Nexstar Media (NXST) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's (NXST) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.67 in Q1 2026, up 17.97% YoY from 0.57 in Q1 2025, and up 14.96% on a QoQ basis from 0.58 in Q4 2025.
Nexstar Media (NXST) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nexstar Media (NXST) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.67 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 17.97% year-over-year to 0.67 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.67 (up 17.97% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.58, up 2.66% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio climbed to 0.67 in Q1 2026, from 0.58 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 1196.2 in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.55 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 70.9 and a median of 0.57 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio soared 210453.15% — and 2023, when it sank 99.95%.
- Tracing NXST's Debt Ratio over 5 years: 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.70 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.66 |
| 2 | Newsmax | 1.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 23.33 Mn | 0.12 |
| 3 | Gray Media | 482.16 Mn | 306.16 Mn | 270.00 Mn | 0.56 |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 440.79 Mn | 266.35 Mn | 576.68 Mn | 1.06 |
| 5 | E.W. Scripps | 300.67 Mn | 287.63 Mn | 196.33 Mn | 0.68 |
| 6 | FuboTV | 298.77 Mn | -153.64 Mn | 399.10 Mn | 0.04 |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 164.84 Mn | 116.45 Mn | 16.93 Mn | - |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 88.37 Mn | 86.56 Mn | -1.26 Mn | 0.28 |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 55.91 Mn | 28.06 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 0.03 |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 37.55 Mn | 30.85 Mn | - | 0.52 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1,196.20 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.57 |