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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |