Nexstar Media (NXST) EBIT Margin (2011 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) reported EBIT Margin of 22.64% for Q1 2026, up 481.0% on a YoY basis from 3.9% in Q1 2025, and up 20.6% quarter-over-quarter from 18.77% in Q4 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) EBIT Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media has reported EBIT Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 22.64% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 481.0% year-over-year to 22.64%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.11% (down 552.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.15%, down 630.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 22.64%, up from 18.77% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 28.05% in Q3 2022, with the low at 51.24% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 15.98% across 5 years, with a median of 18.77% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin slumped 7729 bps — and 2023, when it soared 6896 bps.
  • Nexstar Media's EBIT Margin stood at 51.24% in 2022, then jumped by 135 bps to 17.71% in 2023, then surged by 58 bps to 28.04% in 2024, then slumped by 33 bps to 18.77% in 2025, then grew by 21 bps to 22.64% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 22.64% (Q1 2026), 18.77% (Q4 2025), and 14.61% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.44 Bn 5.04 Bn -505.00 Mn 22.64%
2 FuboTV 3.41 Bn 5.34 Bn 348.72 Mn 8.32%
3 Newsmax 996.58 Mn 956.14 Mn 21.36 Mn -101.57%
4 iHeartMedia 598.23 Mn 466.54 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.17%
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn 10.55%
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn 4.79%
7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn -17.57%
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn -23.99%
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn -14.27%
10 Beasley Broadcast 38.85 Mn 32.43 Mn - 18.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 22.64%
Dec 31, 2025 18.77%
Sep 30, 2025 14.61%
Jun 30, 2025 17.33%
Mar 31, 2025 17.83%
Dec 31, 2024 28.04%
Sep 30, 2024 24.52%
Jun 30, 2024 18.91%
Mar 31, 2024 21.42%
Dec 31, 2023 17.71%
Sep 30, 2023 8.30%
Jun 30, 2023 14.44%
Mar 31, 2023 16.23%
Dec 31, 2022 -51.24%
Sep 30, 2022 28.05%
Jun 30, 2022 26.83%
Mar 31, 2022 27.19%
Dec 31, 2021 26.05%
Sep 30, 2021 23.98%
Jun 30, 2021 25.48%