Nexstar Media (NXST) Profit After Tax (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's Profit After Tax came in at $113 million for Q2 2026, up 24.2% from $91 million a year earlier but down 29.4% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Profit After Tax (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Nexstar Media reported Profit After Tax of $168 million, down 71.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $83 million, down 87.8% from FY2024.
- Profit After Tax carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -36.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Profit 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 five-year range for quarterly Profit After Tax is -$170 million (Q4 2025) to $288 million (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Profit After Tax increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 16.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Profit After Tax over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 132.3%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 97.2%).
- Business Quant data shows NXST's Profit After Tax at $160 million (Q1 2026), -$170 million (Q4 2025) and $65 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 162.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 696.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 604.40 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 230.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 93.42 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 239.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.79 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 113.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 261.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 169.10 Mn |
API Access
Nexstar Media Profit After Tax 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=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();