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Ticker
NXST

Price
233.40
Stock movement up
+2.22 (0.96%)
Company name
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Communication Services >
Broadcasting
Market cap
7.08B
Ent value
15.81B
Price/Sales
1.37
Price/Book
3.10
Div yield
3.19%
Div growth
27.14%
Growth years
9
FCF payout
22.48%
Trailing P/E
13.69
Forward P/E
9.23
PEG
-
EPS growth
34.47%
1 year return (CAGR)
54.82%
3 year return (CAGR)
5.64%
5 year return (CAGR)
13.08%
10 year return (CAGR)
20.08%
Last updated: 2026-02-20

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share7.44
Dividend yield3.19%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield5.14%
Average yield3.11%
Minimum yield1.65%
Discount to avg yield2.39%
Upside potential2.45%
Yield as % of max yield61.99%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield3.19%
Current yield distribution53.89%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.65%
Yield at 90%1.89%
Yield at 80%1.96%
Yield at 50% (Median)3.35%
Yield at 20%4.06%
Yield at 10%4.27%
Yield at 0% (Max)5.14%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth9 years
CCC statusDividend Challenger
Dividend per share7.44
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date13 Feb 2026
EPS (TTM)16.84
EPS (1y forward)25.29
EPS growth (5y)34.47%
EPS growth (5y forward)-3.19%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
NXSTS&P500
DGR MR10.06%-13.74%
DGR TTM7.36%6.60%
DGR 3 years18.25%7.31%
DGR 5 years27.14%4.69%
DGR 10 years25.63%6.30%
DGR 15 years-8.16%
Time since last change announced388 days
EPS growth (5y)34.47%
EPS growth (5y forward)-3.19%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM42.75%22.48%
Average--
Forward29.42%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E13.69
Price to OCF6.37
Price to FCF7.20
Price to EBITDA3.72
EV to EBITDA8.30

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.37
Price to Book3.10
EV to Sales3.07

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count30.33M
EPS (TTM)16.84
FCF per share (TTM)32.02

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)5.15B
Gross profit (TTM)2.73B
Operating income (TTM)1.02B
Net income (TTM)517.00M
EPS (TTM)16.84
EPS (1y forward)25.29

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)53.03%
Operating margin (TTM)19.91%
Profit margin (TTM)10.04%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash236.00M
Net receivables1.01B
Total current assets1.39B
Goodwill2.92B
Intangible assets4.61B
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets11.25B
Accounts payable100.00M
Short/Current long term debt6.66B
Total current liabilities745.00M
Total liabilities8.96B
Shareholder's equity2.28B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)1.11B
Capital expenditures (TTM)129.00M
Free cash flow (TTM)983.00M
Dividends paid (TTM)221.00M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity22.64%
Return on Assets4.60%
Return on Invested Capital5.95%
Cash Return on Invested Capital11.32%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open231.18
Daily high235.22
Daily low228.72
Daily Volume298K
All-time high245.59
1y analyst estimate233.63
Beta0.81
EPS (TTM)16.84
Dividend per share7.44
Ex-div date13 Feb 2026
Next earnings date26 Feb 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
NXSTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-4.96%-1.82%
Highest price drop-96.66%-56.47%
Date of highest drop27 Oct 20089 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-31.11%-10.84%
Avg time to new high32 days12 days
Max time to new high1437 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
NXST (Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc) company logo
Marketcap
7.08B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
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. It owns, operates, programs, or provides sales and other services to power television and radio stations; and provides television programming services. The company offers video and display advertising platforms through its own and various third party websites, mobile and over-the-top applications, digital media solutions to media publishers and advertisers, and a consumer product reviews platform. In addition, it owns NewsNation, a national cable news network; and WGN-AM, a Chicago radio station, as well as owns and operates digital multicast networks. Further, its digital assets include local websites, mobile applications, connected television applications, free-ad supported television channels from The CW and The Hill, BestReviews, and advertising solutions. Additionally, the company engages in the digital business; and management of real estate assets, including leasing of owned office and production facilities. Its stations are affiliates of ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, The CW, MyNetworkTV, and other broadcast television networks. The company was formerly known as Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. and changed its name to Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in January 2017. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Employees
11773
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Perry A. Sook
Country
USA
City
Irving
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
EventsPresentations
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