What is NXST's five-year median P/E?

9.4x. Half of NXST's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 755 weekly readings, from May 7, 2012 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares NXST only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Nexstar Media Group Inc (NXST) valuation

Communication Services

$167.34

Latest weekly close · Market cap $5.2B

Above its usual range

As of Oct 24, 2026

NXST's P/E of 31.8x is higher than 89% of its weekly readings over the last five years.

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 9.4×

5-year median: 9.4×
10-year median: 10.8×
5-year low to high: 6.6×–83.7×
Versus 5-year median: +240%

P/E

89thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Above its usual range

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +11%accelerating
EPS: -72%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

NXST P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA	5-year percentile
Dec 29, 2025	13.0×	1.2×	2.4×	6.8×	84
Dec 30, 2024	9.3×	1.0×	2.3×	6.3×	56
Dec 25, 2023	13.4×	1.1×	2.4×	7.1×	89
Dec 26, 2022	7.0×	1.4×	2.8×	7.6×	20
Dec 27, 2021	7.3×	1.4×	2.9×	7.6×	24
Dec 28, 2020	9.2×	1.2×	3.0×	8.2×	23
Dec 30, 2019	20.6×	2.0×	5.0×	14.4×	59
Dec 31, 2018	6.1×	1.4×	3.0×	8.9×	3
Dec 25, 2017	29.4×	1.8×	3.8×	11.5×	82
Dec 26, 2016	20.4×	1.9×	4.1×	12.0×	56

Communication Services peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare NXST with peers

Communication Services peers of NXST on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
FOXFox Corporation (Class B)	15.9×	Historically high	92
FOXAFox Corporation (Class A)	17.9×	Historically high	94
WBDWarner Bros. Discovery	n/a	Not ranked	n/a, not ranked
CHTRCharter Communications	2.9×	Historically low	1
CMCSAComcast	7.4×	Below its usual range	22

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Sector: Communication Services
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About this history

What is NXST's current P/E?: NXST's P/E of 31.8x is higher than 89% of its weekly readings over the last five years.
What is NXST's five-year median P/E?: 9.4x. Half of NXST's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 755 weekly readings, from May 7, 2012 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares NXST only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.