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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Net income	$160M—	——	$65M-28.6%	$91M-6.2%	$97M-57.8%
Depreciation and amortization	$121M—	$0-100%	$190M-3.6%	$197M+68.4%	$117M—
Stock-based compensation	$20M0.0%	$20M+5.3%	$19M-9.5%	$21M+16.7%	$18M-14.3%
Deferred income taxes	$51M-53.2%	$109M—	$0-100%	$8M-50.0%	$16M+129%
Change in accounts receivable	-$34M-155%	$62M+789%	-$9M-12.5%	-$8M-500%	$2M—
Change in accounts payable	-$31M-191%	$34M+138%	-$90M-218%	$76M+575%	-$16M—
Change in accrued liabilities	-$78M—	——	$24M-41.5%	$41M+295%	-$21M+19.2%
Change in other assets	$5M+267%	-$3M—	——	-$2M+33.3%	-$3M-200%
Change in other liabilities	-$13M-225%	-$4M+81.0%	-$21M-31.3%	-$16M-23.1%	-$13M-117%
Other working capital changes	$5M+150%	$2M-60.0%	$5M—	——	$10M+233%
Change in income taxes payable/receivable	$43M—	——	-$7M+92.4%	-$92M-270%	$54M+17.4%
Net gains (losses) on investments	$4M—	——	——	——	$8M—
Distributions from equity method investments	$84M+1,300%	$6M0.0%	$6M-45.5%	$11M-90.4%	$114M+936%
Net cash from operating activities	$289M+52.1%	$190M+62.4%	$117M-52.6%	$247M-26.7%	$337M-18.0%
Capital expenditures	$22M-59.3%	$54M+80.0%	$30M+3.4%	$29M-17.1%	$35M0.0%
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	$3.34B—	——	——	——	$22M—
Other investing activities	$1M0.0%	$1M—	——	——	$4M+500%
Net cash from investing activities	-$3.31B-5,924%	-$55M-89.7%	-$29M-3.6%	-$28M+54.1%	-$61M-79.4%
Dividends paid	$56M-1.8%	$57M+1.8%	$56M0.0%	$56M-1.8%	$57M+9.6%
Repurchases of common stock	——	——	——	$50M-33.3%	$75M-57.9%
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$9.38B+1,006%	$848.25M0.0%	$848.25M0.0%	$848.25M0.0%	$848.25M—
Repayments of debt	$6.03B+22,219%	$27M+8.0%	$25M-99.3%	$3.51B+11,229%	$31M-82.9%
Taxes paid for net share settlement	$18M+7,100%	$250K0.0%	$250K0.0%	$250K0.0%	$250K—
Other financing activities	-$3M—	——	-$6M—	——	-$4M+42.9%
Payment of debt issuance costs	$85M—	——	——	——	——
Net cash from financing activities	$3.18B+3,595%	-$91M-5.8%	-$86M+63.9%	-$238M-42.5%	-$167M+59.7%
Net increase (decrease) in cash	$156M+255%	$44M+2,100%	$2M—	——	$109M+395%
Interest paid	$126M+61.5%	$78M-26.4%	$106M+30.9%	$81M-24.3%	$107M+23.0%
Income taxes paid	——	$33M-2.9%	$34M-75.5%	$139M+6,850%	$2M-97.0%
Entertainment License Agreement For Program Material Amortization Expense	$72M—	——	——	——	$88M+8.6%
Distributions of earnings from equity method investees	$84M+1,300%	$6M0.0%	$6M-45.5%	$11M-90.4%	$114M+936%
Equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investees	$4M-33.3%	$6M+20.0%	$5M-54.5%	$11M+37.5%	$8M-55.6%
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Income Taxes	$51M-53.2%	$109M—	$0-100%	$8M-50.0%	$16M+129%
Other long-term liabilities	-$13M-225%	-$4M+81.0%	-$21M-31.3%	-$16M-23.1%	-$13M-117%
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets	$6M-14.3%	$7M+158%	-$12M—	——	$8M—
Payments For Broadcast Rights	$62M-34.0%	$94M+6.8%	$88M+8.6%	$81M+1.3%	$80M-5.9%
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity	$1M0.0%	$1M—	——	——	$4M+500%
Proceeds From Life Insurance Policies	$51M—	——	——	——	——
Payments Of Debt Extinguishment Costs	$13M—	——	——	——	——
Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs	$85M—	——	——	——	——
Other, net	-$3M—	——	-$6M—	——	-$4M+42.9%
Repayments of Debt	$6.03B+22,219%	$27M+8.0%	$25M-99.3%	$3.51B+11,229%	$31M-82.9%
Accrued payables for capital expenditures	$8M—	——	——	——	$12M—
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	——	$10M-61.5%	$26M+333%	$6M-40.0%	$10M-9.1%
Free cash flow	$267M+96.3%	$136M+56.3%	$87M-60.1%	$218M-27.8%	$302M-19.7%
Free cash flow	$267M+96.3%	$136M+56.3%	$87M-60.1%	$218M-27.8%	$302M-19.7%

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Where does Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s cash flow data come from?: Every line is extracted from Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.