Nexstar Media (NXST) EBITDA (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media (NXST) posted EBITDA of $520 million for Q2 2026, up 57.1% from $331 million a year earlier and up 34.7% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) EBITDA (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBITDA at Nexstar Media was $1.39 billion, down 7.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.32 billion, down 24.7% from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Nexstar Media's EBITDA was $1.75 billion in FY2024 (+46.5%), $1.2 billion in FY2023 (-39.4%), $1.97 billion in FY2022 (-4.4%) and $2.06 billion in FY2021 (-7.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA increased in three of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 0.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA in the past five years was Q3 2024, with growth of 67.2%; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a decline of 61.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA for the three prior quarters was $386 million (Q1 2026), $121 million (Q4 2025) and $365 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | 1.03 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - | 406.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.07 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.15 Bn | 7.29 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.00 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 139.14 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 637.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.97 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 520.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 520.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 386.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 121.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 365.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 331.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 337.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 313.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 525.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 448.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 465.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -12.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 314.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 441.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 453.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 525.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 574.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 555.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 551.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 647.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 470.10 Mn |
API Access
Nexstar Media EBITDA 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=ebitda&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda", "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=ebitda&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();