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

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted FCF Margin of 20.34% for Q1 2026, up 42.52% on a QoQ basis from 14.27% in Q4 2025, and down 413.0% year-over-year from 6.5% in Q1 2025.

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

Nexstar Media's FCF Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.34% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 413.0% year-over-year to 20.34% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.02% (down 682.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.94%, down 499.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 20.34% for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from 14.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 42.48% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 4.14% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 20.67% and a median of 18.63% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin slumped 2135 bps — and 2024, when it soared 2343 bps.
  • Nexstar Media's FCF Margin stood at 4.77% in 2022, then declined by 13 bps to 4.14% in 2023, then soared by 566 bps to 27.57% in 2024, then plunged by 48 bps to 14.27% in 2025, then surged by 43 bps to 20.34% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's FCF Margin at 20.34% in Q1 2026, 14.27% in Q4 2025, and 15.36% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 20.34%
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 43.70%
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -10.30%
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -2.34%
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 0.07%
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -83.86%
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 20.54%
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -6.88%
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 5.91%
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -9.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 20.34%
Dec 31, 2025 14.27%
Sep 30, 2025 15.36%
Jun 30, 2025 17.74%
Mar 31, 2025 24.47%
Dec 31, 2024 27.57%
Sep 30, 2024 28.48%
Jun 30, 2024 13.87%
Mar 31, 2024 20.64%
Dec 31, 2023 4.14%
Sep 30, 2023 12.46%
Jun 30, 2023 15.89%
Mar 31, 2023 36.44%
Dec 31, 2022 4.77%
Sep 30, 2022 33.81%
Jun 30, 2022 18.63%
Mar 31, 2022 42.48%
Dec 31, 2021 15.36%
Sep 30, 2021 24.65%
Jun 30, 2021 13.27%