Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Equity [ROE] (2013 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.62% in Q3 2026, down 7.16 percentage points from 22.77% a year earlier but up 7.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Equity [ROE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Nexstar Media came in at 4.78%, down 26.00 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -30.42 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 30.78% in FY2024 (+20.15 pp), 10.63% in FY2023 (-22.90 pp), 33.52% in FY2022 (+2.75 pp) and 30.77% in FY2021 (-4.43 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between 4.76% (Q4 2025) and 35.34% (Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 19.94 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2025 (a drop of 26.78 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NXST's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 8.30% (Q2 2026), 7.55% (Q1 2026) and 4.76% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 2.46% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 17.08% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 7.78% |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 8.76% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 19.96% |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 7.48% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 15.62% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 8.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.34% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.23% |
API Access
Nexstar Media Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();