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

Nexstar Media (NXST) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 16 consecutive years, with $196.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 28.73% year-over-year to $196.0 million, compared with a TTM value of $888.0 million through Dec 2025, down 19.64%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $888.0 million, down 19.64% over the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $196.0 million for Q4 2025 at Nexstar Media, up from $172.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $490.0 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $112.5 million in Q2 2021.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $271.5 million, with a median of $261.4 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Free Cash Flow skyrocketed 186.03% in 2024, then tumbled 55.78% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $287.4 million in 2021, then increased by 7.17% to $308.0 million in 2022, then crashed by 42.53% to $177.0 million in 2023, then surged by 55.37% to $275.0 million in 2024, then fell by 28.73% to $196.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for NXST at $196.0 million in Q4 2025, $172.0 million in Q3 2025, and $195.0 million in Q2 2025.