Nexstar Media (NXST) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Retained Earnings of $3.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 173.4% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, and up 179.06% year-over-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media's Retained Earnings history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 179.06% year-over-year to $3.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.6 billion (up 179.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.3 billion, down 63.74% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $3.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $3.7 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$1.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $1.7 billion and a median of $1.3 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Retained Earnings soared 11707.41% — and 2025, when it plunged 200.0%.
  • Nexstar Media's Retained Earnings stood at $27.0 million in 2022, then surged by 11707.41% to $3.2 billion in 2023, then grew by 15.15% to $3.7 billion in 2024, then sank by 63.74% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then surged by 173.4% to $3.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Retained Earnings at $3.6 billion in Q1 2026, $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, and -$1.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 3.64 Bn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 433.33 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn -2.17 Mn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn -4.00 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 1.47 Bn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn -6.00 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn 377.58 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn -104.14 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 75.73 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - -174.18 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 3.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.30 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 27.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 2.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 141.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 34.51 Mn