Nexstar Media (NXST) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's Free Cash Flow came in at $253 million for Q2 2026, up 16.1% from $218 million a year earlier but down 5.2% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Nexstar Media reported Free Cash Flow of $743 million, down 40.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $743 million, down 32.8% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $1.11 billion in FY2024 (+30.0%), $850 million in FY2023 (-31.8%), $1.25 billion in FY2022 (+17.1%) and $1.06 billion in FY2021 (+2.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is $87 million (Q3 2025) to $490 million (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 45.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 251.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 75.7%).
- Business Quant data shows NXST's Free Cash Flow at $267 million (Q1 2026), $136 million (Q4 2025) and $87 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 40.81 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.11 Bn | - | 503.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.24 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 912.50 Mn |
| 4 | News | 14.40 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | -89.00 Mn |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 170.14 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.96 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.86 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 291.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.37 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 634.00 Mn |
| 9 | Wpp | 6.05 Bn | -5.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.82 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 302.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 634.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 253.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 267.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 136.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 87.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 218.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 302.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 376.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 358.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 139.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 232.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 146.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 102.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 144.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 458.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 161.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 339.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 256.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 490.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 287.40 Mn |
API Access
Nexstar Media Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "NXST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();