Nexstar Media NXST
NASDAQ NXST
$186.14 -1.15 (-0.61%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Nexstar Media (NXST) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026)

Nexstar Media's (NXST) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at $30.4 million in Q1 2026, little changed YoY from $30.4 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $30.3 million in Q4 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media (NXST) has 17 years of Shares Outstanding (Entity) data on file, last reported at $30.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) changed 0.04% year-over-year to $30.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $30.4 million (changed 0.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $30.3 million, down 0.89% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) was little changed at $30.4 million in Q1 2026, from $30.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) ranged from a high of $40.6 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $30.3 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $33.7 million and a median of $33.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Entity).
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 11.45% — and 2026, when it rose 0.04%.
  • Tracing NXST's Shares Outstanding (Entity) over 5 years: stood at $36.8 million in 2022, then dropped by 8.72% to $33.6 million in 2023, then slipped by 8.87% to $30.6 million in 2024, then slipped by 0.89% to $30.3 million in 2025, then climbed by 0.07% to $30.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures came in at $30.4 million (Q1 2026), $30.3 million (Q4 2025), and $30.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.70 Bn 5.48 Bn 1.06 Bn 30.62 Mn
2 Newsmax 1.40 Bn 1.35 Bn 23.33 Mn 128.51 Mn
3 Gray Media 482.16 Mn 306.16 Mn 270.00 Mn 98.00 Mn
4 iHeartMedia 440.79 Mn 266.35 Mn 576.68 Mn 157.71 Mn
5 E.W. Scripps 300.67 Mn 287.63 Mn 196.33 Mn 92.09 Mn
6 FuboTV 298.77 Mn -153.64 Mn 399.10 Mn 29.09 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 164.84 Mn 116.45 Mn 16.93 Mn 59.19 Mn
8 Mediaco Holding 88.37 Mn 86.56 Mn -1.26 Mn 82.59 Mn
9 Saga Communications 55.91 Mn 28.06 Mn 20.50 Mn 6.10 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.55 Mn 30.85 Mn - 1.81 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 30.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 30.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 30.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 30.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 30.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 30.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 32.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 32.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 32.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 33.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 35.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 34.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 35.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 36.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 39.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 38.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 40.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 40.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 42.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 41.68 Mn