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

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Net Margin of 11.46% for Q1 2026, up 209.43% on a QoQ basis from 10.47% in Q4 2025, and up 360.0% year-over-year from 2.49% in Q1 2025.

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

Nexstar Media's Net Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.46% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 360.0% year-over-year to 11.46% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.54% (down 790.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.86%, down 1112.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 11.46% for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from 10.47% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 22.7% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 10.47% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 9.91% and a median of 8.35% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin plunged 3365 bps — and 2024, when it surged 1247 bps.
  • Nexstar Media's Net Margin stood at 5.04% in 2022, then surged by 222 bps to 16.26% in 2023, then retreated by 5 bps to 15.47% in 2024, then sank by 168 bps to 10.47% in 2025, then surged by 209 bps to 11.46% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Net Margin at 11.46% in Q1 2026, 10.47% in Q4 2025, and 5.43% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 11.46%
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -40.97%
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -10.81%
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -4.30%
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn -3.48%
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -48.16%
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -18.12%
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -29.85%
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -10.47%
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 7.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.46%
Dec 31, 2025 -10.47%
Sep 30, 2025 5.43%
Jun 30, 2025 7.40%
Mar 31, 2025 7.86%
Dec 31, 2024 15.47%
Sep 30, 2024 13.18%
Jun 30, 2024 8.35%
Mar 31, 2024 13.01%
Dec 31, 2023 16.26%
Sep 30, 2023 0.71%
Jun 30, 2023 6.05%
Mar 31, 2023 7.00%
Dec 31, 2022 5.04%
Sep 30, 2022 22.70%
Jun 30, 2022 18.15%
Mar 31, 2022 20.83%
Dec 31, 2021 38.69%
Sep 30, 2021 14.62%
Jun 30, 2021 17.66%