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

Nexstar Media has reported Operating Income for 16 years, with the latest figure at $24.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Income fell 89.09% year-over-year to $24.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $654.0 million (down 46.04% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $849.0 million, down 33.04% from the prior year.
• Operating Income for Q1 2026 stood at $24.0 million, down from $242.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Income was $417.0 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$762.0 million in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Operating Income has averaged $182.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $231.0 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income sank 334.9% — and 2024, when it soared 256.38%.
• Nexstar Media's Operating Income stood at -$762.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 130.31% to $231.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 80.52% to $417.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 41.97% to $242.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 90.08% to $24.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Income figures came in at $24.0 million (Q1 2026), $242.0 million (Q4 2025), and $175.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.