Nexstar Media (NXST) Total Debt (2010 - 2026)

Nexstar Media (NXST) posted Total Debt of $12.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 91.88% on a QoQ basis from $6.3 billion in Q4 2025, and up 87.1% year-over-year from $6.5 billion in Q1 2025.

Nexstar Media (NXST) Total Debt (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Nexstar Media's Total Debt history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $12.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Total Debt rose 87.1% year-over-year to $12.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $12.2 billion (up 87.1% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.3 billion, down 2.91% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt was $12.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Nexstar Media, up from $6.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Total Debt topped out at $12.2 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $6.3 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $7.1 billion and a median of $6.8 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Total Debt fell 6.26% — and 2026, when it surged 87.1%.
  • Nexstar Media's Total Debt stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then retreated by 1.64% to $6.8 billion in 2023, then fell by 4.59% to $6.5 billion in 2024, then dropped by 2.91% to $6.3 billion in 2025, then surged by 91.88% to $12.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NXST's Total Debt at $12.2 billion in Q1 2026, $6.3 billion in Q4 2025, and $6.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Nexstar Media 5.66 Bn 5.23 Bn 785.00 Mn 12.15 Bn
2 Newsmax 840.22 Mn 799.79 Mn 21.36 Mn 26.49 Mn
3 iHeartMedia 565.51 Mn 430.46 Mn 509.13 Mn 5.04 Bn
4 Gray Media 389.45 Mn 130.45 Mn 213.00 Mn 5.75 Bn
5 E.W. Scripps 268.40 Mn 184.68 Mn 206.07 Mn 2.55 Bn
6 FuboTV 251.35 Mn -201.06 Mn 399.10 Mn 144.77 Mn
7 CuriosityStream 140.99 Mn 107.64 Mn 11.62 Mn -
8 Mediaco Holding 83.31 Mn 80.20 Mn -3.44 Mn 74.11 Mn
9 Saga Communications 51.99 Mn 21.56 Mn 17.72 Mn 5.00 Mn
10 Beasley Broadcast 37.48 Mn 31.05 Mn - 217.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 6.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.38 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 6.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 6.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 6.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 6.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 6.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 6.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 6.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 6.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 6.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 7.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 7.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 7.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 7.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 7.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 7.62 Bn