Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's (NXST) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.02% in Q1 2026, little changed YoY from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and up 27.82% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nexstar Media (NXST) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.02% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.06%, down 2.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital climbed to 0.02% in Q1 2026, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.07% in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.01% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.02% and a median of 0.02% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The widest YoY moves for Return on Invested Capital: up 3 bps in 2022, down 6 bps in 2022.
- Tracing NXST's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.02% in 2022, then sank by 41 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then jumped by 34 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then declined by 20 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then increased by 28 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.70 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Newsmax | 1.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 23.33 Mn | -0.06% |
| 3 | Gray Media | 482.16 Mn | 306.16 Mn | 270.00 Mn | 0.84% |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 440.79 Mn | 266.35 Mn | 576.68 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | E.W. Scripps | 300.67 Mn | 287.63 Mn | 196.33 Mn | -0.17% |
| 6 | FuboTV | 298.77 Mn | -153.64 Mn | 399.10 Mn | - |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 164.84 Mn | 116.45 Mn | 16.93 Mn | - |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 88.37 Mn | 86.56 Mn | -1.26 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 55.91 Mn | 28.06 Mn | 20.50 Mn | - |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 37.55 Mn | 30.85 Mn | - | 0.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.06% |