Nexstar Media Group, Inc.· NXST

🇺🇸 US · MidSP400NASDAQ

Communication Services Broadcasting Website

Price: $166.15
Day: +6.15%
Mkt Cap: $5.07B
52W Range: $154.47 – $254.30
Volume: 402.8K
Beta: 0.89

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Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.2 / 5 (Adequate) against 35 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Communication Services
Pillars: strongest Returns Overview 3.8, weakest Leverage & Coverage 2.0 (10 of 10 ranked)
Ranks: ROIC 66th percentile, operating margin 61st percentile

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

NXST|Communication Services|Broadcasting

Comparing against 35 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Communication Services

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

84%ile

31.0%

Operating Margin

61%ile

15.2%

ROIC

66%ile

5.0%

FCF Yield

91%ile

15.5%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

-12.5%

EBIT Growth

-43.9%

Net Income Growth

-70.3%

OCF Growth

-35.3%

FCF Growth

-40.8%

Income Quality

5.42

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(8.6%)

70%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(6.4%)

63%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(1.1%)

51%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(5.0%)

66%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(52.2%)

46%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(26.0%)

70%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(15.2%)

61%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(2.7%)

58%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

26%ile

5.34

Debt/Capital

26%ile

0.84

Net Debt/EBITDA

17%ile

6.55

Interest Coverage

56%ile

2.14x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

63%ile

1.56

Quick Ratio

66%ile

1.56

Cash Ratio

9%ile

0.17

WC Turnover

71%ile

8.17

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

51%ile

0.39

DSO

21%ile

83.0

Days Inventory

63%ile

0.00

Cash Conv. Cycle

10%ile

65.3

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated September 22, 2026

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35 sector peers (United States · Mid Cap · Communication Services)

Relative Quality

NXST Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 35 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Communication Services

Relative Quality

3.2/5

Adequate

vs 35 sector peers

Peer Rankings (10 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 3.17/5 (Adequate) based on percentile rankings against 35 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Communication Services. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated September 22, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

84th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 30.98%
Percentile: 84%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

NXST has a ttm revenue growth of 30.98% and ranks at the 84th percentile vs United States · Communication Services sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

46th percentile, Adequate

Value: 52.19%
Percentile: 46%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

NXST has a ttm gross margin of 52.19% and ranks at the 46th percentile vs United States · Communication Services sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

51st percentile, Adequate

Value: 0.39
Percentile: 51%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

NXST has a ttm asset turnover of 0.39 and ranks at the 51st percentile vs United States · Communication Services sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

51st percentile, Adequate

Value: 1.06%
Percentile: 51%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

NXST has a ttm roa of 1.06% and ranks at the 51st percentile vs United States · Communication Services sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

18th percentile, Poor

Value: -35.31%
Percentile: 18%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

NXST has a ttm operating cash flow growth of -35.31% and ranks at the 18th percentile vs United States · Communication Services sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

9th percentile, Poor

Value: 0.17
Percentile: 9%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

NXST has a ttm cash ratio of 0.17 and ranks at the 9th percentile vs United States · Communication Services sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

26th percentile, Weak

Value: 0.84
Percentile: 26%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

NXST has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.84 and ranks at the 26th percentile vs United States · Communication Services sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

45th percentile, Adequate

Value: 27.75
Percentile: 45%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

NXST has a ttm p/e ratio of 27.75 and ranks at the 45th percentile vs United States · Communication Services sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

Dividend Yield

100th percentile, Exceptional

Value: 4.75%
Percentile: 100%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

NXST has a ttm dividend yield of 4.75% and ranks at the 100th percentile vs United States · Communication Services sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Peer companies

The 30 companies NXST is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 3.2 / 5 (Adequate) against 35 sector peers in United States · Mid Cap · Communication Services

Pillars: strongest Returns Overview 3.8, weakest Leverage & Coverage 2.0 (10 of 10 ranked)

Ranks: ROIC 66th percentile, operating margin 61st percentile

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.· NXST

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Margin Efficiency

Operational Efficiency

Returns Overview

Cash Flow Quality

Liquidity and Working Capital

Leverage and Coverage

Valuation Multiples

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

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