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NXST Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. operates in the Television Broadcasting Stations industry.

$164.59−0.04%

Oct 16 close · 1D EOD · Databento

Communication ServicesTelevision Broadcasting StationsMid-capSEC EDGAR FY 2025-12-31

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What happened

Daily closes · dots are Wire stories

What’s next

Expected around early November, going by its own filing history. The company has not announced a date yet. Its matching report came Nov 6, 2025 and Nov 7, 2024, before the open.

Last report

Aug 6, 2026−1.08%

before the open

Last 4, next close

median 2.47% either way

up 1 of 4

Every report since 2022 →Earnings calendar →

DateEventSourceNext close

Aug 6Earnings release, before the open · 8-KSEC EDGARSEC EDGAR ↗−1.08%

Next close = the first close after the event against the close before it. Prior-session closes only; not a call, not advice.

What happened · big days

16 big days in a year, and what we hold on each

A big day is a close more than 3.72% from the one before, three times NXST’s median day (1.24%). On 3 of the 16, its peer group moved the same way at least half as far. We show what we hold. We never name a cause.

every other trading daya big day, numbered in the list below±3.72%Hover a bar for its day. Click a big day to open it.

Shaded: since our stories began, Jun 10. Tap a bar for its day.

#DayNXSTWhat we hold that dayGroup (median of 4) · each

1 Feb 9, 2026+8.48%
Before our storiesgroup −2.0%, did not move with it
1Feb 9, 2026+8.48%
Before our stories
−2.0% did not move with itNMAX +1.3 · FWONA −1.3 · VSNT −2.7 · FOXA −3.0
2 Feb 26, 2026+5.86%
Resultsgroup +3.8%, moved with NXST
2Feb 26, 2026+5.86%
ResultsFirst close after the Feb 26 results filing
+3.8% moved with NXSTFOXA +5.0 · VSNT +4.8 · NMAX +2.9 · FWONA −2.0
3 Mar 30, 2026−13.11%
Before our storiesgroup +0.2%, did not move with it
3Mar 30, 2026−13.11%
Before our stories
+0.2% did not move with itNMAX −12.2 · FOXA +0.0 · VSNT +0.5 · FWONA +1.4
4 Apr 14, 2026+5.32%
Before our storiesgroup +0.4%, did not move with it
4Apr 14, 2026+5.32%
Before our stories
+0.4% did not move with itFOXA +1.5 · VSNT +0.8 · FWONA −0.1 · NMAX −1.9
5 May 8, 2026+4.25%
Before our storiesgroup +0.6%, did not move with it
5May 8, 2026+4.25%
Before our stories
+0.6% did not move with itNMAX +3.1 · VSNT +0.9 · FOXA +0.4 · FWONA +0.3
6 May 19, 2026−4.02%
Before our storiesgroup −1.3%, did not move with it
6May 19, 2026−4.02%
Before our stories
−1.3% did not move with itNMAX −2.6 · FOXA −2.0 · FWONA −0.7 · VSNT +0.2
7 May 29, 2026−4.04%
Before our storiesgroup −1.5%, did not move with it
7May 29, 2026−4.04%
Before our stories
−1.5% did not move with itFOXA −2.9 · NMAX −2.6 · VSNT −0.4 · FWONA +0.5
8 Jun 25, 2026−7.90%
Nothing on NXSTgroup −3.4%, did not move with it
8Jun 25, 2026−7.90%
Nothing on NXSTNo NXST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−3.4% did not move with itVSNT −6.0 · NMAX −5.0 · FOXA −1.9 · FWONA +0.4
9 Jun 26, 2026+6.01%
Nothing on NXSTgroup +2.4%, did not move with it
9Jun 26, 2026+6.01%
Nothing on NXSTNo NXST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+2.4% did not move with itNMAX +12.3 · FOXA +2.5 · FWONA +2.3 · VSNT +0.8
10 Jun 29, 2026+4.10%
Nothing on NXSTgroup +1.0%, did not move with it
10Jun 29, 2026+4.10%
Nothing on NXSTNo NXST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+1.0% did not move with itNMAX +3.9 · FWONA +1.5 · FOXA +0.6 · VSNT −0.5
11 Jun 30, 2026+4.60%
Nothing on NXSTgroup +2.6%, moved with NXST
11Jun 30, 2026+4.60%
Nothing on NXSTNo NXST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+2.6% moved with NXSTNMAX +6.4 · FOXA +3.5 · FWONA +1.6 · VSNT +0.1
12 Jul 15, 2026+4.35%
Nothing on NXSTgroup +2.1%, did not move with it
12Jul 15, 2026+4.35%
Nothing on NXSTNo NXST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+2.1% did not move with itVSNT +3.5 · NMAX +2.2 · FOXA +2.0 · FWONA −0.7
13 Jul 28, 2026+4.29%
Nothing on NXSTgroup +3.0%, moved with NXST
13Jul 28, 2026+4.29%
Nothing on NXSTNo NXST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+3.0% moved with NXSTVSNT +3.8 · NMAX +3.1 · FWONA +2.9 · FOXA +1.9
14 Aug 11, 2026−3.74%
Nothing on NXSTgroup −0.5%, did not move with it
14Aug 11, 2026−3.74%
Nothing on NXSTNo NXST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−0.5% did not move with itFOXA −2.0 · FWONA −0.5 · NMAX −0.5 · VSNT 0.0
15 Sep 8, 2026−4.35%
Nothing on NXSTgroup −0.6%, did not move with it
15Sep 8, 2026−4.35%
Nothing on NXSTNo NXST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−0.6% did not move with itFWONA −1.3 · VSNT −0.9 · FOXA −0.3 · NMAX +0.8
16 Sep 21, 2026+6.15%
Nothing on NXSTgroup +1.7%, did not move with it
16Sep 21, 2026+6.15%
Nothing on NXSTNo NXST story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+1.7% did not move with itNMAX +5.4 · FWONA +2.8 · FOXA +0.5 · VSNT −1.4

A story on the same day is not a cause, and a group move is not proof either. Group: the median of FOXA, FWONA, VSNT and NMAX that day, the largest companies in NXST’s SEC industry; “moved with NXST” means the same direction and at least half the size.

What’s next · results

Before the next report: what the first day after the last four did

Six trading days after each results filing (SEC 8-K, Item 2.02). NXST reports before the open, so day 1 is that day’s close. 3 of 4 times, day 6 ended on the same side as day 1.

Reported Nov 6, 2025

day 1−3.58%day 6−6.46%

Reported Feb 26, 2026

day 1+5.86%day 6+9.07%

Reported May 7, 2026

day 1−1.36%day 6+0.05%

Reported Aug 6, 2026

day 1−1.08%day 6−0.73%

Next report: expected early NovemberEstimated from the dates of its last four results filings. Not announced. Since the Aug 6 report: −13.39%. Four reports is a small sample.

Every report since 2022 →

Each line is NXST’s close against its close before the filing, on licensed end-of-day closes. What happened after each report, not a forecast; a move on the day is not a cause.

The numbers · FY2025, filed

SEC EDGAR

Market cap$5.1B

Revenue$4.9B−8.50%

Net income$83.0M

EPS, diluted$3.00−86.00%

Operating margin17.2%

Return on equity4.1%

Debt / equity3.15

All filed figures

Snapshot

SEC EDGAR · FY 2025-12-31

SectorCommunication Services

Market Cap$5.1B

Enterprise Value$11.2B

Income$83.0M

Sales$4.9B

Book/sh$66.31

Cash/sh$9.09

Dividend TTM$7.44

Payout272%

Employees—

IPO—

Quick Ratio—

Current Ratio2.07

Debt/Eq3.15

EPS (ttm)$3.00

EPS this Y-86.0%

EPS past 3/5Y-50.1%

Sales past 3/5Y-1.7%

EPS Y/Y TTM-86.0%

Sales Y/Y TTM-8.5%

Shs Outstand30.81M

ROA0.8%

ROE4.1%

ROIC5.7%

Gross Margin—

Oper. Margin17.2%

Profit Margin1.7%

Every figure here is filed with the SEC. Valuation and estimate metrics (P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, price targets, forward EPS) are omitted until our market-data feed is licensed for display — we’d rather show fewer numbers than blank ones. Deeper lines (cash flow, balance sheet) below.

Revenue by fiscal year

$4.6B

FY21

$5.2B

FY22

$4.9B

FY23

$5.4B

FY24

$4.9B

FY25

Operating leverage — margins

GrossOperatingNet

Financials, annual · income and cash flowSEC EDGAR · open ▸

Financials — annual

SEC EDGAR · last 5 FY · tap a row to explain it

USD	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$4.6B	$5.2B	$4.9B	$5.4B	$4.9B
Gross Profit	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Income	$1.2B	$1.3B	$708.0M	$1.3B	$849.0M
Net Income	$830.0M	$944.0M	$270.0M	$683.0M	$83.0M
Diluted EPS	$18.98	$24.16	$9.64	$21.41	$3.00
Operating Cash Flow	$1.2B	$1.4B	$999.0M	$1.3B	$891.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.1B	$1.2B	$850.0M	$1.1B	$743.0M

Same industry

NXST against four same-industry peers, a year at 100

NXST is down 13.4% in a year. Fox is up 10.5%, Sinclair is down 1.7% and Liberty Media 8.7%. Of these four, only Newsmax (−21.3%) did less. Weekly closes, Oct 17, 2025 = 100, on a log scale, so the same percentage move is the same height on every line.

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NXST −13.4%. Fox +10.5%, Sinclair −1.7%, Liberty Media −8.7%, Newsmax −21.3%. Weekly closes, Oct 17, 2025 = 100, log scale.

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End-of-day closes (Databento EOD), the last close of each week. The four peers are the largest US-listed companies by market value in NXST’s SEC industry (Television Broadcasting Stations) with a year of closes. It shows what the closes did; a move here is not a cause, a forecast or a call.

Same industry

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FOXA$29.6B FWONA$22.4B VSNT$4.5B NMAX$946M SBGI$865M EVC$575M GTN$425M SSP$237M

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Fundamentals sourced from SEC EDGAR filings (public domain). For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.