Nexstar Media Group (NXST) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $3.80
- EPS estimate
- $5.98
- EPS surprise
- −36.42%
- Revenue surprise
- +1.12%
- Revenue
- $2.0B
- Revenue estimate
- $2.0B
- Reported
- Aug 6, 2026
Nexstar Media Group reported Q2 2026 results on August 6, 2026. Earnings per share were $3.80, well short of the $5.98 estimate, a 36.42% miss. Revenue was $2.0 billion, 1.12% above a consensus that was also about $2.0 billion. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose about 24% from $3.06, and revenue rose about 67% from $1.2 billion. Revenue had ranged from $1.1 billion to $1.5 billion in every earlier quarter in the table.
Earnings have swung widely. Annual EPS was $24.15 in 2022, $9.63 in 2023, $21.53 in 2024 and $2.94 in 2025. The 2025 total includes a loss of $5.63 per share in Q4 2025, the only losing quarter in the table. The first half of 2026 adds up to $8.89 per share, about 38% more than the same period of 2025. Nexstar beat the EPS estimate in 10 of the last 20 quarters, but in only 1 of the last 4.
Nexstar reported its third quarter between November 2 and November 8 in each of the past five years. That points to early November 2026 for the next report. It will show whether revenue stays near the $2.0 billion level of the latest quarter.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 | $5.98 | $3.80 | −36.42% | $2.0B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | May 7, 2026 | $4.43 | $5.09 | +14.97% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | $3.62 | −$5.63 | −255.71% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | $2.36 | $2.14 | −9.14% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 7, 2025 | $2.71 | $3.06 | +12.97% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | May 8, 2025 | $3.10 | $3.37 | +8.86% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 27, 2025 | $8.06 | $7.56 | −6.17% | $1.5B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Nov 7, 2024 | $5.41 | $5.27 | −2.63% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 8, 2024 | $3.65 | $3.54 | −2.88% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | May 9, 2024 | $3.97 | $5.16 | +30.01% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 28, 2024 | $4.15 | $3.32 | −19.95% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 8, 2023 | $1.34 | $0.70 | −47.91% | $1.1B | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 | $2.35 | $2.64 | +12.34% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | May 9, 2023 | $2.56 | $2.97 | +16.18% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 28, 2023 | $8.26 | $5.30 | −35.84% | $1.5B | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 8, 2022 | $5.39 | $7.30 | +35.36% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | $5.05 | $5.56 | +10.13% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | May 10, 2022 | $4.89 | $5.99 | +22.51% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 22, 2022 | $5.03 | $6.19 | +23.04% | $1.2B | SEC |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 2, 2021 | $3.95 | $3.90 | −1.21% | $1.2B | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Nexstar Media Group (NXST) last report earnings?
Nexstar Media Group last reported on Aug 6, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did NXST beat earnings estimates?
No. Nexstar Media Group reported EPS of $3.80 for Q2 2026 against a $5.98 estimate — a 36.42% miss.
How much revenue did NXST report last quarter?
Nexstar Media Group reported $2.0B in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $2.0B.
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