Nexstar Media NXST
NASDAQ NXST
$187.29 -0.08 (-0.04%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Nexstar Media's (NXST) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 20.34% in Q1 2026, down 413.0% YoY from 6.5% in Q1 2025, and up 42.52% on a QoQ basis from 14.27% in Q4 2025.

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

Nexstar Media (NXST) has 16 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 20.34% in 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 improved to 20.34% in Q1 2026, from 14.27% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 42.48% in Q1 2022 to a low of 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 tumbled 2135 bps — and 2024, when it soared 2343 bps.
  • Tracing NXST's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.77% in 2022, then slipped by 13 bps to 4.14% in 2023, then jumped by 566 bps to 27.57% in 2024, then slumped by 48 bps to 14.27% in 2025, then soared by 43 bps to 20.34% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 20.34% (Q1 2026), 14.27% (Q4 2025), and 15.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.74 Bn 5.53 Bn 1.06 Bn 12.69%
2 Newsmax 1.40 Bn 1.35 Bn 23.33 Mn -
3 Gray Media 480.19 Mn 304.19 Mn 270.00 Mn 12.63%
4 iHeartMedia 457.30 Mn 282.86 Mn 576.68 Mn 4.70%
5 FuboTV 308.81 Mn -143.61 Mn 399.10 Mn -83.86%
6 E.W. Scripps 303.44 Mn 290.39 Mn 196.33 Mn -0.60%
7 CuriosityStream 174.02 Mn 125.62 Mn 16.93 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 80.93 Mn 79.13 Mn -1.26 Mn -2.26%
9 Saga Communications 56.13 Mn 28.29 Mn 20.50 Mn -17.68%
10 Beasley Broadcast 36.90 Mn 30.20 Mn - -28.48%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 12.69%
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%