Nexstar Media (NXST) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $56.0 million for Q1 2026, down 1.75% on a QoQ basis from $57.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 1.75% year-over-year from $57.0 million in Q1 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media's Dividends Paid - Common history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $56.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common fell 1.75% year-over-year to $56.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $225.0 million (up 2.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $226.0 million, up 3.2% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common was $56.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, down from $57.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $57.0 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $34.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $49.1 million and a median of $52.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Dividends Paid - Common jumped 35.29% — and 2026, when it slipped 1.75%.
  • Nexstar Media's Dividends Paid - Common stood at $34.0 million in 2022, then surged by 35.29% to $46.0 million in 2023, then rose by 13.04% to $52.0 million in 2024, then increased by 9.62% to $57.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 1.75% to $56.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Dividends Paid - Common at $56.0 million in Q1 2026, $57.0 million in Q4 2025, and $56.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 56.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 2.00
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 875,000.00
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn -
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 4.70 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 1.59 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 56.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 56.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 56.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 56.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 56.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 56.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 52.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 52.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 55.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 55.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 55.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 55.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 57.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 46.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 46.00 Mn