Nexstar Media (NXST) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Nexstar Media has reported Operating Expenses for 16 years, with the latest figure at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 11.54% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.2 billion (up 1.76% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.1 billion, down 0.94% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $1.1 billion, up from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.2 billion in Q4 2022, with the low at $881.0 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.0 billion in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses rose 29.52% — and 2023, when it decreased 10.06%.
• Nexstar Media's Operating Expenses stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then declined by 10.06% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 0.28% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then fell by 2.15% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then climbed by 8.02% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.