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

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted EBT Margin of 10.96% for Q1 2026, up 166.02% on a QoQ basis from 16.6% in Q4 2025, and down 22.0% year-over-year from 14.05% in Q1 2025.

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

Nexstar Media's EBT Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.96% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin fell 22.0% year-over-year to 10.96% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.23% (down 1298.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.03%, down 1471.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 10.96% for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from 16.6% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 29.16% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 16.6% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 12.97% and a median of 11.27% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBT Margin soared 1663 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 3927 bps.
  • Nexstar Media's EBT Margin stood at 16.48% in 2022, then plunged by 32 bps to 11.27% in 2023, then surged by 101 bps to 22.66% in 2024, then plunged by 173 bps to 16.6% in 2025, then jumped by 166 bps to 10.96% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's EBT Margin at 10.96% in Q1 2026, 16.6% in Q4 2025, and 8.01% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 10.96%
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -41.94%
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -10.78%
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -3.65%
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn -0.86%
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -48.48%
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -18.12%
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -24.82%
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -13.40%
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 10.60%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.96%
Dec 31, 2025 -16.60%
Sep 30, 2025 8.01%
Jun 30, 2025 10.58%
Mar 31, 2025 11.18%
Dec 31, 2024 22.66%
Sep 30, 2024 17.86%
Jun 30, 2024 11.74%
Mar 31, 2024 17.76%
Dec 31, 2023 11.27%
Sep 30, 2023 1.24%
Jun 30, 2023 8.87%
Mar 31, 2023 10.34%
Dec 31, 2022 16.48%
Sep 30, 2022 29.16%
Jun 30, 2022 23.94%
Mar 31, 2022 25.12%
Dec 31, 2021 26.38%
Sep 30, 2021 20.31%
Jun 30, 2021 23.90%