 14.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.58 in Q4 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media has reported Debt Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.67 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 17.97% year-over-year to 0.67; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.67 (up 17.97% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.58, up 2.66% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.67, up from 0.58 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.67 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.55 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.57 across 5 years, with a median of 0.57 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio slipped 3.55% — and 2026, when it gained 17.97%.
  • Nexstar Media's Debt Ratio stood at 0.55 in 2022, then increased by 3.25% to 0.57 in 2023, then climbed by 0.48% to 0.57 in 2024, then rose by 2.66% to 0.58 in 2025, then advanced by 14.96% to 0.67 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.67 (Q1 2026), 0.58 (Q4 2025), and 0.57 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.44 Bn 5.04 Bn -505.00 Mn 0.67
2 FuboTV 3.41 Bn 5.34 Bn 348.72 Mn 0.00
3 Newsmax 996.58 Mn 956.14 Mn 21.36 Mn -
4 iHeartMedia 598.23 Mn 466.54 Mn 509.13 Mn 1.03
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn 0.56
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn 0.52
7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn 0.27
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn 0.03
10 Beasley Broadcast 38.85 Mn 32.43 Mn - 0.77

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2021 0.57
Jun 30, 2021 0.57