Nexstar Media Group vs Sinclair
Nexstar Media Group reported revenue of $4.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.6 times Sinclair's $3.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Nexstar Media Group's revenue fell 8.5% in its latest year, and Sinclair's fell 10.7%. Nexstar Media Group had an operating margin of 17.1%, against 5.5% at Sinclair. Free cash flow was $743 million at Nexstar Media Group and $115 million at Sinclair.
Side by side
| Nexstar Media Group | Sinclair | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.9B | $3.2B |
| Revenue growth | −8.5% | −10.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 1.9% | — |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 5.5% |
| Net margin | 2.2% | −3.5% |
| Free cash flow | $743M | $115M |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.0% | 3.6% |
| Return on capital | 5.6% | 3.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 4.6x | 8.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $351M | $69M |
| Change in diluted share count | −6.4% | 4.6% |
| Last close | $190.02 | $13.68 |
| P/E at the last close | 17.2× | 9.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $2.0 million, sold $11.0 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 8 | 2 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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
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Operating margin
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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 Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair pages.