Growth Metrics

Nexstar Media (NXST) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Nexstar Media's Share-based Compensation history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at $20.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation fell 4.76% year-over-year to $20.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $78.0 million, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $78.0 million, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation reached $20.0 million in Q4 2025 per NXST's latest filing, up from $19.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $21.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $10.4 million in Q2 2021.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $16.2 million, with a median of $17.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Share-based Compensation: dropped 18.42% in 2021, then soared 53.85% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $12.7 million in 2021, then surged by 49.61% to $19.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.79% to $16.0 million in 2023, then soared by 31.25% to $21.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 4.76% to $20.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for NXST's Share-based Compensation are $20.0 million (Q4 2025), $19.0 million (Q3 2025), and $21.0 million (Q2 2025).