NASDAQ · NXST

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

$185.80 +$2.49 (+1.36%) 1D After hours

Key Metrics

$5.60B
Market cap
33.93×
P/E · TTM
$5.11B
Revenue · TTM
$165.00M
Net income
EPS · TTM $5.34
Dividend yield 4.0%
Free cash flow $708.00M
Beta · 1Y 0.53
EBITDA · TTM $552.00M
Gross margin

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • Jun 25
    From its Mar 5 high, the share price fell 39%.

    Peak close $253.64 on Mar 5; trough close $154.70 on Jun 25. The drawdown is the fact — the chapters around it are the context.

    RECEIPT: PRICE SERIES, PEAK-TO-TROUGH -39%
  • Mar 30
    The stock moved -13.1% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Mar 30
  • Feb 9
    The stock moved +8.5% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Feb 9

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$5.60B
Enterprise value$17.00B
Shares outstanding30.5M
52-wk range$154.47 – $254.30
Avg volume · 20D372.0K
Net cash −$11.41B
Book value / share$70.10
IndustryTelevision Broadcasting Stations
ExchangeNASDAQ
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
IPO dateNov 24, 2003
Employees12832

Nexstar is the largest television station owner-operator in the United States with over 200 stations in 116 markets, reaching 220 million people. Of its 200 stations, 155 are affiliated with the four national broadcast networks: CBS, Fox, NBC, and ABC.

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Valuation

P/E33.93
P/S1.10
P/FCF7.91
EV/EBITDA30.80
EV/Sales3.33
Graham №$91.73

Profitability

Gross
Operating 3.2%
Net 3.2%
FCF 13.9%
ROE / ROIC 7.5% · 1.0%

Financial Health

Current ratio1.76
Quick ratio
Debt / equity5.61
Debt / EBITDA 22.01
Net cash −$11.41B
Working capital$983.00M

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $843.00M
Capex −$135.00M
Free cash flow $708.00M
Buybacks $125.00M
Dividends paid $225.00M
Shareholder yield 6.3%

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 4 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

0.9
Distress zone (< 1.81) · elevated risk

Graham Number vs Price

$91.73 vs $185.80
Trades 2.0× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-03-31 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings