Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 80 Communication Services companies.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST) scores 3.9 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and growth is what holds it back.
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As of October 19, 2026, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. scores 3.9 out of 10 on the Lemma Quality Score, a reading of low quality. Scores this low usually reflect thin margins, a stretched balance sheet or an erratic record, and the pillars below show which. Nothing in it comes from the share price or from forecasts: it is Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s own reported numbers, scored pillar by pillar.
Ranked with the 80 Communication Services companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 38th percentile, in the lower half of the group, above the bottom quarter. For reference, the middle of the group scores 4.6 and a company needs 6.0 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Nexstar Media Group, Inc. below the median.
Profitability scores 4.3 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 77 Communication Services companies is 3.7, so Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 55th percentile. Middling returns are common and not a flaw in themselves, though they leave less slack when costs rise or demand softens.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s solvency score is 3.3 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 4.8 among 62 Communication Services companies, that is well below the group and the 33rd percentile. A low reading here is a question about resilience: how long the company could keep paying its obligations if earnings dropped.
On growth, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. scores 1.3, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.7 across 64 Communication Services companies, which places it well below them, at the 8th percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s efficiency score is 6.1 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 6.1 among 76 Communication Services companies, that is in line with the group and the 51st percentile. Middling efficiency is unremarkable on its own, though improvements here tend to show up in free cash flow first.
On predictability, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. scores 5.0, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.5 across 80 Communication Services companies, which places it above them, at the 61st percentile. Middling predictability suggests some volatility in the record, enough to read the other pillars with a little caution.
The gap between Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: efficiency at 6.1 against growth at 1.3, 4.8 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with efficiency points to disciplined use of capital, a strength that compounds quietly. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
Of everything that could lift Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s score, growth matters most. Bringing it up to the 4.7 median of Communication Services companies would take the overall from 3.9 to roughly 4.6. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Communication Services companies below are nearest to Nexstar Media Group, Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Nexstar Media Group, Inc. scores 3.9 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. ranks at the 38th percentile of the 80 Communication Services companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.0, against Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s 3.9.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for NXST are in the app.
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