Nexstar Media (NXST) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's (NXST) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $56.0 million in Q1 2026, down 1.75% YoY from $57.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.75% on a QoQ basis from $57.0 million in Q4 2025.
Nexstar Media (NXST) Dividends Paid - Common (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nexstar Media (NXST) has 15 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $56.0 million in 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 slipped to $56.0 million in Q1 2026, from $57.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $57.0 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $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 fell 1.75%.
- Tracing NXST's Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years: 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.70 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 57.00 Mn |
| 2 | Newsmax | 1.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 23.33 Mn | - |
| 3 | Gray Media | 482.16 Mn | 306.16 Mn | 270.00 Mn | 9.00 Mn |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 440.79 Mn | 266.35 Mn | 576.68 Mn | 847,000.00 |
| 5 | E.W. Scripps | 300.67 Mn | 287.63 Mn | 196.33 Mn | - |
| 6 | FuboTV | 298.77 Mn | -153.64 Mn | 399.10 Mn | - |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 164.84 Mn | 116.45 Mn | 16.93 Mn | - |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 88.37 Mn | 86.56 Mn | -1.26 Mn | - |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 55.91 Mn | 28.06 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 1.59 Mn |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 37.55 Mn | 30.85 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 57.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 57.00 Mn |
| 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 |