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Nexstar Media (NXST) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Nexstar Media's Free Cash Flow history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $179.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 65.18% year-over-year to $179.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $871.0 million, down 29.93%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $871.0 million, 29.93% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $179.0 million in Q4 2025 per NXST's latest filing, up from $118.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $514.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $71.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $277.2 million, with a median of $268.5 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: crashed 83.39% in 2022, then surged 288.73% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $427.4 million in 2021, then plummeted by 83.39% to $71.0 million in 2022, then soared by 288.73% to $276.0 million in 2023, then soared by 86.23% to $514.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 65.18% to $179.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NXST's Free Cash Flow are $179.0 million (Q4 2025), $118.0 million (Q3 2025), and $249.0 million (Q2 2025).