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    Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc (NXST)

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    COMMUNICATION SERVICES • BROADCASTING • NASDAQ

    $164.65
    +4.34 (+2.71%)

    Market Cap: $4.94B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    72%(28/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +12.00%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$9.41
    Range$9.41 - $9.41
    1 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$8.83+6.6%
    60d ago$8.83+6.6%
    30d ago$8.83+6.6%
    7d ago$8.83+6.6%
    Current$9.41
    Revenue Consensus
    $2.1B
    Range$2.0B - $2.1B
    7 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$12.23
    Range$10.36 - $13.17
    3 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $2.5B
    Range$2.4B - $2.6B
    8 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$12.23---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$9.41---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 6
    		$3.61$6.54-44.80%Miss+18.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 7
    		$6.61$4.39+50.57%Beat+99.7%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 26
    		$4.30$4.01+7.23%Beat-23.7%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 6
    		$1.05$1.83-42.62%Miss-74.0%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 7
    		$3.06$2.95+3.73%Beat+1.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 8
    		$3.31$3.00+10.33%Beat-11.5%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 27
    		$5.63$8.02-29.77%Miss+69.6%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 7
    		$4.04$5.02-19.52%Miss+411.4%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 8
    		$3.03$4.24-28.54%Miss+16.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 9
    		$3.74$3.72+0.54%Beat+21.8%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 28
    		$3.32$4.15-20.00%Miss-37.4%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 8
    		$0.79$0.15+426.67%Beat-87.4%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 8
    		$2.61$2.36+10.59%Beat-53.5%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 9
    		$3.07$2.47+24.29%Beat-48.9%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 28
    		$5.30$8.26-35.84%Miss-20.4%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 8
    		$6.27$5.69+10.19%Beat+33.1%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    		$5.61$4.90+14.49%Beat+34.2%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 10
    		$6.01$4.31+39.44%Beat+38.8%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 22
    		$6.66$4.91+35.64%Beat-16.4%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 2
    		$4.71$4.04+16.58%Beat+15.4%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 4
    		$4.18$3.37+24.04%Beat+106.9%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 4
    		$4.33$3.32+30.42%Beat+31.2%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 23
    		$7.97$7.11+12.10%Beat+177.7%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 5
    		$4.08$3.44+18.60%Beat+3809.1%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 5
    		$2.02$1.18+71.19%Beat+39.3%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 6
    		$3.30$2.82+17.02%Beat+179.7%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 26
    		$2.87$2.86+0.35%Beat-10.9%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 6
    		$-0.11N/A-129.73%Miss-105.0%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 7
    		$1.45$1.33+9.02%Beat-22.5%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 8
    		$1.18$0.98+20.41%Beat+15.7%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 26
    		$3.22$3.40-5.29%Miss+120.5%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 8
    		$2.19$2.00+9.50%Beat+121.2%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 8
    		$1.87$1.66+12.65%Beat+105.5%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 9
    		$1.02$0.97+5.15%Beat+684.6%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 27
    		$1.46$1.38+5.80%Beat+128.1%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 6
    		$0.99$0.96+3.13%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.91$0.76+19.74%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 9
    		$0.13$0.19-31.58%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 28
    		$0.64N/A-53.62%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield4.52%
    Forward Annual Dividend$7.44
    Payout Ratio25.48%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+27.38%
    5Y CAGR+27.13%
    NXST dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun NXST in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio10.57EV/EBITDA8.69x
    Price/FCF6.78xFCF Yield14.74%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin3.20%Operating Margin21.20%
    ROE7.43%ROIC6.10%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity5.18xInterest Coverage2.14x
    Current Ratio1.56xQuick Ratio1.51x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.93Avg Volume379.63K
    52-Week High$249.0952-Week Low$152.95

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$159.71
    SMA 20$161.00
    SMA 50$172.26
    SMA 200$192.51
    EMA 10$161.14
    EMA 20$162.56
    EMA 50$168.96
    EMA 200$182.30

    MACD

    Line: -2.73Signal: -3.88Hist: 1.14

    ADX

    ADX: 37.0+DI: 17.7-DI: 22.3

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up8.0
    Aroon Down68.0
    PSAR$153.17

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$167.58
    Lower Band$154.41
    %B Position818%(Upper)
    Band Width0.78

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    50.8

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K66.6
    Stoch %D56.3
    Williams %R-13.7
    ROC (10d)3.8%
    Momentum6.04
    CCI (20d)88.5
    MFI (14d)53.2

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$5.19(3.2%)
    StdDev (20d)3.29
    Hist Vol32.9%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$164.11
    OBV5.1M
    AD Line-199.2M
    CMF (20d)-0.076

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)386.9K
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$160.35

    Pivot Points

    R3$165.35
    R2$163.37
    R1$161.84
    Pivot Point$159.86
    S1$158.33
    S2$156.35
    S3$154.82

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-17.31
    Ultimate Osc63.7
    KST-77.00

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$1.99B$1.40B$1.29B$1.20B$1.23B$1.23B$1.49B$1.37B$1.27B$1.28B$1.30B$1.13B
    Cost of Revenue$0$0$758.00M$0$0$0$558.00M$0$0$0$540.00M$0
    Gross Profit$1.99B$1.40B$1.29B$1.20B$1.23B$1.23B$1.49B$1.37B$1.27B$1.28B$1.30B$1.13B
    Operating Expenses$1.63B$1.13B$1.05B$1.02B$1.02B$1.01B$1.07B$1.03B$1.03B$1.01B$1.07B$1.04B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$457.00M$327.00M$273.00M$271.00M$262.00M$257.00M$268.00M$278.00M$270.00M$272.00M$289.00M$281.00M
    Operating Income$362.00M$265.00M$241.00M$175.00M$213.00M$220.00M$418.00M$335.00M$240.00M$275.00M$231.00M$94.00M
    Interest Income$3.00M$4.00M$-375,000,000$5.00M$11.00M$8.00M$18.00M$17.00M$16.00M$19.00M$23.00M$24.00M
    Interest Expense$198.00M$120.00M$91.00M$94.00M$102.00M$97.00M$104.00M$113.00M$113.00M$114.00M$116.00M$113.00M
    Income Before Tax$177.00M$153.00M$-214,000,000$96.00M$130.00M$138.00M$338.00M$244.00M$149.00M$228.00M$147.00M$14.00M
    Income Tax Expense$64.00M$-7,000,000$-44,000,000$31.00M$39.00M$41.00M$108.00M$64.00M$43.00M$61.00M$48.00M$6.00M
    Net Income$113.00M$160.00M$-170,000,000$65.00M$91.00M$97.00M$230.00M$180.00M$106.00M$167.00M$99.00M$8.00M
    EBITDA$622.00M$462.00M$447.00M$376.00M$423.00M$432.00M$647.00M$534.00M$454.00M$513.00M$453.00M$323.00M
    EBIT$372.00M$269.00M$252.00M$185.00M$221.00M$227.00M$424.00M$340.00M$246.00M$323.00M$240.00M$103.00M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    NXST Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    10.6x
    Forward P/E
    8.9x
    EV/EBITDA
    8.7x
    P/FCF
    6.8x
    PEG
    0.3x
    P/B
    2.2x
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    NXST Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    100.0%
    Operating margin
    21.2%
    Net margin
    3.2%
    ROIC
    6.1%
    ROE
    7.4%
    FCF margin
    12.6%
    FCF yield
    14.7%

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    Sector: Communication Services

    NXST Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    8
    Strong Buy
    2
    Buy
    6
    Hold
    0
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    NXST Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • NXST grew quarterly revenue 62.2% year over year.
    • 100.0% of NXST's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    Bear case

    • NXST has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.2x.

    NXST Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    4 of 8 quarters (50.0%)
    Average surprise
    -8.1%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $9.41
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    1 up, 0 down

    NXST Dividend

    Forward yield
    4.5%
    Payout ratio
    25.5%
    3Y DPS growth
    27.4%
    5Y DPS growth
    27.1%
    Pay months
    Feb, May, Aug, Nov
    NXST dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About NXST

    What is NXST's current dividend yield?

    Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc (NXST) has a forward dividend yield of 4.52%.

    Does NXST pay dividends?

    Yes, Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 4.52%.

    What is NXST's P/E ratio?

    Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.57.

    What is NXST's market cap?

    Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc (NXST) has a market capitalization of $4.94B with a current stock price of $164.65.

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