Nexstar Media (NXST) Net Income (2011 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Net Income of $160.0 million for Q1 2026, up 218.52% on a QoQ basis from -$135.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 64.95% year-over-year from $97.0 million in Q1 2025.

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

Nexstar Media's Net Income history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $160.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Income rose 64.95% year-over-year to $160.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $181.0 million (down 70.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $118.0 million, down 82.72% from the prior year.
  • Net Income was $160.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from -$135.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Income topped out at $288.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$135.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $128.5 million and a median of $106.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Income.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Income soared 2150.0% — and 2025, when it slumped 158.7%.
  • Nexstar Media's Net Income stood at $75.0 million in 2022, then soared by 182.67% to $212.0 million in 2023, then gained by 8.49% to $230.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 158.7% to -$135.0 million in 2025, then soared by 218.52% to $160.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Net Income at $160.0 million in Q1 2026, -$135.0 million in Q4 2025, and $65.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Income (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 160.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -2.97 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -95.62 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -20.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn -1.79 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -180.70 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -3.48 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -9.11 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -2.39 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 3.21 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 160.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -135.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 65.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 91.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 97.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 230.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 180.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 106.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 167.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 212.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 75.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 88.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 75.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 288.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 226.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 252.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 481.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 169.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 199.80 Mn