Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Nexstar Media (NXST) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 1.02% for Q2 2026, down 4.52 percentage points from 5.54% a year earlier and down 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nexstar Media posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.92%, down 5.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -4.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.95% in FY2024 (+3.77 pp), 2.18% in FY2023 (-5.09 pp), 7.27% in FY2022 (+1.05 pp) and 6.22% in FY2021 (+0.32 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of 0.93% in Q4 2025 and a high of 7.90% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.45 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 3.81 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 5.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 1.10% (Q1 2026), 0.93% (Q4 2025) and 4.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 40.81 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 0.71% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.11 Bn | - | 9.11% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.24 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 1.61% |
| 4 | News | 14.40 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | 5.22% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.96 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.86 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 3.31% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.37 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 2.07% |
| 9 | Wpp | 6.05 Bn | -5.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.82 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 5.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.07% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.02% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.93% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.54% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.32% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.25% |
API Access
Nexstar Media Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();