Nexstar Media (NXST) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media (NXST) recorded Long-Term Debt Repayments of $2.12 billion in Q2 2026, down 39.6% from $3.51 billion a year earlier and down 64.8% from the prior quarter.
Nexstar Media (NXST) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Nexstar Media's Long-Term Debt Repayments came in at $8.2 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 115.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.6 billion, up 841.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Debt Repayments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Long-Term Debt Repayments came in at $382 million in FY2024 (+163.4%), $145 million in FY2023 (-95.1%), $2.96 billion in FY2022 (+401.7%) and $590 million in FY2021 (-73.0%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Debt Repayments has ranged from $25 million in Q3 2025 to $6.03 billion in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Debt Repayments rose in two of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 27.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Long-Term Debt Repayments in the last five years was growth of 819.2% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 98.8% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $6.03 billion (Q1 2026), $27 million (Q4 2025) and $25 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 15.25 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 388.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.07 Bn | 3.90 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 31.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 181.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 85.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 85.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 52.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 230.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 57.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 160.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 136.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 100.30 Mn |
Nexstar Media Long-Term Debt Repayments 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-repayments", "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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();