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

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

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

Nexstar Media has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 15 years, with the latest figure at $56.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common fell 1.75% year-over-year to $56.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $225.0 million (up 2.74% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $226.0 million, up 3.2% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 stood at $56.0 million, down from $57.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $57.0 million in Q1 2024, with the low at $34.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $49.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $52.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Dividends Paid - Common jumped 35.29% — and 2026, when it fell 1.75%.
  • Nexstar Media's Dividends Paid - Common stood at $34.0 million in 2022, then soared by 35.29% to $46.0 million in 2023, then grew by 13.04% to $52.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 9.62% to $57.0 million in 2025, then fell by 1.75% to $56.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $56.0 million (Q1 2026), $57.0 million (Q4 2025), and $56.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.44 Bn 5.04 Bn -505.00 Mn 56.00 Mn
2 FuboTV 3.41 Bn 5.34 Bn 348.72 Mn -
3 Newsmax 996.58 Mn 956.14 Mn 21.36 Mn 2.00
4 iHeartMedia 598.23 Mn 466.54 Mn 509.13 Mn 875,000.00
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn -
7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn 4.70 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn -
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn 1.59 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 38.85 Mn 32.43 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