Nexstar Media (NXST) Goodwill (2010 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Goodwill of $5.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 67.87% on a QoQ basis from $3.1 billion in Q4 2025, and up 264050.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q1 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Goodwill (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media's Goodwill history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Goodwill rose 264050.0% year-over-year to $5.3 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.3 billion (up 264050.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.1 billion, up 7.7% from the prior year.
  • Goodwill was $5.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from $3.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Goodwill topped out at $5.3 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $2.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $2.5 billion and a median of $2.9 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Goodwill.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Goodwill plunged 99.93% — and 2026, when it jumped 264050.0%.
  • Nexstar Media's Goodwill stood at $3.1 billion in 2022, then rose by 0.13% to $3.1 billion in 2023, then retreated by 7.09% to $2.9 billion in 2024, then rose by 7.7% to $3.1 billion in 2025, then jumped by 67.87% to $5.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Goodwill at $5.3 billion in Q1 2026, $3.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.96 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 80.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 3.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 3.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 3.07 Bn