Nexstar Media (NXST) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's FCF Margin was 12.69% in Q2 2026, down 5.04 percentage points from 17.74% a year earlier and down 6.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nexstar Media's FCF Margin was 12.64% through Jun 30, 2026, down 10.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 15.01%, down 5.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -8.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 20.44% in FY2024 (+3.21 pp), 17.23% in FY2023 (-6.68 pp), 23.91% in FY2022 (+1.02 pp) and 22.89% in FY2021 (-0.15 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between 7.26% (Q3 2025) and 40.50% (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.05 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 17.20 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 18.95 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NXST's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 19.13% (Q1 2026), 10.55% (Q4 2025) and 7.26% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 6.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | 17.24% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -6.60% |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - | 11.81% |
| 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 | 24.15% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 27.41% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.97 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 12.69% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.69% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.26% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.43% |
API Access
Nexstar Media FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();