Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 30, 2026 · Revenue $2.13B, +78.0% YoY · Filed Nov 5, 2026
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) files with the SEC under industry code 4833, Television Broadcasting Stations. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, it reported revenue of $2.1 billion and net income of $255.0 million. Free cash flow was $634.0 million. As of Sep 30, 2026 it held $831.0 million in cash and investments and $11.7 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$2.13B
+78.0% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$255.00M
+264.3% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$680.00M
+481.2% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$634.00M
+628.7% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$7.92
+270.1% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
$1.86
+0.0% vs year-ago quarter
Shares outstanding
30.82M
+1.6% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-10.91B
Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
20.6%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Television Broadcasting Stations (SIC 4833)
- Listed as
- NXST (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Irving, TX
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1142417
- Former names
- NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP INC (until Jan 13, 2017)
Other Television Broadcasting Stations companies
- Skydance Corp SKYD
- Fox Corp FOXA
- Liberty Media Corp FWONA
- Versant Media Group, Inc. VSNT
- Grupo Televisa, S.a.b. TV
- Newsmax Inc. NMAX
- Sinclair, Inc. SBGI
- Entravision Communications Corp EVC
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 30, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 30, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Operating income | $532.0M | $362.0M | $265.0M | $242.0M | $175.0M |
| Net income | $255.0M | $120.0M | $164.0M | -$166.0M | $70.0M |
| Diluted EPS | $7.92 | $3.61 | $5.09 | -$5.56 | $2.14 |
| Operating cash flow | $680.0M | $298.0M | $289.0M | $190.0M | $117.0M |
| Free cash flow | $634.0M | $253.0M | $267.0M | $136.0M | $87.0M |
| Total assets | $17.8B | $17.7B | $18.1B | $10.8B | $11.2B |
| Total liabilities | $15.3B | $15.5B | $15.9B | $8.8B | $9.0B |
| Stockholders' equity | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.3B |
| Cash and investments | $831.0M | $605.0M | $746.0M | $676.0M | $1.0B |
| Total debt | $11.7B | $12.1B | $12.5B | $6.6B | $6.7B |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Oct 30, 2026 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Aug 7, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Aug 6, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Aug 3, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Shareholder vote results, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| 8-K/A | Amended current report | Jun 4, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 |
All 1000 Nexstar Media Group, Inc. SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.