Nexstar Media (NXST) Total Debt (2010 - 2026)
Nexstar Media's Total Debt was $11.74 billion in Q2 2026, up 84.0% from $6.38 billion a year earlier but down 3.4% from the prior quarter.
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Nexstar Media (NXST) Total Debt (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Total Debt at Nexstar Media came in at $6.33 billion, down 2.9% from FY2024.
- Total Debt has now declined for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Total Debt was $6.52 billion in FY2024 (-4.6%), $6.84 billion in FY2023 (-1.6%), $6.95 billion in FY2022 (-6.3%) and $7.42 billion in FY2021 (-3.3%).
- Quarterly Total Debt has moved between $6.33 billion (Q4 2025) and $12.15 billion (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Total Debt was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 18.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Total Debt over five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 87.1%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 6.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, NXST's Total Debt in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $12.15 billion (Q1 2026), $6.33 billion (Q4 2025) and $6.36 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 32.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 6.61 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 10.00 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 1.99 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 13.66 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | -1.98 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 9.46 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | 1.47 Mn |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 4.98 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 11.74 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.74 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Nexstar Media Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=NXST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();