Growth Metrics

Nexstar Media (NXST) Operating Income (2016 - 2025)

Nexstar Media's Operating Income history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at $242.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Income rose 137.23% year-over-year to $242.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $850.0 million, up 325.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $849.0 million, 322.39% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Income reached $242.0 million in Q4 2025 per NXST's latest filing, up from $175.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $356.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$650.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Operating Income over 5 years is $181.1 million, with a median of $258.5 million recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Income: skyrocketed 12376.92% in 2021, then tumbled 233.67% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $324.4 million in 2021, then fell by 9.37% to $294.0 million in 2022, then crashed by 233.67% to -$393.0 million in 2023, then plummeted by 65.39% to -$650.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 137.23% to $242.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NXST's Operating Income are $242.0 million (Q4 2025), $175.0 million (Q3 2025), and $213.0 million (Q2 2025).