Nexstar Media (NXST) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Nexstar Media has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.2 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 5.59% year-over-year to 0.2; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.26 (up 57.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.26, up 45.85% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.2, down from 0.31 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.5 in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.07 in Q1 2022.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.22 across 5 years, with a median of 0.2 in 2026.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 67.08% — and 2025, when it soared 309.98%.
• Nexstar Media's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2022, then jumped by 98.34% to 0.22 in 2023, then sank by 42.5% to 0.13 in 2024, then soared by 141.27% to 0.31 in 2025, then sank by 35.67% to 0.2 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.2 (Q1 2026), 0.31 (Q4 2025), and 0.5 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.