Nexstar Media (NXST) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Nexstar Media has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at $281.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 6.95% year-over-year to $281.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $850.0 million (down 34.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $871.0 million, down 29.24% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $281.0 million, up from $184.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $514.0 million in Q1 2022, with the low at $113.0 million in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $279.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $272.0 million in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow soared 255.47% — and 2025, when it slumped 75.16%.
• Nexstar Media's Free Cash Flow stood at $302.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 31.79% to $206.0 million in 2023, then surged by 96.6% to $405.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 54.57% to $184.0 million in 2025, then soared by 52.72% to $281.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $281.0 million (Q1 2026), $184.0 million (Q4 2025), and $113.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.