Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's (NXST) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.79% in Q1 2026, down 460.0% YoY from 1.89% in Q1 2025, and down 17.39% on a QoQ basis from 8.22% in Q4 2025.
Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nexstar Media (NXST) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.79% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 460.0% year-over-year to 6.79% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.79% (down 460.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.13%, down 341.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 6.79% in Q1 2026, from 8.22% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 24.22% in Q3 2022 to a low of 6.38% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 10.84% and a median of 9.8% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1719 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 1772 bps.
- Tracing NXST's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 24.09% in 2022, then tumbled by 74 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 slipped by 17 bps to 6.79% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.79% (Q1 2026), 8.22% (Q4 2025), and 9.72% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.70 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 6.28% |
| 2 | Newsmax | 1.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 23.33 Mn | -57.78% |
| 3 | Gray Media | 482.16 Mn | 306.16 Mn | 270.00 Mn | 4.41% |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 440.79 Mn | 266.35 Mn | 576.68 Mn | 0.16% |
| 5 | E.W. Scripps | 300.67 Mn | 287.63 Mn | 196.33 Mn | -27.44% |
| 6 | FuboTV | 298.77 Mn | -153.64 Mn | 399.10 Mn | 0.84% |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 164.84 Mn | 116.45 Mn | 16.93 Mn | 3.54% |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 88.37 Mn | 86.56 Mn | -1.26 Mn | -21.94% |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 55.91 Mn | 28.06 Mn | 20.50 Mn | -7.24% |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 37.55 Mn | 30.85 Mn | - | 4.83% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.03% |