Nexstar Media Group Inc.
NXST | NASDAQ
$174.66
+$3.22 (+1.88%)
Nov 2, 2026, 9:48 AM ET · Market open
Market Data
Market Cap $5.38B
Enterprise Value $17.15B
Beta 0.93
Average Volume 364.31K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 30.91M
Shares Change YoY 0.62%
Institutional Ownership N/A
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US65336K1034
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 12.4%
Price Change 3M -9.3%
Price Change 6M -12.3%
Price Change YTD -14.0%
Price Change 1Y -10.5%
Price Change 3Y 11.4%
Price Change 5Y 6.7%
1M CAGR (ann.) 9.5%
1Y CAGR (ann.) -5.7%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 6.0%
All-Time CAGR 16.5%
Valuation
PE Ratio 32.66
Forward PE 7.70
PEG Ratio -0.42
Forward PEG 0.21
PS Ratio 0.76
Forward PS 0.70
PB Ratio 2.33
P/FCF Ratio 7.11
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 7.72
P/OCF Ratio 5.87
EV/Sales 2.46
EV/EBIT 24.26
EV/EBITDA 9.46
EV/FCF 23.08
Earnings Yield 3.1%
FCF Yield 14.1%
Adj. FCF Yield 12.9%
Financial Health
Net Debt $11.53B
Total Debt $12.09B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $218M
Total Assets $17.72B
Current Ratio 1.56
Quick Ratio 1.56
Debt / Equity Ratio 5.34
Debt / EBITDA 6.67
Debt / FCF 16.27
OCF / Debt 0.07
Interest Coverage 2.14
Altman Z-Score 1.07
Piotroski F-Score 3
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 52.2%
Operating Profit Margin 15.2%
EBITDA Margin 21.9%
Net Profit Margin 2.7%
FCF Margin 10.7%
Adj. FCF Margin 9.8%
SBC / Revenue 0.8%
SBC Impact (per share) -7.9%
Returns
Return on Assets 1.1%
Return on Equity 8.6%
Return on Invested Capital 5.0%
Return on Capital Employed 6.4%
Return on Tangible Assets 4.0%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 9.8%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 8.0%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 21.5%
EPS CAGR 3Y -34.0%
EPS CAGR 5Y -24.2%
EPS CAGR 10Y 6.2%
FCF CAGR 3Y -12.3%
FCF CAGR 5Y -5.1%
FCF CAGR 10Y 14.3%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 6
EPS Growth Next 3Y 60.1%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 4.3%
Earnings Date Nov 5, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $8.08
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 277.6%
Revenue Est (next Q) $2.07B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 72.7%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $92.99
Graham Upside -45.8%
Lynch Fair Value $26.25
Lynch Upside -84.7%
Price Target $240.00
Price Target Upside 40.0%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $894M
Free Cash Flow $743M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $684M
FCF Per Share $24.27
OCF Per Share $29.20
OCF/S Ratio 12.8%
Income Statement
Revenue $6.96B
Gross Profit $3.63B
Operating Income $1.06B
EBITDA $1.81B
Net Income $188M
EPS (Diluted) $5.25
Revenue / Employee $562.03K
Profit / Employee $15.17K
Employees 12,389
Dividends
Annual Dividend $7.44
Dividend Yield 4.34%
Payout Ratio 141.7%
FCF Payout Ratio 30.4%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 33.0%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 2.3%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Aug 14, 2026
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