Nexstar Media (NXST) Profit After Tax (2011 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) reported Profit After Tax of $164.0 million for Q1 2026, up 51.85% on a YoY basis from $108.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 201.23% quarter-over-quarter from -$162.0 million in Q4 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Profit After Tax (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media has reported Profit After Tax for 16 years, with the latest figure at $164.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Profit After Tax rose 51.85% year-over-year to $164.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $168.0 million (down 73.83% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $109.0 million, down 84.9% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax for Q1 2026 stood at $164.0 million, up from -$162.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Profit After Tax was $289.0 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$162.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Profit After Tax has averaged $130.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $114.0 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Profit After Tax surged 2225.0% — and 2025, when it slumped 166.94%.
  • Nexstar Media's Profit After Tax stood at $175.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 34.86% to $114.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 112.28% to $242.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 166.94% to -$162.0 million in 2025, then soared by 201.23% to $164.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Profit After Tax figures came in at $164.0 million (Q1 2026), -$162.0 million (Q4 2025), and $69.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.44 Bn 5.04 Bn -505.00 Mn 164.00 Mn
2 FuboTV 3.41 Bn 5.34 Bn 348.72 Mn -167.57 Mn
3 Newsmax 996.58 Mn 956.14 Mn 21.36 Mn -2.97 Mn
4 iHeartMedia 598.23 Mn 466.54 Mn 509.13 Mn -95.62 Mn
5 Gray Media 394.79 Mn 135.79 Mn 213.00 Mn -20.00 Mn
6 E.W. Scripps 304.31 Mn 220.58 Mn 206.07 Mn -1.79 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 163.77 Mn 154.55 Mn 11.62 Mn -3.79 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 58.80 Mn 58.80 Mn -3.44 Mn -9.37 Mn
9 Saga Communications 54.09 Mn 23.65 Mn 17.72 Mn -2.39 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 38.85 Mn 32.43 Mn - 3.19 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 164.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -162.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 69.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 97.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 108.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 242.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 186.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 106.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 175.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 114.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 75.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 88.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 175.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 289.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 226.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 252.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 261.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 169.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 200.10 Mn