Nexstar Media (NXST) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding came in at 30.81 million for Q3 2026, up 1.6% from 30.32 million a year earlier and up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Nexstar Media's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding was 30.35 million, down 6.1% from FY2024.
- Weighted Average Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last six years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding was 32.31 million in FY2024 (-8.5%), 35.32 million in FY2023 (-10.2%), 39.35 million in FY2022 (-6.6%) and 42.13 million in FY2021 (-6.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Weighted Average Shares Outstanding over five years came in Q3 2026 (growth of 1.6%), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a decline of 11.0%).
- Business Quant data shows NXST's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding at 30.62 million (Q2 2026), 30.37 million (Q1 2026) and 30.35 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skydance | 38.27 Bn | 31.11 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.80 Bn | 14.55 Bn | - | 421.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 24.00 Bn | 6.07 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 274.00 Mn |
| 4 | News | 14.59 Bn | 7.22 Bn | - | 541.00 Mn |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.58 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 161.32 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 11.06 Bn | 8.20 Bn | - | 651.30 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.73 Bn | 10.18 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.41 Bn | 5.06 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 30.81 Mn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -5.80 Bn | - | 215.20 Mn |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.96 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 715.00 Mn | 138.07 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30.81 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Nexstar Media Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();