iHeartMedia vs Nexstar Media Group
Nexstar Media Group reported revenue of $4.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times iHeartMedia's $3.9 billion in fiscal 2025. iHeartMedia's revenue grew 0.3% in its latest year, and Nexstar Media Group's fell 8.5%. iHeartMedia had an operating margin of -0.5%, against 17.1% at Nexstar Media Group. Free cash flow was $11 million at iHeartMedia and $743 million at Nexstar Media Group.
Side by side
| iHeartMedia | Nexstar Media Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $4.9B |
| Revenue growth | 0.3% | −8.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.6% | 1.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | −0.5% | 17.1% |
| Net margin | −12.2% | 2.2% |
| Free cash flow | $11M | $743M |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.3% | 15.0% |
| Return on capital | −0.5% | 5.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 14.1x | 4.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $351M |
| Change in diluted share count | 2.0% | −6.4% |
| Last close | $1.77 | $190.02 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 17.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | bought $2.0 million, sold $11.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 8 | 5 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the iHeartMedia and Nexstar Media Group pages.