Nexstar Media (NXST) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.24 for Q1 2026, down 91.45% on a QoQ basis from 2.85 in Q4 2025, and down 56.2% year-over-year from 0.56 in Q1 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Interest Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.24 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 56.2% year-over-year to 0.24 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.82 (down 73.15% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.15, down 2.87% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 0.24 for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, down from 2.85 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 2.85 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 1.48 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.5 and a median of 0.44 in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in Interest Coverage Ratio reached 395.08% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 349.9% in 2024.
  • Nexstar Media's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 1.02 in 2022, then sank by 42.03% to 0.59 in 2023, then sank by 349.9% to 1.48 in 2024, then soared by 291.85% to 2.85 in 2025, then sank by 91.45% to 0.24 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Interest Coverage Ratio at 0.24 in Q1 2026, 2.85 in Q4 2025, and 0.44 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 0.24
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 272.96
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 0.01
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 0.51
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 0.30
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -2.33
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -34.76
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -1.91
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -7.06
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 2.36

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.24
Dec 31, 2025 2.85
Sep 30, 2025 0.44
Jun 30, 2025 0.54
Mar 31, 2025 0.56
Dec 31, 2024 -1.48
Sep 30, 2024 0.58
Jun 30, 2024 0.42
Mar 31, 2024 0.48
Dec 31, 2023 0.59
Sep 30, 2023 0.12
Jun 30, 2023 0.22
Mar 31, 2023 0.26
Dec 31, 2022 1.02
Sep 30, 2022 1.01
Jun 30, 2022 0.32
Mar 31, 2022 0.32
Dec 31, 2021 6.16
Sep 30, 2021 0.22
Jun 30, 2021 0.79