Nexstar Media (NXST) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's (NXST) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at $0.24 in Q1 2026, down 56.2% YoY from $0.56 in Q1 2025, and down 91.55% on a QoQ basis from $2.88 in Q4 2025.
Nexstar Media (NXST) Times Interest Earned (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Nexstar Media (NXST) has 16 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $0.24 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 56.2% year-over-year to $0.24 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.82 (down 73.15% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.15, down 2.87% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned slipped to $0.24 in Q1 2026, from $2.88 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $4.01 in Q4 2024 to a low of -$1.61 in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $0.67 and a median of $0.44 in 2025 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned tumbled 216.73% — and 2024, when it jumped 592.57%.
- Tracing NXST's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at -$1.61 in 2022, then surged by 136.04% to $0.58 in 2023, then jumped by 592.57% to $4.01 in 2024, then fell by 28.15% to $2.88 in 2025, then plunged by 91.55% to $0.24 in 2026.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $0.24 (Q1 2026), $2.88 (Q4 2025), and $0.44 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexstar Media | 5.70 Bn | 5.48 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 1.91 |
| 2 | Newsmax | 1.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 23.33 Mn | 0.33 |
| 3 | Gray Media | 482.16 Mn | 306.16 Mn | 270.00 Mn | 1.16 |
| 4 | iHeartMedia | 440.79 Mn | 266.35 Mn | 576.68 Mn | - |
| 5 | E.W. Scripps | 300.67 Mn | 287.63 Mn | 196.33 Mn | -21.39 |
| 6 | FuboTV | 298.77 Mn | -153.64 Mn | 399.10 Mn | -2.44 |
| 7 | CuriosityStream | 164.84 Mn | 116.45 Mn | 16.93 Mn | - |
| 8 | Mediaco Holding | 88.37 Mn | 86.56 Mn | -1.26 Mn | -1.21 |
| 9 | Saga Communications | 55.91 Mn | 28.06 Mn | 20.50 Mn | 6.77 |
| 10 | Beasley Broadcast | 37.55 Mn | 30.85 Mn | - | 0.90 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.88 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.01 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.58 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.61 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.01 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.38 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.22 |