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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. NXST Q1 2026 earnings

Reported May 7, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$1.4BBeat by $116.0M
EPS$6.15Beat by $1.72
Revenue estimate$1.3B
EPS estimate$4.43

Next report

Aug 6, 2026 (In 1 week)
Revenue estimate$2.0B
EPS estimate$5.98

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+13.1%
Operating income$265.0M+20.5%
Net income$164.0M+51.9%
EPS (diluted)$5.09+51.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$379.0M+49.8%
Total debt$12.5B+84.0%
Total equity$2.2B-3.5%
Total assets$18.1B+58.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$289.0M-14.2%
CapEx$22.0M-37.1%
Free cash flow$267.0M-11.6%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 07/28/26
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Market cap$5.67B-1.7%
Enterprise value$17.79B+45.7%
P/E12.9×—
P/S1.1×0.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin17.5%-5.1pp
FCF margin13.8%-8.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity5.8×+2.7×
Current ratio1.8×0.0×

Segments

By segment

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Reportable Broadcast$1.2B+4.6%
All Other Segments$190.0M+147%
Corporate$1.0M-50.0%

By product

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Distribution Service$837.0M+9.8%
Advertising$548.0M+19.1%
Other$11.0M-8.3%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026$1.4BBeat by $116.0M
Q4 2025$1.3BBeat by $38.3MQ3 2025$1.2BMiss by $51.9MQ2 2025$1.2BBeat by $17.2MQ1 2025$1.2BBeat by $7.5MQ4 2024$1.5BBeat by $238.5M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2026$6.15Beat by $1.72
Q4 2025$4.30Beat by $0.29Q3 2025$2.14Miss by $0.48Q2 2025$3.06Beat by $0.11Q1 2025$3.37Beat by $0.11Q4 2024$7.56Miss by $1.66

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When did Nexstar Media Group, Inc. report Q1 2026 earnings?
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 7, 2026 before market open.
What were Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. reported revenue of $1.4B and eps of $6.15 for Q1 2026.
Did Nexstar Media Group, Inc. beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $1.3B by $116.0M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $4.43 by $1.72.
How did Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 13.1% from $1.2B a year earlier and eps grew 82.5% from $3.37.
Where can I find Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001142417-26-000027) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001193125-26-212539) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.