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

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Profit After Tax of $163.0 million for Q1 2026, up 198.19% on a QoQ basis from -$166.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 50.93% year-over-year from $108.0 million in Q1 2025.

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

Nexstar Media's Profit After Tax history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $163.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Profit After Tax rose 50.93% year-over-year to $163.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $162.0 million (down 74.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $109.0 million, down 84.04% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax was $163.0 million for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from -$166.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Profit After Tax topped out at $288.0 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$166.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $132.4 million and a median of $163.0 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Profit After Tax.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Profit After Tax soared 2150.0% — and 2025, when it slumped 172.17%.
  • Nexstar Media's Profit After Tax stood at $177.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 1.13% to $175.0 million in 2023, then soared by 31.43% to $230.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 172.17% to -$166.0 million in 2025, then surged by 198.19% to $163.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Profit After Tax at $163.0 million in Q1 2026, -$166.0 million in Q4 2025, and $70.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 163.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn -2.97 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -95.52 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -20.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn -1.79 Mn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -167.57 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -3.79 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -9.37 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn -2.39 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 3.21 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 163.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -166.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 70.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 95.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 108.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 230.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 180.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 106.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 175.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 175.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 75.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 88.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 177.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 288.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 226.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 252.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 23.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 106.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 199.80 Mn