Nexstar Media Group, Inc. NXST Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 17.5%-5.1pp | 17.2%-6.3pp | 19.9%-0.8pp | 22.3%+5.5pp | 22.6%+6.9pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 27.4%— | 27.4%— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.8%-8.1pp | 15%-5.4pp | 19.1%+2.3pp | 23.6%+11.2pp | 21.9%+9.4pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on invested capital | 7.8%-1.8pp | 10%-0.1pp | 8%-0.5pp | 9.3%+2.9pp | 9.5%+3.7pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.8×0.0× | 2.1×+0.4× | 1.9×+0.2× | 1.7×-0.1× | 1.7×-0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.8×0.0× | 2.1×+0.4× | 1.9×+0.2× | 1.7×-0.1× | 1.7×-0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.3×0.0× | 0.4×+0.2× | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 5.8×+2.7× | 3.2×+0.3× | 2.9×-0.2× | 3×-0.2× | 3×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.7×+0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.6×— | 4.7×— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Interest coverage | 2.2×— | 2.2×— | 2.6×— | 2.9×— | —— | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $69.56-4.3% | $67.22-2.3% | $74.59+9.0% | $73.93+8.6% | $72.66+6.5% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $5.48B+0.3% | $6.16B+25.7% | $5.99B+10.5% | $5.31B-4.3% | $5.47B-6.3% | |
| Enterprise value | $17.6B+46.6% | $12.49B+10.4% | $12.42B+1.5% | $11.75B-5.9% | $12B-5.6% | |
| Price / sales | 1.1×+0.1× | 1.2×+0.3× | 1.2×+0.1× | 1×-0.1× | 1×-0.2× | |
| Price / book | 2.5×+0.1× | 3×+0.8× | 2.6×+0.2× | 2.4×-0.1× | 2.4×-0.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.5×— | 9.2×— | —— | —— | —— | |
| EV / sales | 3.4×+1.2× | 2.5×+0.4× | 2.4×+0.1× | 2.2×-0.3× | 2.2×-0.3× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 12.9%-8.6pp | 12.1%-10.5pp | 16.4%+0.3pp | 23.6%+12.5pp | 21.5%+10.8pp | |
| Dividend yield | 4.1%+0.1pp | 3.7%-0.8pp | 3.7%-0.2pp | 4.1%+0.4pp | 4%+0.6pp |
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