NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
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Communication Services · Television Broadcasting Stations
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) is a communication services company in the Television Broadcasting Stations industry, with a market capitalization of $5.5 billion. Shares last traded at $177.55, 30.1% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 9.1%. NXST trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.10, above the Television Broadcasting Stations median of 23.57. Net profit margin is 3.2%, above the peer median of 1.1%. Revenue declined 8.5% year over year. The shares yield 4.2% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
NXST Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $226M | $7.36 | 272% |
| 2024-12-31 | $219M | $6.68 | 32% |
| 2023-12-31 | $191M | $5.33 | 71% |
| 2022-12-31 | $142M | $3.53 | 15% |
| 2021-12-31 | $118M | $2.68 | 14% |
| 2020-12-31 | $101M | $2.16 | 12% |
| 2019-12-31 | $83M | $1.73 | 36% |
| 2018-12-31 | $69M | $1.45 | 18% |
| 2017-12-31 | $56M | $1.19 | 12% |
| 2016-12-31 | $29M | $0.93 | 32% |
| 2015-12-31 | $24M | $0.74 | 30% |
| 2014-12-31 | $18M | $0.58 | 29% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.61 | 2026-08-07 |
| Q1 2026 | $5.09 | 2026-05-08 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | -$5.57 | 2026-02-27 |
| FY 2025 | $3.00 | 2026-02-27 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.14 | 2025-11-06 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.06 | 2025-08-08 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Television Broadcasting Stations peers
NXST vs 11 industry peers (Television Broadcasting Stations), by market cap. Data as of close
| FOXA | Fox Corporation (Class A) | $25.0B | 12.03 | 1.39 | 11.6% | -0.84% |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Corp | $23.3B | 57.03 | 5.36 | 9.4% | +2.11% |
| SKYD | Paramount Skydance Corporation | $9.1B | — | 0.31 | -21.2% | +1.64% |
| NXST | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | $5.5B | 29.10 | 0.93 | 3.2% | +3.48% |
| VSNT | Versant Media Group, Inc. | $4.5B | 4.83 | 0.67 | 13.9% | +2.94% |
| NMAX | Newsmax Inc. | $1.0B | — | 5.08 | -3.2% | -0.87% |
| SBGI | Sinclair, Inc. | $938M | 18.04 | 0.29 | 1.6% | +1.29% |
| EVC | Entravision Communications Corp | $597M | 142.67 | 0.88 | 0.6% | +6.24% |
| GTN | GRAY MEDIA, INC | $479M | — | 0.15 | -0.8% | +3.91% |
| SSP | E.W. SCRIPPS Co | $249M | — | 0.12 | -58.0% | +2.67% |
| TV | GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B. | — | — | — | — | -2.88% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.