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NXST (Nexstar Media Group) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 8.40 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is Nexstar Media Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-03), Nexstar Media Group's current share price is $166.27. Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $19.80. Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 8.40.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

NXST' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.45   Med: 20.11   Max: 53.64
Current: 8.45

During the past years, Nexstar Media Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 53.64. The lowest was 7.45. And the median was 20.11.

NXST's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
66.39% of 360 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 15.11 vs NXST: 8.45

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Nexstar Media Group's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $9.765. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $19.80 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Nexstar Media Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Nexstar Media Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Nexstar Media Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.82 16.22 13.72 10.11 8.42

Nexstar Media Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.57 9.93 9.34 8.42 9.05

Competitive Comparison of Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Nexstar Media Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=166.27/19.80
=8.40

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Nexstar Media Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Nexstar Media Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=9.765/134.9266*134.9266
=9.765

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Nexstar Media Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.741 100.684 0.993
201509 1.622 100.392 2.180
201512 1.803 99.792 2.438
201603 1.392 100.470 1.869
201606 1.595 101.688 2.116
201609 1.780 101.861 2.358
201612 3.195 101.863 4.232
201703 -1.358 102.862 -1.781
201706 3.006 103.349 3.924
201709 -1.451 104.136 -1.880
201712 0.488 104.011 0.633
201803 3.319 105.290 4.253
201806 2.596 106.317 3.295
201809 3.020 106.507 3.826
201812 4.359 105.998 5.549
201903 2.009 107.251 2.527
201906 1.437 108.070 1.794
201909 0.885 108.329 1.102
201912 0.296 108.420 0.368
202003 7.455 108.902 9.237
202006 5.265 108.767 6.531
202009 2.262 109.815 2.779
202012 7.220 109.897 8.864
202103 9.167 111.754 11.068
202106 2.534 114.631 2.983
202109 5.702 115.734 6.648
202112 6.737 117.630 7.728
202203 11.671 121.301 12.982
202206 6.255 125.017 6.751
202209 8.569 125.227 9.233
202212 4.204 125.222 4.530
202303 12.230 127.348 12.958
202306 3.965 128.729 4.156
202309 2.884 129.860 2.997
202312 4.266 129.419 4.448
202403 6.819 131.776 6.982
202406 4.176 132.554 4.251
202409 11.035 133.029 11.192
202412 11.959 133.157 12.118
202503 9.765 134.927 9.765

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Nexstar Media Group  (NAS:NXST) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Nexstar Media Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700, Irving, TX, USA, 75062
Nexstar is the largest television station owner-operator in the United States with over 200 stations in 116 markets, reaching 220 million people. Of its 200 stations, 155 are affiliated with the four national broadcast networks: CBS, Fox, NBC, and ABC. The 2019 merger with Tribune made Nexstar the top broadcast affiliate for both Fox and CBS as well as the number two partner for NBC and number three for ABC. The firm maintains stations in 13 of the top 20 television markets and reaches 68% of US TV households. Nexstar also owns NewsNation (formerly WGN), a cable news network, 75% of the fifth national broadcaster, the CW, and a 31% stake in Food Network and Cooking Channel.
Executives
Michael Biard officer: President & COO C/O NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Lee Ann Gliha officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, IRVING TX 75062
Andrew Alford officer: See Remarks 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Brett Jenkins officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC., 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, STE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Blake Russell officer: Vice President, Marketing 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Gary Weitman officer: See Remarks 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Sean Compton officer: President, Networks 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Dana Zimmer officer: President, Distribution 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Rachel Morgan officer: EVP General Counsel 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, IRVING TX 75062
Charles Thomas Mcmillen director 1103 SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUE, WASHINGTON DC 20003
Perry A Sook director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75062
Bernadette S. Aulestia director 203 EAST MAIN STREET, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Lisbeth Mcnabb director C/O NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP, INC., 909 LAKE CAROLYN PARKWAY, IRVING TX 75039-3906
John R Muse director 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1600, DALLAS TX 75201
Jay M. Grossman director C/O ABRY PARTNERS, LLC, 888 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199