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Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc (NXST) Financial History

20 years of revenue, earnings, cash-flow and balance-sheet history from public filings.

COMMUNICATION SERVICES · BROADCASTING · DATA UPDATED 2026-08-16

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc (NXST) operates in the BROADCASTING industry and is headquartered in Irving, United States. Its market capitalization is roughly $5 billion. In the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31, NXST reported $4.9B in revenue and $109M in net income.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. operates as a diversified media company that produces and distributes local and national news, sports, and entertainment contents on the television and digital platforms in the United States.

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NXST Revenue & Earnings History — Annual Income Statement

Income statement	TTM → 2026-06-30	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31	2020-12-31	2019-12-31	2018-12-31	2017-12-31	2016-12-31	2015-12-31	2014-12-31	2013-12-31	2012-12-31	2011-12-31	2010-12-31	2009-12-31	2008-12-31	2007-12-31	2006-12-31
Total Revenue	$7.0B	$4.9B	$5.4B	$4.9B	$5.2B	$4.6B	$4.5B	$3.0B	$2.8B	$2.4B	$1.1B	$896M	$631M	$502M	$379M	$306M	$313M	$252M	$285M	$267M	$265M
Gross Profit	$3.6B	$1.9B	$3.2B	$2.8B	$3.2B	$2.8B	$2.8B	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.4B	$687M	$556M	$421M	$332M	$273M	$225M	$235M	$181M	$207M	$193M	$194M
Gross Margin %	52.2%	39.0%	58.9%	56.9%	61.5%	59.9%	61.8%	55.6%	59.6%	57.4%	62.2%	62.1%	66.7%	66.0%	72.1%	73.4%	75.0%	72.0%	72.5%	72.2%	73.0%
Operating Income (EBIT)	$1.1B	$863M	$1.3B	$708M	$1.3B	$1.2B	$1.4B	$655M	$758M	$519M	$287M	$206M	$173M	$103M	$100M	$48M	$68M	$8M	($38M)	$41M	$46M
Operating Margin %	15.2%	17.4%	23.4%	14.3%	25.2%	25.3%	30.6%	21.6%	27.4%	21.3%	26.0%	23.0%	27.4%	20.5%	26.4%	15.7%	21.6%	3.2%	-13.4%	15.2%	17.3%
Net Income	$188M	$109M	$722M	$346M	$971M	$834M	$812M	$230M	$389M	$475M	$92M	$78M	$65M	($2M)	$182M	($12M)	($2M)	($13M)	($78M)	($20M)	($9M)
Net Margin %	2.7%	2.2%	13.4%	7.0%	18.6%	17.9%	18.0%	7.6%	14.1%	19.5%	8.3%	8.7%	10.2%	-0.4%	48.2%	-3.9%	-0.6%	-5.0%	-27.4%	-7.4%	-3.4%
EBITDA	$1.8B	$1.3B	$2.2B	$1.8B	$2.2B	$2.0B	$2.0B	$1.1B	$1.1B	$806M	$408M	$323M	$245M	$143M	$147M	$118M	$126M	$97M	$35M	$108M	$110M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$5.95	$3.55	$22.01	$9.66	$24.16	$18.96	$17.37	$4.80	$8.21	$10.38	$2.89	$2.42	$2.02	$-0.06	$5.94	$-0.42	$-0.06	$-0.44	$-2.75	$-0.70	$-0.32
Shares Outstanding (M)	31M	31M	33M	36M	40M	44M	47M	48M	47M	46M	32M	32M	32M	30M	31M	29M	28M	28M	28M	28M	28M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

NXST Quarterly Revenue & Earnings — Last 8 Quarters

Quarterly income statement	2026-06-30	2026-03-31	2025-12-31	2025-09-30	2025-06-30	2025-03-31	2024-12-31	2024-09-30
Total Revenue	$3.1B	$1.4B	$1.3B	$1.2B	$1.2B	$1.2B	$1.5B	$1.4B
Gross Profit	$2.0B	$664M	$531M	$446M	$672M	$683M	$929M	$803M
Gross Margin %	64.7%	47.6%	41.2%	37.2%	54.7%	55.4%	62.5%	58.8%
Operating Income (EBIT)	$362M	$265M	$256M	$175M	$213M	$220M	$417M	$335M
Operating Margin %	11.8%	19.0%	19.9%	14.6%	17.3%	17.8%	28.0%	24.5%
Net Income	$120M	$164M	($166M)	$70M	$97M	$108M	$242M	$187M
Net Margin %	3.9%	11.8%	-12.9%	5.8%	7.9%	8.8%	16.3%	13.7%
EBITDA	$525M	$466M	$70M	$752M	$424M	$440M	$661M	$547M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$3.88	$5.26	$-5.47	$2.28	$3.16	$3.49	$7.69	$5.76
Shares Outstanding (M)	31M	31M	30M	31M	31M	31M	31M	32M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

NXST Free Cash Flow History

Cash flow	TTM → 2026-06-30	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31	2020-12-31	2019-12-31	2018-12-31	2017-12-31	2016-12-31	2015-12-31	2014-12-31	2013-12-31	2012-12-31	2011-12-31	2010-12-31	2009-12-31	2008-12-31	2007-12-31	2006-12-31
Cash from Operations (CFO)	$894M	$891M	$1.2B	$999M	$1.4B	$1.2B	$1.3B	$417M	$737M	$109M	$284M	$205M	$167M	$27M	$80M	$40M	$59M	$23M	$61M	$37M	$54M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)	$151M	$148M	$145M	$149M	$157M	$151M	$217M	$198M	$106M	$72M	$32M	$29M	$20M	$19M	$17M	$13M	$14M	$40M	$31M	$19M	$80M
Free Cash Flow (FCF)	$743M	$743M	$1.1B	$850M	$1.2B	$1.1B	$1.0B	$220M	$631M	$37M	$252M	$176M	$146M	$8M	$63M	$27M	$45M	($17M)	$30M	$18M	($25M)
FCF Margin %	10.7%	15.0%	20.4%	17.2%	23.9%	22.9%	23.0%	7.2%	22.8%	1.5%	22.9%	19.7%	23.2%	1.7%	16.5%	8.8%	14.5%	-6.7%	10.5%	6.9%	-9.6%
Dividends Paid	$226M	$169M	$219M	$191M	$142M	$118M	$101M	$83M	$69M	$56M	$29M	$24M	$18M	$14M	$0M	—	—	—	—	—	—

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

NXST Quarterly Free Cash Flow — Last 8 Quarters

Quarterly cash flow	2026-06-30	2026-03-31	2025-12-31	2025-09-30	2025-06-30	2025-03-31	2024-12-31	2024-09-30
Cash from Operations (CFO)	$298M	$289M	$190M	$117M	$247M	$337M	$411M	$387M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)	$45M	$22M	$54M	$30M	$29M	$35M	$35M	$29M
Free Cash Flow (FCF)	$253M	$267M	$136M	$87M	$218M	$302M	$376M	$358M
FCF Margin %	8.2%	19.1%	10.5%	7.3%	17.7%	24.5%	25.3%	26.2%
Dividends Paid	$57M	$56M	$57M	$56M	$56M	$57M	$52M	$55M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

NXST Balance Sheet History

Balance sheet	2026-06-30	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31	2022-12-31	2021-12-31	2020-12-31	2019-12-31	2018-12-31	2017-12-31	2016-12-31	2015-12-31	2014-12-31	2013-12-31	2012-12-31	2011-12-31	2010-12-31	2009-12-31	2008-12-31	2007-12-31	2006-12-31
Total Assets	$17.7B	$11.0B	$11.5B	$12.1B	$12.7B	$13.3B	$13.4B	$14.0B	$7.1B	$7.5B	$3.0B	$1.8B	$1.5B	$1.2B	$946M	$595M	$603M	$620M	$627M	$709M	$725M
Cash & Cash Equivalents	$218M	$280M	$144M	$147M	$204M	$191M	$153M	$232M	$145M	$116M	$88M	$43M	$132M	$40M	$69M	$8M	$24M	$13M	$16M	$16M	$11M
Total Liabilities	$15.5B	$8.9B	$9.2B	$9.8B	$9.9B	$10.4B	$10.9B	$11.9B	$5.2B	$5.9B	$2.7B	$1.7B	$1.4B	$1.2B	$943M	$778M	$778M	$796M	$792M	$798M	$798M
Total Debt (Short + Long-Term)	$11.8B	$6.4B	$6.6B	$6.9B	$7.0B	$7.5B	$7.7B	$8.5B	$4.0B	$4.4B	$2.3B	$1.5B	$1.2B	$1.1B	$866M	$638M	$643M	$670M	$662M	$681M	$681M
Total Shareholders' Equity	$2.3B	$2.1B	$2.3B	$2.3B	$2.7B	$2.9B	$2.5B	$2.0B	$1.9B	$1.6B	$169M	$81M	$53M	($13M)	$3M	($183M)	($175M)	($176M)	($165M)	($89M)	($73M)

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

Quarterly statements, profitability ratios, price history, insider activity and institutional holders are in the interactive NXST viewer.

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