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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

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Key Metrics

Previous Close: $187.37
52-Week Range: $154.47 – $254.30
Market Cap: $5.77B
P/E (TTM): 35.47
EPS (TTM): 5.28
Dividend Yield: 3.97%

Advanced Metrics

Price/Book: 2.55
PEG Ratio: 0.17
Return on Equity: 7.43%
Return on Assets: 5.09%
Gross Margin: 55.07%
Operating Margin: 21.22%
Profit Margin: 3.20%
Current Ratio: 1.56
Debt/Equity: 5.34
Total Debt: $12.09B
Free Cash Flow: $800.63M
Revenue Growth: 62.20%
Earnings Growth: 18.00%
Enterprise Value: $17.64B

NXST Income statement, annual periods, in USD
USD	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$5.21B	$4.93B	$5.41B	$4.95B
Cost of Revenue	$2.00B	$2.15B	$2.22B	$2.23B
Gross Profit	$3.21B	$2.78B	$3.19B	$2.71B
Selling, General & Admin	$1.10B	$1.10B	$1.09B	$1.06B
Operating Expenses	$1.76B	$2.04B	$1.89B	$1.85B
Operating Income	$1.45B	$743.00M	$1.29B	$863.00M
EBITDA	$2.22B	$1.79B	$2.21B	$1.31B
Pretax Income	$1.22B	$401.00M	$959.00M	$150.00M
Income Tax	$274.00M	$131.00M	$276.00M	$67.00M
Net Income	$971.00M	$346.00M	$722.00M	$109.00M
Diluted EPS	24.16	9.64	21.41	3.00
Diluted Shares	40.19M	35.83M	32.80M	30.71M

NXST Balance Sheet statement, annual periods, in USD
USD	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash & Equivalents	$204.00M	$135.00M	$144.00M	$280.00M
Receivables	$1.08B	$1.09B	$1.03B	$1.07B
Current Assets	$1.61B	$1.47B	$1.30B	$1.47B
Total Assets	$12.68B	$12.08B	$11.47B	$10.85B
Current Liabilities	$893.00M	$961.00M	$783.00M	$711.00M
Long-Term Debt	$6.83B	$6.71B	$6.40B	$6.22B
Total Debt	$7.00B	$6.84B	$6.56B	$6.37B
Total Liabilities	$9.91B	$9.77B	$9.20B	$8.78B
Retained Earnings	$3.03B	$3.19B	$3.67B	$3.54B
Shareholders' Equity	$2.74B	$2.30B	$2.26B	$2.06B
Working Capital	$722.00M	$505.00M	$514.00M	$762.00M
Net Debt	$6.75B	$6.70B	$6.38B	$6.05B

NXST Cash Flow statement, annual periods, in USD
USD	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Operating Cash Flow	$1.40B	$999.00M	$1.25B	$891.00M
Capital Expenditure	-$157.00M	-$149.00M	-$145.00M	-$148.00M
Free Cash Flow	$1.25B	$850.00M	$1.10B	$743.00M
Depreciation & Amortisation	$662.00M	$941.00M	$808.00M	$784.00M
Stock-Based Compensation	$62.00M	$60.00M	$78.00M	$78.00M
Investing Cash Flow	$125.00M	-$173.00M	-$102.00M	-$173.00M
Financing Cash Flow	-$1.51B	-$899.00M	-$1.15B	-$582.00M
Dividends Paid	-$142.00M	-$191.00M	-$219.00M	-$226.00M
Share Repurchases	-$881.00M	-$605.00M	-$601.00M	-$125.00M
Net Change in Cash	$13.00M	-$73.00M	-$3.00M	$136.00M

NXST Income statement, quarterly periods, in USD
USD	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Revenue	$1.23B	$1.23B	$1.20B	$1.29B	$1.40B
Cost of Revenue	$551.00M	$557.00M	$562.00M	$565.00M	$611.00M
Gross Profit	$683.00M	$672.00M	$636.00M	$724.00M	$785.00M
Selling, General & Admin	$257.00M	$262.00M	$270.00M	$273.00M	$327.00M
Operating Expenses	$463.00M	$459.00M	$461.00M	$468.00M	$520.00M
Operating Income	$220.00M	$213.00M	$175.00M	$256.00M	$265.00M
EBITDA	$440.00M	$424.00M	$380.00M	$70.00M	$466.00M
Pretax Income	$138.00M	$130.00M	$96.00M	-$214.00M	$153.00M
Income Tax	$41.00M	$39.00M	$31.00M	-$44.00M	-$7.00M
Net Income	$108.00M	$97.00M	$70.00M	-$166.00M	$164.00M
Diluted EPS	3.37	3.06	2.14	-5.63	5.09
Diluted Shares	30.93M	30.51M	30.65M	30.33M	31.17M

NXST Balance Sheet statement, quarterly periods, in USD
USD	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Cash & Equivalents	$253.00M	$234.00M	$236.00M	$280.00M	$379.00M
Receivables	$1.03B	$1.02B	$1.01B	$1.07B	$1.66B
Current Assets	$1.40B	$1.39B	$1.39B	$1.47B	$2.28B
Total Assets	$11.41B	$11.33B	$11.25B	$10.85B	$18.10B
Current Liabilities	$805.00M	$823.00M	$745.00M	$711.00M	$1.30B
Long-Term Debt	$6.37B	$6.28B	$6.25B	$6.22B	$11.88B
Total Debt	$6.54B	$6.38B	$6.40B	$6.37B	$12.20B
Total Liabilities	$9.16B	$9.07B	$8.96B	$8.78B	$15.94B
Retained Earnings	$3.72B	$3.75B	$3.77B	$3.54B	$3.64B
Shareholders' Equity	$2.25B	$2.26B	$2.29B	$2.06B	$2.17B
Working Capital	$597.00M	$567.00M	$648.00M	$762.00M	$983.00M
Net Debt	$6.24B	$6.15B	$6.12B	$6.05B	$11.77B

NXST Cash Flow statement, quarterly periods, in USD
USD	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Operating Cash Flow	$337.00M	$247.00M	$117.00M	$190.00M	$289.00M
Capital Expenditure	-$35.00M	-$29.00M	-$30.00M	-$54.00M	-$22.00M
Free Cash Flow	$302.00M	$218.00M	$87.00M	$136.00M	$267.00M
Depreciation & Amortisation	$205.00M	$197.00M	$190.00M	$192.00M	$193.00M
Stock-Based Compensation	$18.00M	$21.00M	$19.00M	$20.00M	$20.00M
Investing Cash Flow	-$61.00M	-$28.00M	-$29.00M	-$55.00M	-$3.31B
Financing Cash Flow	-$167.00M	-$238.00M	-$86.00M	-$91.00M	$3.18B
Dividends Paid	-$57.00M	-$56.00M	-$56.00M	-$57.00M	-$56.00M
Share Repurchases	-$75.00M	-$50.00M	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Net Change in Cash	$109.00M	-$19.00M	$2.00M	$44.00M	$156.00M

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About

Nexstar Media Group is the largest local television station owner in the United States. The company operates local TV stations, digital multicast networks, and provides digital media services across 200+ markets nationwide.