Nexstar Media NXST
NASDAQ NXST
$186.14 -1.15 (-0.61%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Nexstar Media's (NXST) quarterly Profit After Tax came in at $163.0 million in Q1 2026, up 50.93% YoY from $108.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 198.19% on a QoQ basis from -$166.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Nexstar Media (NXST) has 16 years of Profit After Tax data on file, last reported at $163.0 million in 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 rose to $163.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$166.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Profit After Tax ranged from a high of $288.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$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 tumbled 172.17%.
  • Tracing NXST's Profit After Tax over 5 years: stood at $177.0 million in 2022, then retreated by 1.13% to $175.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 31.43% to $230.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 172.17% to -$166.0 million in 2025, then soared by 198.19% to $163.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Profit After Tax figures came in at $163.0 million (Q1 2026), -$166.0 million (Q4 2025), and $70.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.70 Bn 5.48 Bn 1.06 Bn 120.00 Mn
2 Newsmax 1.40 Bn 1.35 Bn 23.33 Mn 2.87 Mn
3 Gray Media 482.16 Mn 306.16 Mn 270.00 Mn 14.00 Mn
4 iHeartMedia 440.79 Mn 266.35 Mn 576.68 Mn -82.54 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 300.67 Mn 287.63 Mn 196.33 Mn -1.15 Bn
6 FuboTV 298.77 Mn -153.64 Mn 399.10 Mn -183.96 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 164.84 Mn 116.45 Mn 16.93 Mn 8.88 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 88.37 Mn 86.56 Mn -1.26 Mn -8.61 Mn
9 Saga Communications 55.91 Mn 28.06 Mn 20.50 Mn 960,000.00
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.55 Mn 30.85 Mn - 84.41 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 120.00 Mn
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