Nexstar Media (NXST) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Nexstar Media (NXST) recorded Retained Earnings of $3.7 billion in Q2 2026, down 1.6% from $3.76 billion a year earlier but up 1.5% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Nexstar Media reported Retained Earnings of $3.54 billion, down 3.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 18.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $3.67 billion in FY2024 (+15.2%), $3.19 billion in FY2023 (+5.1%), $3.03 billion in FY2022 (+37.6%) and $2.2 billion in FY2021 (+48.1%).
- Quarterly Retained Earnings has ranged from $1.96 billion in Q3 2021 to $3.77 billion in Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Retained Earnings in the last five years was growth of 70.8% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 3.7% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $3.64 billion (Q1 2026), $3.54 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.77 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -14.28 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 4.46 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 11.32 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | -312.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | -1.75 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.92 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | -280.93 Mn |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.98 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 3.70 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.96 Bn |
API Access
Nexstar Media Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();