NXST
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Communication Services Television Broadcasting Stations Russell 3000
$171.44Close
$5.2BMarket cap
$153.17 – $248.7752-week range
Nov 5, 2026Next report · before the open
Highlights
Strengths
- Earnings growing EPS +22% year on year
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 1 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 25 · weaker than 75% of stocks over 12 months
- Far from its high 31% below its 52-week high
- Results soon Nov 5, 2026, in 4 days
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
31%
1wk
up 2.5%
price change
1mo
up 6.1%
price change
12-month return
down 9%
market up 11% ·
its own down 17%
F-score
—
— Not assessed
Altman Z″
2.30
Moderate risk
P/E
62.6×
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
2.5×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 7.6%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
81%
of the market · markedly cheap
Revenue growth
down 8%
year on year
EPS growth
up 22%
latest quarter · -29 pts
Sales growth
up 62%
latest quarter · +49 pts
ROE
up 4%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 15%
$743.0M FCF
D/E
3.01
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
4.5×
Interest cover
—EBIT / interest
Trade setup
ATR%
2.9%
$4.96 a day · 2×ATR $161.51
RS
25 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
1 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
0.8×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.69
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 5, 2026
Trend template · 1 of 8
- Price above the 50-day average: passes
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Heavily indebted Net debt is 4.5 times EBITDA — roughly 5 years of earnings before interest, tax and depreciation to repay borrowings in full.
- Revenue shrinking Revenue fell 8.5% over the year, from $5.4B to $4.9B.
Last reported
Aug 6, 2026
Results reaction
Aug 6, 2026+2% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Net 2%
- Free cash 15%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.5B | $4.6B | $5.2B | $4.9B | $5.4B | $4.9B |
| Operating income | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $708.0M | $1.3B | $849.0M |
| Net income | $811.5M | $830.0M | $944.0M | $270.0M | $683.0M | $83.0M |
| Net margin | 18% | 18% | 18% | 5% | 13% | 2% |
| Earnings per share | $17.37 | $18.87 | $23.49 | $7.53 | $20.83 | $2.70 |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $850.0M | $1.1B | $743.0M |
| Free cash margin | 23% | 23% | 24% | 17% | 20% | 15% |
| Cash | $152.7M | $190.9M | $204.0M | $135.0M | $144.0M | $280.0M |
| Long-term debt | $7.6B | $7.4B | $6.8B | $6.7B | $6.4B | $6.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.5B | $2.9B | $2.7B | $2.3B | $2.3B | $2.1B |
| Shares outstanding | — | 47.29m | 47.28m | 47.28m | 30.62m | 30.33m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 38d |
| May 8, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 38d |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 58d |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 37d |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 39d |
| May 8, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 38d |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 58d |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 38d |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 39d |
| May 9, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 39d |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 59d |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 39d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Shareholder vote · Regulation FD ↗ |
| May 7, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| May 1, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Material agreement · Agreement ended · New obligation ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Material agreement · Acquisition or disposal · New obligation · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Other events ↗ |