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How Nexstar Media Group, Inc. stacks up
NXST · against 92 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
53/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #58 of 93 · scores higher than 37% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score9 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including NXST · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 53?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.A mix: stronger operating margin, but weaker return on assets than most Communication Services peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 65% of peers. Return on assets: 0.9% vs peer median 2.7%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 6.0% vs peer median 6.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 74% of peers. Operating margin: 17.8% vs peer median 8.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = NXST, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | NXST | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 84 reported | 6.0% | 8.3% | 40% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 93 reported | 17.8% | 15.3% | 60% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 91 reported | 0.9% | 3.7% | 22% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 87 reported | 7.4% | 9.0% | 43% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 94 reported | 55.1% | 54.6% | 53% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around NXST| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.2B GBP (≈$5.4B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 1 | 3.9B GBP (≈$5.1B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 3 | 736.3B JPY (≈$5.0B) | 98 | 69 | |
| 3 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 5 | 2.9B USD | 97 | 80 | |
| 54 | 501.5B INR (≈$6.0B) | 56 | 38 | |
| 55 | 39.0B HKD (≈$5.0B) | 55 | 38 | |
| 56 | 5.3B EUR (≈$5.8B) | 54 | 46 | |
| 56 | 8.4B USD | 54 | 61 | |
| 58 | 5.5B USD | 53 | 37 | |
| 58 | 4.2B EUR (≈$4.6B) | 53 | 49 | |
| 60 | 673.4B JPY (≈$4.6B) | 51 | 63 | |
| 61 | 11.0B USD | 49 | 36 | |
| 62 | 12.74T KRW (≈$9.2B) | 48 | 70 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score