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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. dividend history

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s dividend was $7.44 a share in fiscal 2025, up 10.1% on the year before. That was 207.3% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2013, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2025 Q4 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$125M
Dividends (TTM)
$226M
Returned to shareholders
47%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$1.3B
Diluted share count
−1.5%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
6.4%
dividends 4.1% + buybacks 2.3% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
120%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
22.6%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
98 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share———$0.480$0.600$0.760$0.960$1.20$1.50$1.80$2.24$2.80$3.60$5.40$6.76$7.44—
Dividend per share growth————+25.0%+26.7%+26.3%+25.0%+25.0%+20.0%+24.4%+25.0%+28.6%+50.0%+25.2%+10.1%—
Dividends paid—0014182429566983101118142191219226226
Share buybacks—008—49—995145282537881605601125—
Dividends ÷ net income——0.0%—28.6%30.5%32.2%11.8%17.6%36.0%12.4%14.1%14.6%55.2%30.3%207.3%120.2%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

  • Nexstar sets $1.86 quarterly dividend for November Source

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Figures from Nexstar Media Group, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Nexstar Media Group, Inc.