Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Nexstar Media has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 4.96% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 643.0% year-over-year to 4.96%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.96% (down 643.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.13%, down 341.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.96%, down from 8.22% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.73% in Q4 2024, with the low at 2.52% in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.05% across 5 years, with a median of 8.22% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 1363 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 1242 bps.
• Nexstar Media's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.14% in 2022, then jumped by 198 bps to 6.38% in 2023, then surged by 84 bps to 11.73% in 2024, then retreated by 30 bps to 8.22% in 2025, then tumbled by 40 bps to 4.96% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.96% (Q1 2026), 8.22% (Q4 2025), and 9.72% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.