Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Nexstar Media (NXST) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.28% for Q2 2026, down 4.95 percentage points from 11.23% a year earlier and down 0.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nexstar Media posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.13%, down 3.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -2.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 11.54% in FY2024 (+5.34 pp), 6.20% in FY2023 (-4.66 pp), 10.86% in FY2022 (+1.50 pp) and 9.36% in FY2021 (-1.24 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2019.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.41 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 5.36 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 4.95 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 6.79% (Q1 2026), 8.22% (Q4 2025) and 9.72% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 40.81 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 5.02% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.11 Bn | - | 15.51% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.24 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 6.52% |
| 4 | News | 14.40 Bn | 7.03 Bn | - | 12.15% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 21.26% |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.96 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.86 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 6.94% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.37 Bn | 5.01 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 8.76% |
| 9 | Wpp | 6.05 Bn | -5.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.82 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 9.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.76% |
| 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 | 10.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.41% |
API Access
Nexstar Media Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();