Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's Return on Sales [ROS] was 24.94% in Q3 2026, up 10.33 percentage points from 14.61% a year earlier and up 6.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Nexstar Media's Return on Sales [ROS] was 20.57% through Sep 30, 2026, up 0.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.15%, down 6.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -13.40 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 23.45% in FY2024 (+9.10 pp), 14.35% in FY2023 (-10.83 pp), 25.18% in FY2022 (-0.10 pp) and 25.28% in FY2021 (-5.28 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.21 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 16.22 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 19.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NXST's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 18.16% (Q2 2026), 18.98% (Q1 2026) and 18.77% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 5.24% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 18.79% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 15.44% |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 12.98% |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 15.87% |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 22.25% |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 24.94% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 6.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.05% |
API Access
Nexstar Media Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();