Nexstar Media Group Cash Flow Statement
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Nexstar Media Group free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Nexstar Media Group generated $891.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $148.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $743.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 15.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 32.8% from the prior year's $1.10 billion.
Nexstar Media Group returned $351.0 million to shareholders: $226.0 million in dividends and $125.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 47% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.3 times.
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Nexstar Media Group cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 83.00M | 683.00M | 270.00M | 943.00M | 830.00M | 808.10M | 236.29M | 388.26M | 475.33M | 93.10M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -87.85% | +152.96% | -71.37% | +13.61% | +2.71% | +241.99% | -39.14% | -18.32% | +410.56% | +21.89% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 471.00M | 484.00M | 488.00M | 662.00M | 589.00M | 564.90M | 323.69M | 109.79M | 100.66M | 51.30M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 78.00M | 78.00M | 60.00M | 62.00M | 47.00M | 48.30M | 38.62M | 31.26M | 24.07M | 11.39M |
| Change in Working Capital | -44.00M | -57.00M | 44.00M | -71.00M | -82.00M | 72.70M | 61.42M | 47.49M | -118.00M | -34.26M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 891.00M | 1.25B | 999.00M | 1.40B | 1.22B | 1.25B | 417.47M | 736.87M | 109.09M | 284.25M |
| Capital Expenditures | -148.00M | -145.00M | -149.00M | -157.00M | -151.00M | -217.00M | -197.51M | -106.25M | -72.46M | -31.87M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -173.00M | -102.00M | -173.00M | 125.00M | -232.00M | -39.80M | -4.70B | -175.51M | -2.07B | -135.12M |
| Dividends Paid | -226.00M | -219.00M | -191.00M | -142.00M | -118.00M | -101.00M | -82.82M | -68.63M | -55.89M | -29.45M |
| Share Repurchases | -125.00M | -601.00M | -605.00M | -881.00M | -537.00M | -281.90M | -45.12M | -50.52M | -99.01M | — |
| Debt Issued | 3.39B | 55.00M | 20.00M | 2.48B | 321.00M | 1.33B | 5.52B | 251.39M | 3.53B | 958.00M |
| Debt Repaid | -3.60B | -382.00M | -145.00M | -2.96B | -590.00M | -2.18B | -902.22M | -653.01M | -1.92B | -80.14M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -582.00M | -1.15B | -899.00M | -1.51B | -945.00M | -1.29B | 4.39B | -531.89M | 1.06B | 822.93M |
| Net Change in Cash | 136.00M | -3.00M | -73.00M | 13.00M | 38.00M | -79.40M | 103.56M | 29.46M | 27.97M | 44.26M |
| Free Cash Flow | 743.00M | 1.10B | 850.00M | 1.25B | 1.06B | 1.04B | 219.96M | 630.62M | 36.63M | 252.38M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Nexstar Media Group's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow NXST's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?