Nexstar Media (NXST) EBIT (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media (NXST) reported EBIT of $362 million for Q2 2026, up 70.0% from $213 million a year earlier and up 36.6% from the prior quarter.
Nexstar Media (NXST) EBIT (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Nexstar Media's EBIT came in at $1.04 billion, down 11.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $849 million, down 33.0% from FY2024.
- EBIT has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBIT came in at $1.27 billion in FY2024 (+79.1%), $708 million in FY2023 (-46.0%), $1.31 billion in FY2022 (+11.7%) and $1.18 billion in FY2021 (-14.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBIT since Q4 2024.
- Year over year, EBIT gained in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 38.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year EBIT in five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 256.4%); the low point was Q3 2023 (a decline of 73.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $265 million (Q1 2026), $242 million (Q4 2025) and $175 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 237.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 921.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 922.50 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 278.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 118.02 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 472.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.98 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 362.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 362.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 265.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 242.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 175.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 213.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 220.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 417.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 335.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 240.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 275.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 231.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 94.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 179.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 204.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 294.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 356.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 334.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 329.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 324.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 277.40 Mn |
Nexstar Media EBIT 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=ebit&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit", "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=ebit&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();