What is Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s interest expense?

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) reported interest expense of $120M in Q1 2026.

How has Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s interest expense changed year-over-year?

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s interest expense increased by 23.7% year-over-year, from $97M to $120M.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. NXST Interest Expense

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Other financials

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

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Market cap$5.01B+0.3%

Profitability

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Operating margin17.5%-5.1pp

Net margin10%-1.3pp

FCF margin13.8%-8.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity23%-3.2pp

Debt / equity5.8×+2.7×

Current ratio1.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseOperating.

The official record: Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s interest expense?: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) reported interest expense of $120M in Q1 2026.
How has Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s interest expense changed year-over-year?: Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s interest expense increased by 23.7% year-over-year, from $97M to $120M.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.