Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q1 2026, up 27.82% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025, and little changed year-over-year from 0.02% in Q1 2025.
Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nexstar Media's Return on Invested Capital history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.02% for 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 was 0.02% for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.07% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 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.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital reached 3 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 6 bps in 2022.
- Nexstar Media's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2022, then tumbled by 41 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 34 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then retreated by 20 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then gained by 28 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows NXST's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.01% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.66 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 785.00 Mn | 0.02% |
| 2 | Newsmax | 840.22 Mn | 799.79 Mn | 21.36 Mn | - |
| 3 | iHeartMedia | 565.51 Mn | 430.46 Mn | 509.13 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Gray Media | 389.45 Mn | 130.45 Mn | 213.00 Mn | 0.22% |
| 5 | E.W. Scripps | 268.40 Mn | 184.68 Mn | 206.07 Mn | 0.01% |
| 6 | FuboTV | 251.35 Mn | -201.06 Mn | 399.10 Mn | 0.01% |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 140.99 Mn | 107.64 Mn | 11.62 Mn | - |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 83.31 Mn | 80.20 Mn | -3.44 Mn | -0.01% |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 51.99 Mn | 21.56 Mn | 17.72 Mn | - |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 37.48 Mn | 31.05 Mn | - | -0.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.06% |