Nexstar Media Group Inc. (NXST) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$170.10 +3.41% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Nexstar Media Group Inc. (NXST) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 63/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $5.24B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk B-
Cash (13)Whales (10)SEC (15)Macro (13)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+2.3% Base Target
$267 Bull$174 Base$136 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:60% Call Buyers ($2.7M)
40% PutsMax Pain: $167.00
VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How NXST Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$743.0M (15% FCF Margin)
Revenue$4.95BGross Profit $2.18B (44%)Cost of Sales $2.77BOp Profit $849.0M (17.2%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $1.33BNet Profit$83.0M (1.7%)Tax/Other $766.0M

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $4.93B
FY24
Rev $5.41B
FY25
Rev $4.95B
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$4.95B44%17.2%$83.0M$743.0M8.4%
FY 2024$5.41B44%23.5%$683.0M$1.10B11.8%
FY 2023$4.93B44%14.4%$270.0M$777.0M15.6%
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NXST // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -17.63%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $170.3H $174.0L $169.0C $171.4VOL 278.5K
RES: $184.1SUP: $143.6SMA50: $168.0SMA200: $192.4
$221.1$202.7$184.3$165.9$147.5RES $184.1SUP $143.6$171.42026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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NXST Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
42.9%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -8.5% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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How profitable is Nexstar Media Group Inc. (NXST)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), NXST converted $4.9B of revenue into a 44% gross margin, 17.2% operating margin, and $743.0M in free cash flow (15% FCF margin).