Nexstar Media (NXST) Income After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's Income After Tax came in at $250 million for Q3 2026, up 284.6% from $65 million a year earlier and up 121.2% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Income After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Nexstar Media reported Income After Tax of $353 million, down 26.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $83 million, down 87.8% from FY2024.
- Income After Tax carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -36.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Income After Tax was $683 million in FY2024 (+153.0%), $270 million in FY2023 (-71.4%), $943 million in FY2022 (+13.6%) and $830 million in FY2021 (+2.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Income After Tax since Q4 2021.
- Year-over-year, Income After Tax has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 55.2% over the last seven quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Income After Tax over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 328.6%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 63.9%).
- Business Quant data shows NXST's Income After Tax at $113 million (Q2 2026), $160 million (Q1 2026) and -$170 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income After Tax (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 957.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 672.10 Mn |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 215.00 Mn |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 97.36 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 317.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 250.00 Mn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 47.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 250.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 113.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 160.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -170.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 65.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 91.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 97.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 230.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 180.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 106.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 167.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 99.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 49.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 43.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 177.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 54.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 53.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 56.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 261.90 Mn |
API Access
Nexstar Media Income After Tax API
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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=profit-after-tax&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();