Nexstar Media (NXST) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Interest Expenses of $1.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 1181.18% on a QoQ basis from $85.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 175.0% year-over-year from $396.0 million in Q1 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media's Interest Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 175.0% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 175.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $395.0 million, down 31.06% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was $1.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from $85.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$281.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $546.3 million and a median of $573.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Expenses jumped 444.59% — and 2024, when it plunged 172.24%.
  • Nexstar Media's Interest Expenses stood at $287.0 million in 2022, then surged by 35.54% to $389.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 172.24% to -$281.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 130.25% to $85.0 million in 2025, then surged by 1181.18% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Interest Expenses at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, $85.0 million in Q4 2025, and $395.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 1.09 Bn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -17,137.00
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 114.19 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 159.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 81.31 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -13.40 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 97,000.00
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 3.94 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 462,000.00
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 3.26 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 85.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 85.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 395.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 395.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 395.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 395.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 396.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 396.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -281.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -281.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 573.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 573.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 573.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 573.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 573.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 573.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 389.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 389.00 Mn