Nexstar Media (NXST) EBIT Margin (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media (NXST) posted EBIT Margin of 18.16% for Q2 2026, up 0.83 percentage points from 17.33% a year earlier but down 0.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) EBIT Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBIT Margin at Nexstar Media was 17.77%, down 4.52 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.15%, down 6.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of -13.40 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nexstar Media's EBIT Margin was 23.45% in FY2024 (+9.10 pp), 14.35% in FY2023 (-10.83 pp), 25.18% in FY2022 (-0.10 pp) and 25.28% in FY2021 (-5.28 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has run from a low of 8.30% in Q3 2023 to a high of 28.05% in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.52 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was Q3 2024, with a gain of 16.22 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 19.75 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior quarters was 18.98% (Q1 2026), 18.77% (Q4 2025) and 14.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.98 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 18.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.98% |
| 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 | 19.77% |
| 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% |
API Access
Nexstar Media EBIT Margin API
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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-margin&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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-margin&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();