Nexstar Media (NXST) Operating Income (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's Operating Income came in at $362 million for Q2 2026, up 70.0% from $213 million a year earlier and up 36.6% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Operating Income (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Nexstar Media reported Operating Income of $1.04 billion, down 11.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $849 million, down 33.0% from FY2024.
- Operating Income carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Income was $1.27 billion in FY2024 (+79.1%), $708 million in FY2023 (-46.0%), $1.31 billion in FY2022 (+11.7%) and $1.18 billion in FY2021 (-14.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Income since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Income increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 38.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Income over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 256.4%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 73.6%).
- Business Quant data shows NXST's Operating Income at $265 million (Q1 2026), $242 million (Q4 2025) and $175 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 237.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 922.50 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 118.02 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 472.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.98 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 362.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 362.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 265.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 242.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 175.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 213.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 220.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 417.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 335.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 240.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 275.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 231.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 94.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 179.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 204.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 294.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 356.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 334.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 329.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 324.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 277.40 Mn |
API Access
Nexstar Media Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "NXST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();