Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 289M | 190M | 117M | 247M | 337M | 411M | 387M | 176M | 276M | 182M | 138M | 185M | 494M | 218M | 376M | 290M | 519M | 333.19M | 286M | 147.3M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 20.7% | 14.74% | 9.77% | 20.1% | 27.31% | 27.64% | 28.33% | 13.87% | 21.5% | 13.96% | 12.19% | 14.92% | 39.3% | 14.66% | 29.63% | 23.29% | 42.89% | 26.74% | 24.72% | 13.02% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -14.24% | -53.77% | -69.77% | 40.34% | 22.1% | 125.82% | 180.43% | -4.86% | -44.13% | -16.51% | -63.3% | -36.21% | -4.82% | -34.57% | 31.47% | 96.88% | 15.77% | -11.55% | 78.54% | -51.25% |
| Net Income | 158M | -171M | 65M | 91M | 97M | 230M | 180M | 106M | 167M | 99M | 8M | 75M | 88M | 178.1M | 288M | 226M | 252M | 262.33M | 169.1M | 199.8M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 193M | 193M | 190M | 197M | 205M | 220M | 190M | 208M | 190M | 210M | 220M | 262M | 249M | 231M | 143M | 143M | 145M | 152.17M | 146.9M | 145.3M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 0 | 19M | 21M | 18M | 21M | 19M | 20M | 18M | 16M | 17M | 13M | 14M | 18.2M | 17M | 13M | 13M | 12.38M | 12.3M | 10.4M |
| Deferred Taxes | -51M | -109M | 4M | -8M | -16M | -7M | -12M | -2M | -12M | -40M | -17M | -7M | -13M | -70.5M | -18M | -6M | -8M | -816K | 100K | 8.2M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 40M | 324M | -91M | -75M | 36M | -62M | -80M | -81M | -12M | -66M | -112M | -87M | 61M | -40.1M | -109M | -28M | 128M | -34.06M | -37.4M | -65.8M |
| Working Capital Changes | -51M | -47M | -70M | 21M | -3M | 9M | 90M | -75M | -75M | -37M | 22M | -71M | 95M | -98.7M | 55M | -58M | -11M | -58.81M | -5M | -150.6M |
| Change in Receivables | 34M | -62M | 9M | 8M | -2M | -12M | 32M | 3M | 45M | -204M | 55M | 64M | 72M | -92.5M | 10M | 66M | 4M | -103.37M | -19.5M | 24.1M |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -31M | 34M | -90M | 76M | -16M | 1M | -5M | 20M | -114M | 86M | 9M | -82M | 19M | 30.4M | -9M | -50M | -21M | 60.26M | 44.4M | -75.1M |
| Cash from Investing | -3.31B | -55M | -29M | -28M | -61M | -34M | -29M | -35M | -4M | -36M | -64M | -37M | -36M | 136.1M | 4M | 7M | -22M | -38.31M | -150.7M | -20.3M |
| Capital Expenditures | -22M | -54M | -30M | -29M | -35M | -35M | -29M | -37M | -44M | -36M | -36M | -41M | -36M | -57.3M | -37M | -34M | -29M | -45.78M | -38.1M | -34.8M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1.58% | 4.19% | 2.5% | 2.36% | 2.84% | 2.35% | 2.12% | 2.92% | 3.43% | 2.76% | 3.18% | 3.31% | 2.86% | 3.85% | 2.92% | 2.73% | 2.4% | 3.67% | 3.29% | 3.08% |
| Acquisitions | -3.34B | 0 | 0 | 0 | -22M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.9M | 0 | 0 | 409K | -130.4M | -8.41M |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 50M | -1M | 1M | 1M | -4M | 1M | 0 | 2M | 0 | 0 | -28M | 4M | 0 | 193.4M | 12.1M | 41M | 7M | 7.07M | 17.8M | 22.91M |
| Cash from Financing | 3.18B | -91M | -86M | -238M | -167M | -414M | -323M | -232M | -182M | -163M | -270M | -215M | -251M | -496.6M | -309M | -347M | -362M | -298.83M | -254.8M | -153.5M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 3.27B | -47M | -25M | -119M | -31M | -181M | -85M | -31M | -30M | -32M | -31M | -31M | -31M | -229.7M | -57M | -33M | -160M | -123.87M | -77.8M | 16M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 5M | -50M | -75M | -178M | -177M | -135M | -111M | -96M | -194M | -139M | -176M | -259.4M | -215M | -248M | -158M | -133.57M | -144.3M | -137.9M |
| Dividends Paid | -56M | -57M | -56M | -56M | -57M | -52M | -55M | -55M | -57M | -46M | -47M | -48M | -50M | -33.9M | -35M | -36M | -37M | -28.71M | -29.3M | -29.8M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 5M | -50M | -75M | -178M | -177M | -135M | -111M | -96M | -194M | -139M | -176M | -259.4M | -215M | -248M | -158M | -133.57M | -144.3M | -137.9M |
| Other Financing | -34M | 13M | -10M | -13M | -4M | -3M | -6M | -11M | 16M | 11M | 2M | 3M | 6M | 26.4M | -2M | -30M | -7M | -12.67M | -3.4M | -2.35M |
| Net Change in Cash | 156M | 44M | 2M | -19M | 109M | -37M | 35M | -91M | 90M | -17M | -196M | -67M | 207M | -142.5M | 71M | -50M | 135M | -3.94M | -119.5M | -26.5M |
| Free Cash Flow | 267M | 136M | 87M | 218M | 302M | 376M | 358M | 139M | 232M | 146M | 102M | 144M | 458M | 160.7M | 339M | 256M | 490M | 287.4M | 247.9M | 112.5M |
| FCF Margin % | 19.13% | 10.55% | 7.26% | 17.74% | 24.47% | 25.29% | 26.21% | 10.95% | 18.07% | 11.2% | 9.01% | 11.61% | 36.44% | 10.81% | 26.71% | 20.56% | 40.5% | 23.07% | 21.43% | 9.94% |
| FCF Growth % | -11.59% | -63.83% | -75.7% | 56.83% | 30.17% | 157.53% | 250.98% | -3.47% | -49.34% | -9.15% | -69.91% | -43.75% | -6.53% | -44.09% | 36.75% | 127.56% | 17.73% | -12.85% | 134.54% | -54.39% |
| FCF per Share | 8.57 | 4.48 | 2.83 | 7.10 | 9.76 | 11.96 | 11.04 | 4.18 | 6.82 | 4.26 | 2.88 | 3.97 | 12.23 | 4.19 | 8.57 | 6.26 | 11.67 | 6.73 | 5.70 | 2.53 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.76x | -1.14x | 1.67x | 2.55x | 3.12x | 1.70x | 2.07x | 1.49x | 1.58x | 1.60x | 5.52x | 1.93x | 4.45x | 1.07x | 1.30x | 1.28x | 2.06x | 1.26x | 1.69x | 0.74x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 140M | 81M | 107M | 87M | 125M | 98M | 121M | 102M | 121M | 107M | 0 | 87.1M | 99M | 66M | 78M | 52.89M | 79.2M | 59M |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 34M | 139M | 2M | -187M | 10M | 175M | 2M | 27M | 21M | 121M | 0 | 96.5M | 95M | 175.1M | 3.2M | 72.45M | 74.6M | 167.3M |