NXST (Nexstar Media Group) Dividends per Share: $7.44 (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

Nexstar Media Group  (NAS:NXST) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Nexstar Media Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Nexstar Media Group was 1.60. The lowest was 0.12. And the median was 0.24.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Nexstar Media Group Inc is 1.60, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Nexstar Media Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Nexstar Media Group's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Current Share Price is $176.39.
Nexstar Media Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $7.44.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Nexstar Media Group was 4.70%. The lowest was 1.33%. And the median was 1.87%.

Good Sign:

Nexstar Media Group Inc stock Dividend Yield % is close to 1-year high.

* 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 Dividends per Share Related Terms

The historical data trend for Nexstar Media Group's Dividends per Share 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.

Nexstar Media Group Dividends per Share Chart

Nexstar Media Group Annual Data
	Trend	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22	Dec23	Dec24	Dec25
Dividends per Share		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					2.80	3.60	5.40	6.76	7.44

Nexstar Media Group Quarterly Data
	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25	Jun25	Sep25	Dec25	Mar26
Dividends per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.86	1.86	1.86	1.86	1.86

NXST vs SBGI, NMAX, IHRT: Dividends per Share Comparison

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Nexstar Media Group's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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 Dividend Yield % vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Nexstar Media Group's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nexstar Media Group's Dividend Yield % falls into.

Nexstar Media Group Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.

Nexstar Media Group Business Description