Nexstar Media (NXST) Dividends Paid - Common (2013 - 2026)
Nexstar Media (NXST) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $57 million for Q2 2026, up 1.8% from $56 million a year earlier and up 1.8% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Dividends Paid - Common (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Nexstar Media's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $226 million, up 2.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $226 million, up 3.2% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $219 million in FY2024 (+14.7%), $191 million in FY2023 (+34.5%), $142 million in FY2022 (+20.3%) and $118 million in FY2021 (+16.8%).
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Dividends Paid - Common in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 35.3%); the low point was Q1 2026 (a decline of 1.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $56 million (Q1 2026), $57 million (Q4 2025) and $56 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 229.80 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 37.19 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 91.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.98 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 57.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 57.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 56.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 57.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 56.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 56.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 57.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 52.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 55.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 55.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 57.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 47.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 48.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 50.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.30 Mn |
API Access
Nexstar Media Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "ticker": "NXST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();