Growth Metrics

Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Nexstar Media's Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.08% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 6.0% year-over-year to 0.08%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.08%, up 6.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.08%, 6.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.08% in Q4 2025 per NXST's latest filing, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.11% in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.0% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.06%, with a median of 0.07% recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: fell -10bps in 2023, then grew 6bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.09% in 2021, then rose by 16bps to 0.11% in 2022, then plummeted by -93bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 145bps to 0.02% in 2024, then soared by 344bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NXST's Return on Capital Employed are 0.08% (Q4 2025), 0.0% (Q3 2025), and 0.01% (Q2 2025).