Nexstar Media (NXST) Net Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Net Cash Flow of $156.0 million for Q1 2026, up 254.55% on a QoQ basis from $44.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 43.12% year-over-year from $109.0 million in Q1 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Net Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media's Net Cash Flow history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $156.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow rose 43.12% year-over-year to $156.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $183.0 million (up 1043.75% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $136.0 million, up 4633.33% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $156.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from $44.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $207.0 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$196.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $13.5 million and a median of $2.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Cash Flow tumbled 4512.9% — and 2025, when it soared 218.92%.
  • Nexstar Media's Net Cash Flow stood at -$143.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 88.11% to -$17.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 117.65% to -$37.0 million in 2024, then surged by 218.92% to $44.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 254.55% to $156.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Net Cash Flow at $156.0 million in Q1 2026, $44.0 million in Q4 2025, and $2.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 156.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 6.25 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -135.66 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -109.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 67.11 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 345.83 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 4.21 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -2.00 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -1.45 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -3.51 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 156.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 156.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -19.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 109.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 109.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -37.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 35.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 35.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -91.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -91.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 90.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 90.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -17.00 Mn