Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) cash flow statement — 26-year operating, investing & financing cash flows
| Metric | Q3'26 | Q2'26 | 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 |
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| Cash from Operations | 680M | 298M | 289M | 190M | 117M | 247M | 337M | 411M | 387M | 176M | 276M | 182M | 138M | 185M | 494M | 218M | 376M | 290M | 519M | 333.19M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 31.88% | 9.68% | 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% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 481.2% | 20.65% | -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% |
| Net Income | 250M | 113M | 158M | -171M | 65M | 91M | 97M | 230M | 180M | 106M | 167M | 99M | 8M | 75M | 88M | 178.1M | 288M | 226M | 252M | 262.33M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 155M | 245M | 193M | 193M | 190M | 197M | 205M | 220M | 190M | 208M | 190M | 210M | 220M | 262M | 249M | 231M | 143M | 143M | 145M | 152.17M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 20M | 40M | 0 | 0 | 19M | 21M | 18M | 21M | 19M | 20M | 18M | 16M | 17M | 13M | 14M | 18.2M | 17M | 13M | 13M | 12.38M |
| Deferred Taxes | -10M | 5M | -51M | -109M | 4M | -8M | -16M | -7M | -12M | -2M | -12M | -40M | -17M | -7M | -13M | -70.5M | -18M | -6M | -8M | -816K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 106M | -61M | 40M | 324M | -91M | -75M | 36M | -62M | -80M | -81M | -12M | -66M | -112M | -87M | 61M | -40.1M | -109M | -28M | 128M | -34.06M |
| Working Capital Changes | 159M | -44M | -51M | -47M | -70M | 21M | -3M | 9M | 90M | -75M | -75M | -37M | 22M | -71M | 95M | -98.7M | 55M | -58M | -11M | -58.81M |
| Change in Receivables | 32M | 62M | 34M | -62M | 9M | 8M | -2M | -12M | 32M | 3M | 45M | -204M | 55M | 64M | 72M | -92.5M | 10M | 66M | 4M | -103.37M |
| 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 | 52M | -33M | -31M | 34M | -90M | 76M | -16M | 1M | -5M | 20M | -114M | 86M | 9M | -82M | 19M | 30.4M | -9M | -50M | -21M | 60.26M |
| Cash from Investing | -49M | -30M | -3.31B | -55M | -29M | -28M | -61M | -34M | -29M | -35M | -4M | -36M | -64M | -37M | -36M | 136.1M | 4M | 7M | -22M | -38.31M |
| Capital Expenditures | -46M | -45M | -22M | -54M | -30M | -29M | -35M | -35M | -29M | -37M | -44M | -36M | -36M | -41M | -36M | -57.3M | -37M | -34M | -29M | -45.78M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 2.16% | 1.46% | 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% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | -3.34B | 0 | 0 | 0 | -22M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.9M | 0 | 0 | 409K |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -3M | 15M | 50M | -1M | 1M | 1M | -4M | 1M | 0 | 2M | 0 | 0 | -28M | 4M | 0 | 193.4M | 12.1M | 41M | 7M | 7.07M |
| Cash from Financing | -403M | -486M | 3.18B | -91M | -86M | -238M | -167M | -414M | -323M | -232M | -182M | -163M | -270M | -215M | -251M | -496.6M | -309M | -347M | -362M | -298.83M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -349M | -398M | 3.35B | -27M | -25M | -119M | -31M | -181M | -85M | -31M | -30M | -32M | -31M | -31M | -31M | -229.7M | -57M | -33M | -160M | -123.87M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | -18M | -1M | 5M | -50M | -75M | -178M | -177M | -135M | -111M | -96M | -194M | -139M | -176M | -259.4M | -215M | -248M | -158M | -133.57M |
| Dividends Paid | -58M | -57M | -56M | -57M | -56M | -56M | -57M | -52M | -55M | -55M | -57M | -46M | -47M | -48M | -50M | -33.9M | -35M | -36M | -37M | -28.71M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | -18M | -1M | 5M | -50M | -75M | -178M | -177M | -135M | -111M | -96M | -194M | -139M | -176M | -259.4M | -215M | -248M | -158M | -133.57M |
| Other Financing | 4M | -31M | -101M | -6M | -10M | -13M | -4M | -3M | -6M | -11M | 16M | 11M | 2M | 3M | 6M | 26.4M | -2M | -30M | -7M | -12.67M |
| Net Change in Cash | 228M | -218M | 156M | 44M | 2M | -19M | 109M | -37M | 35M | -91M | 90M | -17M | -196M | -67M | 207M | -142.5M | 71M | -50M | 135M | -3.94M |
| Free Cash Flow | 634M | 253M | 267M | 136M | 87M | 218M | 302M | 376M | 358M | 139M | 232M | 146M | 102M | 144M | 458M | 160.7M | 339M | 256M | 490M | 287.4M |
| FCF Margin % | 29.72% | 8.21% | 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% |
| FCF Growth % | 628.74% | 16.05% | -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% |
| FCF per Share | 20.44 | 8.19 | 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 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 2.67x | 2.48x | 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 |
| Interest Paid | 190M | -126M | 0 | 0 | 140M | 81M | 107M | 87M | 125M | 98M | 121M | 102M | 121M | 107M | 0 | 87.1M | 99M | 66M | 78M | 52.89M |
| Taxes Paid | 67M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34M | 139M | 2M | -187M | 10M | 175M | 2M | 27M | 21M | 121M | 0 | 96.5M | 95M | 175.1M | 3.2M | 72.45M |